Pricing & Services – INDEPENDENT MASTERING

This estimator will give you an idea of what your album will cost for an unattended session with a flexible delivery date. (usually within 10 days)

Single Master(s)
- Single Mastering (one song) $150
- A/B Single (two songs) $250
- [ album ]
Pricing for singles includes files for digital delivery.
ALBUM MASTERING
Price: $100.00 Quantity:
Please add the number of songs to the quantity!
Master Part(s)
- DDP Master (for manufacturing physical CD's)(includes .wav files for digital distribution))
- Digital Delivery (wav files for download/streaming)ption
- PMCD (physical disc)
- Vinyl Master (digital files of Side A/Side B for vinyl sides) (editing/timing of sides included)
For streaming / download, choose Digital Delivery. For manufacturing CD's, choose DDP Master For Vinyl: choose Vinyl Master
Lacquer/Vinyl Master
Price: $495.00 Quantity:
Lacquer Master for vinyl manufacturing. (<20 minutes per side)
Total Project Cost
$0.00
[ Touchups ARE INCLUDED within reason. We usually get it right the first time, but please be assured that we are committed to your happiness. If something isn't to your liking, we'll work until it is ] *Remixes and re-sequencing will add to the cost of any single, EP, or album project. However, if something goes quickly, you may find that your invoice total will be less than the estimate here. We do not charge for time not spent.
Master Part(s)
Price: $0.00
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EQ / Leveling is done through the custom analog console.

Need a no frills master? We can edit and assemble everything you need and create masters for digital delivery, vinyl, or CD.

< 40 minutes $350
> 50 minutes $550
- includes leveling, fades, start/stop marks, meta-data, cd-master, wav files for digital delivery

ANALOG TRANSFER CONSOLE

Transfer through the analog console – $300
- Featuring Mastering Lab tube line amps / solid state discrete line amps.
Tape Transfer – $650 + tape
- bounce your project to 1/4″ or 1/2″ tape, 55 minutes of program or less.
- Includes proper tape setup, alignment and tones.
  - we use new reels of tape and the tape is yours to keep — the point being we’re not recording over the same piece of tape over and over.
- Tape editing, timing, and assembly of Analog Masters on 14″ reels for vinyl lacquer master – $150/hr

EQUIPMENT USED FOR ANALOG MASTERING:

$150 – includes ISRC

Our Guidelines page will help you prepare for your mastering session.

Reference Disks / Dub Plates