Hey guys! Thank you for stopping by and watching the video! A small correction: at 05:16, the symbol after "ISRC" should be "=" not "|". So it should be "ISRC=1234567890". If you want to read a more in-depth tutorial about DDP files making and CD specifications, you can check out my blog post: tinyurl.com/makeddp You can download the REAPER DDP template there too!
@yutokanazawa
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about it, thanks for the info and great tutorial!
@mariodario9033
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, I tought so :) Anyway, thanks for the video tutorial !
@katiekrawczyk3804
3 жыл бұрын
omg so glad i saw this! Was scrolling for clarity - thanks for it!
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
@@katiekrawczyk3804 Glad you saw it! haha
@katiekrawczyk3804
3 жыл бұрын
@@JamesZhan YAH thanks for posting about it - another quick question: How do I credit the producer on my album - its a EDM/pop album where I wrote the chords and melodies and lyrics - but the producer did all of the instrumentation and track building so its a very notable artistic contribution and want to make sure to credit him properly - would ARRANGER= be the appropriate tag - or SONGWRITER= , or could I put PRODUCER= ?
@Willigrow
4 жыл бұрын
So many mastering tutorials on KZitem, but nobody talks about preparing masters for distribution. Thanks!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
It's an important step!
@failsaferecords
5 ай бұрын
Important note. If your CD manufacturer doesn't accept marker data or you don't need or want to include this stuff per track, you must at least have the # sign in the marker description otherwise reaper will ignore it and you'll get a ddp file that is one track the length of your album. The end of disc marker must have the @ sign in it as a minimum, and the start mark is the ! sign. Also you can get a free ddp very basic 'player' that will open the DDP file. That's one of the more scary things about DDP in that no one has a ddp player in their car or on their phone. it's just a scary file that could say anything, and you could send off to production with errors in it.
@mathewweichel1050
2 жыл бұрын
This was exactly the tutorial I needed and was presented in a clear and simple way. Thank you so much James for sharing your knowledge with us!
@erwinmagielda
Жыл бұрын
I come back to this tutorial whenever I need a DDP made. It's by far the best one you'll be able to find! Thank you James.
@JamesZhan
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear that!
@erwinmagielda
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesZhan could you help me understand two things, please? I'm trying to figure out if adding both UPC and EAN to album metadata will result in any sort of error, or they both can simply be there? The other thing is about the MESSAGE attribute: is it a good place to store information about the label?
@JamesZhan
Жыл бұрын
@@erwinmagielda Yeah I don't think it would be a good idea to add two barcodes for the album. You are better off picking one. You should be able to add some brief info on the MESSAGE attribute. Keep it short though. I can't recall if there's a character limit.
@erwinmagielda
Жыл бұрын
@@JamesZhan thank you again!
@superankan
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic tutorial, I made some DDP's with reaper before and remembered it as quite annoying so I was not too stoked about making a new master as DDP (the music I record rarely gets put on CD, more commonly Vinyl or Tape). This is a great tutorial, short guide that just works. I was gonna point out the missing = in the example in the video but I see you pinned that already. I'd like to add that reaper also can play the ddp image file so that you can actually check it proper before sending it off, just drag the IMAGE.DAT into reaper and it will show with meta data and be playable. subbed
@RicCrouch
4 жыл бұрын
This wasn’t even anything I was needing to do but I still enjoyed it and learned a lot. Great tutorial!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear!
@MrRAB1992
3 жыл бұрын
Such a good tutorial, minimal hand holding, just all the information I needed and quickly. Thank you!
@roknrole
3 жыл бұрын
Man, this video is SO valuable! Thank you for doing this. It’s exactly what I needed right at this precise moment.
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@rainer3755
Жыл бұрын
man i am sending my album to manufacturer last minute and completely forgot about dpp, you're a lifesaver, thanks!
@ZehNettoOficial
21 күн бұрын
Awesome! Thanks a lot! Next time, the beers will be on me!
@zitruc
Ай бұрын
Thanks a million for this perfect tutorial!
@jamessalkind
Жыл бұрын
This was so helpful. Especially with the template. Well done.
@joelonsdale
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks James. Liked & Subscribed!
@jameskohlman301
4 ай бұрын
you did a wonderful job with this, James. Thank you!
@desertocean
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video my friend. So clear, so precise and so effective!! I'd never even heard of DDP till a few days ago when my CD manufacturer asked for the masters in DDP format and I was sitting here scratching my head, haha. Thank you so much.
