Nick Radcliffe

Just incase you’re wondering how things run when you hire me, here is everything you need to know about the voiceover service I offer. What I Do. How I Work & Payment. About The Recording. Audio Usage. What if There’s a Problem?

 

What I Do:

All audio is recorded in my professional home studio. Compared to a voiceover agent, I’m a cheap voiceover, but only when it comes to the price! I deliver a 5 star service, as you can see from client testimonials.

 

How I Work: 

I believe that keeping it simple and straight forward is the easiest way for everybody. I’m a voice talent online, who provides services that include recording, editing and delivery. The affordable voice over rates I offer vary depending on the type of script and usage etc. Fees are calculated on a 'per minute' basis, plus any usage fees required. This is a great way to get an affordable voiceover, but still getting a fully professional voiceover artist to record, edit and produce broadcast quality audio!

 

The Fee Quoted Includes: 

• Preparation for the recording (confirming the style with you, any technical specifications you require and reviewing the script).

• Recording of the voiceover in my studio on professional grade audio equipment.

• Option of listening in or live direction from you or your client.(With a supplied link from you)

• Editing of the audio so it is ‘as script’ and ready for you to use (removing any breaths or errors etc.).

• File splitting (up to 10 files).

• Delivery of the audio via a simple link from wetransfer.com in your choice of format (confirmed in the preparation for the recording).

• Company Internal usage of the audio in-perpetuity (see Audio Usage below for more on this and television, radio, cinema, inflight usage etc.).

 

Payment: We’ll agree the final fee before I start recording. This will be done in writing, via email. Your approval (by return email) will act as our contract. There is no extra fee for using an NDA, but please do advise at time of fee agreement if one will be needed. Payment terms are within 30 days of invoice date. Payment via Paypal or other means must be agreed upon first. A 6% payment charge will be added if using Paypal to cover their fees.

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If you think payment will take longer than 30 days, then this must be agreed upon beforehand. If the payment exceeds 30 days, (without prior agreement), fees will be applied to the total as per the Late Payment of Commercial Debt Act of 2002.

 

Payment can be made via Paypal, BACS or IBAN. Details will be in you invoice.

 

Cancellation/Postponement: If the project is going to be cancelled or postponed, please let me know as soon as possible! I'm always happy to re-schedule your job, so some advance warning is always much appreciated.

 

About the Recording: As mentioned, all audio is recorded in my professional studio booth, which uses professional grade audio equipment. If you want to listen in and direct the recording session from wherever you are, we can do this at a mutually agreed time and with a link sent from you.

 

Before recording, I’ll obviously need the final, approved version of the script. We’ll also discuss how you want the voiceover to sound / voiceover style (corporate, commercial, narration etc. etc.) If needed, I will record a few sentences of the script so you can assess my voice style and pace etc. You can also listen to my voiceover samples and let me know which style you prefer.

 

To avoid any delay in the recording of you project, please point out any acronyms, foreign words (non-English) or technical language and advise on how you’d like them pronounced. Ideally, a quick audio file with the pronunciation will help a lot! I'm not bad at foreign accents, but I cannot guarantee 100% authentic accuracy.

 

Once the recording is finished, the audio will be edited so it matches the script. The editing includes removing of any abnormal sounding breaths and errors, along with minor processing. If you wish to have the raw audio, without processing, do let me know as soon as possible please. The editing will be done by myself unless otherwise requested by you. 

 

Delivery: All audio will be recorded and delivered as a 16-bit/48Khz Wav file, or file format of your choice, (To be agreed before recording session starts). When your audio is ready, I will email you a personalised link to download the file from wetransfer.com. I aim to deliver your audio, ready to use, in 24 hours or less once the agreed project has been given the go ahead. Sometimes work loads may delay this slightly. I will always make sure that you are notified of any possible delay as quickly as possible. Larger sized projects will of course take longer.

 

Audio Usage: The basic fee includes company internal usage of the voiceover audio in perpetuity. This means you can use it on any legal (in your territory) online service (personal website, company website, social media, youtube, vimeo etc.) or internally within your company, forever. If the audio I’m recording is for use on television, radio, cinema, in-flight entertainment (basically anywhere that isn’t for company or internal usage), then a usage fee will be charged. This fee will be based on where the audio will be used and for how long. You also have the option to ‘buy out’ the usage. ‘Buy outs’ are generally more expensive as you’re buying the rights to use the audio indefinitely. Most clients opt for a usage fee covering a one or two year licence. When the licence expires, you can either renew it for another period of time or use the opportunity to refresh the audio with a new voiceover session and script. To see usage fees etc go to my Rates Page.

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Revisions: If I have miss pronounced a word or phrase, I will of course correct this as quickly as possible. I offer unlimited revisions on small to medium size projects up to 20 minutes in length, until completely satisfied. On projects longer than 20 minutes, I'm always happy to do as many re takes as required, regarding a specific section of the script needing revision. If you would like me to do a re take of a complete project, there may be a small charge depending on the amount of changes required. Best to have a chat first so we can find the best solution.

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What if Theres a Problem? I’m very proud to report that most of the voiceovers I record go according to plan..... Having said that, sometimes it doesn’t quite go right.  I’ll say a word wrong, there’ll be an error in the script that wasn’t noticed in the final version etc.

 

If I’ve made a mistake, I will, of course, fix it free of charge as quickly as possible. If you’ve made a mistake on the script, I will, of course, correct it as quickly as possible too…but it may not always be free! Let me know as soon as you notice the error and we can work it out, a small fee maybe charged depending on what needs doing. Any other problems, just let me know as soon as possible and I’ll do my best to correct it. That is about everything! If after reading this page you have any questions, Get In Touch.

 

I Look forward to working with you soon!