How to book sessions
Please, download and fill delivery form and sent it to us with your tracks.
Project Delivery Form
- Please, always mark (label) your source CD or DVD-ROM as follows. You should not use paper or plastic labels or stickers to label source media. Clearly mark or label CD or DVD jevel box.
- You should label your audio files.
- »01_SongTitle_MixName« (for Track number 1)
- »02_SongTitle_MixName« (for Track number 2)
- »02_SongTitle_MixName_MixTakes« (for Track2 / take2 - more vocal)
- etc.
- Always include »0« (zero) in front of the single digit of track number. Always mark Mix version of your choice in comment. Always check end of your file, e.g. (dot)WAV.
- Please, don't forget to:
- Complete tape logs with titles and timings as well as production.
- Editing and sequencing instructions, project title, artist, catalog number and your contact information.
- If your pre-master CD should include ISRC and/or UPC codes or CD Text, please furnish those as well.
- If you are creating an enhanced CD with audio plus data, please call to discuss your project.
- Please provide CD Text files in electronic form.
- It is an easy way to transfer digital files over the Internet. We will send uplink to you.
- Incorrect labeling takes more time and will affect your final cost.
How to prepare files for mastering
Please don't convert your files if your original is different, leave it as it is!
- We accept analog tape, digital tape and computer format files.
Computer Files can be compatible for Apple Macintosh or PC computers. Computer (digital) Audio Format: WAV, BWF or BWAV (broadacast wave file format), AIF, AIFF, SDII. Please don't convert your files if your original is different, leave it as it is!
- The files should be 24bit or 16bit. We prefere stereo interleaved files no greater than 96kHz/24bit.
- Sampling Rate: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz. We prefere up to 96kHz.
- The files can be in groups – stems. The most important and minimal stems are: Solo Vocal, Background vocals, Instrumental only, Bass guitar or Double bass only most problems can be easily fixed if these stems are provided. Working with stems takes more time and will affect your final cost.
- Digital Audio Media Sources: DAT (24bit or 16bit), MiniDisc, Tascam, ADAT.
- Analog Audio Media Sources: 1/4 inch Reel Tapes / Audio Cassete.
- please include calibration (test) tones 1kHz, 100Hz, 10kHz (50Hz and 15kHz optional) in the beginning of the tape, (level 0dB).
- Which tape equalizations you use: IEC1/IEC, CCIR, DIN; IEC2/NAB.
- Which reference level you use (0, plus 4, plus 6 etc.).
- Which tape speed you use (76cm/s=30ips; 38cm/s=15ips ; 19cm/s=7.5ips).
- Which noise reduction you use (Dolby A, Dolby SR).
- Which analog tape machine you use (Studer A80, Revox B77, etc.).
- Which analog tape you use (Ampex 456, Basf/Emtec 911, etc.).
- Always leader the tape, on beginning, on the end and between the each song / track / take.
- We don't accept: hard disk drive; firewire drive; usb drive; usb keys.
- We don't accept project or session files: Logic, Nuendo, ProTools, CuBase, Samplitude, etc.
- When you process final mix, we recommend you:
- Do not compress or limit to hard your final mix.
- Do not use "finalizer", "brickwall", "multiband", "ultramaximizer", "maxim" or similar.
- Leave enough headroom.
- Do not overload your tracks.
- Check the length of all stem (group) files. All files should be equal.
- You can check your files with Check Sum:
- PC computers: www.irnis.net/soft/xcsv
- Apple computers: homepage.mac.com/julifos/soft/checksum
What we provide for you
- At the end of your mastering session, we will provide a reference copy of your project for review. After revisions (if needed) and upon your approval, pre-master CD or DDP file will be shipped to you or to your duplication plant. It is highly suggested that you take your replication master disc and listen to it at least one time "from beginning to end" on a quality CD player, through quality loudspeakers or headphones - remembering to also check for correct placement of track start locations. Your part is also to keep your pre-masters totally clean and free from scratches or dust! Do not listen to your master in a moving vehicle, as scratches commonly occur in those cases.
- Please ask duplication plant to provide you test CD, before go to production. This is a last chance to make sure there are no problems with the pre-master before it is used to make your CDs.
- Pre-master media for CD manufacturing are: pre-master CD or DDP file (Disc Description Protocol). Masters for vinyle or cassette duplication are provided on CD or 1/4 inch analog tape. Complete logs with timings are included.
If you have any question: Please call or email us before sending your materials.
