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Recording

This category contains businesses which record, master, duplicate, replicate, convert, press, label, and/or package music and audio recordings in the entertainment industry. This includes CDs, cassettes, tapes, and vinyl. Please note that recording studios should be submitted to the appropriate locality under Regional. For computer media see Business: Industries: Arts and Entertainment: Equipment: Audio: Services: CD Manufacturing. For corporate A/V see Business: Business Services: AudioVisual.

CD Manufacturing

In the entertainment industry, CD manufacturing is a process by which music and audio becomes a packaged CD product. Depending upon the methods used the process might include sound production, mastering, duplication, replication, graphic design and/or packaging. Some companies offer turnkey CD manufacturing services while others specialize in one or more of the individual processes.

This category contains businesses which offer entertainment industry related CD manufacturing services. It also contains businesses which specialize in one or more steps of the manufacturing process. For computer CD manufacturing, see Computers: Hardware: Storage: Optical: Manufacturing. For corporate AV see Business: Business Services: AudioVisual. For CD-ROM business cards, see Business: Advertising: Promotional Items: Business Items: CDs.

Media Restoration and Conversion

Many older audio recording media (such as vinyl records and 8-tracks) are no longer considered practical storage media for music and audio. Also, due to their age many recordings existing in those formats have become degraded by time and usage. Some businesses offer services to either repair the sound quality of these recordings or transfer the contents of the older media to new formats such as CD.

This category contains businesses which offer audio and music recording restoration services and/or audio format transfer services.

Sites which offer many additional services (such as duplication, replication, mastering, and manufacturing) should be submitted to the parent category, Business: Industries: Arts and Entertainment: Equipment: Audio: Services.

Please note that these categories were intended for companies which primarily serve the entertainment industry or deal with entertainment recordings. For corporate AV see Business: Business Services: AudioVisual. For computer related media see Computers: Hardware: Storage.

Vinyl Pressing

This category contains businesses specialized in preparation and pressing of vinyl records. For companies which manufacture many types of music media, please see the parent category, Business: Industries: Arts and Entertainment: Equipment: Audio: Services.