What is REDBOOK audio?
Red Book audio the standard for audio cd‘s (Compact Disc Digital Audio system, or CDDA). It is named after one of a set of books that contain the technical specifications for all CD and CDrom formatted discs.The first edition of the Red Book was released in June, 1980 by Philips and Sony. The Red Book specifies the physical parameters and properties of the CD, the optical “stylus” parameters, deviations and error rate, and subcode channels and graphics. It also specifies the form of digital audio encoding (2-channel,16-bit sampled at 44100 Bit rate = 44100 samples/s ? 16 bit/sample ? 2 channels = 1411.2 kbit/s (more than 10 MB per minute) Blah, blah, blah… back to top • What is a MIRROR BAND the surface of a CD changes toward the center. at 38mm the aluminum, or silver transitions to a mirror and then to clear plastic at 36mm. It’s important to consider how your label design will be affected by this change. Often a solid coat of white ink applied first will soften, or wipe out any co
