As an artist when it comes to making physical Media there are some things you need to think about.
VINYL: You need to decide how many tracks you're going to have on each side.
Recommended timings per side:
5": 33 RPM / 2 mins || 45 RPM / 2 mins
7": 33 RPM / 6 mins || 45 RPM / 5 mins
8": 33 RPM / 7 mins || 45 RPM / 6 mins
10": 33 RPM / 13 mins || 45 RPM / 11 mins
12": 33 RPM / 18 mins || 45 RPM / 15 mins
There are frequency and dynamic limitations to what you can cut to vinyl (and the intensity of the music effects the amount of time) so it is a good idea to have dedicated vinyl masters made so that your record sounds good. If you can, get your mastering engineer to check a test pressing as well.
CASSETTE: Similar to vinyl, you need to decide how many songs are going to be on each side. C60: 30 mins per side
C90: 45 mins per side
C120: 60 mins per side
UR-150: 75 mins per side
The files you should send to have both vinyl and cassettes made up should be as a single WAV file for each side to make sure your transitions and gaps come out correctly.
CD: Maximum recommended length is 78 mins. Your mastering engineer should make you up a DDP package that keeps all of your album information, transitions and gaps together. You can use WAV's for making CDs but you risk losing your sequencing information if the CDs aren't made properly.
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