Eco-friendly short run CD duplication and CD printing UK
CD manufacturer trusted by hundreds of bands to deliver short run CD duplication and CD printing UK
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Our short run CD duplication and manufacturing service is designed to meet all your packaging needs. We offer Card Sleeve CDs, Digipak CDs (a popular choice), eco-friendly Ecopak CDs or classic Jewel Case CDs that can be shipped throughout the UK as a short run CD duplication.
If you’re a band or a solo artist there’s no better and more memorable way to get to your fans than short run CD duplication. Our local branch can produce excellent quality duplicated and replicated CDs in one super simple process. With just a few clicks of the mouse, your short run CD duplication and print will be delivered right to your door!
The best part about this? You can have as many copies produced as you want. Our short run CD duplication starts form only 25 units all the way to thousands AND all of our CD duplication and replication products include CDs too so you don’t have to spend anything more!
So whether you’re in a band or on your own, getting your release out with our short run CD duplication is the way to go.
Our short run CD duplication service has helped countless musicians over the years by producing excellent looking and sounding CDs. Have a look through our website to find products, templates, testimonials , latest projects and helpful articles.
CD manufacturing is something that every musician will have to face at some point throughout their music career. Just get your artwork and audio ready and we’ll either duplicate it or replicate it (glass master) for you.
Digipak CDs are a new standard in both CD duplication and replication. 4 panel sleeve printed on thick 350g card with a plastic tray holding the CD.
Available also in 6 or 8 panel version along with a booklet.
Ecopak CDs are an eco-friendly version of a Digipak CD. Instead of a plastic tray Ecopak CDs have either inner sleeve or a slit holding a CD and just like Digipaks can come as a 4, 6 or 8 panel sleeve with a booklet.
Card sleeve CDs are an eco-friendly and cost effective option of producing CD duplication. The card wallet holds the CD inside making it easy accessible and secure. As an extra, we can print an insert that can be put inside the sleeve along with the CD.
Classic and well known Jewel Case CDs are a core of CD duplication and replication. Consisting of a case with either clear or black tray holding a CD and the booklet.
Short Run CD Duplication extras
Our short run CD duplication can also include CD booklets with up to 32 pages and CD shrink wrapping, excellent for both CD and DVD.
Short Run CD Duplication Collection
You can collect your short run printed CDs from our Glasgow CD duplication office on 54 Washington Street, G38AZ Scotland, UK, where we offer our CD manufacturing service.
Short Run CD Duplication Delivery
We can deliver your short run CD duplication to anywhere in the UK as well as Ireland and Europe. CD printing has no limits, and so does our range of delivery options.
What's included in each order
Printed sleeves
Full colour printed sleeves in either matte or glossy finish.
Printed CDs
Full colour printed CDs duplicated to the highest standard
Artwork proofs
Before we start 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 music CDs
Amendments
If your artwork is not prepared correctly we'll do the amendments without any extra charges.
Delivery
We use UPS and DHL as our couriers but sometimes we might use TNT to ensure quick and swift delivery. Usually within 1-2 working days after the duplication process ends you can expect your CD delivery.
We deliver all over the UK as well as to Europe. Place your order and pick your delivery country.
If you wish you can collect your music CDs in person from our Glasgow office.
How to order
Struggle with the artwork?
If you do struggle with the artwork for your CD prints send us a message and our graphics designer will talk you through the steps and help put the artwork together!
Services
Our services can dramatically improve your CDs
What artists say about us
They were happy to answer any questions I had and offer useful advice and tips.read more
Hell Yeah! Moose.
We need our CDs!!read more
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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Perfectread more
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.
Blown away!!read more
100% Satisfaction Guarantee or your money back
If at any point you’re not happy with the CDs we’ll do everything to satisfy your expectations or return your money. That’s our satisfaction guarantee.
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Frequently asked questions
After getting our templates and fixing your artwork send your completed artwork to us using either wetransfer, dropbox or google drive.
Prior to 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 to not send 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 get in touch if you need us to print the proof for you.
