The minimum amount of billable studio time is four hours. Studio time is subsequently billed in 1/2 hour increments.

Sanctum Sound requires a 50% deposit on all sessions booked (except lockout) in order to secure the session times. On lockout sessions, full payment must be received in advance to get the lockout rate. This means that all sessions are tentatively booked until a deposit is received and can be bumped or rescheduled until such a deposit is received.

Once studio time covered by your deposit is used, the remaining balance is due immediately following each session.

Deposits are credited towards studio time and are non-refundable. Cancellations must be received 48 hours in advance (two business days) or 100% of the amount of time booked will be charged.

Unless otherwise arranged, session payment is due at the completion of the session.
THERE WILL BE NO ACCEPTIONS unless an arrangement is made prior to the start of the session.

Sanctum Sound will not release any tapes, CD’s or other finished products until payment in full is received. Interest will be charged at a rate of 2% per month on all overdue accounts.

Daily lockout sessions allow you to "Lock Out" the studio for a number of days. This means that you can leave your gear set up and come back the following day to continue the rest of your session. On lockout sessions, you are renting the studio on a per day basis, therefore if you decide to quit early, you will be billed for the entire daily lockout. Daily lockouts allow you to work as many hours as you want and have a complete run of the studio for the number of days scheduled.

Block session time must run consecutively, and may not be split up. On block sessions, you are renting the studio for 12 hours, therefore if you decide to quit early, you will be billed for the entire block. Staff engineered blocks allow for a 12 hour engineered time limit. After the12 hour block, it is up to the engineer's discretion to keep working. If the engineer decides to continue, the studio will bill the client at an additional hourly rate.

Returned checks are subjected to an additional $20 fee and personal check authorization may be revoked.

Sanctum Sound is not responsible for the client's hard drives or equipment, therefore any such materials or devices left at Sanctum Sound are at the sole risk of the client. It is in the clients' best interest to take thier source CD ROMs or hard drives at the conclusion of the project. A hard drive release form will be issued and signed by the client before any drives are released.

It is manditory that clients of Sanctum Sound purchase 1 hard drive and 1 backup hard drive for each project. No session shall take place without the proper drives. Recommended hard drives can be purchased through Sanctum.