CD duplication CD printing
Eco-friendly CD duplication trusted by hundreds of bands to deliver beautiful CD printing
Digipak CDs
Ecopak CDs
Card Sleeve CDs
Jewel Case CDs
CD Duplication
Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of bands with their CD duplication needs. Our CD production has helped them with their music careers.
They’ve trusted us with their work, and we’ve created exceptional album CDs.
We guarantee high-quality CD manufacturing with fast turnaround times for all CD duplication in the UK.
Sometimes you might not need 300/400 units of printed CDs but only small batch. We get it. With us CD duplication and printing starts at only 25 units.
They were happy to answer any questions I had and offer useful advice and tips.read more
Hell Yeah! Moose.
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CD order was fine at best.
Communication pretty bad from Tom, barely an email or update as to what's going on other than vague excuse.read more
Great to work with and got your best interests
I whole heartedly endorse these guys and would definitely use their services again.read more
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From start... to finish, they were so helpful and professional.
They helped with production of the artwork and I was delighted with the overall quality of the product. A number of friends have commented how good the package is. The print quality is excellent and the finish on the Digipack is superb.
If you are looking for a great product at a competitive price, look no further than CD Unity.
Great products and great guys to work with!
Phil Lewthwaite
30th September 2020.read more
Amazing service and hugely recommended.
I had 3... different formats for the artwork and Tom at Unity sorted them all out for me and made them look great on the final product.
Audio quality was exactly as we recorded it.
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CD Printing
It’s our mission to help you get the best CD printing and CD packaging options.
CD printing options you can choose from are Card sleeves CDs and Digipaks CDs as well as Ecopaks CDs, Jewel Cases CDs and CD booklets.
CD print UK is done only on the highest quality eco-friendly cards with matte or glossy CD print finish.
Our expert team will help you avoid all the usual mistakes and help out with CD prints.
Because that’s what we do.
Help with CD printing.
CD Makers
CD makers who care about the artists
That's us.
Print CD : How to order
ORDER
Add your order to the cart and proceed to checkout.
SEND
After receiving your order confirmation, you’ll be able to send us your files.
APPROVE
We’ll check all your files and send you an art proof for you to double-check and accept.
All Digipaks include CDs and duplication/replication
Digipak CDs
Four panel and clear tray to hold disc, this thick 350gsm sleeve looks impressive and expensive.
Once duplicated, Digipaks are great for albums, EP’s or special edition releases. In fact, you might want to have them in a 6 or 8 panel version with two, three or four CD’s! We can also add a booklet to your CD duplication. The possibilities are endless.
With the short runs starting at 25 units and replication starting at 300 units you can easily find your sweet spot. It takes us around 10 working days for CD duplication and 16 working days for CD replication.
All Ecopaks include CDs and duplication/replication
Ecopak CDs
Introduced only recently, but quickly picked up by mainstream artists and labels – ecopaks are an eco-friendly CD duplication option. Ideal for albums, EP’s, or special editions.
Ecopaks are printed on a recyclable 350g card (it’s really thick and feels really nice) with a four panel sleeve. The concept is pretty much the same as the digipak but without the plastic tray holding the disc. Instead, we have a slit on the inside right panel where we can securely slide the CD in.
This is by far our most popular eco-friendly CD print sleeve.
Having an eco-friendly CD is something you should be proud of. We’re a big supporter of this duplication format. It only takes 10 working days to get them duplicated. 16 working days for glassmaster replication. Both matte and glossy finish available too (without any extra costs).
All Card Sleeve include CDs and duplication/replication
Card Sleeve CDs
Card sleeve CDs also known as CD card wallets are our most cost effective and fastest to produce CD printing option. Often used as a promo or single release.
We print them on a thick 300g card which makes them feel really sturdy and of a high quality.
Two printable panels (plus CD onbody art) give you enough space to design your artwork. All of the templates can be found here. As with all of our CD prints we can add a matte or glossy finish to get the best out of the colours.
