The master of your CD or DVD disk, is of the utmost importance for replication or CD Duplication. Here are some tips which may help you create a high quality master disc:

1. Always use the best quality discs that you can acquire. Do some research, ask your recording engineer what they use and then choose a brand that has enough dye to produce a high quality master that you can use every time you need duplication or replication.

2. Avoid copying from a network source if at all possible. You can not be certain that everything that disc needs will be available once it is removed from the network. If you can’t, try using the copy to hard drive first feature. By burning in this way, your burning software will generate a temporary disc image which will be used for the duplication. Once the burning has been completed, your burning software will delete the temporary file.

3. Avoid burning on a laptop computer that is low on battery power. Power fluctuations will create an audio event on the disc copy and may negatively impact your results.

4. Ensure that you finalize your disc. If you fail to finalize, the disc may not play back. Finalizing will also help increase the reading compatability in other CD-ROM drives.

5. Avoid using the packet writing method to create your master disc.

6. Do not jar your drive when burning a master. Movement can cause the laser to skip or jump tracks which in turn may lead to errors or a bad disc.

7. If your software has the option to choose “burn-proof” use it. This will allow the drive to slow down the burn speed if your computer can’t supply data fast enough. While choosing this option will cause the disc to burn slower may take more time to make your master, the quality of your master will be higher.

8. Don’t be doing other applications and work while you’re burning your master. This can adversely affect your computer’s ability to supply data to the burner.

If you follow these tips, you’ll have a better experience when you need cd duplication or replication for a project.