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Audio Editing

Audio editing as a principal activity is charged at 100 sheqels per hour (US $25).  Examples of editing include removing flaws, glitches and undesirable sounds from a recording, cueing, cross fading, inserting echo or vibrato, equalizing, normalizing, noise reduction, producing audio compilations, etc.

 

Audio Conversions

The base price for converting or digitalizing vinyl LPs or EPs is 50-sheqels per record.  My bulk rate is 40-sheqels apiece for 40 or more LP or EP records.  The bulk rate applies when all recordings on an order are all delivered to me at the same time. The price for processing 16"-diameter transcription LPs is an order that may require special handling. Contact me directly for the pricing of this kind of a recording.

45 RPM discs come in two diameters.  The standard diameter of 17.5 cm (7-inch) 45 RPM records are digitalized at 25-sheqels apiece both sides.  The 30 cm (12-inch) diameter 45 RPM disks are digitalized for 30-sheqels both sides.

My service includes taking your vinyl LP, EP, 45 RPM, 78 RPM or tape with a music compilation:

• I digitalize the entire recording.
• I remove most scratches as a matter of course from the digitalized recording - and a lot of the background hiss if necessary. I have special noise reduction engineering techniques and software, but LPs generally don’t need advanced treatment.
• If there is damage and the needle jumps to another groove, there’s nothing that can be done to retrieve the lost data so I eliminate the noise of the jumped needle which at least insures that your speakers don’t jump off the shelf and you ear drums remain intact
• I re-equalize the recording on an individual basis.  LPs, depending on the year of their release had their bass-midrange-treble adjustment geared to the reproductive capabilities of the equipment at that time.  I readjust that balance to make the recording sound right on present day audio systems.
• I cut the recording into selections according to the bands on the record (there are rare cases where the bands separating selections sound strange [the group “Queen” does this as a matter of course] so I use my discretion and cut the selections according to what makes the most ‘audio sense.’).
• I cue the selections, both front and rear.  Front-cuing is where I put about 1.5 seconds of silence at the beginning of a selection and then fade up according to the music. Rear-cuing is where I go to the end of the selection, fade it out according to the music and put 2 seconds of silence. That gives it a much more professional feel.
• I then burn the recording on a CD in the standard format.
• The CD is placed in a plastic envelope with a self-sticking closure. and it's ready for delivery.

If the customer prefers the recording to be put into mp3 format there are additional proceedures which include...

• I convert each selection to MP3 format with software that will provide no degradation in audio quality from the original.  There are a few options available in MP3 which should be discussed.
• I name the files of the musical selections according to naming protocol that we agree on. One example might be: “Beatles, Abbey Road –  07. Here Comes The Sun.mp3” In this example this was the Beatle’s Abbey Road album, selection number 7, “Here Comes The Sun” is the selection name/
• I will put all the relevant information about the album, catalogue #, selection, year, into the MP3 tags so that when you see the files displayed on your PC and you move your mouse cursor over the files a yellow box can pop up and give you’re the information about the selection.  MP3 players often use this tagging information in their display.  I can put the tag in either version: ID3v1.0 or ID3v1.3.  I prefer to use ID3v1.3 as it displays substantially more data but unfortunately some MP3 players don’t read this version of tagging.
• Finally, I put all the selections of a particular album into a separate folder that identifies the album and all such folders that contain all albums can then be burned onto a CD, the MP3 variant that I typically use can pack 12 hours of audio onto one CD.  OR I can put all your processed audio on to DVDs.  OR I can put it onto a hard drive that you provide.

Cassette & Reel-To-Reel Tapes:

Cassette tapes and reel-to-reel tapes are a bit difficult to price due to the variable nature of their length and content.  For instance, I've converted cassette tapes that were little as 30 minutes long (15 minutes each side) and 120 minute cassettes are very common.  To give one set price for cassettes of any length does not seem fair.   In addition, I get cassettes that are collections of music and most people want each selection cut and separated into seperate files.   Cutting them into seperate files is a significant amount of editing work.  Then again, I get tapes that have a simple lecture and don't require much editing at all.

