FAQs

Have a question about our Audiobook and Podcast recording services? Chances are, we’ve got the answer right here. Explore our FAQs to find clear and concise information about everything from the recording process to equipment used and delivery. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to get in touch and ask us a question.

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We are based in Congleton, Cheshire, just a 5 minute walk from Congleton train station on the Manchester to London line, or a 15 minute drive from junction 17 of the M6.

We have a top-of-the-range recording studio with a bespoke sound-proofed voiceover booth and staff with over 30 years’ experience in the spoken English recording industry.

This is dependent on what you require, a book that is for instance about 55,000 words long would normally take us about 2-3 days to record. But if you are reading the book yourself this could increase to 4-6 days depending on experience. Once we have the book recorded, post production (if required) usually takes approx. 2-3 weeks. Obviously, this is all very rough guide and is dependent on the length of the book and studio availability.

Of course, the Studio complete with an in house engineer can be hired per hour, read through the Audiobooks and Services section on this website for more information.

This is dependent on numerous factors like how you would prefer to record your audiobook and how long your book is for example. If you drop us a message with a draft of your book we can work out a estimated quote for you.

It can be provided however you prefer! Whether you prefer a raw recording, or a post produced and mastered recording. We can deliver it in any file format you require via a download link over the internet or posted to you on a USB stick.

ACX is owned by Audible, an Amazon Company, one of the largest distributors of Audiobooks currently. All audiobooks distributed by ACX have to comply to a list of guidelines which ultimately maintains good quality for the listener at the other end. The majority of these requirements are common sense, like maintaining a constant volume level or making sure there’s no errant background noises for example.

We do, but VAT is already included in all our pricing. A VAT Invoice will be provided with your booking.

We are based in Congleton, Cheshire, just a 5 minute walk from Congleton Train Station on the Manchester to London line, or a 15 minute drive from Junction 17 of the M6.

Our opening times are 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday. But if you need to book slots outside of those times, get in touch! If we are free, we will try our best to accommodate you.

We have 2 x Shure SM7b and 2 x Shure MV7x Dynamic Microphones along with 2 x 4K Studio Cameras plus a range of Headphones from Beyerdynamic, AKG and Sennheiser.

Of course not! Throughout your recording there will be a Studio Engineer on hand to set up and monitor all the technical aspects of the recording. So you can focus on sitting down and creating your content.

Contact us here with the information of what you need, and we can arrange a booking that suits all parties involved.

The maximum number of guests is 4 people in the Conference Room, 3 people in the Cozy, 2 people in the Speakeasy and 1 person in the Booth. All can include an additional off-site guest via Zoom or Teams.

Of course! If you let us know in advance, we can set up a Zoom or Teams meeting and include them on the TV, their audio will plug directly into the Mixer and will be an additional audio track for use later.

Usually, we like to say that recording a 30 minute Podcast will probably take one hour, but obviously, this is a rough guide. You need to take into account the set up time and any time to transfer files after the session. If you are planning a longer session to record multiple episodes, make sure to take into consideration some time for breaks in between episodes.

Equipment wise, nothing! We provide all the equipment to make it as easy as possible. If you would like to take the files away with you rather than having the files sent via WeTransfer we would recommend you bought either a SD Card or a portable Hard Drive to copy the files too.

If you wanted any props or decorations, you’re more than welcome to bring them with you, along with any videos or pictures you’d like to display on the TV.

Of course, you are more than welcome to bring with you whatever you would like to use.

If you have chosen a RAW files recording, then you can either bring a SD card or Portable Hard Drive to transfer the files at the end of the recording session, or we can send them to you via WeTransfer.

If you have chosen Post Production, then we will send these to you within 5 working days via WeTransfer.

Yes, if you select the pricing option that comes with post production, we will do all the treatment and editing for the files that you require.

We require up to 5 working days to complete the editing & post production process, but most of the time we will be a lot quicker than that.

If you are desperate and need your episodes quicker however we offer a express service per episode that will take a maximum of 2 days. Contact us (hyperlink there) for more information.

We do, but VAT is already included in all our pricing. A VAT Invoice will be provided with your booking.

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