Well, the mastering did cost me most of my savings, but I wanted these versions to be a special thank you to those who are willing to support my music. You see, I didn't want to put up a donation button, but I thought that perhaps if I remastered my covers, then that could be a fair return to anyone generous enough to help me out. Really though, unless you are an audiophile, or extremely picky with details, it is a bit difficult to make out the differences between mastered and non-mastered.

Hi there! Thanks so much! And yes, it's available in several other places now other than iTunes now :) My personal preference is Loudr - it treats me the best where sales conversions are concerned (whereas I only receive around 40% from itunes ^w^;) and they offer the songs in lossless FLAC as well as MP3 :) There are links to each release in the video's description - let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :)

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate any and all support ;_; I really want to continue to do this full-time, its all I ever wanted to do. I actually put Raindancer up on iTunes not too long ago, it'll definitely be there when you check next :) Although if you want it in lossless format (FLAC) or any other format, Bandcamp or Loudr is better for that (and they take much better care of me sales conversion-wise than iTunes >.

Hi there! You're in luck, I've already arranged the Canon in D, and me my online choir, Stella Voci, sung the violin parts exactly as they were written :) It's quite an accomplishment for us! You can find this piece on either my channel (you'll have to look in 'Uploads") or on StellaVociStudio's channel :)

That's how I felt when you got your first novel published! *o* I'm extremely proud of you too and hope your dreams continue to come true as well!

I love how her voice genuinely takes me places and allows me to dream. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.

I don't know how your music went under my radar for so long. Your music is beautiful.

I am working back through your older uploads. I really enjoy what I have been hearing. I am continually amazed at the number of instruments that you play. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to your art.

Oh, I sure hope so! I released these (and got my licenses) through a label (Joypad Records) and I think they only do physical releases for especially successful releases - but if it can possibly be done in the future, I will definitely try!! It would be incredibly fun to design the booklets :D

Oh wow, that's awesome, and makes me feel really happy!!! Thank you!! I am definitely wanting to release as a physical copy one day! I released my covers with a record label though so it will ultimately be up to them ;_; I will strongly suggest it to them though! XD

No explanation needed. You deserve to make some income of the hard work.

Today: licensed covers of video game music. Tomorrow: writing original songs for video game producers!

You are such a wonderful artist and kind person! ❤

kate i love how u sing! u have such a pretty voice wish to hear more of them soon xD keep up the good work!

thank you so much sweetie, I really really appreciate it! I'm going to try to have the others mastered too, and released as singles - hopefully in February!

Thanks so much for getting these to us in other ways other than Itunes! I've already purchased it now, pretty pumped about listening to them all and I hope our purchases help you out! Keep doing what you're doing, and we'll keep coming back for more! Thanks again Kate.

You can hear the total joy in her voice when she's speaking. It's the tone of someone who saw one of their dreams come true. I was first introduced to your music through 'You're Not Alone' possibly one of my favorite FF songs ever. And you have never disappointed me with the quality and majesty of your music. Keep up the fantastic work.

I've been listening to your album for days now and I'm sooooo happy I bought it! Love it!!!

I've listened to your music for years, it's genuinely a huge comfort to me. Your music is on every device I have so that I can find my inspiration again when my illustration work is beginning to grind to a halt. I'm not usually one for commenting, but you truly are an inspiration. Thanks for giving me another way to be able to show some support, I would purchase anything you released, something that can lift your spirits the way your music does... it's worth every penny! -Thank you so much!-

That's amazing that you got permission to release these! It just shows how talented you are, Kate. Will be buying the album once I get paid next week. Way more than happy to support your work.

MY HEART IS EXPLODING WITH JOY. You, miss, are AMAZING. A genial artist like you letting us fan decide if we want to download your music for free or by payment? IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? And then, Kate's speaking voice? Remastered covers? T-SHIRTS AND POSTERS? IS THIS JUST FANTASY?

So excited you finally released an album for purchase! It is so exciting to see how far you have come with your work to now MASTERING music and getting a license with the companies to release the music for sale! They sound amazing! I cannot wait to see what you come up with next!

