Audiobook
and radio drama.
A book for the ears needs a voice that carries and a recording people enjoy for hours. We produce audiobooks and radio dramas: casting, direction, studio recording, editing, sound design, music and finished files for the audiobook platforms.
Also known as: audiobook production, audiobook narrator, narrate your own audiobook, audio drama, radio play with music and sound effects.
Request an audiobook →Hours of listening, without fatigue.
An audiobook often runs for several hours. What goes unnoticed in a short spot becomes distracting at that length: mouth clicks, changing room sound, a voice that sounds different from chapter to chapter. Direction in the studio and careful editing make chapter 20 sound like chapter 1.
Radio drama adds what we do every day as a sound agency: sound effects, atmospheres and music that bring a scene to life. More on the sound design page.
What we take on
for your audiobook.
Voice casting
You get a selection of narrators with samples read from your text and decide who reads your book. For several roles too.
Narrate it yourself, with direction
Want to read your book yourself? We direct, watch pace, emphasis and pronunciation, and make sure you sound the same across many sessions.
Studio recording
Directed recording in our studios in Frankfurt, Cologne or Berlin. Microphone, distance and room stay fixed across every session.
Editing and mastering
We remove slips, breaths and mouth noise and master to the technical specs of the platforms, such as Audible (ACX).
Radio drama with an ensemble
Several voices, scenes with sound effects and atmospheres, original music and a mix that makes space and movement audible.
Audiobooks for companies
Company history, specialist books or training content as an audiobook, in several languages if you like and with music in your brand's sound.
From manuscript to finished audiobook.
Four steps, one point of contact.
Manuscript
We go through the manuscript with you, settle the pronunciation of names and technical terms and mark places for roles and sound effects.
Casting
Samples read from your text. You choose the voice or the cast; if you narrate yourself, we do a test recording.
Recording
Directed studio sessions. For radio drama we record scenes with several voices and add sound effects and music.
Delivery
Files chapter by chapter in the format your platform or publisher requires, with opening and closing credits.
Authors, publishers, companies.
Most audiobooks and radio dramas we produce come from here:
Self-published authors. An audiobook of your book, read by you or by a narrator, ready for the platforms.
Publishers. Production to your specs, with casting, direction and delivery in your format.
Companies and institutions. Company histories, specialist books and learning content as audiobooks, internal or public.
Radio drama projects. Series, children's audio dramas and audio dramas for brands, with an ensemble, sound design and original music.
Frequently asked
questions.
Mostly it depends on the length of the book, plus narrator fee, direction and editing effort. A radio drama with an ensemble and sound design is a different job from a narrated non-fiction book. You get a quote in advance.
Yes. Many authors read their own books. We do a test recording first, direct the sessions and make sure you sound the same across all chapters.
We master to the technical specs of the platforms, such as Audible (ACX), and deliver chapter files in the required format. Distribution is up to you or your publisher.
We clear the usage rights for narrators and music in advance and set them out in the quote, so you can publish the audiobook without surprises.
Yes. Sound design and music are our core business as a sound agency. Sound effects, atmospheres and music are made in-house.
Yes. We cast narrators in 40+ languages and produce every version with the same sound.
Your book,
for the ears.
Send us the title, page or word count and tell us whether you want to read it yourself or need a voice. We will get back to you within 24 hours.