The minimum run is 25 units, CD replication starts at 300 units so we can accommodate any of your needs.
Both CD and DVD discs will look great in the card sleeve. It takes around 7-8 working days to get the card sleeve CD duplicated. 13-14 working days for glassmaster replication.
All Jewel Cases include CDs and duplication/replication
Jewel Case CDs
Probably the most famous printing case – the jewel case. It’s been with us almost 30 years and still has its fans.
If you plan on releasing music with a bigger booklet, jewel case would be your best duplication option as the costs are pretty low compared to digipak or ecopak booklets. We can do your jewel cases either with a clear or black CD tray.
This sleeve type also takes less time to make. Around 10 working days for duplication and 16 working days for the replication. The minimum run is 25 units and the replication starts at 300 units.
CD production: What's included
Printed sleeves
CD production includes full colour printed sleeves in either matte or glossy finish
Printed CDs
Full colour printed CD are included in each CD production
Artwork proofs
Before we start CD production you'll get artwork proofs sent via email for you to approve
Audio transfers
We'll transfer your audio to our machines and get it ready for the pressing without any extra charges
CD text & ISRC coding
Once you supply us with your recording codes we'll get them coded to your CDs
Amendments
If your artwork is not prepared correctly we'll do the amendments without any extra charges.
UK CD Duplication: What artists say about us
CD Services
Vinyl Pressing
Our record pressing facility can manufacture beautiful, single sleeve, gatefold, heavy-duty vinyl.
Everything from 7′ to 12′ vinyl records.
Visit our designated vinyl page.
Our CD duplication UK service delivers finished products usually within 1-2 working days after the pickup.
We deliver all over the UK as well as to Europe. Place your order and pick your delivery country.
You can collect your CD Duplication UK in person from our Glasgow office.
Struggle with CD designs?
If you do struggle with CD designs send us a message, and our graphics designer will talk you through the steps and help put the artwork together!
100% Satisfaction Guarantee or your money back with all CD duplication and printing
If at any point you’re not happy with the CD duplication and printing, we’ll do everything to satisfy your expectations or return your money. That’s our satisfaction guarantee.
As a CD manufacturer, we do have a certain degree of music industry insights. Read our articles to expand your knowledge. You can also check some of the famous music album covers here.
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Frequently Asked Question
Here, you’ll find answers to majority of questions.
After getting our templates and fixing your artwork, send your completed artwork to us using either wetransfer, dropbox or google drive.
Before CD printing, we’ll send you artwork proofs for you to check and approve.
You can find all the templates here on our page. Pick the sleeve type you prefer for your CD printing and download that template. Remember to also download the CD on Body template for the CD art.
Yes, once you’ve resized and positioned your artwork please remove the template before you send it to us. We’ll do all the work behind the scenes to get your artwork ready for printing and we don’t need the template with your files.
We recommend not sending anything below 300dpi to make sure all the details are visible once the covers are printed.
Yes, we can, but there will be an additional cost, and it may increase the total time it takes to complete your order. Please contact us if you need us to print the proof for you.
If we didn’t start the CD duplicating yet, we could change the type of finish for you without any extra costs. If the CD prints are in an advanced stage of manufacturing it might be too late. Send us a message or call us, and we’ll let you know.
After sending your artwork to us, we’ll email you back with the artwork proofs you’d have to approve before we can start with CD manufacturing. If, for any reason, you’re not happy with the proofs email us back with the instructions, and we’ll correct the artwork for you. Make sure you use our templates for CD printing.
By default, your tracks will not appear in iTunes. This has to be done via the Gracenote management system (connecting CD info to the iTunes database). We offer this option as an add-on. Read here about our CDDB service.
You can put a maximum of 78 minutes of music on the CD.
Since working with Tom S. Ray, UK’s top mastering engineer, we also offer audio mastering. Let us know if you need mastering, and check the before/after mastering samples here.
Yes, we do this automatically for you to make sure CD players will show the song titles.
