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Shachar Gilad

How Much to Produce a Song - Easily calculate the cost of producing a song

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Shachar Gilad
Maker
Hi everyone, Shachar here from SoundBetter. There's a lot of uncertainty by musicians as to how much it would actually cost them to record and produce their music. We wanted to help. This tool was inspired by Crew's 'how much to make...' calculators, and it is based on data from thousands of music production projects we've been fortunate to facilitate. I'm happy to answer any questions
Adi Goldstein
As a music producer I've been asked this so many times. The prices this tool quotes are really accurate. Thanks for sharing!
Dan-ya Shwartz
I've tried it twice with different variations and the estimates seem pretty real. + it was fun :) kudos
Shachar Gilad
Maker
Thanks @danjas glad to hear it
Daveit Ferris
Looks and functions great Shachar. Well done. As a producer myself, i'll definitely be using your page as verification for my upcoming estimates ;)
Roman Temkin
This is awesome!
Braunson Yager
This is really really neat!
Samir Doshi
cool product for all those soon to be not struggling artists and producers.
Élie Slama
SoundBetter looks like a great service ! However, too bad the form isn't dynamic enough: I've started with a request for a full song from scratch, but still I've been asked several questions as if I had already a project going (e.g. how many tracks I had). Good design though :)
Shachar Gilad
Maker
@elieslama Thanks for the feedback. Song production refers to the backing track and doesn't always include mixing which happens after vocals are recorded. But we'll revisit to see if we missed something.
Jake Antelis
Well done, very accurate and super helpful. thanks!
Shachar Gilad
Maker
Glad to hear it @jakeantelis thanks
Steve Luvender
This is interesting, even as a non-music person – I never realized how many different parts and pieces went into producing a song, and I think I walked away with a little bit more appreciation of what music professionals do.
BAT.
Dope. I could have used this in my day... However it is much needed now. I get sick when I see people selling music for $25, $99 or some other amount that would put food on the table.
Brett Goldstein
If you're a good musician and you give the producer a little flexibility, it should be free :P Otherwise, it should cost $290: https://medium.com/cuepoint/how-...
Shachar Gilad
Maker
@thatguybg Even the greatest musicians work with professional producers. (ex. The Beatles and George Martin). I think you'll find a very small minority of commercial releases that don't have at least another producer and engineer's name attached to them. I won't tell them you suggested they work for free. :) Most musicians have spent years honing their craft of songwriting and performing, and it makes sense they work with others who have spent years honing the craft of production and audio engineering to make them shine. I love your story of working working with remote professionals via a marketplace. That's the future.
Alex Miller
Hi Shachar, as I'm producing my first song, some of the later questions have me curious - what are the pros and cons for, say, using a mastering specialist?
Shachar Gilad
Maker
@fotoflo Mastering adds the final sonic touch on a mixed song. The last 5% of sonic adjustment - bass, treble, clarity, loudness, wideness. Mastering makes less of a difference on the overall sound of your song than mixing, but is nonetheless important as a finishing touch. Some mixing engineers have experience mastering as well. In lower budget productions this is not uncommon. For higher aiming productions usually a specialist mastering engineers is hired, both for expertise and a fresh pair of ears. The con - just a bit more expensive, about $150 additional per song to hire a mastering engineer. Good luck with your release!