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Old 7th September 2008   #4
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Originally Posted by Dave Pensado View Post
3. Most guys at my level try to get $4k a mix. Some of the top in the box guys get 5-6k all in. (all in means the engineer is responsible for studio costs). On some indie and lower budget projects, the rate can go down to 2k. If I have a good client that needs a favor, i will mix for free. On average, I would say most of the time the top guys are getting between 3k-5k and would be happy to get any amout in that range. Nowadays flexibility is very necessary to keep your clients.
this is great honesty mr. pensado and is much appreciated.

has the rate for top flite mix engineers gone down in the last 10 yrs or so?
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