RATES

Backstreets Mastering offer simple straight forward fixed rates without precentages needed to be calculated depending on track length etc. It should be easy to try out Backstreets Mastering's services without feeling that You have strings attached and can’t say no. You are able to have me master a sample of your material before deciding if you want me to do the job for You.

APPLE DIGITAL MASTERS / DIGITAL DELIVERY

With digital distribution being the most popular and widely used way to consume music today Backstreets Mastering will provide you with up to 96kHz 24-bit digital WAVE files that are ready to be submitted to iTunes, fulfilling the requirements for the Apple Digital Masters standard.

These audio files will not go through the down-sampling and dithering process that is normally needed when creating the 44.1kHz 16-bit audio files for the Red Book Standard Master Disc that is going to the pressing plant and will instead provide higher resolution masters for the ACC encoding process that files submitted to iTunes will go through, resulting in better sounding digital masters available for Your customers.

Backstreets Mastering include the encoding tools provided by Apple in the mastering process to be able to check the quality and the sound of AAC files and ensure that the digital releases will be sounding just as outstanding as the physical CD.

Even though the Apple Digital Masters initiative focuses on bringing the best sounding AAC encoded files to iTunes other digital relases will also benefit from Apple's specifications as we no longer use 16-bit files for digital release, but instead provide You with 24-bit files tailored for encoding to portable formats, eg. MP3, OGG and similar formats that are used in the digital domain today.

1-5 tracks - 60.00 € per track (excl. VAT)
• Satisfaction guaranteed (if you aren't satisfied and decide to not use the mastered tracks you don't need to pay).

6 tracks or more - 50.00 € per track (excl. VAT)
• Satisfaction guaranteed (if you aren't satisfied and decide to not use the mastered tracks you don't need to pay).

STEM mastering - 80.00 € per track (excl. VAT)
• Satisfaction guaranteed (if you aren't satisfied and decide to not use the mastered tracks you don't need to pay).

DDP & RED BOOK STANDARD MASTER CD

The Red Book Standard is the world wide audio CD standard in the music business. The master CD will at your request include PQ, ISRC, UPC and EAN codes needed for reproduction, release and resale. The Red Book Standard Master disc will also be delivered as a digital DDP-image to You or directly to the pressing plant for duplication.

Backstreets Mastering use Taiyo Yuden discs that are widely known for best overall quality and highest reliability in the media industry.

60.00 € added to total (excl. VAT)
• Satisfaction guaranteed.
• Includes a phsyical master CD shipped worldwide.
• The master as a DDP-image for duplication purposes.
• Includes digital delivery files up to 96kHz 24-bit, meeting the requirements for Apple Digital Masters.

Backstreets Mastering accepts Bank Transfer and PayPal as methods of payment. Please contact me by mail for more info on how to handle the payment.