TERMINOLOGY

PORT TO PORT -  A CHARGE FOR MOVING THE NECESSARY RECORDING EQUPMENT FROM THE STUDIO TO THE LOCATION AND BACK.  CHARGES ARE BASED ON MILEAGE ($2.00 PER MILE ROUND TRIP, MINUS THE FIRST 25 MILES) DETERMINED BY ‘MAP QUEST’ FROM OUR ADDRESS TO YOUR LOCATION.  STAY FEE’S ARE A FLAT $100 PER ENGINEER.  A STAY FEE IS ADDED FOR ANY SESSION THAT REACHES BEYOND 2 PM, WHICH WILL COVER MEAL & MOTEL COST.

EXTRA MATERIAL FEES – FOR YEARS THE MEDIA OF RECORDING WAS 2 INCH WIDE ANALOG TAPE (AROUND $200 PER ROLL) WHICH PROVIDED A TOTAL OF ONLY 30 MINUTES RECORDING TIME.  OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDED ¼ INCH “MIX-DOWN” TAPE, AND RENTED ITEMS.

MIX-DOWN - THE PROCESS OF TAKING ALL THE RECORDED MUSIC OR CHANNELS AND “MIXING” THEM TO CREATE A FINAL SOUND.

MASTERING – CREATING SONG-TO-SONG db LEVEL CONSISTENCY, ORGANIZING THE TRACKS OR SONGS AS TO THEIR PLACEMENT ON THE DISC.  ALSO, THESE ARE THE TECHNICAL “LAST TOUCHES/CLEAN UP” TO PRODUCE A MASTER CDR OR DVD THAT MEETS RED BOOK /ORANGE BOOK INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME

WHAT IS $1200/50 or $1500/50 CMP?

THE $1200/50 CMP IS THE COST FOR A COMPLETE MOBILE RECORDING CONCERT, PLUS THE MINIMUM DISC ORDER OF 50 DISC (EXCLUDING MILEAGE/STAY FEE). THE $1500/50 CMP IS A FULL DAY RECORDING SESSION, PLUS THE SAME MINIUAL DISC ORDER OF 50 UNITS (EXCLUDING MILEAGE/STAY FEE). ADDITIONAL DAYS ADDED TO RECORDING DATE WOULD BE CHARGED AT $400 PER PORTION OF, OR FULL DAY.

-START TO FINISH. CHOICE OF DVD OR CD FORMAT AVAILABLE ….HOW BIG YOU WANNA GET!!!

EITHER PACKAGE, YOU RECEIVE A STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL RECORDING SESSION “LIVE” ON LOCATION AT YOUR FACILITY. 

MOST COLLEGES NORMALLY HAVE A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE FACILITY THAT GIVES US THE CHANCE TO REALLY GET AN EXCITING SOUND!  THIS IS WHY, AT THIS PLATEAU OF MUSICIANSHIP, WE ARRIVE WITH  ALL THE BEST WE HAVE TO OFFER.  WE DO PERFER A RECORDING SESSION OVER CAPTURING A CONCERT. THE REASONING IS, WE APPROACH THINGS AS IF THIS IS MUSIC FOR FILM SCORE.  WE USE OUR ‘NATURAL 5.1 SURROUND’  TECHNIQUE OR "FILM SCORING" TECHNIQUE ALSO USING SECTION 'SPOT MIC'S" AS NEEDED.  OFTEN THE ORCHESTRA SEATING NEEDS TO BE SPREAD OUT A LITTLE LARGER THAN NORMAL. SO WE CAN GET THE MIC’S TO PICK UP ALL THE LITTLE NUANCES. OUR SETTING UP MAY TAKE UP TO FIVE HOURS ALONE.

NEXT, WE’LL HANDLE ALL THE DETAILS, FROM START TO THE FINAL MIX-DOWN AND MASTERING OF THE PROJECT.  YOU MAY WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE MIX-DOWN, PLEASE BE OUR GUEST! THAT’S PART OF THE FORMULA, YOU CAN SCHEDULE A TIME TO COME BACK TO OUR STUDIO AND BE PART OF THE MIXING PROCESS. A NORMAL CONCERT ALBUM PROJECT CAN BE MIXED IN UNDER 10 HOURS, WHICH IS PART OF THE PACKAGE.

AND THE 40 OR 50 ?

