EXAMPLES OF EDITING INSTRUCTIONS
IF YOUR MUSIC IS ON CD:
List CD TITLE, TRACK TITLE and TRACK
NUMBER first, then instructions underneath.
It is easiest if you stick a “post-it”
note on each CD case with your written instructions for that CD.
SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW TO WRITE INSTRUCTIONS:
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
No
edits
(The above means just copy and master the entire track as is - no edits)
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
0:00 to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14
to end
(The above example means start at the beginning, play till 1:13, cut to 1:43 and pick it up there,
play till 2:06, cut to 3:14 and pick it up there and continue on until the end of the track)
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
:16
to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14 to end
(This example is
the same as the previous one only instead of starting at the very beginning of the track, we are starting 16 seconds in)
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
0:00 to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14
to 3:30, fade starting @ 3:30
(In this example we will do a fade starting at 3:30, meaning the song will actually
end around 3:45)
FADES CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU WANT, HOWEVER PLEASE NOTE THAT GOOD SOUNDING FADES USUALLY REQUIRE
A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS.
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
0:00 to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14
to 3:30, STOP
(In this example we will “create” a new ending at 3:30, providing that there is a spot
there that can be made into an ending that makes sense musically. Reverb is usually added to make the ending sound natural)
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13 - #14
0:00
to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14 to 3:30
right into track 14
:12.
to 1:43, fade @ 1:43 out by 1:58.
(This example medleys two tracks together, then fades
out starting at 1:43 and is totally out by 1:58)
Best of Broadway / Ease on down the road / #13
0:00 to 1:13
1:43 to 2:06
3:14
to 3:30, STOP
Remove vocals from 1:50 - 1:59 (“drinkin’ whisky all night long”)
(In
this example we will attempt to remove the words listed. Vocals can’t always be removed electronically, it depends on
the way it was originally recorded. if we can’t remove them electronically, we will try and use other means of cutting
and pasting other music in place of the questionable vocal section.)
Music can also be sped up or slowed down electronically
without changing the pitch of the music itself.
IF YOUR MUSIC IS ON A CASSETTE TAPE OR VINYL RECORDING:
Tell us where the edit points are by using as many reference points as you can.
Beat counts, phrasing cues (i.e. jump to last chorus) and cue words in the vocals are all helpful. Please note that tape player
“counter” numbers are NOT accurate and cannot be used.
IF WE ARE MAKING A CD FOR YOU:
Tell us what you would like the TITLE of your CD to be. The track names and times
will be listed on the inside cover.
Include a
separate list informing us of the song order for your CD.
Gaps between songs are normally 2 seconds. To change gaps let us know
what you need. All tracks will start instantly, there will be no pause time once you hit "play".
There are many
price packages, depending on type of CD case and how much labeling you need, call for more info.
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