Polish CD, DVD, vinyl and cassette manufacturer established in 1991, originally as a manufacturer of audio cassettes.
In 1997, TAKT opened a CD factory in Bolesław. DVD pressing lines were added in 1998.
In 2010, TAKT entered a partnership with German Infodisc Technology to offer Blu-Ray manufacturing.
In 2016 or 2017, a vinyl pressing line was added. Additional vinyl pressing lines are operated by their subsidiary Takt Direct.
TAKT originally produced cassettes until 2005, but announced revival of its production in 2020 (announced on company's Facebook profile on March 31, 2020).
PLEASE NOTE: Codes like 58/F, 146/FV and 181/F found on cassettes manufactured by TAKT are not catalogue numbers but concession numbers. They should be entered in the Barcode and Other Identifiers section (under Other), not as a catalogue number for TAKT.
Identifying and crediting TAKT (optical discs):
TAKT may be identified by its logo or one of two URLs (www.takt.com.pl or www.takt.eu, the latter one was used from 2006 and onwards) in the disc matrix. In addition, TAKT may not be named at all, but can be identified by the combination of a 13-digit matrix number 2############ and SID codes listed below.
Mastering SID codes: IFPI LK96, LK97, LK98, LK99
(IFPI L357 may be present on older discs, but this code belonged to an external plant that manufactured the glass master/stamper on behalf of TAKT.)
Mould SID codes: IFPI 9R**, AEW**, UU***
(Please note that IFPI AEW** and UU*** were in use by other manufacturing plants before being acquired by TAKT, and so should not be used to assign a Pressed By role in the absences of a TAKT matrix number.)
LCCN roles:
Glass Mastered At - with IFPI LK9*
Pressed By - with IFPI 9R**, AEW**, UU***
Matrix numbers:
An older matrix number format had 6 digits, 123-456 or 123456, that could possibly mean month, year, number (MMY NNN).
In 2003-04, the 13-digit matrix number 2############ was introduced.
Both these number formats can be entered in LCCN.
When a broker company is named in the disc matrix along with the TAKT matrix number and SID codes, a Manufactured By entry can be added to LCCN for that broker company, in addition to TAKT's roles as instructed above. Example: Nightwish - Dark Passion Play.
Vinyl matrix scheme, valid for TAKT, Takt Direct and Packaged Sounds
#########-X-Y
# - internal project number (from 6-9 digits)
X - side number (e.g. A, B, C, etc.)
Y - stamper number
Please note that master processing is done by workload at each plant. This means that a master could be cut at TAKT, Takt Direct or Packaged Sounds and processed at Packaged Sounds, Takt Direct or TAKT, and vice versa). For this reason, there is no way to distinguish where a record was really pressed. Galvanics are done at TAKT for all plants.
Please add "Mastered At - TAKT" for any release matching the above matrix scheme, until the "Plated At" role becomes available.
Please only add "Pressed By - Takt Direct" when it is explicitly mentioned / known where it was pressed.
How to enter the matrix number in the LCCN fields:
• Please only enter the "########" part, without the side and stamper numbers.
• If a release shows two or more of these numbers (e.g., multi-format releases), please enter each matrix number in a separate field.
For unofficial releases that pretend to be made by Takt, please use TAKT (3).
