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DUPLICATION.CA HAS A QUICK 4-WEEK TURNAROUND TIME FOR CASSETTES!

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FM Attack - "New World" cassette duplicated at Duplication.ca

Sometimes the hardest part of recording and designing your latest cassette release is the waiting! It’s tough standing by the door, watching the mail carrier walk by your apartment with no packages in hand. At Duplication.ca we do everything we can to get your cassettes shipped as quickly as possible while not compromising the quality of our recording, printing, and packaging. We’re proud to be able to lower our standard turnaround time to an estimated 4 weeks before shipping! The standard shipping cost remains the same: FREE to the United States and Canada!

If you’re about to leave on tour or you’re just too excited to wait, we have a variety of rush options which guarantee that your cassettes will be out the door or ready for pick-up in a matter of days. Choose from 15 business days all the way to our ultra quick 5 business day turnaround.

Hot tip: if you want to ensure your cassettes will be put into production immediately, double check your audio and artwork files and upload them when you place your order! We only begin production once all the files have arrived and are ready for processing.

Click here to place your cassette order and receive your tapes in a matter of weeks!

Hot Cassette Shell Colors for Summer Releases

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ED. (Elektric Dreams) Pool Party cassette duplicated by Duplication.ca
When it comes to summer activities like barbecuing in the backyard, floating in the pool, or chilling in the park, you’ve gotta have your jams by your side. At Duplication.ca we’ll make your cassettes look as hot as they sound! Here are some awesome cassette shell colour suggestions for you to duplicate the hottest summer album or mixtape!

Blue tinted with square hubs cassette tape shell by Duplication.ca

Blue Tinted w/ Square Hubs
Normal-bias • Tabs out • Red leaders • Soft window

Calm like a blue ocean, this is a great shell for you to slow down R&B cuts and create a killer vapor beat. Just don’t bring your tape deck too close to the tide.

Silver platinum mirror cassette tape shell by Duplication.ca

Platinum Silver
Normal-bias • Tabs in • Clear leaders

The type of cassette for when you’re decked out and ready to party all night. It’s the visual equivalent of Diamond in the Back by Curtis Mayfield. Your cassette deck will never look classier!

Yellow cassette tape shell by Duplication.ca

Feel Good Yellow
Normal-bias • Tabs out • Red leaders

Really, this tape is what summer is all about: kicking it with friends, good vibes, and forgetting that you have work tomorrow until it’s too late. Pop it into your 4-track and record an improvised jangle pop demo with your buds.

Fire engine red tint cassette tape shell by Duplication.ca
Scorching Red Tinted
Normal-bias • Tabs out • White frosted leaders

If you really want to turn up the heat, try out these red tinted tapes. When placed against a light source they look like smouldering molten lava. Pairs well with 100mph convertible synthwave tracks and Chromatics-style disco guitar.

Glitter cassette tape shells by Duplication.ca

Glitter Tapes
Normal-bias • Tabs out • Leader colours vary

Whether it’s Fourth of July, Canada Day, or any opportunity where you can shoot off fireworks and keep your neighbours up all night, let it be soundtracked by our glitter shells. We have a wide variety of glitter colours— red, blue, white, green, silver, gold, and some of them all mixed together!

Hotel Pools - Fall '18 cassette tape duplicated by Duplication.ca

Feeling inspired? Take a look around our cassette duplication page for more packaging options and shell colours! We duplicate our cassettes with a frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz, meaning no bass slap or squealing synth will be spared.

Click here for an instant quote!

If you’re looking for blank tapes for home duplication or to put together the best BBQ mixtape anyone has ever heard, then head over to our online shop. We load blank cassettes to your exact desired audio length and with your choice of colour.

Visit our Blank Cassettes page today

Straight Outta Duplication.ca: Beat Tapes for your Boombox

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From 80s NYC rappers to the modern day Ableton beat makers, cassette culture and hip hop will forever be fused. There are few things in the world that bring us more joy than popping a tape in our Nakamichi decks and listening to the chill snare hits and loop-digging samples of a hip hop beat tape. With our real-time duplication services and high-bias chrome tape the bass hits live loud and proud on cassette tape, allowing for a range of 20Hz to 20kHz.

Here are a few of our favourite hip hop and beat tapes that we’ve been blasting through the office!

Astro Mega - The Ends duplicated at Duplication.ca

Astro Mega – “The Ends” c26

Loop digging lofi hiphop beats duplicated to high-bias chrome cassette. Zone out and listen to the record pops and crackles dancing deep in the mix. Astro Mega is a Toronto local so this makes for great Game 6 half-time music during the inevitable Raptors win.
Available at the Dupe Shop

Recognize Ali - Islam duplicated at Duplication.ca

Recognize Ali – “I Self Lord And Master” c50

If you want an alternative to the Soundcloud mumble rappers look no further than Recognize Ali. When he says “that this that soulful boom bap sound” on ‘Liftin Me Higher’, he’s not lying. Limited edition cassette comes with obi-strip.

