Sonic Nursery Sound Studios in Cape Town provides an ideal environment for recording your audiobook. Our state-of-the-art equipment and top-notch facilities ensure that your audiobook is in capable hands. Furthermore, with sound, literary and linguistic expertise on-site, you can rest assured that your audiobook will come together magnificently.
Our state-of-the-art isolation booth serves as the perfect space to capture a high-fidelity, clean recording. However, if you are looking for a more naturally roomy sound, our live room provides an excellent alternative too for audiobook recording.
Sonic Nursery has a wide variety of studio-quality microphones, preamps and hardware & software tools to produce audiobooks that will have your readers and listeners holding their breath!
We hope to hear from you, and help make your audiobook dreams a reality.
Tell us about your project, book a session now, or ask us for a quote!
FAQs
Audiobook recording is the process of professionally narrating and capturing spoken-word content for books, ensuring high-quality sound and immersion for listeners.
Have a look at this page by Sound on Sound for a broader outline of audiobook recording.
Not necessarily! You can narrate your own book, or we can connect you with professional voice actors suited to your book’s tone and style.
Sonic Nursery does have a bank of professional and highly talented voice artists in Cape Town, South Africa, who speak a variety of languages, for all your audiobook recording needs. Chat to us about translation if that’s something you’re also interested in!
At Sonic Nursery, we use high-quality microphones, soundproofed recording spaces, and professional editing tools to ensure clear, engaging narration. Some of our more frequented microphones for applications like audiobook recordings and voiceovers include the Electro-Voice RE-20 dynamic microphone and the Audio Technica AT4060A tube condenser microphone. We typically pair the microphone with a studio-quality pop filter to eliminate as much sibilance as possible, as well as other undesirable sounds like plosives and fricative consonants.
Yes! We offer remote recording options with professional audio connections and software such as Source-Connect, ensuring high-quality results no matter where you are. Sonic Nursery is based in Cape Town, South Africa, but that does not limit us from working with people all around the world!
The timeline depends on the length of your book and the number of recording sessions needed. Additional factors include the proficiency of the voice actor and their preparedness for the given text.
You are welcome to share the word count of your book and a single page so that we can help assess how much recording time is likely needed.
We provide editing, noise reduction, pacing adjustments, mixing, mastering, and file formatting to meet industry standards for platforms like Audible and Apple Books.
Sonic Nursery can also add sound effects, background music, and ambient soundscapes to enhance your project’s impact. Our Cape Town-based studio is home to all sorts of instruments to help bring life to your audiobook!
We provide files in formats such as WAV and MP3, optimised for audiobook platforms like ACX (Audible), Findaway Voices, and more.
While Sonic Nursery focuses on recording and production, we can guide you on formatting requirements and best practices for publishing your audiobook.
Pricing depends on the length of the book, voice talent (if needed), and editing and post-production requirements. Contact us for a custom quote!
Simply reach out to us via our Contact page, email us at hello@sonicnursery.co.za, or phone us on +27 76 377 2360 to begin your audiobook journey. We look forward to hearing from you! You’re also most welcome to come visit us at our studio in Cape Town for an in-person meet.