Content edit
The structural pass: cutting dead air, restarts, rambles and the tangent that didn't land. We keep the show tight without making the hosts sound clipped.
- Top & tail
- Filler-word trims
- Cross-talk cleanup
- Pacing
Everything that happens to your audio after you stop recording.
From the first cut to the file you upload, here's exactly what we do, what's in each tier, and what it costs. No mystery line items — pick the level your show needs and step up when it earns it.
“They flag what's worth fixing and what isn't — that honesty saves us money.”
Owner-led editing · One editor per show, start to finish
The full pipeline
Six stages every episode moves through
Not every show needs every stage — that's what the tiers are for. But when an episode goes through the whole bench, this is the order it travels in.
Noise & repair
Room hum, AC drone, mouth clicks, plosives and the worst of a rough remote line — removed surgically, then stopped before voices start sounding synthetic.
- De-noise
- De-click / de-ess
- De-reverb
- Spectral repair
Mix
Every speaker balanced to sit at the same level, music beds and stings placed, intro and outro assembled so the whole episode feels like one piece.
- Multitrack balance
- EQ & compression
- Music beds
- Intro / outro
Master
Loudness-normalised to the spec Apple, Spotify and YouTube actually want (around −16 LUFS), with true-peak headroom so nothing distorts on a phone speaker.
- LUFS normalisation
- True-peak limiting
- ID3 tagging
Show notes & chapters
Written episode summary, timestamped chapters and the quotable lines pulled out — the metadata that helps listeners find you and stay.
- Episode summary
- Chapter markers
- Pull quotes
- Title options
Deliver & distribute
The finished file lands in your shared folder, or we upload it straight to your host. Audiogram clips for social come with the series tier.
- MP3 + WAV
- Host upload
- Audiograms
- Platform-ready
The restraint clause
Clean, not over-cooked
The fastest way to ruin a podcast is to process it until everyone sounds like a help-line robot. We treat audio the way a good colour grade treats film — fix the real problems, then leave the character alone.
- Voices that still sound like people. We remove the noise, not the room. Guests recognise themselves.
- Consistent across the season. One editor learns your house sound, so episode twenty matches episode two.
- An honest verdict on bad audio. If a recording can't be saved, we tell you before we bill you for trying.
What it costs
Billed per episode or per series
Clear scopes, no retainer you have to grow into. Every tier includes one review round, distribution-ready exports and a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
Clean Cut
$85 / epFor solo and interview shows that just need to sound professional. Top-and-tail edits, level matching, noise removal and a tidy export.
- Full-episode editing
- Noise & hum removal
- Level matching
- MP3 + WAV export
Studio Standard
$165 / epEverything in Clean Cut plus a proper mix, music beds, intro/outro assembly and written show notes with timestamped chapters.
- Multitrack mix & master
- Intro/outro & music beds
- Filler-word & cross-talk edits
- Show notes + chapters
Series Partner
From $1,200 / moFor brands publishing weekly. A dedicated editor, batched delivery, audiogram clips for social and direct upload to your host.
- 4+ episodes / month
- Audiogram social clips
- Distribution & tagging
- Quarterly sound review
Repair & Restore
$220 / hrA salvage session for a recording gone wrong — echoey rooms, clipped guests, a dropped track. We tell you honestly what's recoverable before we start.
- Spectral repair
- De-reverb & de-clip
- Track reconstruction
Bolt onto any tier
Extras for when a show needs more
Pick these up à la carte on a single episode or fold them into a Series Partner plan. Quoted per item so you only pay for what you use.
Audiogram clips
$35 / clipCaptioned 30–60 second video clips for LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube Shorts, cut from the moments most likely to travel.
Full transcript
$45 / epCleaned, speaker-labelled transcript for accessibility, SEO and repurposing into blog posts or newsletters.
Custom intro & outro
From $120A scripted, voiced and scored open and close written for your brand — produced once, reused every episode.
Mid-roll ad inserts
$20 / insertDynamic-ready ad slots placed, levelled and timed so sponsor reads sit cleanly inside the episode.
Rush turnaround
+50%Next-business-day delivery when a launch can't move. Subject to a free slot — we'll confirm before you commit.
Cover art & assets
From $150Episode thumbnails and channel artwork sized for every platform, matched to your existing brand.
Before you book
Fair questions, straight answers
The things B2B hosts usually ask before sending us their first file. If yours isn't here, call the studio and ask the editor directly.
How do I know which tier I need?
Send three minutes of raw audio and we'll edit it for free at the Studio Standard level. You'll hear the ceiling before you pick a tier — most shows realise they want the mix and show notes once they've heard the difference.
What's your turnaround time?
Standard delivery is three business days from when your raw files land. Rush slots cut that to next business day for a 50% surcharge, when an editor is free. Series Partner clients get a batched schedule we agree at the start of the month.
How should I record so you get clean files?
Multitrack is ideal — a separate file per speaker. A local recording over Riverside, Zencastr or even good USB mics into a laptop works well. We'll send a one-page setup guide once you book, and we can salvage a lot if a session went sideways.
Do you handle uploading and distribution?
We can. The finished file is always distribution-ready — loudness-normalised, ID3-tagged, with notes and chapters attached. Series Partner includes direct upload to your host (Buzzsprout, Transistor, Captivate and others) so all you do is hit publish.
What if the recording is barely usable?
That's the Repair & Restore session. We'll listen first and give you an honest verdict — what's recoverable, what isn't, and roughly how long it'll take — before you're billed a cent. We won't take money to chase audio that can't be saved.
How does billing actually work?
By invoice — per episode for one-off work, or monthly for Series Partner. We agree the scope and price in writing before any editing starts, so the number on the invoice is the number you approved. No platform fees, no estimate creep. Visa, Mastercard, Amex and ACH accepted.
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Hear the difference first
Send three minutes of raw audio and we'll edit it free, then come back with a per-episode price and a delivery date you can publish against.