@MrAliensix
Жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thank you! You made two middle aged men very happy today :)
@glenesis
3 жыл бұрын
Reaper works well as a two-track editor? I'm not surprised. Reaper gets a lot of love from a lot of other pro engineers in my circles. I'll try this. There are no great 2-track editors out there for any platform. I have tried every one of them. Forever, I used Bias Peak to make .sd2f files Jam Image files. I dropped in regions, named the tracks, and then I imported and and burned the images in Toast to send off for duplication. It was SO easy, and insanely accurate to use. Then, BIAS-Inc disappeared. Their ghostly website still sells Peak. They ask some ridiculous $148 price for a Peak 6 license, and they offer zero support. They're freakin nuts. Pleased to meet you! I wish every tutorial on KZitem was as short and valuable as your video is here. New sub! Thank you! Have a fantastic day!
@schoepsms
3 жыл бұрын
DSP Quattro is a two track editor and can create DDP files. It's $100 and worth the convenience.
@glenesis
3 жыл бұрын
@@schoepsms It does, and the dev has been supporting it for 30+ years. I kinda want to buy it just to support his dedication, and I'll probably buy a Reaper license, too. Jam, Toast & Peak were the bomb, though. Final mastering used to be fun for me, and now it's a pain. FWIW, Toast still kicks ass for final assembly, and if you're looking to turn in a burned CD-R to the dupe plant, Toast can't be beat. It has fades, crossfades, and supports AU plugins too. If you can work without looking at waveforms, it's great, and it does have meters. Load your track files, set your final levels, fades and gaps, lay in ISRC, UPC & Text items, and you're off to the races. Toast burns Red Book Audio. Good stuff. Not ruined yet 😂 Cheers! Pleased to meet you!
@joeMW284
Жыл бұрын
This is so great. Reaper just keeps delivering for me.
@TheSoulshakepower
9 ай бұрын
Man you rock! Straight to the point, very pro video shooting.. What else could we dream of?! Thanks a million!
@danielk.5784
Ай бұрын
Super helpful! Thanks a lot!
@NiOOfficialDOPE
2 жыл бұрын
very helpful, did it for my new album, 18 songs, maybe 30-60 mins work! easy, thank you!
@rocarius14
Жыл бұрын
man, you really are GOAT!!! Thanks again!!!
@thestuffthatreally
4 ай бұрын
James thanks, this is really concise and well done.
@santoclemenzi
3 жыл бұрын
Added to favourites. Great tutorial!
@IIrogers
4 жыл бұрын
best tutorial available today. You are a life saver, bro
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you find it helpful!
@lukasdatree
Жыл бұрын
Really saved the day for me. Thanks so much James. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Lukas
@wildfoxzen3135
7 ай бұрын
Most excellent ! thank you so much.
@therunawaywild
3 ай бұрын
Amazing, thank you!
@worldmusic75
2 жыл бұрын
Super, thank you so much. Where I get a ISRC code if the album is self produced?
@GiehaCWS
9 күн бұрын
Very helpful bro! 😊
@CarlosCMajor
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Tutorial man... So easy to follow and worked perfectly. Thanks so much.
@giorgio.dambrosio_vlog
2 жыл бұрын
Hey James, you are a genius I was searching for this in all the web tks a lot
@EvTrev11
9 ай бұрын
That was an absolutely excellent tutorial. Hell yea buddy thank you.
@Camilobarbosatv
3 жыл бұрын
James, thanks for the video!!!! Great
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@stoned_camembert
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million, easy, quick and clear tutorial. Exactly what I was looking for.
@user-zr5ge9kb7j
3 жыл бұрын
Made a succesful DDP master using your tutorial, thanks so much!
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that! Congrats!
@josdurkstraful
Жыл бұрын
Thanx. Worked like a charm!
@GACLE17
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this tutorial !!
@SayNever
3 жыл бұрын
James, you rule! Fantastic video! My question is, what is the proper way to add a second COMPOSER to the metadata? Do I separate each COMPOSER by "|COMPOSER=" or ?
@bonzodimduly
Жыл бұрын
prolly just wiht a semicolon or comma
@samgingher
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks James... brilliant tutorial. Earned my subscription in a heartbeat. Cheers!
@MargueriteMontes
Жыл бұрын
You are amazing... Thank you so much.
@AshParc
4 жыл бұрын
this is such a lifesaver. everything else i saw said i needed to spend a ton of money to do this. thank you so much!!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I made this tutorial. Everyone says get HOFA DDP Maker. It does have more functionalities and it is easier, but many people might just need to do this once, and for that, Reaper is perfect for this!
@gombloddo832
Жыл бұрын
With Studio One projectz, you can make DDPs as fast as possible. Sure, it's more expensive than Reaper, but the project part has lots of options on the mastering side, DDPs being just one of them. Unfortunately, "Reaper" and "workflow" are not the best of friends, as zillions of forums and users constantly populating 'em testify. Cheers & thanks for your work.
@franzjames__
2 жыл бұрын
Damn mate you're a hero. Most useful tutorial video I have ever used in my life.
@kotcheninkossonfanidjikass1349
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial. It was exactly what I needed.
@surfhermits5545
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video. I refer to it everytime I have to make a DDP...
