Rich Ervin Audio

Live Recording

I strive to provide my clients with the best service and the best possible recording at a reasonable price. I specialize in the non-commercial educational music area, recording live events in stereo. I will come to your site to record your concert band, marching band, orchestra, chamber group, choir, or recital. I also record college audition tapes, either at your location or in my home. At home, I have a 5’2” Kawai baby grand piano for your accompanist.

The recordings produced by Rich Ervin Audio are intended for the non-commercial, educational, personal use by the student musicians, clinicians, teachers, etc. for the purposes of educational evaluation of their performances. These recordings are not intended for commercial distribution or sale, and are NOT available to the general public.

After visiting this website, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like more information. I would be happy to discuss your recording needs. Please contact me at richervin@richervin.com

Services

Recording:

My on-site audio recording service includes a high quality stereo recording on Compact Disc. This is a live, unedited CD that you would receive at the completion of the concert.

Rates:

• 1 hour concert – $125
• 1 1/2 hour concert – $150
• 2 hour concert – $175

Please remember that this rate includes all travel costs, materials, and set up and tear down time at your location.

Editing/Mastering:

If you would like the CD edited, I charge an additional $50/hour. This process requires me to transfer the audio into my computer, edit and master the audio, and burn the master CD. Most concerts take about an hour to an hour and a half to edit/master.

This fee includes:

1. Each song cued to the start of the music
2. Applause faded at ending of each song
3. Hiss/noise removal (very necessary with noisy air conditioning units!)
4. Optimize the volume levels for the CD (normalize)
5. Add equilization if necessary
6. Add ambience if necessary (dry halls)
7. A custom CD label with group name, director, date of event

CD Duplication

Copies of CD’s are only $5.00 each which include a custom label and slim CD jacket. As you can see, these CD’s are VERY affordable; the proceeds from the CD’s are ONLY used to defray the cost of materials and the maintenance of the recording equipment used to produce these CD’s. A $2.00 postage/handling charge will apply per address.

Please read the FAQ’s for information regarding CD duplication.