Attended Sessions simply are any studio session where you attend and are present in the studio with us while we work on your order. These are billed at an hourly rate (in increments of a half hour, with an hour minimum), with parts (such as CD-R masters) billed seperately at a flat price per unit. We welcome and in fact recommend that you attend the mastering session if possible as it allows a more direct line of communication so that we can more guarantee that you will be happy with the results from the get go.
A few things we recommend you bring with you to attended sessions are:
* a USB flash drive or external hard drive with about 5 gigabytes worth of empty space on it so you can leave with backups of all the files made during your mastering session
* a pair of headphones you are familiar with that you have spent time listening to lots of different material with as a way of double checking what you are hearing
* any reference files or CD's you want to listen to so you can get familiar with how my room sounds or to demonstrate to me tracks you wish to match in level or vibe
"Online Mastering" or "Unattended Sessions" is where you send in your mixes along with any instructions (having everything essential in writing helps us guarantee that all your requests will be fulfilled without delay or confusion). We then upload reference files for your downloads, and then once you have approved these we ship your masters - either via UPS or USPS if you ordered physical discs, or as a download if you ordered digital files only.
We can work from your reels, discs or files shipped to us - or you can upload your files to us with our YouSendIt Drop Box or via FTP.
All online, unattended mastering orders are billed as an all inclusive, no hidden cost, package rate based on the type of masters you are ordering, the number of tracks (i.e. individual songs, movements, or pieces) plus a charge per minute of total program length.
You can get an instant quote for your project, as well as have this quote and your order info sent directly to us via email, using our
Online Mastering Project Quoter & Order Form
Please email us if you have any questions about our rates and services!
Total Sonic Media