Duplicated discs might not play on older CD players that do not support CD-R discs. Those kinds of players are pretty much extinct, and it’s very rarely an issue. To minimise the chance of compatibility issues occurring, we use only top-grade discs for our CD duplication and transfer data byte-for-byte.
Yes. Although, most other companies require DDP formats and don’t accept separate .wav files, we want to make the whole process as easy as possible and accept .wav files.
If you have DDP file ready for CD printing prepared by your engineer, by all means, send it over.
Definitely! Your music should always be mastered as this gets it to sound its best. If you need mastering, let us know and our engineering team will do it for you.
We strongly advise NOT to use mp3 files when getting your custom CD prints with us, and here is an article explaining why.
Sure thing. Come over to our Glasgow space (Axiom Suites 54 Washington Street, G3 8AZ Glasgow) to collect your CD prints.
Yes, for no extra charge, we deliver to all European countries. Just fill in your details at the checkout.
Yes, if you require express delivery (£30 extra) send us a message and we’ll process your order quickly.
Since CD printing is a customised job we can only accept returns if the product is faulty. All the artwork proofs sent to you to accept are the evidence that you’re happy with the printing layout
We use DHL and UPS for the deliveries of our CD prints. They are good and reputable couriers offering next-day delivery for our CD duplication. We also provide a tracking number so you can track your CDs.
We understand that sometimes you want to send part of manufactured CDs to different places. We can do that for you. Just let us know.
It would be best if you could get in touch with us and we’ll advise if we can deliver CD prints to your country and how much would it cost.
We usually need around 10 working days for the CD duplication project to be completed. If you add booklets or extra panels to your sleeve, the turnaround time for CD printing might extend by a couple of days
Since CD replication is more complicated than duplication, the turnaround time might take up to 18 working days. This might also extend if you add additional booklets or extra panels to your CD printing.
There’s a big difference between duplicated discs and replicated discs. Read our article about it here.
You can place your order via our website (add to basket and proceed to checkout) and pay using the PayPal payment option. Alternatively, you can pay by bank transfer. If you prefer to pay using BACS, contact us and we’ll produce an invoice for you.
If you have placed an order with us before and want to re-order it just let us know and we’ll get everything ready. No need to send your files again. We keep all of the files on our servers.
Our Ecopaks and Card Sleeves are both eco-friendly and recyclable.
Since the Parental Advisory isn’t mandatory, it’s entirely up to you. Read our article explaining.
Of course. If you only need printed sleeves without CDs we can print only the covers for you. That’s not a problem. Send us a message and let us know.
If you need CDs with the print, but without any audio, on it we can do that for you. Send us a message and let us know.
You can order as few as 25 units of duplicated CDs and as few as 300 units of replicated CDs.
ISRC stands for International Standard Recording Code and it’s used to collect royalties on your behalf. Read our article explaining.
Including a barcode for your CD printing is entirely optional. Retail stores require you to have a barcode so they can track the sales and ultimately pay you. If you don’t plan to have your CDs in retail shops, don’t worry about the barcode.
Since CD printing is a customised job, we can only accept returns if the product is faulty. All the artwork proofs sent to you to accept are evidence that you’re happy with the printing layout.
Yes, all the prices include vat and no extra charge is produced at the checkout.
There are no hidden charges with our CD duplication and CD printing. All the prices you see on the page are what you’ll pay.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for in the options listed on our website, send us a message, as there’s a good chance we will still be able to produce what you’re looking for.
If there’s any problem with your order our team will contact you immediately to fix it and continue with the CD pressing.
We know other companies charge around £30 for embedding ISRCodes but not us. When you place an order with us, we won’t charge you a penny!
As with the ISRCodes, we don’t charge anything for embedding CD Text with your order.
We can only start with the CD printing once the payment has been made.
If you’ve paid using PayPal, it might take a few days to change the payment status, so don’t worry about it. If the payment fails, our team will get back to you.
Yes, you can send us a text message (07769383510) anytime you want if that’s what you prefer. Make sure to include your name, your band’s name and your order number if applicable.
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