Encode your MP3 reference files to a minimum of 128 kbps.
Your MP3s should be the same sample-rate as your Project. If your Project is 44.1kHz, then your MP3 should also be 44.1kHz, encoded to at least 128kbps.
The MP3 file(s) you send should start at the absolute beginning of your song.
Even if there are empty measures, or measures that you are not playing before the song starts, the MP3 file should reflect the very beginning of your song/Project, which is 1:01:000 (Measures:Beats:Ticks). Your recording program may use a slightly different way to describe the very beginning, but just make sure the MP3 starts at the exact beginning time of your song/project file. By telling us the exact tempo of your project file, and giving us an MP3 that starts at the absolute beginning, we can easily line up your MP3 track into our recording program and your final files should line up perfectly in your audio program.
Tell us the correct bit-depth and sample-rate of your session.
Do not change the bit-depth or sample-rate of your project after you have created your MP3 file(s). This will affect the timing of the final horn tracks we send you, and they will not line-up with your other tracks in your song/project. Most common rates are 48 kHz at 24 bit.
Include a CLICK with your scratch track if rhythm is not obvious.
Include a click at the beginning of your MP3s, before you start to play. In other words, your MP3s should have a click on the quarter notes starting at the very beginning (1:01:000), for maybe two or four measures (or however many bars you want), then when your music comes in you can drop the click. If there are silent passages or unidentifiable beat patterns in your song, a click would be very helpful in our timing. You can eliminate this click track when you mix your project.
Submitting a second reference MP3
You can upload a second MP3 as a reference for our arrangers. This could include a keyboard horn part that you already put together that you would like our LiveHorn team to duplicate.
You should use our convenient upload page for sending your reference tracks. Please fill in all of the information that applies to each song submitted. The information you supply will help us create a custom horn section to your specifications. If you have your files available on your own personal server, include the link and any necessary login/password information in the comments box.
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50% of total project cost is required to begin your Livehorns.com session. After we record the horn parts for your track(s), you will receive a reference MP3 file to listen to. It will include a rough mix of the horns for your approval. Upon approval, the project balance is due and the individual horn tracks will be made available for you to download.
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