Audiobook Recording & Production for Publishers

Recording and post-production: choose the stages you need

Recording captures the narration and performance. Your author can record their own book, or your team can bring a narrator you have selected. Hi-Tunes does not provide a narrator by default.

Production and post-production follow the recording: editing and cleanup, mixing, mastering and final file preparation. You do not have to record at Hi-Tunes to use these services; projects recorded elsewhere can be discussed with our team.

Tell us whether you need recording, post-production or both. We will review the available material and requested work before agreeing the project scope.

Prepare your publisher project brief

A concise brief helps us understand the project and discuss a suitable scope. Include the details you have available:

• Book or project title and approximate manuscript word count.
• Narrator status: author-narrated, narrator selected, or arrangements still being finalized.
• Whether recording is needed, underway or already complete; where existing narration was recorded.
• The production or post-production work required.
• Desired deadline and session dates, with any scheduling constraints.
• Publisher, production company and producer involvement, plus the person coordinating the project.
• Applicable specifications supplied by your team for review.

Supplying specifications starts a review; it does not confirm that every requirement can be accepted. Pricing, availability, deliverables and schedule are confirmed separately after the project has been assessed.

Industry membership and practical preparation

Hi-Tunes Audiobooks is a member of the Audio Publishers Association (APA).

For planning guidance, explore our audiobook Resources before sending your project brief. Membership is presented as a factual business detail, separate from the completed-session and inquiry examples below.

Selected Recording Projects

Two completed recording sessions from our Hi-Tunes recording history. These examples describe the work performed; they are not endorsements, partnerships or ongoing representation.

Remote-directed recording for publishing teams

Your producer or director can participate in audiobook recording remotely through Zoom or Source-Connect. The narrator may be your author or a narrator your team has selected; Hi-Tunes does not provide narrators by default.

Share who will attend, how they need to direct the session and the technical requirements of your outside workflow. We review Source-Connect arrangements, Zoom participation and session coordination before confirming the recording plan. Compatibility with every outside workflow is not assumed.

Post-production, quality control and delivery preparation

Publisher audiobook services can include audio editing and cleanup, mixing, audiobook mastering and quality control after narration is recorded. Projects recorded at another studio are welcome for review.

Quality control reviews the recorded audio for issues that need attention and consistency across the project. The review and any corrective work are defined in the agreed scope.

We offer ACX-ready preparation for applicable ACX/Audible delivery specifications and requirements. Supply the intended destination and your project specifications for review. Preparation does not guarantee ACX or Audible acceptance and does not imply endorsement or a platform partnership.