CDA

[b]C[/b]ompact [b]D[/b]atenträger [b]A[/b]lbrechts, a German pressing plant located in Suhl, Thuringia, that went into production on May 5, 1993. Currently run by .

CDA GmbH was purchased by (OEM) in 2014, after which OEM was renamed CDA Inc. and its Charlotte, NC pressing plant became .

Their products can be identified via the following matrix patterns:

[b]CD[/b]
Before ~2002:
█ CD [release catalogue number]

In ~2002, a unique ascending product number was introduced:
[ascending product number] █ CD [release-specific information]
Some releases additionally contain the phrase 'Manufactured by CDA Germany'.

[b]DVD[/b]
[u]DVD5 (one layer)[/u]
[ascending product number] █ CDA 5DV [release-specific information]

[u]DVD9 (two layers)[/u]
[ascending product number] █ CDA 9DV0 [release-specific information]
[ascending product number] █ CDA 9DV1 [release-specific information]

Release-specific information often includes the release catalogue number, artist/release title or label information, or information related to manufacturing brokers.

The 'ascending product number' is a unique matrix number which can be entered into the LCCN field using the 'Glass Mastered At' credit. When a 1G** mould code is present, the 'Pressed By' credit may also be used. For releases that contain the wording 'Manufactured by CDA Germany', please use the 'Manufactured By' credit.

[b]Known SID codes associated to this plant[/b]:
Mastering codes
– IFPI L62* ([url=https://www.discogs.com/label/412279-CDA-4#images/73313668]image[/url])
– IFPI LT23 (since approximately 2014)

Mould codes:
IFPI 1G** ([url=https://www.discogs.com/label/412279-CDA-4#images/73313665]image[/url])

[b]Note[/b]:
Do not enter █ in the matrix string; as may cause problems for people searching for a specific data string ([g=5.2.c]).

[b]Common errors and error prevention[/b]:
A common mistake in the mould SID code involves misreading the letter G as a 6 (e.g. IFPI 1646 instead of IFPI 1G46).