Band Production
Crabwalk Studios is a full service recording studio. That means that when you record with us you will get professional tracking, mixing and mastering included as part of your recording package. You will also get a single fair price based on your budget and project needs for all services. We don't have any hidden fees, such as setup or archiving charges, so the package price we agree on is the price you'll pay. Plus you'll always have enough time to get your parts done. We won't kick you out if your in the middle of the best studio performance of your life just because the clock struck twelve.

(Package rates for band projects vary based on song count and include tracking, mixing and mastering. Call for current package rates and specials.)



Singer/Songwriter Production

If you love to write and perform your own music as a singer/songwriter, then you know how great it is to have the freedom to make all the writing decisions yourself. But do you have the freedom to arrange and compose your recordings to sound the way you hear them in your head? At Crabwalk Studios we're not only audio professionals, we are accomplished musicians, well versed in music theory and proficient in all the standard instruments you'd need to make your songs sound the way you always wanted them to sound. We've helped produce some great songs for local singer/songwriters, and the best part is that it was all at their direction. Imagine being the producer in the studio for your own music production, and we only give you creative input if you want us to. We wont try to steer your ship, you are the captain!

(Singer Songwriter packages based on hourly rate.)




Tracking
They key to tracking a great performance is just that: a great performance. We understand that going into the studio can be less than ideal for creative inspiration. That's why our main focus when you come in to record is to make you feel as comfortable as possible before we track anything. You wont find a computer and speakers stuffed into the corner of a messy and disorganized unfinished basement. Here, you'll find a nicely decorated and interesting space, filled with industry standard equipment, that is not only designed to feed your muse but all of our tracking rooms are sonically appealing and professionally tuned for tracking and mixing. And when it's not your turn to track, feel free to relax on the patio, play vids, or just hang out and enjoy our home and hospitality. We feel that making you comfortable is a good recipe for a great recording.

(Standard hourly rate applies unless included in production package)

Mixing
Mixing is always included as part of our normal recording process, and we offer a full mixing session with every recording package against the advice of industry pros. We believe that it's important for you to have some say in how your end products sounds. Don't you? However you may do your own recording at home or have tracks from previous studio recordings that were not mixed the way you wanted. If mixing is not your bag, let us put the polish on your tracks for you. We have a professionally tuned control room and excellent Event monitors to reference your tracks.

(Standard hourly rate applies unless included in production package)

Mastering
Mastering is the final step in the recording process and is usually the most mis-understood. The goal is to take the final stereo mix and engineer it to be louder, clearer and punchier. It also pertains to deciding the song order, the length of space between songs, fade outs and adding extra data (meta data) which is tracked by organizations like ASCAP and BMI. But it's not always that easy. It's suggested that you have your projects mastered at a different studio than where you recorded them; preferably a "mastering studio". However, most studios in the Spokane area do most of their own mastering to expedite the process and to save the client as extra step as well as an extra bill (present company included). Mastering is of special interest to us, and we take pride in the many albums we've been privileged to master.

(Our standard rate for mastering is $275.00/album and an additional $25.00/song over 12 songs. Mastering is included at no additional charge for package deals.)

Pro Drum Tracks
Many artists these days have a home studio of some kind and like to record their own demos and albums. However, it can be less than ideal for getting a good drum sound as most home studios are equipped to record them properly. Programming can be tedious (I know) and the results often lack the feel and natural sound of a live recorded drum performance. It has become more and more popular to hire out for drum parts to get your tracks to sound great. That's why Crabwalk studios offers pro level drum tracks for your songs. We have some of the most talented and diverse studio drummers in the Spokane area on call to professionally perform your drum parts. Imagine how your songs will sound with great sounding drums tracks instead of robotic and sterile sounding loops or programming. If you're in the Spokane area, you can even come in to the studio to direct the session. You are the producer! We can either create drum tracks from your MIDI examples, loops, written music or your direct direction with you as the producer in our studio.

($120.00/song with 3 takes (mixed to stereo .wav file at 24bit/88.2k)
($90.00/song for two "aux percussion" parts ($25.00 ea. additional part)
($50.00/song for individual tracks (includes OH left/right and all close mics)





Pro Keyboard Tracks (piano, organ, strings, electronic.
Getting great piano and keyboard sounds at home is easier than ever these days with MIDI instruments being so inexpensive. The problem with using them is that you need to be able to play piano or keyboard well to lay down anything interesting. You can always tediously program out the part you want or download MIDI or audio loops of parts that might be close to what you envisioned. Why not just have the parts made for you. Along with great sounding drum tracks, Crabwalk Studios can supply you with with any keyboard part that you are looking to add to your music. Performed by one of the best piano/keyboard players and composers in the INW, our keyboard tracks can be tailored to your specifications in any genre you prefer. 

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