Whats the single most important part of making my CD project successful?
You MUST create a usable master CD. With the proliferation of CD-R burners, more and more people have the ability to burn CDs. Unfortunately, many people do not understand the options that can (and should) be selected with the CD burning software prior to recording, resulting in a CD that can sound fine when played, but will cause the duplicated CDs to have unwanted sounds like clicks and pops. PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW OUR “MASTERING TIPs” PAGE BEFORE BURNING YOUR MASTER CD.