CD mastering is begun by converting your music to the universal standard used by CD manufacturers: a 3/4" U-Matic video tape, prepared in Sony PCM 1610 or 1630 format with a sampling frequency of 44.1 KHz . . . .
For the best conversion to digital audio video tape use the same master from which you recorded and edited your final mixes, not a second or third generation copy. Producers preparing master tapes for cassettes or records may prefer to remix the master tape for CD conversion because of the greater dynamic range available in CD format.
Music recorded with a different sampling rate than 44.1 KHz, must be converted to that standard. The preferred method for converting differing sampling rates is to use