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An artist looks at its value!"




Pricing and Payment


Have you first read all of "guidelines for mastering services"?
If not, please go back and do so now, as this link will make much more sense to you after
reading that. We'll take a coffee break while you read.

Ok, now we're ready. Here are some basic pricing templates:

A) Complete mastering job


1) Per song 0-5:00 minutes: $150.00*

*Great for one or two songs at most. Look at our other packages for better value when
dealing with lengthier projects.

2) Anything from 16-20 minutes long: $400.00

3) Anything from 21-39 minutes long: $600.00

4) Anything from 40-59 minutes long: $800.00

5) Anything from 60-80 minutes long: $1000.00

B) Individual tasks.

Although your project would be better suited to a full blown mastering session from top to bottom, from a quality/continuity standpoint (as well as value!), there are still some, who have very specialized needs, and require only one or two of our procedures. For those, we offer any of our individual tasks, either one at a time, or in any combination. For any special requests, please contact us with your specific needs to obtain a personal price quote. Here's the basic listing:

1) Equalization
2) Compression/Limiting
3) Noise control…Gating/Expanding
4) Stereo image adjustment/manipulation
5) General assembly…track order, fade ins and outs, and crossfades
6) Final assembly…pq codes, subtexts, track indexing

Fees are:

1) Per song 0-5:00 minutes: $50.00*

*Great for one or two songs at most. Look at our other packages for better value when
dealing with lengthier projects.

2) Anything from 16-20 minutes long: $100.00

3) Anything from 21-39 minutes long: $175.00

4) Anything from 40-59 minutes long: $225.00

5) Anything from 60-80 minutes long: $300.00

Please note: these prices are PER service. For example: an EQ job for a 20 minute project would be $100.00. An EQ job along with a Compression/Limiting job would be $200.00.
Our advice is, that anything exceeding one or two tasks becomes costly, and presents less of a value than a complete mastering procedure. In other words, a la'carte can be much more expensive than a full meal. Again, these individual services are for specific needs, where only one or two things are required.

Anything you don't see, please call or e-mail.

C) Changing, altering, or any other changes to be made AFTER the final proof copy has been sent.

Your satisfaction, is of paramount importance. So after we sent out a final proof cd, we will await your approval. If it passses, we will prepare the FINAL official master to send to you. If, however, it does not meet your approval, we will affect any changes you request at no charge. Upon approval, we will initiate the final steps. Any more revising after that will be a $200.00 fee. Please remember, this is extremely time consuming and detailed work.

D) Extra copies of the final master

$10.00 each additional official copy (utilizing Apogee gold cd)

E) Turnaround time.

With time spent on your master (no rush jobs) as well as the proofs sent out, and the possibility of alterations…we are realistically looking at a 3-4 week window. Please allow time for this. With all the time spent on your recording, we don't want to fumble the ball at the last step!
If you absolutely have to have a quick turnaround, let us know what you have in mind, and we will have to push your project ahead of the line to accommodate you, as well as work overtime. There is a fee for this. Remember we are pushing someone else back.

Quick turnaround priority fee: $200.00

F) Mastering agreement.

We will send you our mastering agreement via e-mail and hard copy, which details our standing terms. An order sheet will be filled out and sent, once, both you and us, have agreed to all of the details concerning the services you require. An invoice will also be sent via e-mail and hard copy, once payment is received .

G) Payment methods.

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PLEASE NOTE; THAT BY CLICKING THE ABOVE LINK, YOU ARE HEREBY STATING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

Payment must be made in full before we commence on your project.
We prefer paypal (use the link on provided on this page), but will gladly, also accept money orders, bank checks, or personal checks.(personal checks must clear first)

Final note: We ABSOLUTELY, DO NOT have any hidden fees that will creep up on you. Our prices are clearly listed, with the exception of personalized custom quotes (for obvious reasons). Whatever we both agree on, is what you pay. No ugly surprises, end of story!


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