Welcome To Vital Mastering STUDIO
Listen to some Samples of our work
Singles: $75 per track
Albums: $60 per track
(4 or more tracks from the same project or artist)
Stem Mastering: $120
Stem mastering fee includes 8 stems. Additional stems will be billed at $20 each.
Alternate Mixes: $40
Instrumental, acapella, radio edit, etc.
Short Tracks: $40
Short tracks such as intros, skits, or interludes.
Mix Update: $20
When changes are made to your mix after mastering, requiring a new master.
MP3 Files: $50
Includes encoding of ID3 tags with album art.
DDP Image: $100
“Digital Master CD” used for CD duplication.
Tape/Vinyl Master: $50
Additional per-song fee for tape or vinyl masters.
Mastering Rates
Mixing: $300+
Our mixing rate starts at $300 per song for basic mixes (such as a beat plus a vocal mix). The rate can increase for larger and more complex mixes. An average mix of around 16 tracks can be between $400-500, and larger 20+ track mixes can be $600+.
Contact us to discuss your project and get a price estimate for your mix.
Audio Editing:
$2 per audio-minute
We provide audio editing services for voice-overs, audio books, podcasts etc. Billed at $2
per audio minute, with a $60 minimum.
Contact us to discuss your project.
Noise Reduction:
$50 Per Hour
Noise reduction services are billed at $50 per hour, with a $100 project minimum. This service includes reduction/removal of tape hiss, ground-loop and other electrical noise, pops, clicks, distortion and clipping.
Contact us for a specific quote on your project.
Additional Services We Offer
ABOUT US
Vital Mastering is a private online mastering studio owned and operated by mastering engineer Jack Braglia. We are based in NYC and specialize in mastering the heaviest and most extreme genres of metal for release to streaming platforms, CD, cassette tape, & vinyl.
Vital Mastering Studio opened back in 2012 to bring heavy metal mastering services to our independent and major label clients. Our goal is to produce clear, loud, and heavy masters that are competitive with today's latest metal releases. We have a passion for many genres of metal such as death metal, black metal, prog, doom, stoner rock, and metalcore, but have experience mastering all genres of music.
Contact Us To Discuss Your Project
Jack Braglia
Audio Mastering Engineer
Jack is an Audio Mastering Engineer based in New York with over 10 years of experience in the audio production industry; producing and editing audio for podcasts and audiobooks, mixing and mastering music, and sound mixing for film.
