I will narrate and produce your ACX-ready audiobook per finished hour

I will narrate and produce your ACX-ready audiobook per finished hour, delivering broadcast-clean, fully mastered files that pass ACX technical review on the first submission.

If you have a finished manuscript and need a human voice to carry it, I record, edit, and master your book to professional audiobook standards, priced and scoped honestly by the finished hour so you always know exactly what you are getting.

What you get

• Professional human narration of your manuscript, recorded in a treated, low-noise environment with a quality large-diaphragm microphone and audio interface.
• Full post-production: editing out mistakes, breaths management, de-clicking, de-essing, noise reduction, leveling, and mastering.
• Files that meet ACX technical specs: -23dB to -18dB RMS, peaks no higher than -3dB, noise floor below -60dB RFS, mono MP3 at 192kbps CBR, 44.1kHz.
• Correct ACX structure: each chapter as its own file, plus opening credits and closing credits files, with room tone retained at head and tail as required.
• A 1 to 5 minute audition/sample recorded from your actual text before full production begins, so you can confirm the voice and tone are right.
• One character voice or a consistent narrative read as agreed (single narrator). Light, naturally distinct voicing for dialogue is included; full multi-cast or heavy character acting is not.
• A pronunciation pass for unusual names, places, and terms — send me a guide or I will flag anything ambiguous and ask before recording.
• Revision rounds to correct genuine narration errors (misreads, skipped words, wrong pronunciations) at no extra charge within the agreed scope.
• Delivery of the final, ACX-compliant files via a download link, ready for you to upload to ACX, Findaway Voices, Google Play Books, or your own distribution.

Plans

Feature	Basic	Standard	Premium
Finished audio included	Short project / sample length	Mid-length book	Full-length book
Narration style	Single-voice straight read	Single-voice with light dialogue voicing	Expressive read with distinct dialogue voicing
ACX-compliant mastered files	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chapter-by-chapter file structure	Yes	Yes	Yes
Opening & closing credits files	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pronunciation/name guide handling	Yes	Yes	Yes
Error-correction revisions	Included	Included	Priority included
Retail audio sample (for store listing)	—	—	Included
Delivery speed	Standard	Standard	Prioritized

All plans are quoted per finished hour of completed audio. A "finished hour" is sixty minutes of edited, mastered audio in the delivered book — not raw recording time, which is typically several hours of work per finished hour.

How it works

1. Share your manuscript and brief. Send me the final text (DOCX, PDF, or clean Google Doc), your target genre and tone, any reference narrators you like, and a pronunciation guide for unusual words.
2. Get your audition. I record a short sample from your own text so you can hear the actual voice, pacing, and energy applied to your book before committing to the full project.
3. Confirm scope and timeline. Once you approve the sample, we lock the finished-hour count (estimated from your word count), the plan, and a realistic delivery window.
4. Recording. I record the full book in my treated space, working chapter by chapter, keeping a consistent character, pace, and tone throughout.
5. Editing and mastering. I edit out errors and unwanted noise, smooth breaths and pacing, then process every chapter to ACX RMS, peak, and noise-floor targets.
6. Quality check. I run each file against ACX technical requirements and listen through for accuracy and consistency.
7. Delivery and revisions. You receive the structured, ACX-ready files. You review, flag any genuine narration errors, and I correct them within the agreed revision scope.

Why choose this

• First-pass ACX approval focus. I produce to spec deliberately, so your files clear ACX's technical review without the back-and-forth that delays a launch.
• A real human voice, not synthetic. Every word is performed, with the pacing, warmth, and natural emphasis that listeners — and ACX's human standards — expect.
• Honest, transparent scoping. Pricing per finished hour means no surprises; you know what each plan covers and what it does not before any recording starts.
• Consistency across the whole book. Recorded in one environment with one setup, so chapter forty sounds like chapter one.
• You stay in control of distribution. I hand you clean, store-ready files; you keep full ownership and choose where to publish.

Who it's for / use cases

• Self-published fiction and nonfiction authors who want an audiobook edition on Audible, Apple Books, and other platforms.
• Indie publishers and small presses turning their catalog into audio.
• Business authors and coaches converting a book into a lead-generating audiobook.
• Course creators and educators who need a clean, listenable spoken version of written material.
• Memoir, self-help, thriller, romance, fantasy, and general nonfiction projects suited to a single narrator.
• Authors who tried text-to-speech or a DIY recording and need a professional, compliant result instead.

FAQ

Q: What exactly is a "finished hour"? A finished hour is sixty minutes of fully edited, mastered audio in your delivered audiobook. It is the standard unit the audiobook industry uses, and it lets us scope your whole project accurately from your word count (roughly 9,000 to 9,300 words per finished hour).

Q: Will the files actually pass ACX? Yes — I master to ACX's published technical requirements (RMS between -23dB and -18dB, peaks under -3dB, noise floor below -60dB RFS, mono 192kbps MP3, correct head/tail room tone and credit files). I quality-check every file against those targets before delivery.

Q: Is this a real human voice or AI? A real human voice. I personally narrate and perform every chapter; nothing is synthesized.

Q: Can I hear a sample before committing? Yes. After you send your manuscript, I record a short audition from your own text so you can confirm the voice, pacing, and tone fit your book before full production begins.

Q: How do you handle unusual names and pronunciations? Send a pronunciation guide with your manuscript. For anything ambiguous that you have not covered, I will flag it and confirm with you before recording, so names and terms are right the first time.

Q: Do you do multiple character voices? I deliver a single-narrator read. Light, naturally distinct voicing for dialogue is included to keep characters clear, but full multi-cast productions and heavy character acting are outside this scope.

Q: What are revisions, and what is covered? Revisions cover genuine narration errors — misreads, skipped or wrong words, and incorrect pronunciations. Those are corrected within the agreed scope at no extra charge. Rewrites caused by manuscript changes after recording are handled as new work.

Q: What do I need to provide to start? A final, proofread manuscript (DOCX, PDF, or clean Google Doc), your genre and tone preferences, any narrator references you like, and a pronunciation guide for unusual words. The cleaner and more final the text, the smoother and faster the production.