BLANTONE MUSIC CD MASTERING

CD Mastering with Blantone Music's MU-SPOT MASTERING

FOR MORE ON WHAT MASTERING REALLY IS, PLEASE VISIT THIS PAGE. THERE YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION ON SAMPLE RATES, CONVERSION, AND DITHERING.

MASTERING PROJECTS - “INDEPENDENT ARTIST” PACKAGE SPECIALS:

I CAN ALSO PROVIDE STEMS MASTERING, "ALTERNATE" MASTERS, INSTRUMENTAL ONLY, VOICE ONLY, ET CETERA... PLEASE E-MAIL FOR RATES ON THESE ...

Normal turnaround is around 1 week! - Rush turnaround is 2-3 days (a nominal additional charge applies). PLEASE E-MAIL FOR THE RATE ...

“INDEPENDENT ARTISTS'" RATES (Beginning November, 2009) - Based on the total running time of your project:

IF YOU'D LIKE A SAMPLE TRACK MASTERED AT NO CHARGE TO SEE IF YOU'D LIKE TO EMPLOY MY SERVICES, I'D BE MOST HAPPY TO DO ONE FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE!

e- mail me for instructions on how to get a file to me here at Mu-Spot

Total Running Time:	11-20	21-30	31-40	41-50	51-60	61-74
Standard Full Service	$200	$300	$400	$500	$600	$700
Standard Digital Delivery Service*	$120	$220	$320	$420	$520	$620
....and for projects on a limited budget in these economically challenged times
"In the Box" Ω & Single-Pass Mastering	$100	$175	$250	$325	$400	$475
Savings, Quotes, and Remix Substitutions	Having a RedBook PMCD Standard Master is an important part of the service here. I most often recommend delivery via our top-quality, triple-checked CD-R stock. Should you prefer digital delivery of your finished files, and since that saves me time, materials, and shipping costs, I can pass the savings on to you! The digital delivery discount is NOT in addition to other specials or discounts. ALSO - If you want your project delivered digitally, PLEASE READ THIS PAGE CUSTOM QUOTES:* If your project times out into the next banding by a minute or two, I’ll be glad to give you a “to the nearest minute” rate that could shave a few $$ of f the project total. Let me know the total running time, and I will give you an exact quote. REMIXES: I assume your tracks have already been mixed to your satisfaction upon arrival here. Sometimes, though, it happens that remixes may be required. If you decide to substitute any mastered mixes that have already been processed, a charge of $5 per recorded minute applies.
Single Track Mastering	...If your project parcels out one track at a time, BLANTONE MUSIC will master 1 track (NOT TO EXCEED five minutes in length) to (1) RedBook CD for $115 including shipping (or digital delivery for only $75)
DEPOSIT REQUIRED	A deposit 50% IS REQUIRED before your project is slated for work here. The balance is due prior to delivery of the completed master.
ISRC CODES	I am most happy to help you administer this very important aspect of protecting your royalties in this digital day and age. Blantone Music is an ISRC Manager. To learn more on why these SHOULD apply to you, read this document I've put together. Fee schedule is in the document. Need to know more about CD text? Want to have this information to display for your listeners?

Ω any editing other than topping and tailing the files before final master production will result in extra charges at one hour minimum studio time for mastering (for "In The Box" ONLY). "In The Box" Mastering does not include production of a RedBook compliant CD master...DIGITAL DELIVERY ONLY!!! Call or e-mail for adding a RedBook compliant CD master for "In The Box" and "Single-Pass Mastering". "Single-Pass Mastering" includes basic editing necessary for live material...and it's DIGITAL DELIVERY ONLY!!!

COMPILATIONS FOR RECITALS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS: If you have material from varying sources, and you have a need for seamless presentation (i.e. no long gaps between songs, no annoying tape hiss, no huge, noticeable changes in volume between songs, and a disc that will play in ANY player), I can be of tremendous service to you!

Studio charges are contingent upon the running time of your program material as compiled. Normally, the time it takes to put together your masterpiece will be 3 to 4 times the length of your total program. Standard mastering/editing rates apply here with a 3-hour minimum.

**prices and specifications subject to change without notice.

STUDIO UPGRADE NEWS

I've just added a some new pieces for tracking, mixing, and mastering: The A-Designs Hammer tube EQ and the venerable API 2500 stereo compressor, and the ubk Fatso. Good stuff, indeed!

NEW NOVEMBER 2009! I am pleased to announce the addition of a Manley Vari-Mu tube compressor-limiter, a Crane Song Avocet for the ultimate in monitor control, and an API 5500 dual equalizer. It's all topped off with a new master clock, the Antelope Audio Isochrone OCX for refinement in the digital domain.

I've recently added some cool, and I mean very cool equipment for tracking, mixing and mastering including the Apogee Rosetta 200, Crane Song's HEDD 192, IBIS, and STC-8, and the FOCAL 6be monitors...

...tons of plug-ins from Waves, Universal Audio, and Voxengo that emulate so very well the classic sonic fingerprint of SSL, API, and Neve. I'd love to track, mix, and master your next important project!