Mastering Rates
If you're an indie or DIY artist, talk to me. Budgets are tight, I get it, and I'd rather work with you and your music than not. Tell me what youve got and we'll figure it out. Indie artists are my favorite to work with and are who makes this industry stay fresh and alive.
Every master here is done by hand by a real person whos been doing this 15 years, not an algorithm guessing at your song. No AI, no plugin presets. Over the many years I've acquired amazing analog gear and digital tools that take your sound to the next level, and I take pride in being an experienced professional who wants you to succeed and shake the industry up. Let's do this.
Return clients get 10% off, always and forever. Love my clients.
Not sure yet? Send me a track and I'll master it free so you can hear it before you spend anything. Contact Me
| Standard Mastering Fee Singles and one-offs. | $100 per track |
| EP Rate 2 to 6 tracks. | $85 per track |
| Album Rate 7+ tracks. First 10 tracks at $75 each, every track after that is $50. Skits, interludes and short bits aren't charged like full songs, they're at the "Alternate Version" rate of $30. |
$75 per track, $50 after 10 For example:
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| Stem Mastering For more control and cohesion across your stems. This isnt a full mix, but I can do hands-on mix work too, just ask. | $150 per track |
| Mixing While I mostly master these days, I do mix as well. Hit me up to talk details. | Contact for rate |
| Master Revision Tone or level tweaks to your master (V2, V3, etc.) using the same mix. If the mix itself changes, see Recall below. | Free until you're 100% happy |
| Recall New master from a changed mix after the project has already been delivered. It takes time to recall all settings and run the mixes through the gear and check them, hence needing to charge for the time. | $50 per track |
| Alternate Version Instrumental, radio/clean, or other versions of the same song. Please send these over at the same time as regular versions, as I can knock them out in the same session and settings, saving time and cost. | $30 each |
| Vinyl Premaster Mastered with the right settings for the medium, split into sides with a cue sheet for your cutting engineer. Priced per side, so a standard LP is 2 sides, a 7" is 2, a double LP is 4. About 20 minutes a side works best, longer is possible with tradeoffs in tone/sound. 23 mins max usually. | $75 per side |
| Cassette Master High resolution master per side, ready for duplication. | $50 per side |
| DDP Image with CD Text/ISRC codes and DDP Media Player to validate on your side | $60 |
| Apple Digital Masters Prepared to Apple's specifications with additional peak headroom for encoding, then tested. BreakPoint Mastering is certified for Apple Digital Masters delivery. | $40 |
| Archival Your project stays backed up here permanently, so you can come back for a repress or reissue years later. | No charge, ever |
| Urgent Turnaround (24 / 48 / 72 hr) Covers moving other sessions around or staying late, and keeps it fair to clients booked out weeks ahead. | Contact for rate |
| Standard Mastering Turnaround | 3-5 business days once I start on it depending on size. Booking usually opens within a week, sometimes sooner. |
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