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Wow, very nice stuff You sir have a lot of time on your hands..

I have Epson R200 that prints on CDs.
I buy these: http://www.discmakers.com/shop/Item...ID=CD-032-00002
CD-Rs at discmakers. They are really high qulaity stuff, to last very long time, as opposed to crappy brand name stuff that start to skip after 3-4 years.

Those are good looking CDs!

Another option that works GREAT is LightScribe. The discs are coated on one side with a material that changes color when it's hit with a laser. With a LightScribe burner, you put the disc in one side and burn the image on the disc, then you turn it over and burn the audio.

The resolution is very good, the image is color fast, and they look very professional for demos, etc.

I don't think you can print different colors with lightscribe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The cd's are also more expensive.

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Originally posted by Transfusion I don't think you can print different colors with lightscribe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The cd's are also more expensive.

You're definitely correct, there is only one color. The discs are more expensive as well. I hope I didn't come across wrong, I wasn't trying to say that LightScribe is better per se, just another option. The burning process can also be pretty long (10-15 minutes) per disc.

Good that you mention Lightscribe, but I think overall printable cd's are superior. (with respect of course)

Well im planning on getting my printer soon, but for how long dot the cartridges last?

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Originally posted by leph555 Well im planning on getting my printer soon, but for how long dot the cartridges last?

how long is a piece of string? :P

all depends on the size of the cartridge the printers carry, how much u use the printer andprobably many other potential factors lol

I'm getting a Canon Pixma MP600 in a few weeks. Can't wait to start printing some CDs.

Will post up some photos when done...

Additional information I intend to add to my CDs is the release date, as well as the source file (e.g 192kbps mp3, .wav).

I have a question or two..

What program do you use?
What does the numbers in your design stand for? i guessed the 3 big numbers are just so you can track your cds easily.. but whats the digits on it near the inside of the cd?

I use photoshop (read tutorial)

Digits on the inside are printed by the manufacturer.

Im not a big fan of 1 cd per ep/album, im burning 8-10 tracks per cd and burning it twice, im using audiolabel for printing.
my method :

- i put tracks to nero until cd is full, tagging every tracks with Name = Key Bpm TrackName (so i can check key in a sec on cdj)
- launch the nero cover editor : choose empty skel
- launch the burning, copy : 2
- while its burning, on nero cover, go to data info of cd, you will get list of track you can easily copy/paste to audio label.
- on audiolabel, i use : Artist - TrackName Bpm Key as track name.
- im using color tag on cd for main cd style, then if a track on a cd is really different, im putting a track number in a color square.

i'll take photo this evening to show you the result.

Ok, I've been meaning to post in this thread since september, when I got my own printer.

I've also been colour-coding my CDs according to genre, however I seperate genres in seperate CD wallets. No point taking psy-trance if you're playing at a pre-drinks bar, just take the house, tech house and electro-house wallets. Generally they are organised more so by BPM rather than actual genre division, i.e schranz techno and psy-trance are in the same wallet, whereas trip hop/hip hop are in a different wallet.

Here is one CD - light blue is slower techno/tech house:



Altogether:



I also found through experimentation that kept putting CDs in the player, then forgetting what key I was in, especially if I was drunk, hence the photocopies of each CD placed behind them as such:



Trance:



So far everything is going swimmingly, though it's a very time-consuming process...

wow. looks great.

seems like a huge hassle tho. i can't see myself doing that, when i'm basically getting new music all the time. i wish i had the discipline to do so though.

might pick up a printer for demos and whatnot.

Yeah, you have to do it as you go, otherwise you're screwed.

I've only done about 40, and probably have at least 700-800 to go. Really just cannot be bothered, especially since I spent two straight weeks over Christmas finally getting my mp3 collection sorted and up to date.

Those really look great with the label art and all.

I actually just recently gave up burning CD's altogether. I found it so much work that was being done since I now use a DVS (Traktor) exclusively.

I figure if I need CD's for a gig, I'll just burn them as needed.

bah! You guys call yourselves DJs!

Effort is what its all about. Sure as hell makes it alot easier to find tracks fast with all the information right there printed up nicely and clearly.. Its a hell of a job trying to label every CD but when you're looking at your wallet and see how nice it looks and how much it helps while mixing.. It's worth it.

that's awesome Beat Blog.. eventually that's what I want to do with my collection.

