COST AND STUDIO SAMPLE BUDGETS
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked when people come into the studio for a consultation is: How much is it going to cost? The answer is really simple: It depends. It depends on you as the talent and it also depends on what sort of results you’re after. In the music industry you get what you pay for. So I’ve set up some different scenarios here with different price points to help people understand exactly what they are paying for as well as the results that they yield. Each session is based on a ten song EP and the studio rate is $50/hour.
SINGLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH VOCALS
In this scenario there would be a single guitar accompanied by a single voice. This is about as simple a session there is.
LIVE STUDIO RECORDING
No click track
No song map
4 Complete passes per song
No punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 14 Hr/$50 $700
Edit/Mix Time 08 Hr/$50 $400
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$1,575
LIVE STUDIO RECORDING
Click track
Song map
4 Complete passes per song
Punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 16 Hr/$50 $800
Edit/Mix Time 08 Hr/$50 $400
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$1,675
STUDIO RECORDING
VOCS AND GTR REC. SEPERATE
No click track
No song map
4 Complete GTR and VOC passes per song
No punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 25 Hr/$50 $1,250
Edit/Mix Time 12 Hr/$50 $500
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$2,225
STUDIO RECORDING
VOCS AND GTR REC. SEPERATE
Click track
Song map
4 Complete GTR and VOC passes per song
Punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 20 Hr/$50 $1,500
Edit/Mix Time 14 Hr/$50 $600
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$2,575
THREE PIECE COMBO WITH VOCALS
In this scenario there would be any combination of three instruments accompanied by a single voice . Often times this consists of guitar, bass and drums and a singer. This is a fairly common setup, but as there are more pieces involved, there are more options available in the recording process. Each setup is slightly different and each will yield different results.
LIVE STUDIO RECORDING
No click track
No song map
4 Complete passes per song
No punching in to fix mistakes
No GTR solo overdubbing
Recording Time 16 Hr/$50 $800
Edit/Mix Time 10 Hr/$50 $500
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$1,775
LIVE STUDIO RECORDING
Click track
Song Map
4 Complete passes per song
Punching in to fix mistakes
GTR solo overdubbing
Recording Time 20 Hr/$50 $1000
Edit/Mix Time 11 Hr/$50 $550
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$2,025
STUDIO RECORDING
GTR, BS and DR RECORDED TOGETHER VOCS SEP.
No click track
No song map
4 Complete passes per song
No punching in to fix mistakes
No GTR solo overdubbing
Recording Time 20 Hr/$50 $1000
Edit/Mix Time 12 Hr/$50 $600
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$2,075
STUDIO RECORDING
GTR, BS and DR RECORDED TOGETHER VOCS SEP.
Click track
Song Map
4 Complete passes per song
Punching in to fix mistakes
GTR solo overdubbing
Recording Time 25 Hr/$5 $1250
Edit/Mix Time 14 Hr/$50 $700
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$2,425
STUDIO RECORDING
ALL REC. SEPERATELY
No click track
No song map
4 Complete GTR and VOC passes per song
No punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 40 Hr/$50 $2000
Edit/Mix Time 15 Hr/$50 $750
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$3,225
STUDIO RECORDING
ALL REC. SEPERATELY
Click track
Song Map
4 Complete GTR and VOC passes per song
Punching in to fix mistakes
Recording Time 45 Hr/$50 $2,250
Edit/Mix Time 18 Hr/$50 $900
Mastering $475 flat rate $475
Total
$3,625
HOME STUDIO BUNDLES
I’ve included some bundles here for bands/artists that are looking to only partially have their projects completed in the studio.
RE-AMPING SESSION
(2-4 GTR or BS TRACKS/SONG @ 3 MIN.)
Recording Time 03 Hr/$50 $150
Total
$150
RE-AMPING SESSION
(5-8 GTR or BASS TRACKS PER SONG)
Recording Time 06 Hr/$50 $300
Total
$300
RE-AMPING SESSION
(8-12 GTR or BS TRACKS/SONG @ 3 MIN.)
Recording Time 09 Hr/$50 $450
Total
$450
RE-AMPING SESSION
(11-16 GTR or BASS TRACKS PER SONG)
Recording Time 12 Hr/$50 $600
Total
$600
RE-AMPING SESSION w/DRUM OR VOCAL TRACKING
(2-4 GTR or BS TRACKS/SONG @ 3 MIN.)
No click
No song map
4 passes per song
No punches to fix mistakes
Recording Time 18 Hr/$50 $900
Total
$900
RE-AMPING SESSION w/DRUM OR VOCAL TRACKING
(2-4 GTR or BASS TRACKS PER SONG)
Click Track
Song Map
4 passes per song
Punches to fix mistakes
Recording Time 24 Hr/$50 $1,250
Total
$1,250
RE-AMPING SESSION w/DRUM OR VOCAL TRACKING
(5-8 GTR or BS TRACKS/SONG @ 3 MIN.)
No click
No song map
4 passes per song
No punches to fix mistakes
Recording Time 20 Hr/$50 $1000
Total
$1000
RE-AMPING SESSION w/DRUM OR VOCAL TRACKING
(5-8 GTR or BASS TRACKS PER SONG)
Click Track
Song Map
4 passes per song
Punches to fix mistakes
Recording Time 26 Hr/$50 $1,300
Total
$1,300