our services

See our

projects page
for some examples of our work

recording

We record and produce speech for broadcast, download, devices and discs. We can accommodate single or multi-voice sessions for dramas, audiobooks, language programmes, education, corporate training and marketing, podcasts, animation, computer games, casting, audio guides, voice reels, voice overs to picture and much more. Do talk to us too if you need location recording.

post-production

We can provide editing, mixing and sound design or supply session files for you to take away or download.

mastering

We can supply audio in any standard format including BBC compliant files as well as CD masters for replication. For large numbers of files we can supply them formatted and named to your specification including tags.

production

Through our production company EFS, we have over 20 years experience of providing a full audio production service for language and education programmes, from casting and booking actors, directing recording sessions, through to editing and mastering.

Or we can book you in for a dry hire recording. And anything or everything in between.

Actor Training
ADR
Advertisements
Animation Voices
Art Installations
Audio/Museum Guides
Audiobooks
Auditions
Casting
Commercials
Corporate Programmes
Documentaries
Drama
Dubbing to Picture
DVD Commentaries
Foreign Language Versions
Idents
Internet/Website Audio
Interviews
Links
Location Recording
Marketing
Media Training
Multi Voice Recording
Overdubbing

Patient Information
Podcasts
Presentations
Product Voicing
Radio/TV/Broadcast
Re-purposing
Re-voicing
Round Table Chat
SatNav Voices
Self-improvement
Showreels
Smart Devices
Sound Design
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
Student Training
Studio Orientation Days
Sung Vocals
System Messaging
Text to Speech
Theatre Playback
Training
Translations
Video Games
Voice Overs
Wellbeing

studio rates

STUDIO 1 – RECORDING
Multi-voice / Drama	Main studio + Isolation Room	£85/hour
Multi-voice / Languages	Main studio w/o Isolation Room	£80/hour
One/Two voices:	Main studio w/o Isolation Room	£75/hour
STUDIO 2 – RECORDING
One/Two voices:		£70/hour
STUDIO 3 – RECORDING
Single voice		£70/hour

Prices are inclusive of one Studio Manager/Engineer.
Additional SM: £40/hour. Minimum 2 hours. Evening, weekend & dry hire rates on application.
No cancellation charge if 3 working days’ notice is given.

All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Discounts for first time users. Special rates negotiable for block bookings,
audiobooks and location recordings.

PRE-PRODUCTION
Radio dramas: script reading, FX and music sourcing		£40/hour

POST-PRODUCTION
Editing, mixing, sound-design, PQ encoding		£70/hour
Mastering, copying, restore from archive		£60/hour

VOICE TO PICTURE
Synchronised voice overs, ADR or mixing with Pro Tools.		£90/hour

ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Producers, actors (English or Foreign), abridgements and adaptations, duplication and packaging.

For studio bookings call us on +44 (0)20 7328 8305 or email: info@motivationsound.co.uk
To discuss your requirements for a full audio production,
call Peter Walton on the same number or email: peter@motivationsound.co.uk

See our

audiobooks page for some examples of our work

Audiobook Packages

More than 7000 audiobooks have been recorded at Motivation Sound over the last 30 years. We have recorded every Sherlock Holmes story, most Dickens’ novels, the complete works of Jane Austen and George Eliot, loads of Tolstoy, Murakami and Proust, two versions of a lot of Terry Pratchett as well as both Old and New Testaments. The readers range from young up-and-coming actors and authors to the highly experienced such as Derek Jacobi, Juliet Stevenson and Stephen Fry. We produce for numerous publishers in the UK, US and other countries as well as recording self published works.

If you have a book to record we would be happy to produce the recording here, and can even help you with finding an appropriate reader. Talk to us about special discounts for complete audiobook recording, editing and mastering packages.

Voice Reel Deal

To get voice work or find an agent, you’re going to need an up-to-date showreel. With our experience of working with some of the best in the industry, we can help you put together a set of demos that really shows what you are capable of.

Our offer includes 2 hours of studio time to record, edit and master your custom showreel, an experienced sound engineer to give advice and direction if needed, free use of our music library and your reel uploaded or put on a CD to take away.

Total cost: £130 +VAT

Voice Reel with Mentor Package

In addition to the Reel Deal we are delighted to offer the services of actor and voice artist Jonathan Keeble to help you prepare and produce your recording.