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Originally posted by Beat Blog Ok, I've been meaning to post in this thread since september, when I got my own printer. I've also been colour-coding my CDs according to genre, however I seperate genres in seperate CD wallets. No point taking psy-trance if you're playing at a pre-drinks bar, just take the house, tech house and electro-house wallets. Generally they are organised more so by BPM rather than actual genre division, i.e schranz techno and psy-trance are in the same wallet, whereas trip hop/hip hop are in a different wallet. Here is one CD - light blue is slower techno/tech house: I also found through experimentation that kept putting CDs in the player, then forgetting what key I was in, especially if I was drunk, hence the photocopies of each CD placed behind them as such: So far everything is going swimmingly, though it's a very time-consuming process...

What software do you use?

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Originally posted by Fl@k Monkey bah! You guys call yourselves DJs! Effort is what its all about. Sure as hell makes it alot easier to find tracks fast with all the information right there printed up nicely and clearly.. Its a hell of a job trying to label every CD but when you're looking at your wallet and see how nice it looks and how much it helps while mixing.. It's worth it.

yeah... we're oldschool!

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Originally posted by saltytheseagull What software do you use?

Just an extremely simple one that came with the Canon MP600 printer.

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Originally posted by Inertia yeah... we're lazy!

fixed

i have been thinking about this and all kinds of organizing solutions for my cds and i've decided that i'm definitely going to stop burning cds and get traktor scratch in the future.
it's really gotten so bad, that whenever i decide i want to play i pretty much have to pre plan my set, i can't improvise at all because i can't find anything anywhere no matter how i sort them.
i guess my main problem is that i have too much stuff and i'd like to be able to sort them in various ways and that can only be done with a computer as far as i can see.

Yeah it's a total pain. Burning one track (and maybe it's remixes) per cd kinda makes the most sense, because you can order your sets kind of like you would have done using vinyl in a crate.

But that takes seemingly forever (especially with a back catalog of tracks). If you download 20 tracks in one buying session, burning and printing them will take you forever.

Burning CD's with 5-7 tracks and making two copies (which is what I did) uses less CD's, but yeah when you're looking for a track that's a few months or years old good luck!

Traktor Scratch/SSL/Torq is a blessing. Actually I integrate with iTunes (I use a Mac, so iTunes is actually good, I'm aware it's kinda crappy on Windows). iTunes lets me sort all my music in so many ways using tags and smart-playlists, and then all those playlists and data just get imported into Traktor/SSL/Torq automatically.

It's certainly made me happier and improved my track selection

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Originally posted by skip i have been thinking about this and all kinds of organizing solutions for my cds and i've decided that i'm definitely going to stop burning cds and get traktor scratch in the future. it's really gotten so bad, that whenever i decide i want to play i pretty much have to pre plan my set, i can't improvise at all because i can't find anything anywhere no matter how i sort them. i guess my main problem is that i have too much stuff and i'd like to be able to sort them in various ways and that can only be done with a computer as far as i can see.

so just wondering, if u dont have a printer, can u just go to like kinkoes or whatever it is called, and they can print it a bunch, or no?

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Yeah it's a total pain. Burning one track (and maybe it's remixes) per cd kinda makes the most sense, because you can order your sets kind of like you would have done using vinyl in a crate. But that takes seemingly forever (especially with a back catalog of tracks). If you download 20 tracks in one buying session, burning and printing them will take you forever. Burning CD's with 5-7 tracks and making two copies (which is what I did) uses less CD's, but yeah when you're looking for a track that's a few months or years old good luck! Traktor Scratch/SSL/Torq is a blessing. Actually I integrate with iTunes (I use a Mac, so iTunes is actually good, I'm aware it's kinda crappy on Windows). iTunes lets me sort all my music in so many ways using tags and smart-playlists, and then all those playlists and data just get imported into Traktor/SSL/Torq automatically. It's certainly made me happier and improved my track selection

i've tried several methods. the one track per cd method, one track + remixes or the flipside tune, a bunch of tracks i've bought at one time and just loads from the same artist. and none of these have been satisfying. i think the main problem for me has been, that not all of my tracks are bought mp3s etc. i have over 1000 bought cds too and now i just started buying vinyl. so i can never have all my tracks in one place sorted by key and bpm (which would be the most important things to sort by for me, but then i'd also want to be able to sort them by the track title and artist)
only way i can think of that i could play all my tracks easily is from a computer and that's exactly what i'm gonna do once i can afford it.

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