AUDIO BOOKS
Audio Book Production
Your story deserves to be heard exactly as you intended. We'll guide you through the recording process to ensure a professional, polished audiobook that connects with your listeners.
WHAT TO EXPECT
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Tell us about your book. Get in touch to discuss your manuscript, your goals, and the recording process. We'll talk you through pricing before you begin so you know what to expect.
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Record at your pace. You'll narrate your book in our North Providence studio, with guidance throughout the session. Recording is booked in three-hour blocks at $125 per block, giving you time to settle in without pushing your voice too far.
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Editing that keeps you sounding like you. We'll edit mistakes and retakes, smooth out distracting pauses, and preserve the natural rhythm and emotion of your delivery. Editing and mastering cost $25 per finished hour of audio, in addition to recording sessions. A finished hour means one hour of the completed audio book, not one hour spent editing.
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Receive your finished audiobook. Your audio will be mastered to ACX audio standards. You'll handle cover artwork, and submission to your chosen audiobook platform.
What's Included
Recording ~ Editing ~ Mixing ~ Proofing ~ Mastering
Seamless Editing: Reducing breath sounds, unwanted sections, noise, clicks, pops, etc.
Perfect Cross-Fading: Cross fading ensures that there are no sudden changes and everything flows seamlessly.
Volume Leveling: To ensure every word is audible, so the listener does not have to adjust the volume while listening.
Noise Reduction: Precision tools are used to reduce background noise.
Mixing & Mastering: Equalization and compression to match award winning reference tracks. The final audiobook will sound clean and crisp, ready for iTunes, Audible, and meets ACX standards.
"Flexibility & Professionalism"
Kathryn Haueisen
Author, Pastor, Speaker
A colleague who agreed to narrate my historical novel, Mayflower Chronicles: The Tale of Two Cultures, found Mobile Mic studios as a place to do the recordings. This being my first experience with converting one of my books into audio format, I had no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the professionalism with which Spike Katz handled the process. On the few occasions where there was a glitch he quickly corrected it. On a couple of occasions he caught things I and the narrator overlooked and pointed them out to us. It was a long book, requiring many sessions in his portable studio. His flexibility and professionalism made this experience virtually painless and seamless. If I ever decide to launch another audio book I would certainly hope this place will be available.
"Professional & Comfortable"
Elizabeth Splaine
Author, Voice Actress
I have been working with Spike for weeks recording an audio book (Mayflower Chronicles.) His price was very fair and he is a kind professional that made me feel comfortable from the beginning. I cannot recommend him enough. I will be using him to record my own audio book, Devil's Grace.
Previous Audio Book Clients

John Deaton
Food Stamp Warrior

Charles Eisenstein
The Coronation

Elizabeth B. Splaine
Devil's Grace

Lois Kelly
Slow Loss

Kathryn Haueisen
The Mayflower Chronicles

Elisabeth Lava
Stillness and Wilderness

Elizabeth B. Splaine
Steel Butterflies

I. Michael Grossman
Shrinkwrapped: My First 50 Years On The Couch

Nicholas Fagan Dealy
Fagan of Hoboken and the Horseshoe

Michael Bahry
Hell Is A Bad Word
Professional Voice Actress Available
Your book can be read by the Internationally acclaimed award winning voice actress and coach,
Elizabeth Splaine.

