First of all, if you have any questions after reading this page, get in touch. The rates will be confirmed after a preliminary discussion regarding the project.
Mixing options
€ 300 | Song with vocal multi-tracks and instrumental stems.
The source files for the vocals are multi-tracks, while the instrumental is exported as stems.
€ 450 | Multi-tracks song.
The source is entirely multi-tracks.
Delivery
Usually a mix will be ready in 3-7 days.
The song will be delivered mastered (included in the mixing price). My philosophy is that a mix should be “radio-ready”. I’ll deliver a mastered mix that’s ready to go for distribution.
There is no limit regarding the number of revisions, I’m a reasonable person and I want your music to sound as close to your vision as possible.
Technical Aspects
Files transfer
A service that allows to just drag & drop files up to 50 GB (and with one month auto-expiration) is SwissTransfer.com. Otherwise, any other cloud storage solution works.
Vocals
It’s important that the lead vocal track is dry. Except for EQ and compression/saturation, any time-based effects should be applied either on a separate track either by using sends.
Multi-tracks
The multi-tracks are all the individual tracks in the project, including the return tracks. When exporting multi-tracks, the returns should be exported separately, and not baked-in the source track.
Stems
The stems are sub-mixes of similar elements (drums, instruments, vocals, transition effects).
For a better final mix, the key elements should be exported and delivered separately. For example, the kick (and often clap/snare and/or high-hats) should be excluded from the drums stem. Bass and the lead instrument should be excluded from the instrumental stem.
The lead vocal should be excluded from vocal stem, and exported separately.
The stems exports made for mixing and mastering purposes are a blend of individual tracks (multi-tracks) and sub-mixes (stems).
Exporting Stems
Different DAW’s work differently when using the solo button - some may mute the send effects. My suggestion is to start by muting all the tracks in the project (except for sends). Then, for each stem unmute just the tracks you want contained in the respective stem, and run an export pass.
What I consider important to have as stems:
1 → Kick
2→ Clap or snare - only if they are prominent, otherwise they can go with the drums stem
3 → Hi-Hats and high percussion like shakers, tambourines, rides
4 → Drums stem - the rest of the drums, percussion, including crashes and fills
5 → Bass
6 → Lead instrument or lead stack
7 → Instruments stem - the rest of the melodic elements
8 → Effects stem - transitions, textures, background elements
9 → Instrumental return effects - reverbs, delays, throws
10 → Lead vocal - dry, no reverb or delay baked-in
11 → Background vocals - same
12 → Vocal return effects - reverbs, delays, throws