Besides booking voice actors, Voicebooking offers other audio services as well. But what do they actually mean? What are the costs? And when do you use it? We’ll explain it all in a nutshell, below:
At Voicebooking we offer four services:
- Editing and mastering
- Mixing and mastering
- Sound design
- Amsterdam recording studio hire
The first three audio services are successive steps in the audio process. The first service, editing and mastering is the cheapest and simplest one. The third, sound design is the most comprehensive audio service, it includes the editing & mastering and mixing & mastering. The fourth service, studio hire is separate from the other three services.
Service 1: Editing & mastering
When a voice over has been recorded, you will receive the recording in a raw audio file. This means that you will still need to edit out certain parts, such as the ‘ehms’, ‘eeh’, and sighs. If you want, we can edit the audio for you. We can remove all the unwanted sounds from the recording.
Besides ‘ehms’, think of breathing and clicking sounds. Besides cleaning up the sound, we process the recording to make the audio file suitable for all devices. We call this process mastering. Editing & mastering costs €75,00 per hour. In one hour we can edit and master up to 1000 words.
Service 2: Mixing & mastering
If you want, we can go a step further. Besides editing and mastering, we will also mix the audio with music. We find the right stock music and add this to the mastered voice over recording. We make sure there is a proper balance between the voice over and the music, so that it adds a magic touch while the voice remains clear.
For a web video of up to 3 minutes, this service costs €119,00. That fee includes service 1 (editing & mastering), but finding the right stock music and mixing it with the voice over recording is what makes this service stand out.
Service 3: Sound design
Sound design is the third step in the audio process. It combines both service 1 and 2, but includes the addition of great sound effects. These effects help bring animations to life. With the right sound effects we can amplify the movements in the animation. Timing is an essential aspect of this.
That means we put every sound effect in the exact right place. Is the movement going from left to right? Then so will the sound effect. Of course we also take the correct volume into account, sound effects should never drown out the voice over.
If you book a voice over with Voicebooking, we offer the sound design service for a fee starting at €225,00 (for videos up to 90 seconds).
Did you find your voice over somewhere else, but you still need sound design? Then prices start from €250,00 for a video up to 90 seconds. Contact us for the exact prices.
Interested in more voice over rates? See them in more detail.
Service 4: Rent a recording studio
The final service we offer is studio rental. You can use our recording studio in Amsterdam for voice over recordings and podcast recordings.
Voice over recording
Are you working with a voice over actor who doesn’t have a home studio? Or would you like to attend the recording in the studio and direct your voice over yourself? Then you can use our studio for your voice over recording.
This allows you to directly discuss with the voice over whether the recording sounds like what you had in mind. Do you also want music and sound effects added to your production? Then we take care of this right away.
Podcast recording
Our studio is also suitable for podcast recording. The studio has space for recordings with up to four people, perfect for a podcast. After recording, we can help you with post production, as well as create and add the perfect podcast jingles. This way, you walk out the door with a podcast ready for publication.
Costs for the use of our studio and sound technician are available on request. How much does it cost to rent a studio? Take a look at our audio rates.
