Mixing Terms

Terms for 500 € / song

• Prices are per song. The final price can depend on the project scope, the number of songs, and possible package pricing.
• The price includes up to 2 revision rounds.
• Additional revisions are billed at 25 € / round.
• The price also includes up to 3 alternative versions when needed, such as instrumental, vocal only, or performance versions.
• Pricing assumes that all tracks are delivered fully edited and ready for mixing.
• Pitch correction, editing, and removal of unwanted noise or audio are billed separately at 70 € + VAT / hour.
• A 50% advance payment is required before mixing starts.
• Final high-resolution files are delivered through the client portal after the final payment has been completed.

Short version

• Do not send extra processing unless the effect is essential to the sound.
• 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit float files are accepted.
• Use the same sample rate as the original project.
• Stereo tracks should be interleaved stereo files.
• Mono tracks should be mono files.
• WAV or AIFF only.
• Name every file clearly.
• Send only files used in the project.

Preparing files for mixing

1. Render every track correctly

Render every track and virtual instrument as one continuous audio file so that all files start at the exact same point. This allows the files to be imported directly into the mixing session and aligned from zero.

Test the export in a new empty project before sending the files.

If the drums are not a finished loop, send each drum element as a separate file, such as kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, cymbals, and overheads.

2. Remove effects and processing

Remove effects and processing before exporting unless they are an essential part of the sound. This includes EQ, compression, reverb, delay, chorus, and similar tools.

If you are unsure whether an effect should stay, send both the dry version and the effect return as separate clearly named files.

3. Clean the tracks

Do not send anything you do not want in the final mix. Listen through every track alone and remove noise, clicks, accidental sounds, and unused material.

If cleanup has to be done during mixing, it is billed separately.

4. Name files clearly

If a file name does not explain what the track is, time is wasted on sorting instead of mixing. Clear names keep the process faster.

5. Keep the original bit depth and sample rate

Render each track at the same sample rate used in the original project. Do not change the sample rate during export.

6. Stereo and mono tracks

Stereo tracks must be exported as interleaved stereo files. Mono tracks must be exported as mono files.