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I have been doing remotes for 15 years. $500 + materials and (in some cases) travel will get the client 8 tracks. 24 tracks is 1000-1200 (depending on what I am asked to do- usually i can do 8 tracks by myself, more requires one or more assistants, that's an extra expense the client pays). I'll bring mics, cabling, splitter, preamps, outboard, tape decks. That's the base, depending on what i am asked to do, it might cost more. mixing is extra. my clients tend to hire me because of the quality I provide, they've usually hired me because they heard and liked something I did. The cold calls asking about price rarely hire me- probably i'm too expensive. i like it that way as I get to work only with people that are serious about their recordings. (apropo to another topic, that usually means that when i walk into a place, the client makes it clear to all that i am in charge- they are paying too much money for it to be otherwise). Oh, i am a non truck operation (can't afford to build one- and maintain- one).
I long ago learned (the hard way) that if you do something for cheap (or, worse, for free), it is valued (by the client) the same way- cheap. i don't know anyone who likes being the rodney dangerfield of remote recording.
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