Re: cheap cd publishing no min.

["Todd Pafford" <calenlas@gmail.com>]

Kris et al.

Just a bit of a heads up regarding CDRs (& CDRWs):  they don't hold up
well to the ravages of time and studies have placed their estimated
shelf life at less than 10 years with many folks finding the cheap
CDR(W)s may not last half that long.  This is a big deal for archival
purposes as it renders CDR(W)s completely useless for reliable long
term storage.

This probably isn't an issue for small runs of albums for demo
purposes or to pass among friends, but I wouldn't expect to find a
functional CDR buried in the attic twenty years later.

The best solution I've found so far is to store master copies of all
my work on hard discs.  Some folks use a system wherein they buy a new
(small, not these 200GB models) hard disk for each new album project.
They do all their recording & mastering, burn CDs, then pull the drive
out, label it, and stick it on a shelf.

The cheaper option is to periodically (every two years or so) reburn
your CDR(W)s so you've always got a few fresh ones around.

Todd


On 1/2/07, Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>
> That's the case for DiskFaktory as well. That's part of the reason why 
>the
> price is so reasonable. I don't mind it. I'm finished with glass mastered
> CDs, and only my first looping CD was glass-mastered (I obtained no 
>benefit
> from the extra cost). I haven't found a person yet who can't play my 
>CD-Rs,
> and they look no different than the glass mastered (silver bottomed, 
>etc).
>
> Kris
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Peters
> To: Loopers Delight
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:53 PM
> Subject: RE: cheap cd publishing no min.
>
>
> > The price looks good to me. $1.60 a CD for the color printing, shrink
> warpping, UPC code, etc?  I haven't seen a price lower than this for a 
>short
> run outfit.  Even when I did a large run of 500 glass mastered CDs 
>through
> another company, the cost was still $2.40 a CD
>
>
> I doubt that they really do CDs - I think what they're doing is CDRs.
>
>
> -Michael