THAT IS THE MINIMUIM ORDER REQUIRED.  YOU’LL PAY $12.00 PER CD OR $20.00 PER DVD.  THAT WAY, YOU CAN SELL THE DISC AT WHAT THE MARKET WILL BEAR AND START TO GET YOUR INVESTMENT BACK.

BUT WE HAVE OUR OWN RECORDING EQUIPMENT, WHY PAY YOU GUYS?

WE’RE GLAD YOU ASK!  FIRST, CHANCES ARE VERY GOOD (AS WITH MOST COLLEGES) THAT YOUR EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED ‘ON A BUDGET’.

SECONDLY, IS IT REALLY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY,( WAS IT INDIVIDUALLY PURCHASED PIECES OR WAS IT A PACKAGE DEAL)?  ARE YOUR MIC CABLES CUSTOM MADE OF THE BEST MATERIAL, AND DO THEY EXCEED 60 FOOT RUNS TO REACH THE GEAR? ARE YOUR MIC’S ‘LOCKED INTO’ LIMITED POSITION? ARE THOSE THAT OPERATE THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT SEASONED VETS THAT WORK IN RECORDING STUDIO’S?  TRUST US, ANY OF THESE  ISSUES  CAN GIVE YOU A SECOND RATE RECORDING.

HOW LONG IS THE SESSION?

$1200 PACKAGE - NORMAL EVENTS, SUCH AS  A CONCERT PERFORMANCE SPAN UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.  IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLE ACTS, OR OVER 2 HOURS, AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $65.00 PER HOUR WILL BE CHARGED, AND SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN ADVANCE. 

 $1500 PACKAGE - JUST AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IF THIS WERE ON A STUDIO SOUND STAGE, THIS IS A SESSION THAT WILL TAKE ALL DAY.  BUT THAT'S HOW WE WORK IT, GET ALL INSTRUMENTS DIALED IN AND READY, THEN WE START.  WE STOP AND TAKE NECESSARY BREAKS TO KEEP THE MUSICIANS AT THEIR SHARPEST.

BRIEFLY, WHAT ARE THE STEPS FROM START TO FINISH?

1. WE PLAN THE SESSION AND SET THE DATE.  2. WE BRING IN THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT, SET UP AND RECORD.  3. A MIX-DOWN SESSION OCCURS BETWEEN THE RECORDING STAFF AND YOUR DIRECTOR.  UP TO TEN  HOURS IN STUDIO ARE INCLUDED.  4. MASTERING IS DONE AND DUPLICATION BEGINS.  5.  WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER MASTERING, THE CD’S/DVD’S ARE DELIVERED AND READY FOR CONSUMPTION FOR ALL TO ENJOY.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:

WITHOUT A DOUBT, AND NOT TO BRAG, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO HIRE A MOBILE TRUCK FROM NASHVILLE OR CHICAGO TO MATCH OUR QUALITY. AND AT ABOUT 4 TIMES OUR RATE!

CD QUALITY-

SINCE WE RECORD EVERYTHING AT THE 24BIT RATE, WE HAVE TO ‘DITHER’ DOWN TO STANDARD 16BIT IN ORDER TO CREATE THE CD. THE SECRET TO THE DEPTH YOU HEAR IN STEREO IS BECAUSE WE HAVE MIXED IN THE SURROUND CHANNELS!

COMING AT YOU FROM ALL DIRECTIONS!!!

WE ARE NOW PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE CAN OFFER DTS  SURROUND DISC AT A PRICE OF $20.00 PER UNIT.  IF YOU OWN A HOME THEATER, CHANCES ARE THIS DISC WILL SOUND BREATH’ TAKING ON IT!  WE OWN THE TERM ‘NATURAL 5.1 SURROUND’, THAT MUST TELL YOU SOMETHING!

STILL MORE QUESTIONS?  JUST HAVE YOUR DIRECTOR OR MANAGER CALL 314-469-2729.

TERMS

20% DEPOSIT AT TIME OF BOOKING

80% DUE TIME OF RECORDING START

$12 PER CD/$20 PER SURROUND DISC AT TIME OF ORDER

(DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, IF SESSION IS CANCELED)

 BLASINGAME AUDIO PRODUCTIONS.........…..

PUTTING YOUR MUSIC WITHIN YOUR REACH

314-469-2729