Cyrus Tha Great - CCC Vol​.​1: Beats Inspired by the film - Straight Outta Compton duplicated at Duplication.ca

Cyrus Tha Great – CCC Vol​.​1: Beats Inspired by the film “Straight Outta Compton” c11

Exactly as described, this cassette is overflowing with instrumentals and scratchwork in tribute to the legendary gangster rap crew. Has an awesome Roy Ayers sample on Side A. Truly dig the Akira style artwork and hand-numbered obi-strip.

Various Artists - Home Grown duplicated at Duplication.ca

Various Artists – “Home Grown”

Inner Ocean Records has an impressive and prolific back catalogue of beat tapes and instrumentals, and this compilation of record digging beats is a stand-out among stand-outs. Deep bass and killer vibes, each track differentiates itself from the last.
Available at the Dupe Shop

Pout - Nylon Tears duplicated at Duplication.ca

p o u t – “Nylon Tears” c26

Blending R&B, pop, and trap beats, this 2017 cassette still gets regular play at our Dupe Shop store in Toronto. Some tracks are filled to the brim with rapid snare hits and reverb-heavy saxophone, while others feel skeletal and atmospheric.
Available at the Dupe Shop

Do you have an album you’re aching to release on cassette? Take a look at our cassette duplication calculator to see all of our awesome shell colours and printing options. Our obi-strip and cassette etching options make for great limited edition releases.

Check out our cassette duplication calculator for an instant quote

FREE SHIPPING ON CD PRESSING ORDERS THIS WEEKEND ONLY

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Silkscreen, inkjet, and thermal CD and DVD printing at Duplication.ca
Looking to release a new album but worried about shipping costs? Then we have a great deal for you! This weekend we’ll knock off the shipping fees to the United States and Canada when you order CD duplication or replication with cardboard packaging.

Discount expires Sunday June 9th at 11:59 PM. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

All standard shipping to North America is absolutely free, you just have to add one of our awesome cardboard panel packages to your order! If you’re looking for major label quality discs, check out our CD replication calculator for professionally pressed CDs with silkscreen printing. Those needing smaller runs of their albums might want to view our CD duplication page– no minimum order required!

Our cardboard sleeves are printed in-house, meaning a quick turnaround and our meticulous quality assurance standards. Choose your CD jacket style:

'Illicit Paper' 2-panel cardboard sleeve from Duplication.ca

2-PANEL SLEEVES

The light-weight design makes it perfect for bringing on tour and carrying to gigs. Fits a CD and booklet.

Alex Henry Foster 4-panel cardboard sleeve from Duplication.ca

4-PANEL SLEEVES

This package opens like a book, allowing slots for the CD and a booklet. The interior panels are fully printable to add extra artwork and liner notes.

Kerry Jayne 6-panel cardboard sleeve from Duplication.ca

6-PANEL SLEEVES

Ideal for when your album is fully loaded with artwork and information, the 6-panel sleeve unfurls to reveal three fully printable panels on each side.

American clients take note: there are no hidden sales taxes or duty fees attached when ordering through Duplication.ca. So what are you waiting for? You only have a couple of days to put in your order! Take advantage of this awesome offer and get your new album on the merch table.

Click here to receive an instant quote on CD replication

And here to view our CD duplication calculator

Introducing Voice-Grade Blank Cassettes

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Blank tapes / Blank cassettes from Duplication.ca
Our blank cassette services need no introduction. We load the blank tapes to your custom length and offer a variety of awesome coloured shells, from completely transparent to a shimmering gold. Our Super Ferro normal-bias tape allows for a frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz, and if you need an extra boost in bass and noise floor, we have a high-bias chrome option fulfill your audiophile needs. With that said, variety is a key component of Duplication.ca, so we’re proud to offer a budgetary option for those looking to release their audio on cassette.

Introducing our Voice-Grade custom loaded blank cassettes! This economical tape is best used for spoken word recordings, as its volume output is 4 to 5db quieter than normal-bias, but is also useable with music. Like our other blank tape options, we will load the cassette to your exact desired audio length, and you have a wide variety of funky shell colours to choose from.

Ideal for comedy releases, spoken word, poetry, podcast Patreon gifts, art installations, lofi music, folk, ambient, and anything else with a quiet recording range!

Click here to receive an instant quote on blank Voice-Grade cassettes!

AAAMYY Etcetra EP manufactured at Duplication.ca

Make sure to poke around the online store for everything else you need for a cassette release. Cassette cases, sticker labels, printed J-cards— we’ve got it all!

50% off Digital Download Cards at Duplication.ca

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Why choose between a physical album and a digital release? Have both with our Digital Download Cards!

We’ve slashed the cost of our digital download cards by 50% until the end of June! Take this opportunity to package digital download cards and hosting services with your next physical release, that way no fan is left without a way to listen to and purchase your music. You can even sell the download cards individually from your merch table without the need of a physical release!

Our cards come in two sizes: 4″ x 2″, or 3.5″ x 2″ (standard business card size) printed on thick and durable 14pt cardstock. All you have to do is upload your audio in a compressed folder (ZIP or RAR) with a maximum file size of 500MB. For only $10 you can add custom artwork. Just upload your image using our templates and we’ll add the codes!

