Analogue Audio Mastering at FMP Newcastle upon Tyne UK email: mastering@fmprecords.co.uk
Mastering Rates (A rough guide)
Mastering for CD/online release: £12.50 per minute of (final running time) recorded material, or £50.00 per track, whichever is the greater. These rates include up to 5 revisions, and web delivery of mastered file(s), whether as DDP or as individual WAV files. Please assess the full running time of your album/EP and get in touch for a more precise quote.
Optional Extras
Hard copy of Production Master on Error checked Audio CD: £30.00
Hard copy of DDP file on DVD ROM disc or USB memory stick: £50.00
Reference listening copies on Audio CD: £15.00 each
Mastering for vinyl cutting: £15.00 per minute of (final running time) recorded material, or £60.00 per track, whichever is the greater. Again, includes up to 5 revisions and online transmission of a high resolution cutting master. Please note that we consider mastering for vinyl as a separate job to mastering for CD or online digital release. We don't actually cut lacquers or metalwork here, but we do recommend and work closely with a major cutting room in the South of England - we know what they require, and they know what we want.Any specialist extra stuff (eg creating true tape-flanging effects etc etc) to be discussed and priced by mutual agreement.
Audio Transfer Rates
Depends what you want. Please get in touch for a specific quotation. However, the most common ones are:
2" 24 track tape (non-Dolby*) to 24 x WAV files including tape 'baking' if necessary. and online delivery - £125.00 for 30ips (up to 16 minutes playing time) or £175.00 for 15ips (up to 32 mins playing time). Please note, our 2" machine will only accept 10½" NAB reels.
¼" 2 track stereo tape (non-Dolby*) to stereo WAV file(s) (again including tape 'baking' if necessary) and online delivery - £5.00 per minute of recorded material playing time, with a minimum charge of £60.00
*We can also decode Dolby A and DBX encoded multitrack tapes. Dolby SR by arrangement. However, different rates apply. Please get in touch for a specific quotation.
DAT tapes, Sony F1/PCM 701 Digi tapes to stereo WAV file(s) - £5.00 per minute of recorded material playing time, with a minimum charge of £60.00
Vinyl to stereo WAV file(s) - including Cedar Declick/Cedar DeNoise (as appropriate) - £2.00 per minute of playing time, with a minimum charge of £60.00
Cassette to stereo WAV file(s) - including Cedar Declick/Cedar DeNoise (as appropriate) - £1.00 per minute of playing time, with a minimum charge of £60.00
Online delivery is the default. In all cases add £10.00 for hard copy on USB memory stick.
Anything more complicated (eg specialist restoration work) to be discussed and priced at an hourly rate by mutual agreement.
We don't charge VAT.
mastering@fmprecords.co.uk