Order Cassettes
Before You Get Started
IMPORTANT: Our cassette production has a tolerance of -/+ 5%, i.e., you may receive slightly more or slightly fewer discs (but no more than 5% of the overall quantity)
CHECKLIST
Suitable audio master formats (in decreasing order of preference):
Digital files WAV, AIFF already mastered/prepared for replication for A/B sides (a vinyl master is perfect)
Digital files WAV, AIFF with separate track for mastering
CD-Audio (a track list noting side splits is required)
DDP image (a track list noting side splits is required)
Digital Files
We require at least 44.1 kHz / 16bit files.
Other audio formats might be acceptable. If supplying compressed audio files, please keep in mind the quality of the material and that compression may affect the final audio quality and result.
All masters should be accompanied by track lists. Materials already mastered by customer should have a track list with all track durations.
For material supplied for mastering, you need to provide a complete track list with all track durations.
Additionally, you need to provide tracks titles, timing and sequence, split by A/B side.
The maximum length of one side is 45 minutes and must be not exceeded.
It is recommended that side A duration be a bit longer than that of side B. This has to do with listener playback. If side B is longer there is more “dead air” at the end of side A which annoys some listeners.
Pauses between tracks should be included in the supplied audio master, or noted on the track list for the mastering tech to include.
For material already mastered by customer all tracks should be put in the correct sequence, separated with proper pauses between them. In cases where the master is prepared for replication, each track should include a proper pause at the beginning or at the end of track so as to result in all tracks being mounted together with suitable pauses between them.
Before the master is supplied, you are requested to check its sound, potential errors, tracks sequence and completeness.
Audio materials can be supplied:
On external carrier: CD/DVD, pendrive, HDD, SD card
Electronically: Dropbox, Wetransfer, Drive, etc.
Electronically delivered files must be compressed (e.g., as a ZIP file) or files should have MD5 checksum attached.