Recording and Production
for Common Folks
Cost Breakout
The first thing to do to record, is to make sure I know what you want to do, so when you get here, we are ready to record! The cost for recording time:
$25 per hour.
You may want to stop there, and that is fine. I will put the recorded material on a usb drive you provide or a cd that you can take home with you. If, however, you would like some editing done, like taking out lip smacking, burping, coughing, bad spots, etc.... I charge:
$25 per hour.
This would also include more things like mixing sounds, compressing instruments, and generally putting the instruction, song, or cd together so it sounds as good as I can possibly make it. I can get all material on a usb drive you provide, but I would only be able to provide the finished product on a cd as files tend to get very large in this process. So if you want everything, come prepared with a drive that has at least 5 gigs. (Just in case)
I am no graphic artist, but I do put pictures together and with your help can make a nice album piece. It is helpful to get art or pictures from you and once I have it basically put together, finish it up with you. So, if you would like some graphic work done for an album cover, my cost is:
$30 per hour.
Many cd's I record are instructional and some artists prefer a music background. It so happens my wife and I are professional musicians and can provide music for such a case and the cost is:
$150 per hour of recorded material.
$150 per hour of recorded material.
After all that, you may want me to provide finished cds, with the artwork, in a jewel case, ready for sale. I can do that, but there are 3 big things you should be aware of. 1 -- small scale duplication is expensive compared with bulk duplication. If you are looking to get more than 100 cds out, I would highly recommend finding a professional duplication place and I can work with them to get them what they need. Once they are set up, it's easy to just get more in the future. 2 -- I do not provide UPC symbols, but if you get me one, I can print it. This may or may not be a big deal, it just depends what you're planning to do with the recording. 3 -- I do not have the ability at this time to shrink wrap. So....what you would get is a finished cd with a one page cover art, art on the cd, art on the back, all contained in a nice jewel case. I can make as many as you want for a price of:
$3.30 per cd.
All costs are rounded in 15 minute segments and there is a minimum charge of $25.
At this time CommonFolkStudios does not support itself. Time to record must be evenings and weekends. Thank you for understanding.
At this time CommonFolkStudios does not support itself. Time to record must be evenings and weekends. Thank you for understanding.
