Mastering Rates

CD and Download

  • Free sample of one track segment available upon request

  • Single Tracks mastered at $105/track, to a total time of 20 minutes

  • $500.00 package price for mastering a CD 20 to 45 minutes, unattended session

  • $895.00 package price for mastering a full CD to 79 minutes, unattended session

  • $30.00 for each CD Master disc with timing sheet

  • $30.00 for ISRC Encoding

Vinyl Cutting Rates and Equipment information

  • 1 hour of cutting time @$350/hour

Master Lacquers (to go directly to the plating/ pressing plant)

  • 7″ – Contact to acquire about current pricing

  • 12″ – Contact to acquire about current pricing

  • LP – Contact to acquire about current pricing

  • Rates do not include shipping and handling

Reference Acetates (optional, for you to hear and approve vinyl cutting)

  • 7″ – Contact to acquire about current pricing

  • 12″ – Contact to acquire about current pricing

  • LP – Contact to acquire about current pricing

All cutting is done on one of only a few existing VMS-80 lacquer cutting lathes and a custom vinyl mastering console. The lathe is quite simply the finest disk-cutting lathe ever produced. With its “modern” 1980s technology, a master cutting engineer can fit a longer side at a lower level than any other lathe. You will find many disk-cutting businesses that have sprouted up recently are not using this superior equipment. Even experienced cutting

engineers can not produce the same results on lesser-quality lathes. Channel separation, distortion specs, bass quality, and transient integrity are all vastly improved with our cutting equipment. And like it was in the “good old days” modern enhancements and modifications extend the low-frequency response, improve high-frequency tracking, and allow us to cut louder and more dynamic records. I have used this lathe for many years and know it intimately.

Payment Accepted

  • PayPal, credit cards, checks, cash, or money order. 

Free Consultation and Price Quote

  • For a free consultation to find out how Don Grossinger’s Mastering services can bring your music to life, please contact me with your name, phone number, and email address.

  • Free sample for first-time clients.