Episode Polish
$95
per episode · batch of 3+
- Edit, cuts & cleanup
- Noise & room removal
- Level ride & de-ess
- Master to −16 LUFS
Services — every step from raw take to publish
Raw files in. Finished show out.
Four services, one engineer, flat numbers. Buy a single batch of editing or hand over the whole production — here’s exactly what each one covers and what it costs.
EditNoise removalMultitrack mixMastering−16 LUFSCustom introsAudio logosTransition stingsShow notesChapter markersDe-essSonic branding
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The full list
Four services. Take one, or take the whole job.
How it fits together
Buy a single service or the whole production — every piece is built to slot together so episode 50 sounds exactly like episode 1.
Editing & cleanup
Cuts, ums, crosstalk, breaths, clicks and room tone — gone. Send the raw take; get back a tight episode.
Mix & master
Multitrack balance, music beds, and a master to −16 LUFS so every platform plays it at the right level.
Sonic branding
A custom intro, an audio logo, and transition stings that make your show recognizable before you say a word.
Show notes & chapters
Timestamped chapters, clean notes, and titled segments — formatted and ready to paste into your host.
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Editing, mix & master
What actually happens between record and publish.
- A.Strip the room
Hum, HVAC, reverb, lip smacks, chair creaks and stray clicks pulled out by hand — without that hollow, over-processed sound that screams “de-noised.”
- B.Ride every level
Manual gain so the quiet guest and the loud host land at the same volume, plus de-essing and plosive control so nothing spikes in the listener’s ears.
- C.Master to spec
Integrated −16 LUFS, a safe true-peak ceiling, and a tone balance that holds up in earbuds, a car, and a noisy kitchen alike.
Delivered ready to publish
Streaming-ready WAV + MP3 — plus your processed stems on request.
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Sonic branding
Three notes people remember.
An audio logo is the sound equivalent of a logo mark — a short signature your listeners learn to recognize the second it plays. We build yours once, then carry it through the intro, the outro, and the stings that bridge your segments, so the whole show feels like one piece. You get every element as a labelled stem, ready to drop into future episodes yourself.
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Packages
Pick how clean you want to go.
Full Production
$245
per episode · everything in Polish, plus —
- Multitrack mix + music beds
- Intro / outro assembly
- Show notes + chapter markers
- 3–5 day turnaround
Sonic Brand Kit
$1,400
one-time project
- Custom intro + outro
- Audio logo — your 3-note signature
- Transition & segment stings
- 2 revision rounds, full stems delivered
Weekly show? Retainers from $1,200/mo. Custom scope? Request a quote. · Free 20-minute project call · No retainer required · Revisions included.
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À la carte
Add to any batch, per episode.
- +$30Rush 48-hour turnaround
Bumped to the front of the queue when your publish date is tight.
- +$25Extra guest track
Per microphone beyond two — for panel episodes and roundtables.
- +$40Video-podcast audio sync
Cleaned, mastered audio matched and bounced back against your video edit.
- +$20Audiogram clip
A short captioned wave-form clip cut from the episode, sized for socials.
- +$15Full transcript
Time-coded SRT plus a clean text version, light-edited for readability.
- +$35Platform re-master
A second master tuned to YouTube or a specific platform’s loudness spec.
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How a batch runs
What you send us, and what comes back.
From you
Raw files + a short brief
Drop your WAV multitrack or DAW session into a shared folder — Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer — and tell us the format, episode length, and what you want fixed.
- 1.Approve the quote
We confirm a flat per-episode or project price before any work starts.
- 2.Send the batch
Three or more episodes at once keeps the per-episode rate at its lowest.
From us
A finished, consistent show
Edited, mixed, mastered and packaged in 3–5 business days, dialed to your feedback. The same chain every time, so the sound never drifts.
- 3.Review & revise
Hear the first cut, mark anything off, and we tune it until it’s yours.
- 4.Publish
A streaming-ready file plus chapters and notes — straight into your host.
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Straight answers
Service questions, answered.
Can I buy just one service?
Yes. Plenty of clients only need editing and a master, or only a Sonic Brand Kit. Mix and match — you’re not forced into the full production to get help with one part.
What files do you accept and deliver?
Send WAV multitrack or your full DAW session (Audition, Logic, Reaper, Audacity — we’ll work with it). You get back a streaming-ready WAV and MP3, plus processed stems and transcripts if you add them.
For intros, do you write the music or license it?
Sonic Brand Kit pieces are composed for you — your audio logo, intro and stings are original and yours to keep, delivered as stems. If you’d rather we license a track for a one-off episode, we can source that too.
How many revisions are included?
Every package includes revisions on the mix until it sounds like your show. The Sonic Brand Kit includes two full revision rounds on the composition. If we got the brief wrong, fixing it is on us.
Do you handle video podcasts?
We don’t edit video, but we’ll clean and master the audio and bounce it back synced to your video edit — add the video-podcast sync to any batch for $40 an episode.
Try us on one batch first.
Send three rough episodes. We’ll quote a flat per-episode rate and edit the first as a sample — keep going only if it sounds right.