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Studio Rates And Policies

Location

1007 W. 19th Street

Chicago, IL 60608.

(Appointment Only)

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Rates

-Recording is $50 per hour (Please Read Studio Usage Minimums).

-Mixing with Mastering starts at $300 per song. Please call for an estimate.

-Audiobook Mastering starts at $150 per finished hour.

Studio Usage Minimums:

-Monday to Friday: If you are solely focused on recording and do not require mixing with mastering, the minimum booking duration for your recording session is four hours.

-Monday to Friday: If you are purchasing mixing with mastering at the end of your recording session, the minimum recording session is one hour.

-Saturday: Always a minimum four hour recording session, regardless of purchases of mixing with mastering.

Deposits And Booking

-Monday to Friday: $50 non-refundable deposit is required to secure/book time, covering the first hour of your session.

-Saturdays: $200 non-refundable deposit is required to secure/book time, covering the first four hours of your session.

-Deposits must be paid within 15 minutes of scheduling to secure your session. No exceptions.

-If the session balance is not being paid at the studio, the full session amount must be paid in advance as a deposit before your session begins.

-Failure to show results in deposit loss. No exceptions.

Timing and Payments:

-Sessions start at the confirmed arrival time. No exceptions.

-Please arrive no more than 5 minutes early. If unable to accommodate, you’ll need to wait outside.

-If purchasing, mixing with mastering is paid in full before it is started.

-Final master will be delivered in 5-15 business days.

-One free revision session is included after receiving the final master.

-Additional revisions are billed hourly and must be done at the studio.

-Payment methods: Cash, Paypal, Venmo, Cash App, and all major credit cards except Amex.

Raw Files And Storage

-Request raw files during the session or have to book time separately.

-All files are deleted 3 months after your last session from our
cloud/hard drive. Please download your files immediately.

Project Association and Quotes

-If not using our mixing/mastering services, please do not associate your project with the studio.

-Quotes for larger projects are valid for 30 days.

Requirements and Restrictions

-Only one producer is allowed in a session. No guests are permitted.

-No drug use or alcohol on the premises. Violations result in
removal and deposit loss.

-Professional conduct is expected; abusive behavior will lead to
removal and deposit loss.

-We do not work with anyone under the age of 21.

-24/7 security cameras are present outside and inside the building.

Violation of policies results in removal and loss of payment for studio time.

Song Cost Calculator

Recording Cost Calculator — Untold Stories Recordings

What Will Your Project Cost?

Instrumentsdrums, bass, guitar, etc.
1
Vocalists
1
Songs
1
Mixing & Mastering$300+ per song
Recording time2–4 hrs per instrument/vocalist
— hrs

A tight, rehearsed session moves toward the faster end (2 hrs per instrument or vocalist). A session still working out parts moves toward 4 hrs or more per instrument/vocalist. Recording time is always dependent on your level of preparedness.

Recording, at $50/hr
Mixing & Mastering
Estimated Total

Based on $50/hr studio time and mixing/mastering starting at $300 per song. Give the studio a call for a tighter estimate.

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Audiobook Cost Calculator

Audiobook Recording Cost Calculator — Untold Stories Recordings

What Does It Cost to Record an Audiobook?

Word count 90,000
5,000 150,000
Finished hours
— hrs

of audio

Recording + editing

Mastering

$150 per finished hour

Estimated Total

Recording, editing, and mastering — ACX compliance included

The calculator estimates finished audio length at 7,800–9,000 words per finished hour — a realistic range that accounts for natural narration pace variation. Recording and editing runs 2–3× the finished hour estimate in studio time at $50/hr. Mastering is billed at $150 per finished hour. Both are broken out separately in the event you have your own mastering engineer and only need recording as a service.

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