A very general, probably unanswerable question...
What would you charge to record, mix, and master a seven minute single song with drums, acoustic bass, grand piano, french horn, flute, and vocalist, in your studio, and provide a CD-R of the final output, with frequent input and revisions requested by the person who hired you? Two hours were blocked for the session.
I know the answers will vary GREATLY depending upon experience, equipment, facilities, overhead, etc. Just curious... and currently wondering why ANYONE would want to do this for a living full time...