SOUND FOR PICTURE - FILM, TELEVISION, GAMES
Please contact us for an estimate on audio post production projects. The quoting process can be more involved with estimates often involving additional labour, facilities and other expenses. Smaller projects can often be secured for a flat fee; larger projects require estimates and cost reporting.
Audio Postproduction & Sound Editing
All film- and media-related audio services, such as sound editing to picture, dialog editing/repair, adr recordist/editor and mixer, foley recording/editing, voiceover recording, audio mixing/re-recording: $500.00/day. A flat rate can often be negotiated. For project sound supervision: please inquire.
Podcast Editing & Mixing
Once your podcast has been recorded, it requires editing, mixing and mastering to be ready for distribution. Add the following cost to take your raw recordings through to final.
▪ base rate $10/minute of program running time
▪ this is based on $200 for a 20-minute episode
▪ for multichannel, this is a maximum of (3) channels. eg. (2) hosts + (1) guest
▪ additional channels: add $2/minute for each additional guest. eg. $40/episode
▪ mixing/mastering/delivery included in the cost of editing
Music Mastering & Mixing
▪ Deluxe mastering (analog outboard, advanced techniques): $170/song
▪ Mastering from provided stems (fine mix tweaks, analog summing): $240/song
▪ Mixing and mastering from provided tracks (cleaned tracks or stems): $320/song
▪ Mixing (with final to be mastered elsewhere): $200/song
▪ Budget-conscious mastering – simple yet competitive (not recommended): $100/song (discounts do not apply)
Volume Discounts on Mastering & Mixing
When multiple songs are delivered within a 48-hour period, the following discounts apply to the standard rates on mastering & mixing services, above.
▪ EP rate (4-7 songs): 10% discount
▪ album rate (8-14 songs): 15% discount
▪ bulk rate (15+ songs): 20% discount
On mix projects where considerable editing/clean-up is required, music editing time may be billable and is estimated before project start.
Music Editing
For instrumental and vocal editing, voice leveling, editing individual tracks including drum track editing, film music editing, miscellaneous music clean-up, the rate is $70.00/hour. A flat fee can often be arranged.