If we didn’t start the CD duplicating yet we can change the type of finish for you without any extra costs. If the CD prints are in advance 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 that you’d have to approve before we can start with CD manufacturing. If, by 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 iTuenes. 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 together with Tom S. Ray, UK’s top mastering engineer, we offer audio mastering as well. 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 kind 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 get it done for you.
We strongly advice NOT to use mp3 files when getting your custom CD prints with us and here is article explaining why.
Sure thing. Come over to our Glasgow space (1103 Argyle Street) 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 quicker.
Since CD printing is a very 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 who offer 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 definitely do that for you. Just let us know.
It would be best if you can get in touch with and we’ll advise if we can deliver CD prints to you country and how much would it cost.
We usually need around 7-9 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 CD duplication the turnaround time might take up to 14 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 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 completely up to you. Read our article explaining.
Of course. If you only need printed sleeves without CD duplication 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 definitely do that for you. Send us a message and let us know.
You can order as little as 25 units of duplicated CDs and as little 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 completely optional. Retail stores require you to have barcode so they can track the sales and ultimately pay you. If you don’t plan to have your CD prints in retail shops, don’t worry about the barcode.
Since CD printing is a very 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.
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 is 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 get in touch with you immediately to fix it and continue with the CD pressing.
We know that other companies charge around £30 for embedding ISRCodes but not us. When you place an order with us for either CD duplication or CD replication we won’t charge you a penny!
Same 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 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 text message anytime you want if that’s what you prefer. Make sure to include your name, your bands name and order number if applicable. This is our number: 07769383510
Our wide range of CD printed sleeves will satisfy all your needs. Among very popular CD duplication sleeves like Jewel Case and Slim Jewel Case our CD manufacturing service also offer eco-friendly Ecopak CD sleeve, Digipak CD sleeve, Card Sleeve CDs. Apart from traditional CD duplication service we also offer high-quality CD replication glassmaster CD manufacturing. Our printed CDs are the highest quality. Combine with our CD manufacturing and printing our no minimum order policy will suit everyone.
If you’d only need printed CDs without our CD duplication process just let us know. We’re more than happy to do CD prints only and leave the audio transfer to you.
To choose what’s better to suit your release here’s the explanation of the processes.
CD Duplication is the process of taking blank, recordable discs (CDRs or DVDRs) and writing the information on them with a laser. It’s used mostly for the short runs of CD manufacturing (1-300). Turnaround: 5-8 working days depending on CD packaging.
CD Replication is the process of creating a glass master and stamper of your data (CD Audio, CD-Rom, DVD video, digital files, DDP ) then injection molding the discs using that stamper. The CD replication process starts at 300 units and offers significant value for money during bigger runs. Turnaround: 9-12 working days depending on CD packaging.
Sometimes you might not need 300/400 units of printed CDs but only small batch. We’re able to accommodate your needs by offering short run CD printing and CD duplication starting at only 25 units. All of our sleeve types can be produced as short and cheap runs of CD duplication. Card sleeves, Digipaks, Ecopaks and Jewel cases can all be produced as short run CD batches.
It’s our mission to help you get the best looking and sounding CDs. Our designated team will help you with the artwork issues occurring during CD printing. Not enough bleed, text too close to the edges, the low resolution of the artwork are only a few problems we come across during the CD manufacturing process. Our expert team will help you avoid all those mistakes and help out at every step of the CD printing.
Each of the sleeve types can have additional booklets printed. Digipak, Ecopak sleeves and Jewel cases can have the CD booklet printed and inserted into the left pocket of the sleeve. CD booklets can be printed as 4, 8, 16 or 32 pages.
It’s common from other companies to require specific formats, ways to upload and all other time-wasting processes. We got our CD manufacturing process laid out very simple for you. Send the audio files either in .wav format as separate files or DDP image. Upload it using your preferable storage service (wetransfer, google drive, dropbox etc) and email us the download link. Once we get the files our designated audio team will perform checks, embed the metadata and CD text for you. Let us do all the technical stuff and you focus on your music.
We’re your local CD duplication, printing and manufacturing service company. Based in Edinburgh and Glasgow and delivering all over the UK and Europe. If you want to come to us and talk about your project, see the CD packaging options, discuss your CD manufacturing give us a call or visit us at our local (Edinburgh and Glasgow) spaces.
