1.
BOOKING YOUR CONSULTATION
The first step in
obtaining your voice demo CD is booking your consultation. This
meeting can last between 30 minutes and an hour, and is used to
help determine the best reads for your voice depending on who you
wish to shop it to. The consultation is included in every
package we offer, however it is optional. Should you wish to skip the
consultation, there will be no reduction in the package price.
2.
BOOKING YOUR RECORDING SESSION
During the
consultation, we will provide you with up to 20 scripts to choose
from, or we may email them to you shortly after the meeting. We
suggest you choose up to 8 pieces, with the objective being to narrow
it down to the best 5 or 6 reads. You are more than welcome to
provide your own material, or mix and match with ours. Regardless,
three minutes is a good duration for any demo CD. We will also ask
for a 50% deposit when you book your recording session. The deposit
holds the date for you, and with enough notice, we can accomodate
re-arranging the date with no penalties.
3.
HAVING YOUR SESSION IN THE STUDIO
You will have up
to 2 hours to record your 8 pieces in our digital studio. If you want
us to provide direction, we certainly can, but if you want us to just
sit back and be engineers, we can do that too. To make the best use
of your 2 hours, we suggest you prepare well in advance. Recording
times in studio must be strictly adhered to, and should we
experience technical problems during your session, we will re-book
your session for a later date, and we'll honour the full two-hours
regardless of how long the interrupted session lasted.
After you finish
recording, we will discuss what the final tracks should sound like,
and we will also agree on the printwork.
4.
EDITING YOUR TRACKS & CREATING PRINTWORK
The editing
session usually begins within 48 hours after your recording session.
At this time we will also create the printwork for your CD's,
depending on which package you've chosen. At the very least, your CD
label has to be designed.
5.
ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL ORDER STATUS PAGE
When your tracks
are ready for approval, we will upload them in standard-quality MP3
files to a secure area on our website and create for you a personal
order status page. You will receive an email with your username,
password and instructions on how to access your page. The page will
show the details of your order, the current status and also include
your audio tracks and/or printwork, so that everything can be
approved in one step. A high-speed connection is recommended.
6.
APPROVING YOUR TRACKS & PRINTWORK
Once you have
listened to the tracks and looked-over the printwork, if you are
happy with what you see and hear, simply scroll to the bottom of the
page and press the APPROVED button. This will tell us that we can
begin to press and package your order. PLEASE NOTE that once
you approve the media, you are financially responsible for any
changes requested after your order has been completed.
7.
CHECKING THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDER
By logging into
your personal page, you can check the current status of your order at
any time. The page will be updated as the work is done.
8.
GETTING YOUR CD'S
When your order is
complete, we will contact you by email and phone, and arrangements
can be made for pick-up. We ask that the full balance-owing is paid
on delivery.
