Audio Cassette Duplication Packages

20% OFF REORDERS

We thought we'd give artists and labels an excellent opportunity to repress long sold out albums with a 20% reorder discount! The orders will need to use the same audio files and artwork files (without changes) to be eligible for the discount. Use the coupon code reorder20 by January 1st 2025.

Cassette production turntime now only an estimated 3 weeks!

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Get Started on Cassette Duplication

There is no obligation on your part by submitting this form. We can discuss the project with you in more detail and proceed when you are ready.

Length per side: (longest side)

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Add a 2nd cassette color variant:

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Obi-Strips:

Test Tape:

Turn time does not include test tape transit time or the period in which we're waiting for test tape approval. Turn time will continue upon test tape approval.

Overwrap:

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Business days are Monday through Fridays, not including holidays. Contact us for faster service.

Quantity:

Final quantity may vary up to 10%. Overs are free on orders prepaid in full. In the event of a shortage we will refund the difference. We recommend keeping this in mind when placing your order quantity.

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We highly recommend UPS Signature on delivery. We are not responsible for lost or stolen packages after shipment if you decline the signature option.

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Case type	Cover type	Print on cassette

NEW! FULL BODY COLOUR PRINTING

We're proud to introduce UV Full Body Print services for audio cassette! This service allows for electrifying colour print on your tape, covering the entire face area from edge-to-edge. You will receive way more coverage than pad print, and no longer be limited to only two colours.

Because our stock changes every day, certain shells may require extra charges and add to your order turntime. We may request you change your order to a similar cassette shell colour in order to speed up turntime.

Spot Gloss is available upon request!

For insert card templates, click on the following links:

J-Cards \| Obi-Strips \| Pad Print \| Paper Labels

International clients will have to pay their own VAT and customs fees upon reception except in the USA where there is NO TAX and Australia where there is no tax under $1000. Canadian taxes will be added based on the shipping address.

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* Prices based on metropolitan areas only. Extra charges may apply for remote locales.

Looking for Cassingles / O-Card packages? Click here!


·	Standard ink colors for PAD PRINTING are white and black
·	Color ink setup on pad printer: CAD$31.25 included in calculator price. We try to keep all the Marabu inks in stock. We can also mix most Pantone® colors.
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·	Pad print option : Pad printing can reproduce very fine details as well as large areas. We can make the color more opaque by doing a double-hit or triple-hit. When printing on some cassettes the ink color will change depending on the color of the cassette. To fully preserve the ink color, a white base is required (that's an extra cost). Every cassette is placed on the machine by hand so it takes more labor than the high-speed offset machines. Offset printing on cassette (which we don't offer) uses inks that are not as opaque and the polymer plates are quite low resolution and incapable of reproducing fine details. Your art file must use black to represent the ink colour PAD PRINT ARTWORK MUST BE SENT IN VECTOR FORMAT. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR OR CORELDRAW WHEN DESIGNING. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO CONVERT TO VECTOR FORMAT, A SMALL FEE WILL APPLY FOR US TO CONVERT TO VECTOR OR PRINT AS BITMAP. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PAD PRINT TEMPLATES UV LED PRINTING: This technology uses a large format inkjet printer capable of printing the entire CMYK color spectrum. The print tends to be a bit contrasty and grainy and can have some minor banding (which is one of the drawbacks of inkjet printing), but overall it looks amazing and most folks are very happy with this option for full color and full-face printing. It's possible to do a kind of 3D effect where the background is printed reversed on the B-side of a transparent cassette, and the foreground is printed on the A side. Check out our sample galleries for examples.

MASTERS: For fastest service supply 1 WAV or AIFF file per side. Files must be stereo.

If you supply individual songs please prefix the names with A01 etc as follows:
A01, A02, A03...A10, A11 etc... for the A side, and B01, B02, B03... B13 etc.. for the B side. It is important to use that "0" in A01, otherwise A10 might come before A2.

