IMPORTANT: To legally purchase an ARCHIVE CD you must first own the album on LP, TAPE, 8-TRACK, REEL TO REEL or CD

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Are you tired of waiting for some of those old classic and hard to find albums to be released onto CD? Unfortunately, many of those oldies but goodies will never make it onto a commercial CD because it's not financially viable for the record companies. The good news, is that Going Digital Music is committed to changing that reality...one album at a time! GDM specializes in remastering and recording LP'S and CASSETTES onto CD's so you can enjoy all those great songs you've been missing for so many years. We call them ARCHIVE CD's (ACD's).

WHAT IS AN ARCHIVE CD?
An archive CD (ACD) is an album that has been remastered and recorded from either an LP, CASSETTE or CD (*denotes recorded from original CD source) and recorded onto a CD. The work and sound just like a CD that you would buy from a store, and can be played on your home or car CD player, DVD player, computer CD-ROM drive, etc. With so many of your favorite albums never released onto commercial CD, it's a fantastic way to relive those memories from your past or even discover some great new music at a fair and reasonable price. With an ACD, you get the great sound of an LP with the convenience, portability and longevity of a CD.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
To comply with copyright law, you must own an original copy of the album on LP, CASSETTE, 8-TRACK, or a damaged CD in order to acquire a copy of any archive CD for your own personal use. If you do not own an original copy of the album, you may be able to purchase one from Going Digital, www.ebay.com www.gemm.com or www.musicstack.com or find one in the back of an old smelly thrift store. Please email GDM for all available titles that we have in stock (we can also locate many of these on LP for you from one of the many sellers we work with).

If you are the copyright holder of any of these albums on ACD's and would  prefer your item not be made available to the public, please email GDM and we will gladly honor your wishes. All ACD's from GDM should be out of print or very rare and hard to find via normal channels. If you see something that IS available as a regular  commercial CD (from the band, as a reissue, etc),  please  notify GDM so it can be removed.  Thank you.

GDM sells vinyl records and cassette tapes as a product, and archived CDs as a service.

DO ACD'S SOUND GOOD?
They do when we get done with them! All of our ACD's are carefully remastered and recorded with great care and precision. GDM's rule of thumb is simple...if it doesn't sound good...we won't sell it...PERIOD! We're always upgrading our equipment, software, and albums in order to offer the absolute best sound we possibly can.

WHAT IS REMASTERING?
GDM does the following 10-STEP process when we remaster an LP or CASSETTE:

1) Professionally clean the LP with the Loricraft PRC4 Professional Record Cleaning System (without a doubt the worlds finest record cleaner), so it sounds the best it possibly can...this step is extremely important as it cuts out probably 95% of the pops and clicks in most records due to dirt or static. If someone besides GDM is recording your records, make sure and ask them what they use to clean their records with!

2) Record the LP or CASSETTE onto my computer as a wave file using a low output amp designed specifically for this purpose (this helps cut down on any buzz sounds that higher amps produce).

3) Run the wave file through a pop and noise filter to help reduce and even eliminate many of the crackling and pops in many LP'S and reduce the hiss found on most CASSETTES (not a $20-$40 extra charge like other companies). We put these settings very low because the record is crystal clean from the Loricraft and also we do not want to alter  the sound quality of the album. Often times we will go in by hand and remove any remaining pops and clicks that we hear or see on the song file. We want it to sound the best it can when we're done with it.

4) Break the wave file into tracks. We do this by hand and do not use 'automatic' software to do this very important job, because ANY software (no matter how expensive) is inaccurate and we want it to be perfect.

5) Run wave files through a music enhancer to help bring the highs and lows of the album alive. Again, this is done at a very low  level so as not to overwhelm the album and make it sound bad.

6) Fade in the beginning of the song and then fade out the end of each song so it sounds just like a normal CD. Again, this task is all done by hand, not software.

7) Level the volume on all the tracks.

8) Record file onto a CD.

9) Scan the front cover, touch up any bad spots, print out the album cover with the song list on back (not a $10-$20 charge like other companies).

10) Safely ship your ACD to you in a CD envelope (we don't use cases in order to cut down on shipping costs).

LISTEN TO THE DIFFERENCE
Normal Sample
Remastered Sample

Remember...anyone can record an LP or CASSETTE onto a CD, but very few will take the time and effort to carefully remaster the LP or CASSETTE before recording! Like always...you get what you pay for.

CAN I GET MY ACD IN MP3 FORMAT?
Sure. If you prefer your ACD in MP3 format instead of regular audio tracks, just let us know when you place your order. Cost is the same, and your music can be transferred to an iPod or any other MP3 player of your choice. All MP3's are recorded at a 160 or 320 bit rate unless requested otherwise. It will also come with a scan of the album cover (jpeg format) that you can load into your MP3 player.

HOW MUCH DO ACD'S COST?
All ACD's are $15 to help cover the cost of labor, time and materials, plus a small fee for shipping and handling. 

IN THE USA AND TERRITORIES
$00.01-15.00 = $2.25
$15.01- and up = 10% of order

OUTSIDE USA AND TERRITORIES
$00.01- 15.00 = $3.00
$15.01 - and up = 20% of order

WILL GDM REMASTER MY ALBUMS TO CD?
Absolutely! Click here for more info or email us for more information.

CAN I TRUST GDM?
GDM has been an all-star seller of music on www.musicstack.com for the past FIVE years, so you can put your trust in our integrity and expertise. Don't believe us? Then click here to check out our feedback and you'll discover the lengths we go to satisfy our customers!

WE PROMISE TO OFFER:
1. The best products
2. Outstanding service
3. Fair prices

And finally, if you have any other questions please feel free to email us and we will do our best to get back to you within a few hours. As always, GDM makes it easy for you to buy, listen, and enjoy the music you love!

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Enjoy The Music.