Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the studio’s policies. A clear understanding of the following will reduce confusion later on. These policies are in place so that we can continually offer the quality service we provide for our artists.  We will gladly answer any questions you may have.  Thank you for recording at The Sound Oasis.  

STUDIO POLICY

• Under no circumstances will The Sound Oasis release session files containing our plugin and effect settings. These files are considered the intellectual property of the recording engineer. The masters may be provided to you in one or more of three ways; a stereo bounce of the project, consolidated raw audio files bounced as stems, or “printed” processed audio files exported as stems. The time required to export these files and send them to you is billed at the same hourly rate as recording.

• A 50% deposit is required to book a session.  No time slot will be reserved or held until the deposit is received. 

• All sessions are subject to a two hour minimum. 

• Artists are responsible to pay the remaining balance for time booked even if they decide to end early.

• At least 24 hours notice is required for all cancellations, cancellations without 24 hours notice will result in forfeiture of deposit. 

• Cancellations without any notice (No-Show/No-Call) will result in forfeiture of deposit, and an additional charge equal to the remaining balance of the session. 

• Sessions begin at the scheduled start time whether or not the artist has arrived.  If the artist arrives early and the engineer is able, the session starts at that time. 

• If an artist is more than 15 minutes late wihtout notice the engineer may suspend the session and consider it cancelled without notice.  Clients will be subject to our standard cancellation policy.

• New clients are required to present identification. 

• Scheduled start times and end times are strictly observed.

• No files will be released until payment in full is received.

• The Sound Oasis is not responsible for storing files of clients who have an outstanding balance. 

• Artists may bring up to 5 guests maximum subject to advanced approval by the engineer.  All guests must provide identification.

• The engineer has the right to refuse entry/remove anyone from a session for any reason. 

• Stems/trackouts/wav-files of sessions can be provided at the artist’s request, time required to bounce those files are billed at our standard rate. 

• The studio is not responsible for files lost due to technological issues or extraordinary circumstances. 

• Premises are secured with video surveillance 24/7.

• Mixing and Mastering Projects involving sessions and material not originally recorded at The Sound Oasis are subject to our standard flat rate Mixing and Mastering prices, and do not require an in person session. However, if the artist would like to be present for some or any part of that process, they may schedule a session in which to do so, but must pay for the session additionally.

• Clients are welcome to request edits and revisions on songs without booking a session (one free revision is included). The time it takes the engineer to complete any additional edits will be billed at our standard hourly rates, with a minimum charge of $20.