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My Pricing

What's your budget?

So when I get asked "What's your pricing?", I have to answer honestly "What's your budget?" Because well lets face it, isn't that the real driving force behind it all and all projects are different. You can't lump a single price to every project and that's why I answer with this. 

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Now, to give you a basis to start from, my rates are simple. To do any work for any project, I start out with a studio fee. That studio fee is $100. That means that if I turn on my mic with the intent of recording, its a $100 studio fee, assuming of course the job is produced and billed. 

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Why even ask "What's your budget" then if you have a studio fee?"

Well, to go into that further, with the exception of the studio fee, I also go by the Global Voice Acting Academy rate guide. And as the name implies, its a rate guide. Doesn't mean its law, but it does provide us both with a good idea of what industry standard rates are for a given project. You might ask for a quote and I will give you one, but it will mainly be  based on the GVAA. 

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This might not fit within your budget. Therefore I always ask first "What's your budget?" See why now?

GVAA RATE GUIDE

Before inquiring about a job, please note I might ask about these conditions:

  • What is the nature if the work?

  • How many words? 

  • Do you have a script?

  • How long is the voice over?

  • What would you like to see in the tone/delivery of the voice over?

  • Is this going to be commercially broadcast? If so, we will need to discuss Commercial Rights Buyout.

  • Does this have anything to do with Speech Synthesis or otherwise using/manipulating voice for artificial intelligence voice?

  • What is your timeframe for the deliverable?

  • What file format(s) do you need?

Audio Editing and Mastering Pricing

So below is a basic pricing for audio editing. Its based around editing for audiobook or other narration. I price my audio mastering based on a Per Finished Hour (PFH) for audiobooks or a per minute of other audio with at least one finished hour for audiobook or narration. All other audio to be mastered (Youtube, Spotify/Podcast, or any other platform needs to be priced separately. 

 

I also have a basic studio fee just for audio engineering. That fee is $50 which will be rolled into any project

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Audio Engineering and Mastering Price - Narration

Basic - $50 PFH

Advanced - $70 PFH

  • Remove any noted mistakes (marked)

  • Remove any noises inbetween words or sentences

  • Remove mouth clicks, plosives 

  • Add 1 second to the beginning and end

  • Bring audio to -20 to -19 RMS

  • Normalize to -3dBTP

  • Add Room Noise.

  • Remove any noted mistakes (marked)

  • Remove any noises inbetween words or sentences

  • Remove mouth clicks, plosives 

  • Listen for extraneous noises in dialog and remove

  • Space the sentences in a more equal timing.

  • Add 1 second to the beginning and end

  • Bring audio to -20 to -19 RMS

  • Normalize to -3dBTP

  • Add Room Noise.

  • Remove any noted mistakes (marked)

  • Remove any noises inbetween words or sentences

  • Remove mouth clicks, plosives 

  • Listen for extraneous noises in dialog and remove

  • Note any background noise issues that I hear (AC, Dog Barks, Cell Phones, other noises)

  • Space the sentences in a more equal timing.

  • Add 1 second to the beginning and end

  • Bring audio to -20 to -19 RMS

  • Normalize to -3dBTP

  • ​Proofing and pickup mixing

  • Add Room Noise.

Premium - $100 PFH

All Other Audio Editing and Mastering - Non-Narration

As I mentioned above, there is a $50 studio fee for non-narration audio engineering and mastering and is generally priced at $50 per hour. This fee is included in the final cost of the project. Contact me first and lets discuss your needs. I cannot give you a definative price now unless I know the scope of work​.

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