So to make this as fair as possible, I prefer to charge according to "playing time."   This means that if you have a 90-minute tape and there are only 50 minutes of audio on it, I only charge for the 50 minutes. Cassette tapes are charged at 70 agorot/minute of playing time, in addition I charge 2-sheqels for each edited selection within the tape - as described above.

For bulk orders I have a bulk rate of 50-agurot/minute is applied to cassette or reel-to-reel taped lectures or speech where the combined audio in the order exceeds 40 hours of playing time. The additional charge of 2 sheqels/selecction also applies to the bulk rate.

I have a minimum handling charge of 20 sheqels per tape no matter how little audio happens to be on it.

I have received LPs that were improperly stored in a damp environment over a long period of time and a thick layer of mold had grown over the records.  Other LPs that I've received have devoloped fine grit and impacted dust in the grooves.  These situations can be corrected but it requires a special cleaning process.  There is a charge if this cleaning is required./font>

 

78 RPMs

78 RPMs are converted for 30 sheqels (US $7.00) per record, both sides.  I use diamond phono needles and modern turntables that are specifically designed for 78 RPM records.  I remove a certain number of scratches and other flaws from 78s as a matter of course, sometimes there may be the need to apply labor-intensive noise reduction techniques to restore the audio to something near playable, which would come under the hourly fee for audio editing.  If the recording can benefit from this form extra noise-reduction I will contact the customer for advice on how to proceed.

Serious noise-reduction and audio enhancement, above and beyond what I normally offer as a matter of course for vinyl records and tape recordings, can be a labor-intensive activity.  If vintage recordings happen to need more than the amount of editing included in the price I will contact the customer for advise on how to proceed, as such additional work comes under the category of audio editing at 100-sheqels/hour (US $25).
 

Video Conversions and Editing

In order to satisfy the increasing demand for converting video tape to CD or DVD, I have expanded my operation to include video conversions and am now offering a full array of video conversion and editing services.  VHS, PAL or home video camera tapes are converted and put on DVDs at APPROXIMATELY 150-sheqels/hour of playing time.  Contact me for the charge for video editing services.

 

Miscellaneous

Conversion of vintage audio to either standard CD format (CDR) or MP3, same price.

I gladly convert CDs into MP3 format so that they may be utilized in an I-Pod. Contact me for an estimate.

I repair and splice damaged cassette tapes, video tapes and reel-to-reel tapes at 20 sheqels per tape.

I do a great deal of creative audio editing old and new recordings and restoration of vintage or damaged recordings.  I can record selections off LPs, tapes, CDs or any other medium and make new compilations.  For example, compilations of music intended for playing at weddings, family affairs or parties are very popular.  Serious audio editing is charged on an hourly basis at the rate of 100-sheqels/hour.

The final converted and digitalized audio from a project can be burned on CDs, DVDs, or given to the customer stored on a hard-drive.  The option exists for me to ship the finished product to the customer via parcel service, "sherut" or other arrangements may be made for pick up and delivery.

Payment will be in New Israeli Sheqels - or for foreign orders, US dollars. Please realize that prices are subject to change without notice, particularly when it applies to the US dollar-to-Israeli-sheqel conversion rate, as this value tends to fluctuate.
 

Thank you very much for your interest in Consolidated Gemini Audio Editing Services.
 

I look forward to serving you!

Dale Baranowski
Consolidated Gemini Audio Editing Services
P.O. Box 24
90942 Elazar (Gush Etzion)
Israel

Voice: +972-2-993-1727
Mobile (Within Israel):057-761-4246
Mobile (Outside Israel):+972-57-761-4246
E-mail: rabelad@zahav.net.il
Alternate e-mail: dale@gopittsburgh.com
 

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