Members bill5 Posted August 26, 2018 Members Share Posted August 26, 2018 When and if I finally get to a point of wanting to have CDs created, anyone have a good recommendation? I have no commercial aspirations, so even 100 is massive overkill. I am thinking more in the 20-30 range. I know I'd pay more per CD to do it, just looking for the best match of quality to price. Yeah if push comes to shove I could make them myself, but that would first off be a pain and second off not come out nearly as professional. So far what I've found are these 2: Best one so far, but 50 is the minimum: https://www.discmakers.com This site will do any amount you want, but the price is crazy for smaller numbers (e.g. 50 CDs for about $200, and for only 20 CDs, about $160); I get it will cost more per unit but hoping to do better: https://www.mixonic.com/cd/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted August 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 26, 2018 just burn your own and label them...how good they look is up to you. I've done it in the past with excellent results. If you 'have no commercial aspirations', why are you so concerned about how 'professional' they look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bill5 Posted August 27, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2018 When and if I finally get to a point of wanting to have CDs created, anyone have a good recommendation? I have no commercial aspirations, so even 100 is massive overkill. I am thinking more in the 20-30 range. I know I'd pay more per CD to do it, just looking for the best match of quality to price. Yeah if push comes to shove I could make them myself, but that would first off be a pain and second off not come out nearly as professional. So far what I've found are these 2: Best one so far, but 50 is the minimum: https://www.discmakers.com This site will do any amount you want, but the price is crazy for smaller numbers (e.g. 50 CDs for about $200, and for only 20 CDs, about $160); I get it will cost more per unit but hoping to do better: https://www.mixonic.com/cd/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted August 28, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2018 jeez...okay: here is an old thread where I gave a couple of links . https://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/Music_Bus/acapella-13/31411251-where-do-i-get-short-run-professional-cd-s-duplicated back then, I found both those links by googling 'short run CD replication'...maybe there are other options now? Your thing, you search... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrHarryReems Posted August 28, 2018 Members Share Posted August 28, 2018 100 might not be overkill if you plan to pass any out to friends and family. And for the record, discmakers is CDBaby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bill5 Posted August 29, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2018 jeez...okay: here is an old thread where I gave a couple of links . https://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/Music_Bus/acapella-13/31411251-where-do-i-get-short-run-professional-cd-s-duplicated Thx. So you used either or both of those places? Happy w/their work? back then, I found both those links by googling 'short run CD replication'...maybe there are other options now? Your thing, you search...? I did search; that's how I found the links in the OP. Re. other options, there are like a billion lol (prompting the thread). Trying to separate the wheat from the chaff and all. It appears Discmakers is one of the "biggies" in the biz, but that doesn't mean they're great. 100 might not be overkill if you plan to pass any out to friends and family. Yeah it really is...you must have a lot more friends than me, or a way bigger family! And for the record, discmakers is CDBaby.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted August 30, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2018 Actually, I did my own art, printing, burning and labeling for many years at about the same cost as the replicators. I used to be the Master Scheduler for the replication arm of Technicolor, at that time the largest replicator in the US, and we occasionally farmed out to smaller houses. My best suggestion for short run is to find a local company near to where you are, and use them. To save yourself time and money, if you are capable in photoshop or similar, do your own art layout including titling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrHarryReems Posted August 30, 2018 Members Share Posted August 30, 2018 ? CDBaby is a subsidiary of discmakers. They are the same company and their offerings are essentially the same. I know this because they are my client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bill5 Posted August 31, 2018 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2018 My best suggestion for short run is to find a local company near to where you are' date=' and use them.[/quote'] Thx but there are none. Not exactly living in NYC. To save yourself time and money, if you are capable in photoshop or similar, do your own art layout including titling.Oh I am doing all of that and would submit via whatever template/etc they have. Just need the duplication and putting together the CD case itself, basically. CDBaby is a subsidiary of discmakers. They are the same company and their offerings are essentially the same. I know this because they are my client. ah OK thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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