I'll throw this one in despite the fact that I don't know if I ever will be producing physical CDs but if I do I guess Disc Makers is a good place to check out how it is done. I don'r promise that this is the most up to date. Things can change. But this is what I found in the summer of 2018.
Preparing your PHYSICAL Master for replication
https://support.discmakers.com/hc/en-us/articles/214552507-Preparing-your-PHYSICAL-Master-for-replication
How to prepare your master for CD replication
https://www.discmakers.com/products/preparingyourorder/mastering.asp?utm_campaign=EOMR1013&utm_source=DMOffer&utm_medium=Email&spMailingID=55665266&spUserID=MzUwNTE2NTQ2OTk5S0&spJobID=1420251445&spReportId=MTQyMDE2NTg5OQS2
The above video is a short explanation of how a mastering company can create a digital DDP for replication. Good to watch if you want to know what that process entails.
I'm just getting into this....
CD replication vs. duplication - you want replication (higher quality)not duplication if you
More:
https://support.discmakers.com/hc/en-us/articles/209221508
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