Post #285012 by tikiyaki on Mon, Feb 12, 2007 8:45 AM

On 2007-02-12 08:07, Cammo wrote:
You don't have to print 500. The same prosumer technology that allows us to duplicate and transcode CDs can make you your own CDs.

You can print color CD covers, duplicate and print graphics for the front of CDs, etc. You can print as many as you want,whenever you want. The quality is excellent. Unless you have distribution already set up to major stores, I wouldn't print more than 100 at a time.

Anyway, bring them to any major Tiki event and we'll buy 'em!

Yea, but I don't think you can beat a manufactured CD for print quality, both on the disc and the printed materials. I do CD mastering as part of my studio services but duplication, I feel is best done at a plant. Besides, all that work is very time consuming. :o

As fas as 24 bit mp3's are concerned...very interesting point, but isn't there still file compression when making the mp3 ? I would imagine that the bandwidth of a 24 bit mp3 still doesn't compare to that of a 16 bit aif or wave file. Hmmm...have to research this a bit.

The stuff sounds pretty big in my studio, and the listening station on my site is flash and everything is in mono, which is really missing the point of these recordings, which have some nice stereo stuff going on. So, reducing it to strictly mp3's is cool for downloading, but the sonic quality will really be brought home on a CD.

Anyway, thanx guys for the input...keep the comments coming !

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2007-02-12 08:56 ]