eMixing
As a world-renowned recording studio, Real World has witnessed the making of countless global successes and continues to play host to many of the most talented musicians around. Our eMixing service gives you the opportunity to have your recording mixed in this hallowed environment by a top UK mix engineer at a price that might surprise you. It’s hard to get your music noticed amongst the oceans of sounds around and this may just add the fairy dust it needs.
Click here to start…How does it work?
You send us multitrack WAV audio files of the song or songs either by uploading them to our ftp site or by mail on a data DVD, and we wire you back the stereo master mixes completed to the level of your choice from the selection below. At the highest level it will involve broadcasting the mix live to your home or studio while in conversation with the engineer. We also suggest you send a Spotify playlist of reference material as a stylistic guide for the mix engineer – musical influences and songs you’d like your mixes to sit with.
What do you get?
The mixes you receive for listening reference are ‘jiffy mastered’ 16-bit WAV files which means that they have gone through a basic maximising process so that they can be realistically compared to other records at similar volumes. Once the mix is approved an unprocessed 24-bit WAV file will be created for use in the final mastering process. As well as the final mix, you will also get instrumental and a capella versions for any other eventualities that might occur.
We’ll keep the mix sessions backed up for a year so that you can always come back to us for changes in the future if needs be.
Soundcloud
We host a Soundcloud community to which you can add your mixes if you so wish. This is great for feedback from like-minded artists and for exposure.
Mix Levels
Our mixes are performed in stages and the level to which you take it is down to you and your budget. Stepping the cost makes certain you are liking the results as it evolves and also ensures you don’t waste money on something that might be flawed, for example, by the original recording. You can also combine the mix with our mastering services for best value.
Monitor Mix
This is a static balance with basic processing to give a rough idea of the direction the mix is going. It will have all the tone and energy of a mix but lack the dynamics and transitions that mark a finished record. It will come with an Engineer’s Report giving you their opinion on quality and potential. If you like this you can opt to upgrade to the next stage…
Master Mix
This is a dynamic mix that, to the engineer’s ears, is how the final record should be heard. Vocals will be refined and ridden to hold the listener’s attention. Instrumentation balances are automated to realise the dynamic intention and musical changes shaped to enhance the composition. With mixing such a subjective process there will undoubtedly be bits you’d like to change in which case you can opt for the next step…
Tweaked Master
If you like the Master Mix but want some changes made (such as bass up in chorus, hi-hat down in verse, etc) you can choose this next step and submit your tweak list to the engineer. At this stage the engineer will broadcast the mix directly to your itunes and via a concurrent Skype conversation you can work through the changes you want while hearing it live. This session lasts up to two-hours and at the end of it, the engineer will send you back the finished Tweaked Master. This process can be repeated until you are happy with the result (or run out of money!). Once you’re happy with the mix you can also opt for Real World’s eMastering service at a discounted rate, see below.
We do urge you to start with the Monitor Mix option, because this will enable us to check that the track is in a fit state to mix. The Monitor Mix is returned with an Engineer’s Report that will tell you whether or not the recorded parts will scrub up OK in the mix and will come with some suggestions you might like to consider addressing before continuing with the process. These might include ideas relating to performance, structure, arrangement and any other ideas the mix engineer thinks might improve the final result.
Which engineer and which studio is used for the mix is pot-luck and dependent on schedule and availability. It could be any one of the many engineers on site, but it will always be of the quality Real World is famous for. You can for a premium pick an engineer from the regulars available. The rate for this is negotiable and dependent on who’s available. Please email us.
Also which studio is used is pot-luck and dependent on availability but every Master Mix will be checked in the famous Big Room if it isn’t actually mixed in there.
Rates
The rates are per track and stepped so that you can initially pay very little for a monitor mix before committing to the more advanced stages of a mix. If you opt for the full Tweaked Mix you save 10% on the stepped rates. Rates are based on a maximum track length of five minutes (for excess see below). A track-count (mono or stereo) of 50 is the maximum permitted. All prices are exclusive of VAT, orders within the EU will be subject to VAT currently at 20%.
Click here to start…| Monitor Mix | £100 |
| Master Mix | £375 Upgrade from Monitor Mix: £275 |
| Tweaked Master | £450 Upgrade from Master Mix: £125 |
| Excess for mixes over 5 minutes long | £45/min pro rata |
| Emastering of previously emixed material | £50/track |
| Premium engineer | Price by negotiation and availability, please email |