Rates
By the hour, with the caps.
Every room has an hourly rate, a half-day cap at four hours and a day cap at ten, and so does the engineer. Book three hours and you pay three; book four and you pay the half-day; book seven and you pay the half-day plus three; book ten and you pay the day. The book page does the sum.
The rates
The live room
An hour£45
Capped at £150 for four hours and £300 for ten. Backline included; the engineer sets up an hour early, free.
The podcast suite
An hour£40
Capped at £130 and £260. Four microphones, three cameras, live streaming included.
The mix room
An hour£35
Capped at £120 and £240. Mixing, overdubs and the control room for the booth.
An engineer
An hour, any room£20
Capped at £70 for a half day and £150 for a day. Or bring your own.
Voice-over booth
An hour, with an engineer£55
Remote direction and delivery to spec included. Minimum an hour.
Rehearsal
An hour, with the backline£15
£12 an hour for a regular weekly slot. A stereo recording of the session £10.
Side by side
The three bookable rooms, hour by hour.
Without an engineer unless the row says so. Including VAT.
| Session | Live room | Podcast suite | Mix room |
|---|---|---|---|
| An hour | £45 | £40 | £35 |
| Two hours | £90 | £80 | £70 |
| Three hours | £135 | £120 | £105 |
| A half day, four hours or more | £150 | £130 | £120 |
| Six hours | £150 + £90 | £130 + £80 | £120 + £70 |
| A day, up to ten hours | £300 | £260 | £240 |
| With an engineer, a day | £450 | £410 | £390 |
| Late, until 2am | At the day rate | At the day rate | At the day rate |
Everything else
The rest, priced.
- Mastering, a track£35
- Mastering, up to five tracks£120
- Mixing from stems, a songfrom £120
- An edited podcast episode with a three-camera cutfrom £60
- A stereo recording of a rehearsal£10
- Setup an hour before a band sessionIncluded
- Multitracks and a rough mix on a linkIncluded
- Files kept on our server for ninety daysIncluded
- Backline in the live roomIncluded
- Specialist hire (tape machine, Hammond)at cost
- Deposit to hold a datehalf the quote
- Cancelling with a week's noticedeposit returned
Questions about rates
How do the caps work?
Up to four hours, you pay the hourly rate or the half-day cap, whichever is less. Beyond four, the half-day cap plus the hourly rate for each hour after it, never more than the day cap. The engineer is worked out the same way. The book page shows the sum line by line.
Who masters?
Owain Lewis, on Fridays, in the mix room. He mastered for a Bristol label for nine years and now does about forty records a year here.
Is there a deposit?
Half the quote holds the date, refunded with a week's notice; a session moves free with two days' notice. The balance is paid on the day.
Do you do package deals for an album?
A block of five or more days in the live room is quoted at £270 a day rather than £300, and the mix days at £210. Ask with the dates.
Pick the room and the hours. The price works itself out.
The live room is £45 an hour, never more than £150 for a half day or £300 for a day; an engineer £20 an hour on top, capped the same way. The book page does the sum and shows what is free today and tomorrow. Half the quote holds the date.