TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
Voxmasters motto is: “We don’t just read your book out loud; we tell your story.” There is an art to narration and story telling and we are masters of that art. There are a great number of technical aspects to what we do, and we'd like to present an overview of what the process is, and what is required of you, to get started recording your book.
All audio books produced by Voxmasters must be accredited to the recording artist unless otherwise specified prior to time of recording commencing.
WHAT KINDS OF WORK WILL WE ACCEPT?
Voxmasters will record both fiction and nonfiction works. This includes, but is not limited to: devotionals; novels; biographies; educational material; children's stories; theological works; and self-help books .
Voxmasters is here to record your story. Voxmasters reserves the right to decline any work without explanation.
Works of a sexually suggestive or pornographic nature will not be considered for recording.
Voxmasters must have proof that you are the author of the work, and that no other author’s rights to publication are held in conflict.
Your work is confidentially handled and will not be used as a demonstration unless you grant us that privilege. None of your files, printed content, or recorded work will be shared with anyone except the author.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION:
The first step is for the author to present a completed work.
Only finished manuscripts will be considered by Voxmasters. We do not wish to record rough books and then try to correct them before they go to print. We suggest waiting until you have your final galleys, or the final version ready for upload to Kindle (or other publication services.) All revision work will be done at the rate of $300.00/finished hour.
Authors must prepare the manuscript to our technical standards and deliver it to our narrator prior to our commencing the recording portion of the project.
We ask that the author submit a proposal similar to the one used to pitch the book so that our story tellers understand the author’s narrative. It aids us in performing the work and bringing your book to life.
All manuscripts must follow this technical format:
Microsoft word document
16 point Times New Roman Font
1&1/2 line spacing
1/2 inch margins.
Authors must present an mp3 recording of unique names, places, products, or non-standard English pronunciations prior to our recording the work. Research will be charged at the rate of $200/hr by Voxmasters in the event we find words we are not familiar with in the manuscript.
RECORDING & DELIVERY OF THE WORK:
Voxmasters will provide either 1 chapter as a demonstration, or a 10 minute recording of the material in that chapter, at our discretion.
Voxmasters will submit the audition work to the author free of charge, no strings attached. It will serve as your sample of our work. We are confident you will retain us to do the work.
THE FOLLOWING ARE OUR PROMISES TO YOU:
1. All Voxmasters projects will be recorded at high quality. We will produce the highest quality audio files for our customers. All files will be delivered in MP3 format.
2. Voxmasters final product will be in accordance with the missed word rate of major audio book companies or better. (Approx 99.95 accuracy)
3. Voxmasters will produce work quickly and accurately for a fair price. Average turn around time for an 80,000 word work will be six weeks.
QUALITY CONTROL & PROOFING THE FINISHED WORK:
Voxmasters reduces costs by involving the authors more deeply in their own project than other services. We tell your story and you quality check the work, eliminating paid listeners. You will have two days following our delivery of each finished file to listen to the work and proof our copy. We strive for 100% accuracy, but as humans there are occasionally omissions and errors. Any mistakes by the narrator will be re-recorded without charge.
OTHER ISSUES & PRICING:
Works requiring more than 1 recording artist will be done at 1.75 times the normal rates.
Voxmasters will provide pricing upon request for your project. Please send an email to:
or give us a call at 612-801-7325. .
We are professional voice over/recording artists, and we know from long experience that professional voices produce a professional product. We want your book to be a success.