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From: texture444@... 
To: logic-users@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Aug 7, 2002 4:15am 
Subject: [OT] Going rate for mastering?  



>"Andrew Voelkel" <andy@b...>

>I just got a referral to master nine tunes for a CD. The place was highly
>recommended, 
it's always a good idea to listen to some group of (like-minded, if
possible) 
recordings that your intended mastering engineer has completed, before 
booking the date.

>but was also described as being reasonably priced. Their hourly
>rate is $225/hr, and it is estimated that it would take
>between 4 and 5 hours to master 9 tunes. That is a little more than I had
>bargained for. Is this a typical price for mastering?
to me, that seems a *very* low price..... and, *way* too short a session for

9 'tunes' meant for release..... unless, of course, the 'mastering' is 
approached as a pretty straightforward transfer.
best,
dt / splattercell