Expert CD Burning

If you've got a record, you want to listen to on the move, or perhaps a precious old 12" you'd rather not damage any more, then one solution, in fact, the best solution, is to copy the music to CD format, which is more durable, more mobile and which will not degrade in sound quality as time goes by.

These days every two-bit Quake player and his spotty mate has a CD burner, and most likely some mp3 ripping software with which they proudly consider themselves gods of digital audio. It takes more than this to be good at copying music from one format to the other. At CBC, we have that expertise, honed through hours (and endless hours) of listening to our own flawed recordings trying to spot the glitch we can hear. These days we are pretty bloody good at it.

CBC Studios offer a dirt cheap vinyl to CD process, with a variety of sound processing options which can reduce the crackles and otherwise improve the sound of old recordings.  In many cases you won't need these, but be aware that unlike on vinyl where the pops are distributed variably each time you listen, once the record is transferred to CD the pops remain exactly how they were at the moment in time the record was transferred.

It is therefore a good idea to take the pop and scratch removal options when converting music from records with more noticeable noise.

Key Benefits

	You never need to worry about the declining state of your vinyl
	You can take the resulting CD with you in the car, or on foot, leaving the vinyl in pride of place at home
	Whatever anyone else says, CDs sound better than vinyl!  It's TRUE!

Options

In addition to the basic 'turn your old record into a shiny blue disc' service, we have the capability to perform certain post-production processes on the audio to improve its sound in differing ways.

Click and Pop reduction

Like we said, vinyl playback has a tendency to have assorted little noises distributed throughout.  Once these are captured on CD, they can get irritating, as they occur in the same time every time.  We can get rid of the more conspicuous ones to improve your listening experience.  We can also reduce the overall level of hiss at the same time.

Hiss Reduction

You remember cheap ferric tapes?  You remember the horrible hiss and how you could contain it with Dolby NR?  Well, if your vinyl is a little hissy then this option can similarly reduce the level of noise and make the music sound considerably cleaner.

Equalisation

Likewise, if your vinyl is somewhat bass-heavy or tinny, too quiet or there's not enough bass or treble but plenty of mid, we can perform parametric, graphic or paragraphic equalisation in order to make it sound a little better to your ears.