Recording studio session governance

Every revision round lowers what your hour is worth.

On a flat project fee with no limit on revisions, each extra round adds hours and adds no revenue. Try the math with your own numbers, then book a Studio Audit or join a live seminar in your region.

Revision math Example numbers. Replace with yours.

Project fee ($)

Base hours

Hours per round

Revision rounds: 5

Effective hourly rate

$57 per hour, against $100 with no revisions

15 of 35 hours (%) go to revisions.

Hourly rate by number of revision rounds

rate = fee ÷ (base hours + rounds × hours per round). An estimate from the numbers you enter, not a promise of savings.

What we offer

Start with a diagnosis. The software follows.

Studio Audit

$399

A working conversation with your studio owner and lead engineer. Your answers decide what the demo shows first. DFE is included and yours to keep, with no subscription.

Questions on how sessions run, from the first client conversation to final delivery
Your process scored across five phases
A DFE demo that starts with your weakest areas
DFE access included, with no subscription

Live Seminar

$179

Four to five hours in a room with other engineers and studio owners in your region, led by the DFE founder and your regional specialist.

Live instruction in the DFE framework for session governance
A complimentary copy of The Cost of Infinite Revisions
Held in cities across the East Coast, Central U.S. and West Coast

How a Studio Audit works

Your answers decide what you see.

Step 1

Talk it through

Your owner and lead engineer answer questions about how sessions run today, including how many revision rounds a typical project takes.

Step 2

Score the process

Each answer is scored across five phases, and your own figures feed the revision math shown above.

Step 3

See DFE on your gaps

The demo opens with the lowest-scoring phases, so you see the software working on your own weak spots first.

Step 4

Keep DFE

DFE is included in the $399 and stays yours. There is no subscription.

Regional Operations Specialists

People from your end of the industry.

Each region has a specialist who comes from studio work or studio gear sales. They run Studio Audits and bring the seminar to their region.

Book your Studio Audit

Tell us about your studio and we will match you with the specialist for your region.

Contact Us For More Information or Book Your Audit Here. **Specific region contacts coming soon** In the meantime, feel free to send us an inquiry.