STUDIO RATES
Sessions can occur on any day of the week dependent upon engineer availability. Matt Williams performs with several groups and artists, therefore, sessions and appointments must be scheduled in advance.
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Be sure to note the discounts available for * "in-house" productions. These rates only apply to projects where each step of the production process (recording, mixing, and mastering) are completed in The Eagle Room.
RECORDING & EDITING: $50 per hour
Standard Tracking Rate: $50 per hour
Live tracking, overdubbing and editing with engineer included.
Tracking sessions are usually 10am-8pm with 1-2 short breaks (15-20 minutes each).
ANALOG MIXING: **$250 per mix
Standard Mix Rate: $250 per mix
** Discounted to $200 per mix for long format *in-house projects like full-length albums (message to see if your project qualifies)
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Audio can be mixed digitally, or in analog, or a hybrid of the two depending on the style of music and engineer preference. Mixing projects can utilize all our digital tools (like Waves Mercury bundle and other software plugins) in conjunction with analog hardware like our Studer 928 console's equalizers and high-quality signal summing, as well as a variety of outboard gear components (like real tube compression). Signals are equalized and panned appropriately within the stereo image to achieve better fidelity and sonic separation of the instruments. These signals are then enhanced and summed into a stereo signal that provides sonic "gluing" through mix buss compression. Artists can accompany Matt during mixing and collaborate on the mixing approach as well as customize post-production effects.
The flat rates for mixing is designed to helps us focus on getting the best mix while not watching the clock.
MASTERING: ***$100 per track
Standard Mastering Rate: $100 per song/mix
+ Apple Digital Mastering ($25 additional fee per song/mix)
+ CD Mastering ($25 additional fee per song/mix)
+ Vinyl Mastering ($25 additional fee per song/mix)
Track-by-track analog and digital mastering techniques are used to make your project sound its best no matter where it is played.
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Mastering focuses on all of the following aspects and more:
- Dynamics of each song and the album as a whole
- Relative top end and relative low end (Balance of bass and treble frequencies)
- Overall punch and clarity
- Perceived loudness / RMS Levels (Projects typically average hot levels between -12 and -8 RMS)
- Integrity of fidelity
- General sonic coloration (Vintage vibe? Modern tightness? Both? Let's get it just right!)
Each standard mastering project is delivered in 24bit DVD Quality WAV (high-resolution for video use) and 320kbps MP3 (for sharing and online use).
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***Since extremely close attention to detail is paid from the start of this time-consuming process, it is a general courtesy to the mastering engineer for this effort not to exceed 3 mastering versions.
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Additional Format Options (+ $25 per song):
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+ Apple Digital Masters:
In a separate mastering session, your masters can be optimized for Spotify/Apple Digital Music and other digital distribution formats for an additional $25 per song. These masters are optimized for the encoding processes of Spotify and Apple's streaming platforms.
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+ CD Mastering:
In a separate mastering session, your masters are optimized for Compact Disc duplication for an additional $25 per song. These masters are created onto archive-quality Mitsui Gold CD-R discs for CD duplication and storage at 16bit 44.1kHz with a true peak of -0.2dB for safe CD playback.
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+ Vinyl Masters:
There is an additional $25 fee per song/mix for the preparation and delivery of vinyl masters optimized for pressing to wax. These are created from the unlimited audio recorded after the analog mastering chain and preparing these requires an additional mastering session to ensure that the dynamics are optimal.
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MUSIC PRODUCTION: Call for a Quote
Let's make decisions together and collaborate on your sound! I'll come to rehearsals to tighten things up before we track, help with arrangements, compose parts, coach guest musicians to get the right stuff, help nail-down those vocal harmonies, assist with the album song order, and help shape your sound for the best presentation to your target audience.
Production rates are negotiated based on what work needs to be done in order to most effectively achieve your goals.
Please call to discuss your project! 828-399-0424
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Below is a recent song I creatively produced. In addition to writing and arranging several elements within the piece, I also contributed lead guitar, background vocals, midi programming and drum sequencing, percussion, and mixed and mastered the song in The Eagle Room.
- Matt Williams (owner/producer/singer/multi-instrumentalist)