AUDIOBOOK
PRODUCTION & EDITING
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UNIQUELY YOU
Your story brought to life just as you imagined
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
WHEN THEY SAY NO
Richard Fenton with Andrea Waltz
This was my second large project with Richard and Andrea. I previously managed the production of their audio course for the first book in this series, "Go For No!" I highly recommend both of these books for anyone to read, especially those in sales.
We recorded this audiobook at their house, which was a unique challenge. I brought over all the necessary recording equipment, including a Shure SM7B mic, a Universal Audio Apollo Twin audio interface, Audio-Technica headphones, and my laptop and accessories. The challenge came from finding a quiet place to record. The front room of their house was being converted into a studio, which was the ideal place to record. However, after a few test recordings in the room, we found that the sound was a bit echoey. So we built a little make-shift sound booth with sound panels and a large blanket over the top. Problem solved.
Both Richard and Andrea narrated sections of the book. I created different audio settings for both their voices to accentuate their sound and control speaking levels. Being able to save their unique settings allowed us to jump back and forth between them giving each other a chance to rest from reading.
The finished audiobook of 2.5 hours took about 8 hours in total to record, including the setup and strike. Editing and mastering took roughly two days to finalize. After removing/replacing a few stumbled words Andrea found during our review process, we uploaded the book to ACX. The entire book passed the review process on the first attempt and the book was published as scheduled a few weeks later!
Highlight moments: recording in their home in comfortable clothes made the process much more enjoyable for everyone. Ordering lunch from Tijuana Flats. So good. Lastly, a funny note about the recording process, we were approaching the end of our session and Richard had one line related to Elon Musk and Tupperware that we recorded at least 10 times because it turned out to be a real tongue-twister.
We’re so glad we found Sterling to work with us. He’s a true pro and made a daunting project fun and easy. (Plus he came and set up a studio at our place which was awesome.) Definitely hiring for all audio projects going forward.