As always, and for many years, your voice still enchant my head with a lots of emotions ^^ I really love what you do, all the thing you create, and even if I am French and live far away from you, the echoes of your melodies are so amazing that they travelled through continent, to my ears

I came up with this on spotify and I can clearly say that your voice is amazing.

Congratulations on getting fully licensed for the covers that you have done. Your covers have been beautifully done and your voice adds a charm and believe it or not atmosphere to these songs. I, for one, will be supporting you because talented artists like you deserve it. You put in a lot of hard work to these songs, and it shows. Keep it up

Very happy to see you have taken the step to re-master some of your tracks! Despite the obvious cost to yourself, I know I, as well as many others will greatly enjoy it! Thank you so much for all the effort you put in, and, I hope it will help you to continue making great music!

thanks Daniel! I actually have released my covers through an independent record label, Joypad Records, who is dedicated to helping game cover artists secure licenses and get their covers onto itunes. I don't think I could have contacted the companies directly myself ^.^;; And thanks about the Tshirts! :D I do hope they turn out, its sometimes hard to tell what they will look like when worn o_o;

I think you're the first artist I've subscribed to on youtube and I'm so happy whenever I see something from you. Whether it's a new song/cover or great news like you just gave! I'm so happy I can witness your evolution even the slightest bit and I'm so happy you never forget us poor souls lost in the worlds your notes create^^ Thanks!

I'm really looking forward to listening :) going on to buy now! Thank you so much for all that you have given us, I'm glad I can give something back

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited! I've been waiting for this! I will be buying this when I can!

Your music has moved me very much. It was a true pleasure to listen to your work for free here on YT. I'm more than happy to click that donate button. Your talent is a wonderful treasure.

As soon as I heard your songs were on itunes I went and bought the album. I absolutely love it and its great inspiration when I am drawing, painting or just doing my illustration homework :)

Congratulations Katerutan! SOO excited for you!!!

The album sounds wonderful. I can hear an enormous difference between the KZread versions and those on the album. Your sound engineer did a fantastic job of turning your already excellent songs into true gems. As always I look forward more music in the future. Congratulations on all your success.

You are truly inspirational, Kate! I personally respect your decision to sell your video game covers. You definitely deserve the support you've been given. I will be sure to purchase your album in the near future. Thank you for being your awesome self!

I am going to buy this album definitely! Love you songs and dedication into your love for music.

This was the most exciting news that I have had all day today! Of course, it was a few days late, but I immediately went to iTunes. Thank you for making my bad day amazing!

Congratulations, Kate :) I'm sooo happy for you! It really made me cry a bit, because I remembered how it was when I found your channel. When I subscribed to you, you even commented on one of my videos, which made me so proud back then. I'm glad someone that down to earth and so passionate about music finally got her reward for all her hard and excellent work. Keep on like this!

Kate, I can't begin to express how happy I am for you. You getting these tracks fully licensed means that all these companies now finally know who you are, what you do, and this could really lead to many wonderful things. Congrats, and I'll definitely purchase these covers! We love you too.

that is amazing!! i'm so happy for you. can't wait for that t shirt to come out too! your art is always so great.

I'm happy you are doing this. I'd be glad to support you and your music in anyway I can. Keep moving forward, we are all proud of you Kate. OuO

Congrats on taking the step to mastering and having your work on iTunes. You definitely deserve the accolades and proceeds, and not just due to talent, we all know how much work you've put into your pieces, and how emotionally you've invested yourself in them.

This is so awesome Kate. You really truly deserve this and I know how difficult it was for you to get this accomplished. I hope in the future you will be able to get some of your other covers mastered because that is what you deserve and what your beautiful art deserves. Congratulations!

I'm totally buying this albun, i so freaking love your voice kate! keep going!

Kate! Your music has always been wonderful to listen to! I'm so glad you can finally have the fears in your mind cleared by this event and when I can finally afford to purchase these, and also get itunes for this bah i'm lazy, that I will be downloading these first and foremost! I can't wait to see what the future holds for one of my favorite bards.