Supply all tracks at the same sampling rate. You have to tell us if you want to adjust the spaces between the songs. In most cases the files are butted together with no extra space added between songs. In other words, whatever silence you want between songs is already built into the tracks. Very often when MP3 files are supplied, whatever program that was used to create the MP3s adds a fraction of a second of silence at the head and tail of every song. If you have a seamless mix then obviously this will sound pretty amateur with a dropout between the songs, and we all waste a lot of time trying to get it fixed.

PROOFING AUDIO: If we have to compile the tracks, you can request an MP3 proof for approval. This proof cost is $35. We will send you an MP3 of each side for approval. We can proceed AS-IS without a proof. NB: If you supply 1 file per side then there's usually no need for a proof, but check the file sizes you've uploaded.

TEST TAPES: Test tapes will take approximately 1 week to produce and only include the audio. We will then mail the test tape to you via 2-day shipping. Turntime starts after you approve the test tape. Shipping is included in the price of the test tape though the quote may be adjusted for overseas clients.

TEST TAPE WITH GRAPHICS: To produce a printed product sample we have to do all the print setups including films, plates, press setup, scoring and die-cutting. The cost depends on the product configuration - pad printing and full-bleed O-Cards cost quite a lot to run twice. J-Cards on standard paper and paper labels are not too expensive. Ask your rep for a quote if you feel you need a printed sample before full production. It might take 2 to 4 weeks to complete a product sample.

MASTERING: In-house editing services are available. One common task is to correct the loudness of the individual songs on compliations. Adjusting spaces, de-essing, high-frequency limiting, filtering, compression, resampling, etc... ask for a quote.

BARCODES: Add barcodes for $25.

REAL-TIME DUPLICATION NOTES: With real-time duplication we QC a few seconds of the A side on every cassette, and we do a spot check on the B-sides. We copy both sides of the cassette at the same time, so the starting time of the B side will vary by up to 20 seconds on longer tapes. We can copy each side sequentially and of course this takes more than twice as long so there is an extra fee for this service. Contact your representative for a quote.

HIGH-SPEED DUPLICATION NOTES: Our high speed copies are done on a bin loop system directly to reel-to-reel duplicators. If the last tape on a pancake of tape is good, then it is just about 100% guaranteed that every tape is identical. The tape winders cut the tape on a cue tone so the leadin to both sides is precise with around 5 to 10 seconds of blank tape before the program starts. High-speed duplication includes a QC check on 1 tape per pancake.

J-Cards: Standard paper stock for J-Cards with up to 3 extra panels: Premium 10 point (216 gsm)

Our J-Cards are printed with full bleeds on all sides and include scoring and folding. Your artwork must include bleeds.

Also available with additional fee:
- 100 lb linen cover - Custom order only! Please email us or add a request page in the notes section on the second page of the order form for an updated quote.

Contact us for anything special, keeping in mind there are minimum order quantities from paper suppliers.

We own our own fully equipped print shop with digital and offset presses so we can meet just about any requirement.

OFFSET PRINTING OF J-CARDS!

Yes we can do high quality offset printing of J-Cards on our offset press. The sheet size is up to 20x26 inches. Contact us for a quote when you must have offset print. Since a J-Card is so small you should think of printing posters, flyers or postcards at the same time. You have to tell us what paper stock you want so we can quote the job. We include glossy AQ coating as standard, or you can request matte AQ as an inexpensive upgrade.

Embossing/Debossing/Foil stamping available... these are fairly expensive procedures with additional costs of $500 or more.

ULTRA-IMPORTANT DESIGN NOTES FOR J-CARDS!

You must include bleed and respect safety margins. If you don't bleed your art past the cut lines, you will have white edges on 2 of the 4 sides. If you put important text or image details right on the cut or score lines, it may get cut off or be unreadable. If you use 2 point type, it won't be legible. Dark blue or red text in a black background is not very legible at small sizes.

Corrections to art files are available from $30.

CASSETTE SHELLS: Due to the nature of the manufacturing and shipment process, some cassettes and cases could be subject to surface level scratches and scuffs. This is common-place within the industry, and products with minor scratches or cosmetic defects are not subject to refunds or returns with exception of extreme circumstances. We thank you for your understanding.