Loss of quality during digital copying ??

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Some advice pls guys


I'm using a using a pretty good studio to record music direct to CD

If I then have the songs mastered then replicated for CD sales - what
are the chances of the sound quality being affected.



Cheers

Rob

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In article <f10086a3.0410010027.49e29bdf@posting.google.com> heraclius@aol.com writes:

> I'm using a using a pretty good studio to record music direct to CD
>
> If I then have the songs mastered then replicated for CD sales - what
> are the chances of the sound quality being affected.

Mastering will almost certainly change the sound. Whether that affects
the "sound quality" is a matter of your opinion. Replication is
generally considered to be consistent and transparent, though ther are
always exceptions that some tweaker will find.

If "mastering" involves anything other than transferring data to a
glass master for replication, always listen to the "mastered" version
before the manufacturing process starts. If it doesn't sound better
than what went in, tell the mastering engineer what you don't like and
have him or her do it again.



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In article <SXh7d.5124$nj.322@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com> seriousfun@attbi.com writes:

> Mastering is simply delivering your audio in an appropriate form for
> replication. Cut and dried.

No, mastering is cutting a lacquer master which is the first step
toward making the stamper for pressing records.

But today "mastering" has a different meaning and it definitely
changes the sound because everybody wants it to.

Replication should not change the sound, but there are small
differences between pressings which can be perceived as differences by
some CD players. And of course there are differences in CD players.


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