Thank you very much Kate....your music means so much to me. I have been trough a very hard time close on a edge on surviving a sever sickness. And in times..where i thougth i might should finally stop fighting against it..i heared your music from my boyfriend..That Egghead knew exactly what my music taste and it is amazing.Once im out back to home i will get your Album as present! Thank..thank you very much and all good things come to you so you continue on creating songs which touch the hearts.

OMG! I am so glad to hear this! Thank you Kate! I will continue to support you and I look forward to the posters and t-shirts! :D Take care!

even your speaking voice is so beautiful! and i'll definitely take a look at this album

Thank you so much for doing this, Kate! I'm so glad to finally have a use for my iTunes gift card! Some of these are my favorite songs from you, so I'm really excited to hear the mastered versions! I'm really happy that Suteki Da Ne is on the album too. It was the first song of yours that I ever heard and it holds a special place in my heart. I would really like to purchase a physical copy as well if it ever is possible!

Actually the main reason is I've been working on my second original CD ^w^; But I did manage to release a cover a week or two ago! More to come ^^

Wow ! What a surprise this morning when I see your new CD ! I bought it already ! Can't wait for your next one ! Great work ! :)

Your voice still gives me shivers, years later. There is nothing on heaven or earth that can compare. It's like a flute given life.

Kate, I recently received a Itunes gift card for Christmas, and although it wasn't much, about as many of your songs as I could with it because I could not afford the entire album. The song I enjoyed the most from your album is Radical Dreamers, I listen to it as i sleep and it sometimes even influences my dreams into beautiful landscapes. I am so thankful for your music, it has brought so much inspiration to my writing and has given me peace when I need it. We're so proud of you Erutan!

I can't wait to hear your next CD. Bought your 1st album so soon as you announced it. When you release your 2nd album I will be buying it. When I'm exploring Nevada's back country your CD is in my rotation. Keep up the great work.

I can't believe some of your covers are actually liscensed now! EEEEEEEEE! It's so exciting! Very happy for you, my good Madame! :D

Ooooh, I am so buying this! And congrats on being officially licensed! ^-^ That's so exciting.

Even just listening to you talking is already so pleasantly soothing.

Just found out you did this, buying it as I type it. This is going to be my new favorite album. You gave my favorite song, from my favorite game, theme of my favorite character, Beatrix, a whole new life when you did your cover back when. So now that it's mastered and on itunes, I can listen to it without being on youtube all the time stalking the video.

I haven't checked out your music for years, actually. But there was some discussion about Beatrix, and every time I think of her, I think of your amazing cover of Rose of May. So I came here. Found you've done plenty more brilliant songs since then, and downloaded the album. :)

I am extremely grateful, thank you very much! As soon as the pollen leaves me alone, I have several new things I'm really itching to finish :)

It's great that you are going somewhere financially with your music! I had never heard of you till one of your covers was used in a brony video, but I'm glad I looked into your work a little more. Someone as amazing as you deserves to get some money for what you do.

I'm so happy for you, and I missed your music and soulful sound more than you can know. Expect a few purchases in the future.

Congratulations! I'm so excited to download the album and I'm looking forward to the erutan shirts and posters! X3

Just got the new album and absolutely love it. I ordered Kate's original cd a little over a year ago and it is my son's favorite CD to listen to. He will be thrilled about this. I simply can't say enough good things about the quality of the music or Kate's voice.

buying it right now!!! i've been a fan for years kate but i've never actually posted on your videos, but I'm really happy i can support you :D I actually found you through the hymn of the fayth cover you did, because i fell in love with that song after playing FFX and I'm so happy to see it's on the album. keep up the amazing work Kate!!

I'm so happy to hear the news! Can't wait to buy it!!! :3

Congratulations, that is a great step you are taking for your music. As soon as I get some funds I'll definitely be buying the album.

I'm so excited for this! it's wonderful that you can profit from these covers you did for fun! ^_^

I check back every day waiting on the album to become available on the Joypad store. I've loved your music ever since I heard "Rose General" back on OCRemix years ago, and I'm very excited for a chance to support you! Keep making your wonderful music!

Just purchased the whole album on Loudr. Thank you!

Congrats! If anyone deserved those licenses you do! I can just imagine how hard that would have been.

thank you so much for spending your card on my music! I really appreciate it @.@ I'm so glad you enjoyed the songs!