Click here to order Digital Download Cards and save 50% until July 1st, 2019!

So what’s the diff between Real-Time and High-Speed cassette duplication?

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When entering your cassette duplication order, the first question you face is whether you want to duplicate real-time or high-speed. So what’s the difference? With real-time cassettes we load the tape according to your longest side length. From there we duplicate directly from your audio files, allowing us to use a high quality 24-bit source, even higher resolution than CD. Our frequency range is 20Hz to 20kHz, meaning that we can maintain extreme highs and lows while still dubbing at a loud volume and with low tape hiss. Each cassette is manually quality controlled to ensure the A-side sounds correct.


Our Tapematic 2000 loads tape into cassette shells for real-time duplication.

High-speed is the economical choice. The cassette is loaded into a digital bin and then duplicated continuously at high speed onto bulk 8,200 foot pancakes. Each tape is separated by a cue tone, which the Tapematic loaders use to locate, cut and load the tape into the cassette shell. Each cassette is consistent in quality with a frequency range of 20Hz to 16kHz. By being able to duplicate higher quantities at a faster rate we are able to offer a lower price per cassette compared to real-time, and just like real-time we are able to duplicate the cassettes at a loud volume with low tape noise.


Our high-speed loaders and duplicators running through a batch of cassettes in a matter of minutes!

Now that you know the difference, the only question that remains is which is the right duplication speed for your release? Compare the prices alongside all of our cassette shell colour and packaging options using our online calculator!

New Product: CD Replication/Banner/Posters package deal

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Hey gang,

As per usual we’re back in the lab cooking up ways to make your album releases and live shows even better. When you’re playing a show you want the audience to remember your name at the end of the night. Why not spell it out for them? For a limited time Duplication.ca is offering a CD replication gig package so you can slay in style! The package includes:

• 300 replicated CDs printed on one-colour silkscreen disc
• Standard jewel case packaging with 2-page inserts and traycards
• 4′ x 5′ vinyl horizontal banner for killer stage presence
• 20 posters for you to pin up and advertise your show

All for only $799! You can order through our online store, open 24/7!

Summer daze

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If you’re back in school this September you may find yourself sitting in class reflecting on the summer that just ended. Concerts, parties, unbearably hot weather, and everything in between. Looking back at the past few months at Duplication.ca, I gotta say, this was a hell of a summer.

The big news is that we’ve massively expanded our CD and printing department. After 30 years of business we’ve acquired a new production space in Scarborough, Ontario, allowing us to increase our CD replication and duplication production. And it’s not just the sheer volume of jobs that’s improved, but the overall quality of the products and printing as well. We’ve got one of the best silkscreen technicians in the world meticulously working on your CD orders to make sure the colours are perfect. Our new offset printer is out of this world, allowing us to create new packaging solutions to your album releases at the highest quality.

Our CD silkscreen machine churning away.

Of course, we’re not limited to just CD-related production. We’re printing books, magazines, catalogues, and even large vinyl banners. Check out this behemoth:

Time-lapse of our banner printer, also churning away.

One thing we’re particularly psyched about is our new cardboard sleeves. We love ’em because they’re high quality at a very affordable cost. These sleeves are thicker and sturdier than ever before, with higher resolution print than what we previously offered. And depending on how big you want to go, we have 2-panel, 4-panel, and 6-panel options.

2-panel cardboard sleeve

Inside of the 4-panel cardboard sleeves

So, yeah, a pretty good summer. We want to share our excitement so we’re throwing a little sale. We’re offering free standard shipping to North America on every CD replication order with 2-panel cardboard sleeve packaging! This offer expires September 14th, so you better hurry.

Click here to check out our CD replication calculator for an instant quote.

August 2018 cassette round-up

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Hello all tapeheads! Here’s a look at some of our favourite cassettes fell into our production line this month. Some are funky, some survived the pit, and one in particular is very kvlt.

Mortiis – “The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost” c58

This is a reissue of Mortiis’ debut demo, a big departure from his black metal work in Emperor, instead opting to explore funeral dirge synthesis. Dig the dark forest etching on the matte black cassettes.

Wasterr – “Tape A” c9

It may be on the short side, but this cassette packs a hell of a punch. Melbourne garage rockers singing about fighting dads and smooching boys.

Moon Rise – S/T c40

You’ll have some trouble describing Moon Rise’s sound. Yes, it’s aesthetic, but it has the daring approach of PC Music, and the retro party vibes of The Avalanches. If that isn’t cool enough, check out their shimmering gold cassette.

Firearm – Dravecky c12

Bay Area hardcore as loud and tough as Dave Dravecky himself (SF Giants legend who broke his arm during a wild pitch!)

Satanic Panic ’81 – “The Sacrifice Hunter” c32

Synthwave maestros Satanic Panic emulate 80s horror VHS vibes in their soundtrack to The Sacrifice Hunter, a horror film so rare that… it may not even exist. Awesome use of our clear vinyl cassette boxes!

Thinking of joining the analog cassette realm? Check out our online cassette duplication calculator for an instant quote! FREE STANDARD SHIPPING to the United States and Canada.