He has been making voice showreels and helping people get a voice-over agent since 1993 and his client list is extensive. He will help find the material for your reel and tailor it to you personally as well as directing you in the studio.

Total cost with 2 hours studio time : £297 +VAT

For more information call us on:
+44 (0)20 7328 8305 or email: info@motivationsound.co.uk

A multi-award winning voice actor, Jonathan Keeble has over 25 years experience in the voice-over industry. He has appeared in over 700 radio plays for the BBC, recorded over 250 audiobooks and his voice-over work ranges from playing The Angel of Death in Hellboy 2 to God in the Sistine Chapel with all stops in-between.

"Since 1998 we have been using the facilities at Motivation Sound Studios. Whether we were recording the Royal National Theatre Company in The Mysteries or Leslie Caron and Stacey Keach in Michael Hastings' adaptation of The Plutocrat, or Sir Donald Sinden, Alec McCowen, Charles Dance, Geoffrey Palmer and Joseph Fiennes in John Osborne's memorable The Charge of the Light Brigade or this year Paul Scofield in Michael Eaton's adaptation of the Dickens story George Silverman's Explanation, all the actors, directors and producer of Promenade have enjoyed the professional atmosphere and attention they have received from the staff of Motivation Sound Studios."

Nicholas Newton, Producer, Promenade

"Thank you very much for providing such an excellent service for the recording of our play "Chair" by Edward Bond for BBC Radio 4. I found everyone at your studios very helpful and professional and I am very pleased with the end result"

Turan Ali, Director, Bona Lattie Productions

"Motivation Sound Studios have been recording unabridged audio books ranging from 4 to 16 hours for Chivers since the early 1980s… I would not have the slightest hesitation in recommending MSS as a recording studio, either for the recording of audio books or indeed for any other form of recording work. Their technical expertise is of the highest order, their attention to detail is superb, their ability to cope with the logistical 'nightmare' of several titles going through at different stages is exemplary"

Nicole Kirkman, Publishing Director, Chivers Press Publishers

"A very friendly but professional environment for everything from King Lear and Sherlock Holmes to Heidi and W.B. Yeats"

Nicolas Soames, Director, Naxos AudioBooks

"I seem to have spent a lot of the last year up at Motivation Sound and have never said what a pleasure it is to be there... I may have worked in more overtly glamorous places but Motivation takes a lot of beating"

Jane Morgan, Drama Producer

"Thanks again to you for all your hard work. The project has gone really smoothly, you’ve delivered everything really quickly and kept us in touch the whole way through."

Teresa Raho, Editorial Manager, LCP - Language Centre Publications

"Acoustiguide have used the services of Motivation Sound Studios for a number of projects. We have always found their staff reliable and their work to be of good quality. As a team they are always willing to go out of their way to help us in meeting our objectives and tight deadlines and they do so with great good humour"

Alyson Webb, Creative Director, Acoustiguide

"It has been a great pleasure for our company to discover the expert work that your company provides in producing audiobooks. We have now completed three different projects with you - an unabridged mystery, a non-fiction, and a poetry collection - and we can certainly recommend your services to any other US audio publisher"

Linda D Olsen, President and Publisher, The Audio Partners Publishing Corp.

"We were pleased with the production of 'Don't be a Stranger' for BBC Radio 4… It is a good place to work, your staff are welcoming and friendly and the price is competitive… By the way the BBC Commissioning Editor liked the production"

Ralph Rolls, Director, Forge Productions Ltd

"Just a note to say what a delight to be at Motivation for the ten day recording of Philip Pullman's 'The Amber Spyglass'. Your whole team looked after Philip and all forty of us royally… Many thanks for making us so welcome and helping to keep the long, intricate schedule running so smoothly"

Garrick Hagon, Director/Producer, The Story Circle

"I have always enjoyed recording at Motivation Sound Studios; the relaxed and friendly atmosphere belies the steely professionalism and efficiency which ensures I get a good product"

Hazel Imbert Audio producer and Writer of ELT materials

"A Tribute to Finchie was recorded in a small studio in North London.. Like so many Radio 4 dramas, it is a miniature gem"

Valerie Grove, The Times, Play directed by Martin Jarvis

"Just a note to thank you and the sound staff for the invaluable experience the Central [School of Speech & Drama] students gained working in your studios… I was impressed by the way their microphone technique improved in these sessions"

John Scotney Producer