I love your CD name, it's so clever, and as usual the artwork is beautiful as well ^_^ I think it's great that you've done this and if I had the money I would get the CD straight away because I love your covers.

Been a fan for a very long time, and I'm very happy for you to have a good way of selling your covers. ^__^ Also like to add that the art work for your covers album is beautiful, and I really like the title ^_^ xxxx

I got an itunes giftcard from my company when I landed my first internship. I didn't know what to do with it and saved it, thinking I'll save it for someone I'd like to support but didn't know who to give it to; now I know what I'll be doing with it. Keep up the good work Kate :)

*Dances around happily* Yay! I'm very happy you've got some of your songs on iTunes now! Thank you very much ma'am!

Thank you so much Kate. I've been so out of touch lately and I just recently found an unused itunes giftcard that I've had since I graduated high school back in '09 and your album was a must buy once I found it! Thank you so much for all that you do for your fans

I love that album cover! Very pretty

Congratulations!! A proud fan for many years ^_^

Those covers sure bring back memories... *___* I'm so happy for you katey ^^

Sweet, I'll be buying these ASAP, and definitely looking forward to the posters and other merch. :)

Kate, That is great indeed. It must have been a lengthy process to mix and arrange this without a studio. You are talented in many ways, and now have a new fan.

Yes! Someone else can hear her singing Noel's Theme! I would love for her to do a cover of that. We can only hope and keep our fingers crossed!:D

I'm very happy that I can buy your music now ^ ^ And also that you're getting t-shirt and posters printed :D I'm very excited for these and will definitely get them as soon as possible. Thanks for being so amazing to us Kate :)

thank you so much!!! I hope to continue to create nice sounding songs for you guys! I just need the Spring pollen to leave me alone so I can sing properly again! ;_;

This is so awesome Kate! :DDD

Well congratulations. Hard work, dedication (and talent) surely does pay off ;) I bought your first album and listened to it non stop for about 5 days until my brother wanted me to put something else on ;)

So totally buying! :D I can't wait for more covers!

I really appreciate it, thank you so very much!

THIS SOUNDS AMAZING ;_; Can't wait to get the mastered tracks!! I've never bought using iTunes, but I'll investigate and try to buy them *__* Congratz for the album Kate, I'm sure it'll be awesomely received!

Congratulations Kate! You are a wonderful musician, and I'm happy that your work is going up on Itunes. I think I'll purchase the album after my next paycheck. :)

thank you so much dear, that is so sweet *o* I'm just glad that I have listeners that haven't given up on me all these years! So *big hugs* for you!

Congratulations Kate, I'm so happy for you:D I can't wait to buy it on i-tunes & listen to your wonderful covers, I know it's gonna be epic & I'm excited to looking foward to buying all of your songs:D:D You deserve it dear, congratulations again! I'm very proud of you dear:D

Kate you're the best! I was one of the first people to buy your first album as soon as you announced it. I still have the envelope in which the CD came, because you drew some beautiful art on it :D I'm definitely going to buy this one on itunes aswell. I believe 1 day you will be like Yoko Kanno, making your own music for best video games ever

Congrats! This is amazing Kate.

CONGRATULATIONS KATE!!~ :D That is so wonderful that you got the opportunity to have these beautiful covers reach their full potential! Of course, you have my support...I just got an iTunes gift card for Xmas, lol! But anyway, keep doing what you're doing girl! We love you!!~

Thank you!! *o* I really wanted to include Lament of the Highborne, but there were two strange loud crackle-pop noises in the original wav file that the sound engineer was unable to remove in time by the deadline. I'll try to have it fixed up so it can go onto the next volume in time :)

aww, that's so awesomely sweet, thank you!

I'm so happy to see your work paying off little by little; it's a great thing, both to have the recognition, and then it'll help you as well! ALl my congratulations. Besides, I buy a lot of music off Itunes, it'll be easy as pie. Looking forward to February as well! God bless you!

im glad that you finally have them licensed, if i had itunes (and a job) i would gladly buy them. if you asked me which of your songs that you made that is my favorite one, it would still be willow maid.