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RATES (US)
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.
- A 25% deposit is
required on all bookings
- We accept Visa,
Mastercard, Interac, certified cheques, or
cash -
unfortunately, we can no longer accept
personal cheques
- Please try to book your
project at least 2 weeks in advance
- Media costs NOT
included unless otherwise specified
- Rates do not
include GST/PST
- Projects are
subject to the terms listed on our Conditions of Business page
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RATES/BLOCKS
| Daily Block
(9 hrs): |
$599.00 |
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Basic Rate:
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$75.00/hr |
| Half Block
(5 hrs): |
$330.00 |
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Format
Transfers: |
$45.00/hr |
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Week Block
(45 hrs): |
$2700.00 |
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(all rates
include engineer -- time
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PACKAGES FOR SPECIAL
SAVINGS
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INDIE MIXING PACKAGE-
$299 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.
- single
songs,
including editing: $299/song
(regular
non-Indie mixing
rate: $1100/song)
- want
to mix a CD's worth of
songs? $2899 for 10
songs
Not sure the difference
professional mixing can make? Check out these
comparison clips!
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SINGER'S VOCAL DEMO
PACKAGE -
$175
- singer
supplies own backing
track
- vocal
track only of up to 3
songs
- 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 - $199
- songs
recorded/mixed via the Sony console direct-to-disc
- 3
hours total time
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1 hour setup
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1 hour recording
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1 hour light-mastering/CD
architecture
Our
Live-off-the-floor recordings
sound far better than a budget-studio's full multitrack
production!
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WEDDING DVD PACKAGE - from $499
Let us take your raw
wedding footage - video, photos, and sounds
clips - and put them together to create a
beautiful video presentation to immortalize your
special day.
The DVD makes a great gift for family and
friends!
Note - since every project is unique, the
price can vary depending on the content.
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FORMAT
TRANSFERS
| Video/Film
- DVD Transfer Transfer
your video over to the convenience and
durability of the DVD format.
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 VHS,
VHS-C, Beta, 8mm (analog),
mini-DV, DVD-R
- $0.60 per minute of raw footage
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Digital 8mm
- $1.15 per minute of raw footage
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Super 8 film, DV Pro
- $2.49 per minute of raw footage
For other video formats,
please
call for a custom quote.
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Record/Reel/Cassette/DAT
- CD TransferTransfer/archive
your records and tapes to
the convenience and
durability of the CD
format.
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 $35
- single album (vinyl or cassette)
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$50 - double-album
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$45/hr for reel-to-reel/DAT/cassette/IC
recorder or other format transfers
We can handle transfers
for 33 1/3, 45, & 78 RPM records/acetates,
1/4" 2-track reel-to-reel up to 10" hubs,
microcassette, cassettes and 8-track cartridge tapes.
Have a lot of vinyl to transfer to CD?
We have great rates on bulk transfer
projects!
Pitch-correction of records
(particularly for 78's) is also
available.
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