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High-quality, professional results at great prices are the norm at
Blue Bear Sound
! Contact us to discuss your project -- we'll provide a free estimate to help you tailor your
project budget for maximum value.
Note also that while these are our posted rates, we encourage you to discuss your project with us -- we can often custom
tailor a package to suit your specific projects needs and budget.
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A 25% deposit is required on all bookings
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We accept Visa, Mastercard, Interac, certified cheques, or cash -
unfortunately, we can no longer accept personal cheques
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Please try to book your project at least 2-3 weeks in advance
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Media costs NOT included unless otherwise specified
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Rates do not include taxes (HST) - all taxes are extra
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$25 minimum rate for format transfers - 1 hour minimum rate ($85) for all other projects,
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Projects are subject to the terms listed on our
Conditions of Business page
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RATES/BLOCKS (all rates on this page in Cdn currency)
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Daily Block (9 hrs):
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$675.00
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Basic Rate:
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$85.00/hr
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Half Block (5 hrs):
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$375.00
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Week Block (45 hrs):
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$3200.00
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(all rates include engineer -- time blocks do not have to be scheduled consecutively
-- any project 3-hrs or longer qualifies for the block rate of $75/hr)
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PACKAGES / SPECIALTY SERVICES
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INDIE MIXING PACKAGE
- $349
Do you have great tracks but no way to mix them properly?
Send
us a CD/DVD of your project WAV files (or upload them to our server), and we'll get
your songs sounding the best they can be at a phenomenal price!
And if you can't bring in audio files, you can even bring your portable recorder into
the studio and let us take care of transferring your tracks to our system.
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single songs, including
editing/enhancement: $349/song
(regular non-Indie mixing rate: $1350/song)
Not sure the difference professional mixing can make? Check out these
comparison clips
Note: A 50% deposit is taken at the start of the project and the final balance is due upon
approval of the final mix.
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SINGER'S DEMO PACKAGE - $225
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singer supplies own backing track
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vocal track only of up to 3 songs
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3 hours total time
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0.5 hours setup
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1.5 hours recording
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1 hour mixing and CD
architecture
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LIVE-OFF-THE-FLOOR (LOTF) - $300
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songs recorded/mixed via the Sony console direct-to-disc
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4 hours total time
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1.5 hrs setup with full soundcheck/mix
setup
- 1.5 hrs recording time
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1 hour light-mastering/CD architecture
Popular for use as band demos, our LOTF recordings sound far better than most budget studio's
full productions!
Here's a sample >>>> The Attachments - Courage
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FORMAT TRANSFERS
Format transfers (CD, video, film, cassette, 8-tracks, reel-to-reel, and many more) are now being handled
by our multi-media production division -
Blue Bear Media.
Full rate information is available on their
rate-card page.
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Gift certificates
available for any amount.
They're a very popular gift
option for the musical artists in your life!
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