From full scale CD recording to cassette labels and packaging

Mark Custom offers countless services to its customers, including:

  • Multi-track (2-24 track Digital and Analog) Studio and Location Recording
  • Complete Compact Disc and Cassette Production
  • Nakamichi "Real Time" Casette Duplication featuring TDK tape
  • Professional Equipment Sales
  • Custom Art and Graphic Design

Compact Disc Manufacturing Schedule

Cassette Manufacturing Schedule

Studio Facilities

Compact Disc Manufacturing Schedule:

Schedule Includes:
  • Sony 1630 master tape preperation (includes tape)
  • Glass Mastering
  • Layout, design, and film positive for 1 color label on CD (2 color 1000+)
  • Printing of a 4 page Folder and tray card in colors as indicated on the schedule
  • Discs
  • 1 hour of typesetting, layout and design
  • Collation to and including a jewel box
  • Shrinkwrap

Color Printing Options:

 

100

300

500

1000

CD/1 color printing

$18.00

6.50

4.00

2.25

CD/2 color printing

$18.50

6.75

4.40

2.49

CD/4 color printing

$25.00

8.95

5.95

3.50

Additional Options:

Editing or Timing of Improperly Prepared Master:

$45.00 per hour

PMS Colors (for CD booklet and tray card only):

add $50.00 per hour

2nd color label (under 1000):

add $50.00

3 and 4 color labels available:

add .10 per disc, per extra color

Graphics, typesetting, layout (after 1st hour):

$45.00 per hour

Color Separations; Color Keys, (Simple color separations may be included in the price) Compositing of Negatives for 2, 3, or 4 color

Call for Quote

6 page folder:

add $125.00 to original price

8 page folder:

add $175.00 to original price

8 page booklet:

add $275.00 to original price

12 page folder:

add $375.00 to original price

12 page booklet:

add $475.00 to original price

Shipping and Disclaimer:

Price does not include applicable Taxes or freight. (You may estimate freight as $.10 per unit.) Please write or call us for our camera ready art layout sheets or our computer templates, available on QuarkXpress. Mark Records acts on behalf of its clients and assumes NO responsibility for mechanical licenses, royalties, musicians, or content. Our liability is that associated with the production and manufacture of the goods for our clients only.

Cassette Manufacturing Schedule:
Rate Schedule for "Real Time" Cassette Duplication:

Length

25+

50+

100+

300+

500+

1000+

C-10

3.00

2.00

1.50

1.40

1.30

1.25

C-20

3.60

2.25

1.85

1.75

1.50

1.40

C-30

3.75

2.50

2.00

1.90

1.70

1.50

C-45

4.00

2.75

2.20

2.00

1.90

1.70

C-60

4.25

3.00

2.40

2.25

1.95

1.85

C-75

4.50

3.25

2.55

2.35

2.10

2.00

C-90

5.50

3.50

2.90

2.60

2.25

2.10

Studio Facilities @ Mark Custom
Mark Studios is a state of the art facility with over 904 square feet of recording studio space and 415 square feet of control room space. Our main room features the 36x24 Amek M3000 is the featured recording console, or the 100% digital Panasonic DA-7 board. Tape machines include an Otari MTR-90 24 track analog, 24 tracks of Panasonic MDA-1 A-Dats, 8 channels or Alesis 8 track digital, 15 Panasonic 2 track DATs, Sony DMP-100 1/2" digital, dbx-700 1/2" digital, and Sony 1630 3/4" two track digital along with Ampex ATR-100 and Otari MX-5050 2 track analog machines. Our outboard gear includes dbx-566 dual tube compressor, dbx-576 preamp compressor, Finalizer Plus, Lexicon 224X, PCM-42, 60, 70, 80, LXP-1, 5, 15, Alex, AKG ADR-68K, Yamaha SPX 90, SPX 9011, EMT 240 Gold Foil Reverb, Echoplate 11 Reverb, Roland SDE-1000, MXR-175 digital delay, (2) - dbx-900 mainframes with noise gates, compressors, de-essers, parametric EQ, (6) dbx - 160X compressors, UREI 1176 Peak limiters, UREI LA-3 and LA-4 compressor limiters, UREI 545 parametric EQ, MXR flanger/doubler, Barcus Berry BBE 802, EXR exciter, Furman Q-301, Symetrix SX-552E, Clark Technics graphic EQ, Furman HA-6A.

Monitoring speakers: PMC IB-1, UREI 813 Time aligned, UREI 809 Time Aligned, JBL 4408, 4406, 4401, Yamaha NS-10M, KEF C-60, Tannoy PMD-6.5. Amplification: Bryston 4B, UREI and Panasonic.

Microphones: (2) original AKG C-12's, (2) Neuman U-67; (2) AKG "The Tube"; (8) AKG C-414, C-460, C-451, C-391, D-112, D-330BT, (4) Sennheiser Mkh-40, (2) Mkh-20, (12) Sennheiser MD 421, Beyer M 160, (2) Shure SM-81, Audio Technica ATM-41a, ATM-25, AT-4049, AT-4051, AT-31R.

Our studio also features a 6'7" Kimball grand piano, EMAX HD sampling keyboard, complete digital editing and computerization for midi production, 137 Nakamichi cassette decks, CD mastering services, CDR Duplication, easy load in and load out directly into the studio, complete CD and cassette production including custom art design, and a location that is next to the beautiful Clarence Parker Park with basketball courts, tennis courts and an atmosphere that is calm and completely away from city congestion.

Mark Digital Editing Services:
We currently feature two digital editing suites. The main suite features a Digidesign Sound Tools II package with Waves, L1, Q10, and DINR plug ins; Masterlist CD software, Lexicon PCM-80;Sony PCM-2800 four head DAT machine;Kodak PCD Writer 225 and Carver PDR-10 CD recorders; dbx 566 Tube compressors, TC Electronics Finalizer 96K; PMC 1b1S monitors, Tannoy PBM 6.5 and/or UREI 811 monitors; powered by Bryston 4BST Power Amp, and Mood Audio 800P Power Amps.

We will be adding a third room in late 1999, that will feature either the Sonic Solutions system or Sadie Editing system along with a Manley Variable MU Compressor, Manley Massive Passive EQ, Lexicon PCM 81 or 91, and 24 bit A-D converters. Stay tuned for updated info.