I) Client must be satisfied with the mixes
being submitted for the mastering process. Volume levels (of
all tracks mixed to stereo), best to client's knowledge, are
not loud and have no distortion..
II) This service is provided for individuals
to drop off or send by mail
a copy of their work only.
III) De-Popping, De-Clicking and Noise Reduction
(problems usually associated with sources such as corrupted
CDs, DATs, Vinyl records and Tapes) or just plain bad engineering,
not available at this price/rate.
IV) Acceptable mix sources are: Audio CDs,
CD24, DAT tapes, Mini Disc & ROM data (containing files
listed on paragraph V)
V) Acceptable Audio File Formats are: AIFF,
.WAV,SDII & MP3, encoded at 44.1- 48 KHZ / 16 or 24
bit
. Any
other file format will not be acceptable at this
price/rate.
VI)
After completion of the mastering process, client takes home
test master for reviewing.
VII) Unless further adjustments are requested
by client within a 24 hour reviewing period, test master is
deemed approved & final.
VIII)
Any changes to compression or equalization by the client will
void our Satisfaction Guaranteed pledge. Client
is therefore deemed responsible for the changes to the new
master source.
IX) Client is advised (unless imperative) not to include
or use recordings that have: low audio resolution, loud output
levels, distortion, and excessive hiss or high noise to floor
ratio.
For these particular mix sources a noticeable improvement
on sound quality will be apparent on a case by case basis.
Mastering results may vary, depending upon the quality of your
mix or sound production.
X) Our Satisfaction Guaranteed pledge does not apply
to materials recorded with "Sub-Standard" equipment
(i.e 4-8 trk analog recordings).
For these particular mix sources a noticeable improvement
on sound quality will be apparent on a case by case basis.
XI) Our Satisfaction Guaranteed pledge does not apply
to sources such as: cassettes, mini-disc, mp3 and any other
source that compresses the signal in order to save memory space.
For these particular mix sources a noticeable improvement
on sound quality will be apparent on a case by case basis.
XII) Client is responsible for supplying a correctly
formatted audio CD, or audio file source as stipulated on the
paragraphs above and failure to do so within reasonable
length of time (a maximum of 30 days), will cancel the job order
and cause client to lose deposit payment.
XIII) Digital Mastering is processed using ProTools
Mix TDM System (ideal for industry standard 16 bit audio CDs
and DAT mixes). Our PMCD is free
of charge (US only).
XIV) PMCD Pre-gapping between tracks limited
to a fixed second count. If not specified by client, default
time is 2 seconds.
