The physical act of etching data pits into the photoresistant layer of a glass master in preparation for creating a metal stamper.
The process of producing an original recording on tape or disc. The stages in producing CD-ROM discs consist of data preparation, pre-mastering to master tape, mastering to master CD-ROM disc, and disc replication. (7/96)
The process where information (audio, computer data, or both) are formatted, encoded and written to a Pre Master CD. Depending on the final format (CD-DA, CD-ROM, etc.) different encoding options will be utilized.
Technically, refers to the process of creating a glass master from which compact discs will be reproduced in quantity. In professional circles, the term is loosely used to refer to the process of preparing audio and video information for the pre-mastering phase.
Etching an original CD-ROM disk using premastering data.
The process of adjusting the overall tone and volume of a song that has been mixed down. On AW series workstations, the term is used in reference to the process up to creating an audio CD.
is the final step in the process of preparing a mix for publication and/or mass-duplication.
The process which involves transferring data onto a glass master using a LBR (Laser Beam Recorder), and is the first step in the CD manufacturing process.
The process of recording and mixing that leads to the production of a master tape and finished pre-recorded cassettes, LPs, Compact Discs, DCCs and MiniDiscs are mass produced copies derived from the mastering of studio mix.
The process of making a metal template original from which optical storage media (CD, DVD) can be replicated.
Transferring data from the customer's input media onto glass master disc prior to disc replication.
A process by which a mixed-down piece of music is given a final sonic and electronic buff; the final step before the track is burned onto CD.( Mastering tutorial)
Mastering is the process in which the mixdown of a song is transferred to a medium from which it will be replicated, known as the "master". This process also includes the "cleaning" of the audio, tweaking the high, low, and mid signals (AKA Equalization), and boosting the overall volume level.
The process of replicating optical discs by injecting liquid plastic into a mold containing a master. Not the same as premastering.
The process of replicating optical discs by injecting liquid plastic into a mold containing a master. Often used inaccurately to refer to premastering.
The process of transferring the stereo master recording to CD. At this stage, EQ, compression and crossfades can be applied.
Mastering is the last step for a sound engineer working in a professional studio, before the CD is pressed. As a user of MAGIX music studio or MAGIX music maker, you become the sound engineer who gives the tracks a final general polish and puts them in the correct order.
Technically, refers to the process of creating a glass master from which compact discs will be reproduced in quantity. In desktop recordable CD systems, mastering is done together with premastering by the desktop CD recorder, and the term is generally used to mean "recording."
The process of recording and mixing that leads to the production of a master tape. All finished prerecorded cassettes, LPs, Compact Discs, DCCs and MiniDiscs are mass produced copies derived from the master tape.
Mastering is the process of creating a stamper or set of stampers to be used in the injection moulding stage of manufacturing compact discs. During this process a digital signal from a computer is used to guide a laser beam which etches a pattern of "pits and lands" (in the case of CDs) or a continuous groove (for CD-Rs) onto a highly polished glass disc coated with photoresist. This "glass master" is then cured (developed) with ultraviolet light and rinsed off, and a metal (nickel or silver) mold is electroformed on top of it. This mold is removed and then electroplated with a nickle alloy to create one or more stampers to be used in the injection moulding machine to press the data into the polycarbonate substrate of CDs, or the guiding groove into the substrate of CD-Rs.
The process of preparing and transferring recorded audio to a medium for future duplication.
Recording the data from a CD onto a photosensitive surface on a glass disc (the master) used for continuous CD production.
The process of recording pre-mastered data on a master. The data source is sometimes referred to as a gold master.
Generally, this term is used interchangeably with “recording” (with reference to desktop production of CDs and DVDs), although it originally referred to the creation of a glass master for the mass production of CDs.