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What
is the maximum length of a CD?
What
is the maximum number of tracks on a CD?
Can
I skip a track number?
What
is the minimum length for a CD track?
Can
I put a "hidden" track on my CD?
What
is an Enhanced CD?
Can
I "sit in" on my mastering session?
How
loud can you make my CD?
What
formats can I sent my master in on?
What
is the maximum length of a CD?
The
maximum length allowed by the Sony/Philips red book standard
is 74 minutes (one hour and 14 minutes). However CDs as long
as 79 minutes or more can be manufactured. Usually manufacturing
plants do not guarantee the performance of very long CDs as
they can be more prone to playback errors.
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What
is the maximum number of tracks on a CD?
There
is provision for up to 99 tracks on a CD.
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Can
I skip a track number?
No.
The track numbers on a CD must begin with number 1 and advance
consecutively.
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What
is the minimum length for a CD track?
Approximately
3 seconds.
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Can
I put a "hidden" track on my CD?
The
most common type of hidden track is a track which is placed
at the end of a CD which doesn't appear in the CD artwork.
Sometimes a longer than normal gap is placed ahead of the
hidden track or tracks.
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What
is an Enhanced CD?
An
enhanced CD is a CD which plays nomally in a CD player yet
contains computer files which may be read by a computer CD-ROM
drive. This is normally achieved by creating the CD in two
sessions. The first session contains the audio portion and
the second session contains the computer data portion.
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Can
I "sit in" on my mastering session?
If
you wish to attend your mastering session that can be arranged.
However unlike our "hour-per-song" or "overall"
packages, mastering with client in attendance is treated like
a conventional studio session. The mastering session begins
when you arrive and ends when the mastering is completed to
your satisfaction. As you are able to hear the changes as
they are made and influence the choices, you approve the final
sound in the studio during the course of the session. Under
these circumstances we would not able tooffer our normal guarantee.
If you wished to make any subsequent revisions you would need
to book additional studio time.
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How
loud can you make my CD?
We
can certainly make your CD as loud as any other commercially
released CD. However there is a trade-off between loudness
and quality. Beyond a certain point, the lounder you make
the recording the more artifacts will be introduced.
The clarity of the recording may begin to be lost and drums
and bass in particular can begin to sound distorted. Making
a CD sound louder doesn't guarantee that a song will sound
louder on the radio. In fact the multi-band compressors at
the radio stations are designed to bring up the level of quieter
songs and bring down the level of lounder material. We treat
every project uniquely and if you have any concerns or opinions
about the loudness issue, please bring that to our attention
when you submit your materials.
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What
formats can I send my master in on?
At
present we accept DAT, CD-R, minidisc, or Jaz media containing
WAV or AIFF files. We can also transfer material sent in on
vinyl record or 1/4" tape.
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More
Questions?
If
you have any questions about mastering, we'd be glad to answer
them. Email: info@sharkfinmastering.com
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more about advanced mastering concepts
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