An overview of services and the rates for having your material mastered by me as of January 2025. Please take the numbers as a guideline and contact me for your individual quote.
All prices are in Euro and subject to 19% VAT for clients in Germany, and for EU clients without a registered VAT ID.
For new clients and mixing projects, I request an advance payment of the agreed fee. An invoice will be issued ahead of the scheduled session.
Returning clients benefit from a 10% discount on album rates and will be invoiced once the master has been approved.
Payment within two days of invoicing is appreciated.
Stereo Mastering
Album
€ 14 per minute of audio, plus € 10 per track
EP or Single
€ 80 per track with up to 5 minutes duration
Radio edits and instrumentals are 50% off if delivered with the album mixes.
Revisions are included. If you submit a new mix for an already mastered track, it is billed as a new track.
A master comes as a sequenced playlist with adjusted gain relations, dedicated fades, and track spacing to ensure the correct flow of your work, regardless of format.
Your master includes the formats you are planning to release, i.e.
- Apple Digital Master (ADM) for digital distribution
- DDP Image for CD manufacture
- Cassette Master
- Vinyl Premaster for your cutting engineer, please see below for exceptions.
I have worked in pro audio for 30 years and maintain close relationships with some of the best vinyl-cutting engineers, pressing plants, CD manufacturers, and printers in the business. I'm happy to help you find partners who best suit your project and requirements.
Vinyl Premaster
I usually master with vinyl in mind because what works for this format also sounds best for the ear. If your mixes are phase coherent, your master for digital distribution will also work for vinyl. In this case, I include a dedicated folder with a vinyl premaster for your cutting engineer free of charge.
The cost of a dedicated vinyl premaster will vary based on the specific work required.
Restoration
Occasional clicks and bursts are removed from your audio during the mastering process. If your material requires elaborate spectral repair of glitches, distortion, and other unwanted events baked into your recordings, the following rates apply:
€ 100 per hour / billed per 15 minutes
Mixing
I will take on specific mixing projects, especially electroacoustic and chamber music projects in the broadest sense. Whatever those terms suggest to you, contact me if you are interested in having your project mixed by me.
Media Transfer
I can transfer your historical 33 /45 /78 rpm records and cassette tapes using a high-end playback chain and converters. For the transfer of records, I'm using an EMT 938 turntable, fully refurbished by Hans Fabritius, with a range of correct styli for your stereo, mono, or normal groove 78 rpm media. For cassettes, I use a fully serviced Studer A721 tape deck.
Flat transfer uploaded as 24/96k .WAV
€ 150 per hour / 1 hour minimum, then billed per 15 minutes
For the transfer of your 1/4, 1/2, and 1-inch reels, I'm collaborating with specialists in Europe, North America, and Asia.