I just scored my first full length project!
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KeithRT99
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Torniojaws
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ScottCash
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If you are like most of us here you are a perfectionist. That means you will probably spend a good 10 -20 hrs per song. Between setup, tear down, track recording, engineering, mixing, re-mixing, re-re-mixing, etc. So let's say 15 hours per song. I think that's like $6.60/HR. It proves the point that we all do this for the love and not the money. Hopefully you can be the next Andy Sneap livin' large making tons of cash. If not, you still have the passion and that's worth more than any paycheck.
Wurd bro.
Wurd bro.
Gnash
Lefty
Yeah, congrats! I'm working on an album now. It started as 14 songs, ending with 11.
At $100 a song. Get ready to fight them for a click track, and countless hours of bickering over that.
My rates are definatley going up after this project!
At $100 a song. Get ready to fight them for a click track, and countless hours of bickering over that. My rates are definatley going up after this project!
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elmuchoescadawg
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Yeah Im working on something now for the love of it not the money. Im hoping though that when its done its profile will be high enough to get me some interest
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
Yeah, congrats! I'm working on an album now. It started as 14 songs, ending with 11.
Naw I aint gonna fight to hard.
I did however put a clause in "if you take forever to track due to not being practiced up ie: you need 100 takes per track then I have to charge more.
It seemed like they were on par with that though and they have been to another studio where the fee was 40 and hour (it was a sick studio). They just asked me cause I am cheap and they were inpressed with my latest drum mixes.
broken81
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fucking sweet.......
I was a bit jealous at first but i just got a call today and scored a 8 song project at 100 a pop also. Only thing that sucks is i lost my recording spot and I'm going to there place to track drums (Basement with no treatment) :Smug: So no good room or anything to track drums. I was thinking of using dfhs and program drums after i track them but i suck at programing and i think would take ages for 8 songs, but I'm not sure what I'm gonna do yet maybe just run with real drums and do my best!!!
But congrats anyway and thought i would share since were both doing our first full length at the same time 
I was a bit jealous at first but i just got a call today and scored a 8 song project at 100 a pop also. Only thing that sucks is i lost my recording spot and I'm going to there place to track drums (Basement with no treatment) :Smug: So no good room or anything to track drums. I was thinking of using dfhs and program drums after i track them but i suck at programing and i think would take ages for 8 songs, but I'm not sure what I'm gonna do yet maybe just run with real drums and do my best!!!
But congrats anyway and thought i would share since were both doing our first full length at the same time
Gnash
Lefty
broken81
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Zombietakeover
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Gnash
Lefty
You can take a shit load of blankets, and cover the concrete with em, and possibly drape some blankets over mic stands and surround the kit. You know, kill that basement reverb.
I've never tracked in a basement, but I can imagine the nightmare. I use the Ddrum pro triggers, they're red, around $200 for 5piece, I think, and run them into some preamp.
deathtotaliban
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+1 those drum sounds are sick. I just wish I had $200 bucks...or the steven slate kit
Good to hear. I'll be working on my first full length project as well this summer 9-12 songs, with Century Media interest (hehe, so I've been told)...
Nice, I don't exspect anything cool to come from this project other than maybe word of mouth and more bands. Thats all I look for at this point.
Im just now finishing up my 4th paying project, and yeah just a bit of advice if you are doing the $100 a track deal (wich is what i have been charging) Make sure they give you at least half up front and the other half when completed. Becouse if they drag their feet for a month or 2 and you have already dedicated several hours of work you have already gotten some cash.
