Mastering Fees:

Mastering (sometimes referred to as CD Mastering or Audio Mastering) is charged at a flat rate of R370 per track. Compilations are chared at R1500 per CDR of final product. Where hourly rates apply, they are charged at R400 per hour.

International Projects are charged at the relevant XE.com exchange rate calculated on the day of issue of invoice & VAT does not apply to international projects. (South African Currency: 'SAR' (South Africa, Rands))

Lapdust Audio Mastering offers musical** mastering from a studio equipped with some of the best analogue and digital outboard audio equipment the world has to offer all monitored on a beautifully detailed monitoring system.

Suggestions for mixes engineers

As guidelines for your next project (opinions vary, but these suggestions are unlikely to be challenged by any experienced audio professional) please consider the following suggestions:

Tasteful compression on individual instruments is fine but don’t normalise, compress, limit or eq your stereo mix at the output before you give it to me. The mixes should not peak over OdBFS and if they “look” soft on your editor after the mix-down - DON”T TURN IT UP (especially if you have worked in 24 BIT from start to finish...its just not necessary)!




** /adj/ 1 (use attrib) of or for music.
2 sounding pleasant like music.

 

Mix down to a 24 bit file, at whatever sample rate you used throughout the production process and supply it to me on a CDR or flash stick (its quick to check for viruses...please don't bring your external hardrive - they take too long to run virus scans.).

Use a de-esser during mixing if necessary!

Maintain the balances between vocal sibilence and cymbals and other high frequency instruments throughout the whole track - don’t let one get too much louder than the other during a chorus for example.

The same goes for bass instruments, use adequate compression and make sure bass guitar levels are comparable to bass drum levels without swamping the bass drum. If the bass guitar is mixed too loud you will lose punch from the kick-drum and if the kick drum is too loud the track will sound thin.

For objective thoughts and online debate from some of the worlds most notable authorities on varied aspects of mastering, please visit: http://webbd.nls.net:8080/~mastering

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Here is a partial list of Lapdust Clients:

Artists: Taxi Violence, The Rescu, Lloyd Cele, Elvis blue, Zubz, Fulka, Wrestlerish, Thieve, The Soil, Pu2ma, Lacey May, Fuzigish, The Graeme Watkins Project, Easy Tiger, Submachine, Moses Metro Man, Vusi Khumalo, Sergeant Fu, The Black Hotels, Kurt Darren, Kwesta, DJ Clock, Farryl Purkiss, aKing, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Van Coke Kartel, Foto Na Dans, Straatligkinders, Yesterdays Pupil, LaVuvuzela, Just Jinjer, Nicholis Louw, Ray Dylan, Charlize Berg, Romanz, Nocaine, Rudi Muller, Ricky Faber, Letta Mbulu, Kill Disco, Evolver One, Monique, Sarah Theron, Black Coffee, Culoe de Song, Shon G, Lvovo Derrango, Sipho Makhabane, Romanz, Elizma Theron, Ddisselblom, Camagwini, Manie Jackson, Starplayer, The Cokestrokes, Andriette, Mugshot, New Holland, Kidofdoom, Jacob Israel, Buselaphi, Trinity, Sibongile Khumalo, Hikatori, Hog Higgidy Hog, Gizelle, House Therapy, Deborah Fraser, Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Lesego, Kelly Khumalo, ProVerb, aKing, Shon G, Fokofpolisiekar, Zuluboy, Lonehill Estate, Doc Shebeleza, Yesterdays Pupil, Wonderboom, Alexandra Brass Band, Mshoza, L'vovo Derrango, Mean Mr Mustard, Asheley Clark (USA), Anderson, Bongi Dube, DJ Sndara, eF El, Mzwakhe, Foto Na Dans, Jarred John, Phumeza, Verity, DJ Moby, Gavin knox-Grant, Chippa, Bhekumuzi Luthuli, Inyon Emhlophe, Voodoo Child, Buchannan, Tshila, Jason Clark (USA), Christ Church Midrand, Reann Daniel, Fevertree, Kwela Tebza, Nuverus, Holly and the Woods, RIFE, RUSSH, Jagged, Jolanta Durno, Mike Delicious, SAN, Bonsai, Zombo, Odade Wethu, Afro-beat, Mandlovu, Misled, Talitha, Tweeslag, Munk n Pure, Grace Choir, Not Just To People, Simphiwe Dana, Old Mol, Random Hero, Arthur Mafokate, New Found Disorder, Chomee, Unlisted, Civil Servant, Subrosa, Bloodmoney, One Sock Thief, The Waiting Room, Redd Angel, Xtension5, Trusted Silence, Bardo, Freddie Gwala, Tokkelaars, Eclipse, Pantsula, NUROK, Ngedeza, Richard Kohler, Jamela, Preston, Lindsay McGuire, Walt, Hope Station, Mzet, Sgonondo, Uncorporation (Wounded Buffalo), Jane Rademeyer, Sandbox, Thirteen, Surreal, The New Academics, Grounded, Malo A Botsheba Boys, 100%JZ, Swazi Dlamini, BY4, Optical Illusion, Mashona, Buselaphi, Umoja, Saints of Bliss, Pilot, Thabz Le Madonga, Collabo, Tebs David, 10c Short, PSYFO, MD Greyling, Even Flow, nine.sine, Hazardous Entertainment's Toxic Tracks, Black Hand Family

Label/Production work with: Rhythm Records, Buttabing & Ventilation Productions, Select Music, Vonk Music, Real Music Productions, SONYBMG, GALLO, 999, Black Economics, Wounded Buffalo, Terra Productions, StereoFX, Truthcore Records, Phat Planet Studios, B#Studios, Mark Beling, Sting Music