@c.fjerstad2774
Жыл бұрын
That was perfect! Thank you so much! Life saver! You have angel energy
@johnnyzuidhof
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot James, this was very clear and helpfull!!!
@heybobby666
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent and concise tutorial!
@spencergrady5501
3 жыл бұрын
hey there James, great video here - most helpful - many thanks
Жыл бұрын
Life saver! Thanks a bunch! :)
@salin_music
11 ай бұрын
Thank youuu!
@ufox77
7 ай бұрын
This is amazingly helpful, thank you!
@NNOC
Жыл бұрын
Great Job man. Thx a lot. Exactly what I searching for
@didierjoomun
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Very useful
@GmT0Curwen
2 жыл бұрын
James, you're amazing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@kaveiros75
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for one of the few truly informative and useful KZitem videos out there. Well made also, by the way! Just one question: Why when rendering do you choose "Full Speed Offline"? Isn 't it safer to go with slower speeds, even at "x1"? Because when I burn CDs to send to some third person to make the DDPs, they always tell me to burn them at "x1" speed if possible, to avoid any digital errors. Doesn 't this apply to rendering from Reaper also?
@ENYoung
2 жыл бұрын
thank you for this!
@bobbyvolkmanbeautifulmusic7052
3 жыл бұрын
What is the best way to include a featured artist in the metada? In the title field, or in the performer field?
@bankpain
3 жыл бұрын
really grateful for this tutorial mate 🙏 really helped me out in a pinch!
@onathanricardo
Жыл бұрын
You're a HERO!😄
@zaccelinder3344
11 ай бұрын
This is much appreciated brother, thank you!
@jameskohlman301
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent job, James! Thanks a lot!
@paulmahoux
Жыл бұрын
And another household here saved by your generosity ! 😂 Thank you so much, James !! ❤ One question : my album is edited in Japan so i have no UPC code but a JAN code (13 digits, like EAN). I guess it's just fine to enter the JAN code but i was wondering if you ever heard about any issues regarding Japanese albums ... Wondering if it will still be a valid DDP file if i enter JAN=************* instead of UPC=************
@matthieumonteil1901
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks !
@user-lv3zu4yf2y
Жыл бұрын
awesome! Thank you!
@wrenenova9056
Жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful!! Thank you so much
@rukawasang1122
2 жыл бұрын
You just saved my day! Thanks for instruction!
@IBot604
10 ай бұрын
Hero! Thank you so much!
@Mazeoftorment
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bobbybaby06
5 ай бұрын
👏thank you my guy!
@angelocoffen7007
Жыл бұрын
clear and v helpful
@GeorgeMariosofficial
10 ай бұрын
Ever so helpful - Thanks!
@alexabg
2 жыл бұрын
Very good instructions! Thank you!
@drutgat2
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Clear, to the point, fun to watch and listen to you, and thanks for the blog ref. and for the template - very useful.
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear!
@davidsmartmusic
3 жыл бұрын
A superb tutorial presented brilliantly. Great job!
@stevensauls2013
2 жыл бұрын
You just saved me so much money my guy 🎉
@rainydayofficial8767
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great tutorial, very helpful!
@JamesZhan
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@CrypticusOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! You are welcome ☺️
@ruidanin_rocker
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Just spent some time watching this video and testing! It was GREAT!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear man!
@ianschiela8124
Жыл бұрын
Really helpful man great job!! 👍
@cfandersonz8033
11 ай бұрын
This is so useful, thanks mate
@janinipizzicato
10 ай бұрын
OMG this is amazing!!! thank you so much, this is such a lifesaver!! I've just got one question: is it important that the markers for the tracks are set perfectly on the frame-grid or can i set them in between frames, just the way i exported my masters? because some songs transition into the next, and i want those transitions to be as spot on and perfect as possible. Thanks in advance, and thanks for posting this Video in general!! Janini Pizzicato from Xenocracy
@prorecording7373
Жыл бұрын
Hi James, Life saver dude! Top!
@pablocorbo758
2 жыл бұрын
Bro, this was so helpfull, thank you so much, you win a subscriber
@JayJayStudios1
9 ай бұрын
There is an option to convert into DDP in the reaper batch file converter tool. Did you guys check that? Never tested it hehe
@justinstandley9574
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so so much!!!!
@compoundaudio
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for this brilliant video. Why don't you have more subs?
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video! I was on a hiatus for a long time and my older videos were pretty bad haha. I'm working on getting much better content out every week now! :)
@compoundaudio
4 жыл бұрын
@@JamesZhan excellent. Well, I look forward to seeing more videos from you.
@chelidonframe
2 жыл бұрын
This is pure gold, thanks for sharing!
@JamesZhan
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@Krakheit
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, this was extremely useful!
@TheNightowlery
3 жыл бұрын
This is just what I was looking for, and well explained. Thanks a mil!
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