Pre-recorded Music CD Manufacturing entails the use of hydraulic injection molds for mass production of music for the music marketing industry. Glass master discs are first made of a recording. This master disc is then used to make a metal stamp, which is heat-pressed into plastic to replicate the master disc recording. Pre-recorded Music CD Manufacturing is done for the profit of the manufacturer and the companies or individuals responsible for creating and producing the music.

Music CD Manufacturing can also be done by original artists using recordable compact discs (CD-Rs) in privately-owned home recording studios. CD-Rs are treated with photosensitive dyes, metallized, and then lacquered to create a smooth clear surface. The dyes used in this Music CD Manufacturing process change color with exposure to write lasers, creating laser-readable information similar to that of molded CDs. Once recorded, CD-Rs can be played on computers or CD players, but they can not be changed or rewritten. CD-Rs are called “permanent.”

Music CD Manufacturing can also be done at home or in personal studios on read-write CDs (CD-RWs), which use an altogether different process to replicate sound. Metallic alloys rather than dyes are used in the manufacturing process of CD-RWs. In the CD-RW Music CD Manufacturing process, heat from write lasers alter the chemical properties of the metal alloy on the surface of CD-RWs to change reflective properties. These discs can be re-recorded. They are not permanent. This process is less successful, however, and results in the inability of some CD audio players to read CD-RW discs.

>Music CD Manufacturing was originally implemented to replace 12-inch gramophone recordings. However, compact discs have evolved well past the imagination of Philips and Sony designers of the original Music CD Manufacturing process to encompass recordings of music, video, and data of all sorts. Storage for CDs has also evolved from a mere 60 minutes to more lengthy capacities that accommodate full symphonic performances.

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