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Let us lend a fresh perspective to your mixes and bring out the best in your music.
A good mix will feature the elements that make the song stand out. Sometimes when you've been
living and breathing your songs for an extended time, it's easy to lose sight of just what
defines the essence of your song.
Mixing is frequently an editorial process. As is often the case, you may have grown attached to
certain sounds simply because of the time you've invested in recording them; but a great track can be
more effective when it only happens at certain points rather than throughout the song.
Whether you are halfway around the world or right around the corner, you
can take advantage of the opportunity to compare the sound of the mixes
before and after we apply our perspective. Because we provide a log of
each change we make, it's easy to listen to differences as we progress.
The comparison can be a great learning experience for you.
FORMATS
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PROJECT DELIVERY
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Digital Performer™
If you're using Digital Performer to mix, then simply burn the project data to CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM. Make sure the plug-ins you are currently using in the mix are the same as the
ones on our system. Since we also do beta testing for many of the major plug-in developers,
it's likely that our plug-ins will be the same.
Protools™, Logic™ , Cubase™, Sonar™, Nuendo™, etc.
If your digital audio workstation software has the ability to create OMF or AAF files, please
choose one of those file formats to export. After exporting, you can either upload the file via
our FTP site or burn a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. If you don't have OMF/AAF export capability, then you
can merge all the edits in each track so that each track consists of a single contiguous file.
That way, we're able to do our job because each part starts at the same exact time.
Stand-alone digital workstations
There is no easy way to export the track data from many stand alone digital workstations. The
most straightforward approach is to digitally transfer multiple tracks simultaneously into a
computer in real-time. This can be accomplished using Tascam TDIF outputs or the more common
ADAT LightPipe™ optical outputs. We have the ability to transfer up to 24 tracks
simultaneously using either TDIF or LightPipe™.
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COSTS
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Before any commitments are made for mixing an album, we always start with one song. This gives
everyone an idea of the time involved and the quality of the results. The feedback you give us
on this first mix also helps to set the course for mixing the rest of the album.
Our rate for mixing is $50 per hour. The time required to mix a song depends on a number of
factors such as: the number of tracks, the length of the song, the quality of the recording, and
the need for automation.
Services must be paid for when rendered.
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