Specialized Mastering - Master Player

In the quest to make a better mastering experience, I’ve added a *DDP player app you can use to listen to your newly mastered project.  

All the pressing companies are now asking for DDP over CD-R masters because they can be uploaded quickly and accurately.  Now there is a way for you to listen to the DDP, pull WAV files, and burn CDs directly from your master. 

In the modern era, with fast internet connections and dropbox file delivery, we are creating DDPs directly from our mastering systems.  In practice a DDP is much like a CD in that it contains audio, track changes, song & album/artist text, ISRC Codes, etc. 

When I create a DDP master I embed a player inside the Master folder.  All that needs to be done is to unzip the files, go inside and open the "Player" folder.  Then launch the Mac/Win player. Now you're listening to your newly mastered album!

Need WAV files for digital distribution?  The player will pull them.

Need to burn a CD to check in the car?  Just pop in a disc and hit "Burn CD"

Need to check all the song titles and ISRC codes?  Just "Export Track List"

Enjoy your newly mastered album, happy recording!

-Dana

*DDP (Disc Description Protocal) was developed as a way to interface all the different digial audio and data formats with CD replication houses.  It was created by Doug Carson Associates to allow conversion of input media to a robust and reliable format so replicators wouldn't have to lose production time with potentially defective masters from the myriad of dodgy studios that had little understanding of how CDs are manufactured.