CD & Cassettes

Violet offers in-house glass mastering, electroplating, injection molding, high-speed cassette pancaking, and a dedicated print department running Heidelberg offset and state-of-the-art digital presses, we handle every step of physical media production under one roof in Central, FL.

Born from the ashes of the major-label era, we’ve spent years keeping physical formats alive for independent artists,  indie labels, boutique reissue houses, and collectors worldwide. From 50 hand-dubbed cassettes to 10,000 factory-sealed CDs with retail-ready packaging, we deliver quality pressings with old-school attention to detail and modern turnaround times.

We believe great music deserves to be held, displayed, and played on real hardware. Whether you’re resurrecting a lost demo tape, launching a limited color-vinyl box set, or pressing your first album on silver disc in 2025, we’re still here making it real.

 CD Manufacturing Options
Replication (Pressed CDs – recommended for runs 100+) Professional glass-mastered CDs (real stamped pits, not burned)  
- Full-color on-body printing (CMYK + white base)  
- Standard 120 mm clear tray jewel case, digipak, wallet, sleeve, mini-LP gatefold, etc.  
- Shrink-wrap, OBI strips, booklets (4–48 pages), posters, stickers  
- Audio CD, CD-ROM, DualDisc, Shaped CD, Mini 8 cm CD  
- Enhanced CD and CD-Text support  
- ISRC & UPC encoding  
- Typical turnaround: 7–12 business days (USA), 12–18 days (overseas pressing available for larger runs)

Short-Run Duplication (CD-R – ideal for 1–300 units)**  
- Premium-grade Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim CD-R media  
- Thermal or inkjet full-color printable surface  
- Same packaging options as replication  
- 48-72 hour rush service available  
- Proof approval same day

Cassette Manufacturing Options
Real-Time Duplication (runs under 300)**  
- High-speed Nakamichi, Tascam, or Studer duplication on chrome or ferro tape  
- Hand-assembled or machine-loaded shells  
- Turnaround as fast as 2–5 days

High-Speed Pancake Replication (300+ – sounds identical to vintage factory tapes)**  
- Loaded from replicated studio master pancakes (same process used in the ’80s and ’90s)  
- Sonic clarity and volume superior to real-time dupes  
- Standard orie lengths: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 74, 90, 110 minutes total (split sides as needed)

Shell & Tape Colors 
- Over 40 solid, transparent, frosted, glitter, glow-in-the-dark, and metallic shell colors  
- Chrome (Type II), High-Bias, and Normal-Bias (Type I) tape formulations  
- Ferric “lo-fi” formulations available for intentional vintage character

Cassette Packaging & Variants  
- Classic Norelco boxes (clear, black, white, frosted, soft poly cases)  
- Full-color J-cards (3-panel, 4-panel, 5-panel fold-out, die-cut windows)  
- O-card (outer slipcase) and shrink-wrap  
- On-body pad printing (1–5 colors) or full-color labels  
- Screwless “Maltese cross” shells, butterfly cases, double cassettes, colored leaders, custom foil stamping

We  press vinyl too — ask for the full menu.
Contact: vinyl@violetvinyl.com|   
“Your music, on something you can actually hold.”