Revision Guidelines

Thanks for choosing Beacon Hill for your projects! We want to make sure that your tracks are just what you envision. Because of that, we provide all artists with 2 or 5 free rounds of revisions after receiving their edited tracks, mixes, and masters depending on the service provided. To make sure all changes are done correctly and communication goes as smoothly as possible, we have some guidelines for revision submissions below.

What is a revision?

Revisions are considered minor changes to the project, typically taking no more than 30 minutes to complete, and must align with the concept previously discussed by the client and studio staff. Re-recordings, Re-shoots or changes to the core concept are not considered revisions and will result in additional charges.

Revision Policy

  • Clients who purchase our Hourly Mixing service receive up to two revision rounds included in the purchase price. Clients who purchase our Premium Mixing service receive up to four Revision rounds. Within 15-days of approving the song, if the client has a change of mind, included in the Premium Mixing service price is one additional revision round. 


    Note: A Revision round consists of all the comments regarding a specific project submitted within one communication. For example, one round might have requests to turn up the vocals, turn down the reverb, and add distortion to an element of a song. These together will count as one round if they are submitted at the same time.

  • After the 2nd revision round for Hourly Mixing services or the 5th revision round for Premium Mixing services if there are any changes previously requested that you feel we did not complete correctly we will continue working on them until you are satisfied. However, if there are requests that have not been mentioned previously, a $40 fee will apply per extra Revision round.

  • Clients who purchase visuals productions services like photography, video, or graphic design, will receive up to 1 free revision round. After the first revision round, if there are any changes previously requested that you feel we did not complete correctly, we will continue working on them until you are satisfied. However, if there are requests that have not been mentioned previously, a $40 fee will apply per extra revision round.
     
  • Revisions must be requested for one song or visual file at a time via our revisions form within 3 business days of file delivery. Thereafter all projects will have been considered approved and any revision requests will incur a $40 fee for audio projects. Additional revisions for visuals projects will incur a fee determined on a project-by-project basis depending on the details of the request.
     
  • If we receive additional files to be Edited, Mixed, Mastered, or added to your audio project that were not included in the first version, an additional fee of $20/file will be charged. If adding the file causes the Revision session to last longer than 30 minutes, we will charge the corresponding hourly rate.

  • If we receive additional files to be  added to your visuals project that were not included in the first version, an additional fee calculated on a project-by-project basis will be applied.
     
  • If a change of direction is requested, we will charge the corresponding hourly rate or project fee to make changes. For example, if we were originally asked to use a particular song as a reference for the mix and we are then asked to use a different reference, or to change the concept of the song or visuals project, we will consider this to be a new job. A change of direction typically means starting over most tasks and, depending on the time needed to finish the project, may generate an additional hourly or project fee.

  • If we evaluate that any additional fees apply, we will send an invoice and payment request for the corresponding amount. Once payment is received the files will be scheduled for production and delivery. 

Business days are Monday-Friday with the exception of holidays.

Requests submitted after 12PM MST on any given day will be counted as received the following business day.

How to submit revisions

  • We will email you a link to your files. Depending on what type of link you get, the process will be different:
    • If the download link is a Dropbox Replay link. Please make your comments in the feedback section inside the browser window, the same one where you can see and hear your files. Then go to the link in the first comment to submit them.
    • If it’s not a Dropbox Replay link, in the same email you received your song in you will find another link to our revisions submission form, which you can fill out to request changes.
  • You can choose to schedule an online session to hear the changes as we make them or send us your revisions and have them done within the time frame you choose. Please send your revision requests before scheduling an online revision session, since the online meeting will last only 30 minutes. Sometimes we work on the comments received prior to the session to make sure we finish within the scheduled time.
  • Please be as descriptive as possible when making requests. Feel free to use song references if there is a specific effect or treatment you have heard in other songs that you would like to apply to yours. Use timestamps when asking for changes to a specific part of the song.
  • When the files are approved, (if applicable) we will send you the session files, instrumental, a cappella, and performance mixes, and multitrack within the following 5 business days. Please check your spam or junk folders in the following days if you don’t see the files in your main inbox, and download and backup your files as soon as possible, since the files will expire after a week from when we send them, after which they might be permanently deleted from our hard drives and we will no longer be responsible for them.

Sample revision requests

These are examples revision requests to give you ideas on how you can word your changes in a way can be easily understood by your engineer!

  • The mix is sounding great! There are a few things I would like to change.
  • Please turn up the vocals slightly higher.
  • At 1:40 mark, put delay on the word “hello”.
  • Between 2:31 and 2:40 use distortion effect similar to the intro of “U” by Jaden Smith.
  • Increase reverb on lead vocal throughout the entire song.
  • Turn up ad libs to the same volume as lead vocal.