Standard Rates :
Recording $50/hr excluding location rental, Edit/Mix/Master totalled $150onwards/song.
(Location rental will vary from different jamming studios e.g. Drums@$16/HR Studio and will be arranged by the client)
All transport/labour charges will apply.
Lite (Digital) Rates :
Programming Drums : $30/hr
(E-Drums was sold off due to lack of demand. I'm much known for my miking heh.)
Recording (Guitar/Bass/Vocals) : $30/hr
Location : Siglap , East.
Mixing/Mastering : $30onwards per song.
Individual Rates : (Working with 3rd party studio/DIY's tracks)
-Recording : $50/hr excluding location rental.
-Editing* (Fix musician tempo/pitch errors) : $30onwards/instrument
-Reamping* : $30/hr
-Mixing* : $100onwards/song
-Mastering* : $50/song
-Producer* : $10/hr + $10onwards/song online consultation.
-Supervised Rental : Contact me with the list of gear you require and what you'll be recording. My presence is $10/hr (Producer) + $XX/hr depends on the gear rented.My role will be advising assistant recording engineer/producer.
(All transport/labour charges will apply.)
* = Subjected to discount or free in Standard Rates
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"How much could it all cost my band?"
Lite Semi-Live : $60onwards/song estimate
(Recording all instruments at once.Then vocals separate.)
Lite Layer : $150onwards/song estimate
(Recording all instruments individually.)
Full Layer : $500onwards/song estimate
Estimates vary due to number of band members, level of performance, particularity, location rental, song structure complexity, effort, may result more or less than stated. The example stated above is for a 5member simple straightforward pop/rock genre with a 4 minute song.
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[Customized Situations]
Recording DIY or recording with a friend for free?
Editing : $100onwards/song
Mixing/Mastering : $100onwards/song + $50/song
Recording and Mixing yourself? / Recorded/Mixed elsewhere, doesn't sound good?
Mastering : $50/Song
DIY Recording/Mixing/Mastering yourself but need an experienced ear/opinion to guide and oversee the entire production?
Producer : $10/hr in recording session + $10onwards/song online consultation.
Supervised Rental options available if client does not have better microphones/preamp.
Already recorded yourself but the tracks are not in timing/vocals out of tune?
Editing (Fix musician tempo/pitch errors) : $30onwards/instrument layer
Wanna build your own digital recording studio in your bedroom/home so you can record in your own time without paying per hr?
You can either check out www.soft.com.sg for my posts, or engage me for a house-visit-one-to-one consultation at $50onwards/visit. (usually requires around 2 visits, 1 for computer , 1 for DAW Setup)
DVD 1-cam angle-video of our live gig/jamming session with clear stereo recording for audition?
$50/hour for 5 songs limit. (If performed 4 songs, it's still $50 in that hour. If performed 8 songs, it's additional $10/song)
DVD 1-cam angle-video of our band performance with multitrack recording?
$50/hr for 5 songs limit additional $10/song within that hour after song limit + $30/hr+$30onwards/song [Lite Digital Rate]
Multi-cam angle-video ?
Please contact me with situation details, prior deposit required because I will purchase/rent additional vidcameras and look for cameramen specially for your event. Hope you'll be realistic with your budget.
For Existing Clients -
Karaoke Mixes (Left Panned Vocals) , Minus One (No Vocals) , Mixed but not Mastered (Sending somewhere else for mastering) , isolated tracks for rehearsal due to new band members or any customized situations. Will be charged $10/hr taken for my time.
