Waveshaper Standard Rates

All prices are in Australian Dollars.

Mixing

Standard Mix Rates

Most songs cost $180 – $400 to mix, depending on what is involved.
Audio Mixing is charged out at a flat rate of $60 per hour or discounted to $400 per whole day.
Artist-attended sessions cost an additional $5 per hour.
Bulk discounts are available for 4 or more songs

Mix review with written analysis

Comprehensive review of your mix with detailed analysis of problem areas and suggested fixes. $90

Mastering

Mastering rates describe a flat fee per track under 8 minutes. Tracks 8 minutes and over may incur an extra $10 per minute.

Traditional Stereo Mastering

Recommended for mixing professionals.

Traditional stereo master including two file formats of your choice (ie: wav and mp3)
Basic mix review
Digital / Analog Mastering Chain
ISRC and metadata applied to files if requested

$80 per song
$700 for 10 songs (less than 70 minutes)

Stereo Mastering with Comprehensive Review

Recommended for less experienced or bedroom producers!
Same as Traditional Stereo Mastering PLUS:

A detailed review of your initial mix with precise instructions for improvement
Mastering and feedback on your adjusted mix

$120 per track
$1000 for 10 tracks or 80 minutes

Budget Mastering

Recommended for mixing professionals and value-conscious artists.

Your audio is given the same careful attention as in traditional mastering but there is no review and the master will be produced in the digital domain only. This is basically like your “standard internet mastering deal” but it’s been carefully processed by an expert. Includes one file format with metadata.

$40 per track
$380 10 tracks or 80 minutes
$5 per additional file format (metadata included)

Stem Mastering

Stereo master file including two file formats of your choice (ie: wav and mp3)
Work with 2 stems up to any many as you like.
Digital / Analog Mastering Chain
Analog Summing Bus
ISRC and metadata applied to files

$120 for two stems, $20 for each extra stem.
Stems can be returned as a mastered stems package (not just the stereo file) for an additional processing fee.

NI Stemaudio Mastering

Includes review of initial mix
ISRC and metadata applied to files

$150 Per song (4 stems in 4 stems out)

Sequencing

The following services are all $5 per track or $25 per album.

Insertion of non-standard metadata or CD Text
Full metadata sequencing with album art
Additional file formats (per format)

Media

Master CD for replication $10
Audio Reference CD $10

Other

All other work outside of a standard package, including re-mastering, file format conversions and extra adjustments made outside of the agreed scope are charged at a flat rate of $60 per hour.

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