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If you're working with a CD DVD duplication service that is experienced, you may see the term 'red book audio maser' and wonder what that is.

Any CD duplication project either those you do on your computer or one done in a cd replication service, its done within Red Book Audio Standards.

Red Book audio spells out what it takes for a CD to play within a CD player either here or across the world on another CD player.

Red Book audio is just one of the defined specifications for disc media. The Red Book provides the standards for audio CDs, also known as CDDA (or Compact Disc Digital Audio). There are also Yellow, Orange, White, Blue, Beige, Green, Purple, and Scarlet books in the Rainbow Book set.

These different colored books provide audio standards for:

    Yellow - CD-ROM and CD-ROM XA
    Orange - CD-R and CD-RW
    White - Video CD
    Blue - Enhanced CD, CD+G, and CD-Plus
    Beige - Photo CD
    Green - CD-I (Interactive)
    Purple - DDCD (Double Density Compact Disc)
    Scarlet - SACD (Super Audio CD)

Red Book Audio standards state the exact diameter and thickness of a disc. It tells what its made out of, what provides the reflective coating and the final protective coating.There are three parts to a single audio CD, the table of contents area, the program area that stores the audio tracks, and the lead out area which has no data.

The Red Book of was developed in 1980 by Sony and Phillips to specify the physical parameters of the audio CD. This includes the optical stylus parameters, deviations and error rate, modulation system and error correction, and subcode channels and graphics. One other major CD specification set by the Red Book is the form of digital audio encoding taken on by CDs. The parameters set have become a de-facto standard in the CD duplication industry.

All in all, most consumers probably won't be too concerned with the individual technical specifications set by the Red Book. But as a consumer you can take comfort in knowing that there is a high standard of quality being upheld when it comes to your CD duplication, DVD duplication or data CD duplication project. Make sure that when you go to your CD duplication house you ask them if they use Red Book quality CD media.

If you need cd duplication Austin  for duplication or replication, rest assured that they are following the specifications for audio and dvd masters.