Preparing Your Master
When preparing your master for submission to Imperial Media Services, there are certain technical requirements that must be met. The requirements vary depending on the source material for the master. They are as follows:
Compact Disc (Redbook Standard)
- Compact discs submitted as a master should be scratch and dust free
- A completed track listing, submitted online.
CD-R
- CD-R's can be regular 74 minute/650 MB or single CD-R size.
- CD-R’s submitted as a master should be scratch and dust free
- A completed track listing, submitted online.
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
- Recorded information can be audio only
- 44.1 KHz sampling rate (IMS can resample 48 KHz down to 44.1 KHz)
- Continual time code
- A completed track listing, submitted online.
- Start and end of each track must be marked with ID (indices).
- Recording to be made with "emphasis off"
- Music must start only after 20 seconds (best to use new DAT for each mastering job).
Cassette and Vinyl
Client submitted source masters should be equalized and sequenced with the correct amount of leader or blank space between songs (usually 3 to 5 seconds).
Please identify sides A & B, time per side, titles, noise reduction used (if any), and any other pertinent information to insure production accuracy.
A completed track listing, submitted online.
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