How do I book?
Send me an email! Send an inquiry to ChrisMeinholdAudio@gmail.com and tell me about your project. For mixing/editing, the genre, general vibe, and a couple reference tracks you like the sound of (and why/what you like about them), as well as an idea of the size of the project.
What do I send for mixing projects?
Send over individual .wav files for every audio track in your project (kick drum on its own track, snare on its own, each guitar on their own, etc.) at whatever sample rate and bitdepth they were originally recorded at. Please make sure every individual track is starting from the very beginning of the song, and are all the same length.
Please also include the BPM the song was written or tracked at, as well as the key if possible. This doesn’t have to be added into the name of every track, but letting me know in the email with the files can be helpful.
How do I send files?
Put all of the labeled files into a folder and (optionally) compress the folder to a .zip file. Upload the folder or .zip to whatever cloud service you have available, and make sure I have permissions to download the files. If you don’t have enough free space available, contact me prior and we’ll figure out a solution.
How long until I can hear the mix?
This will depend on the depth of the project, the number of songs included, and generally how busy I am at any given time. Generally speaking though, I will have a first pass ready for revision notes within a week.
Should I turn off the FX before I export tracks to send?
There’s no one-size answer for this one. Generally speaking, things like EQs or Compressors should be turned off. Things like Reverbs or Delays, it depends on how integral to the sound you feel they are. If that delay/phaser/reverb/flanger is important to the feel of the track, send a wet (FX On) and dry (FX Off) version. If you’re not sure, send both, just make sure they’re labeled appropriatly.
How should I name/label files before sending them?
Name the file based on what it captured in the recording. I.e, kick.wav, vocals.wav. If there’s multiple, either use numbers such as guitar01.wav, guitar02.wav, or something like guitarLead.wav and guitarRhythm.wav. The sound source is really the only info I need in the file name, things like ‘BandMemberNameMicModelPreAmpTake27.wav’ do convey a lot of information, but doesn’t tell me what kind of instrument is on that track.