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Adam Verner
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 Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: Recording time estimate for an audio book |
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Wondering if anyone who has experience can help me with this one:
What's a good estimate for audio book recording time? I've heard the 1.5 - 2 minutes per page estimate, but usually in reference to e-learning type copy. A quick number crunching on Amazon with pages and audio book length reveal a number a lot closer to 2 minutes per page.
224 page book = 7.5 hrs
Should I multiply 7.5 by 2? 3..?...to get a rough estimate of total hours recording? (this one happens to be non-fiction, if that makes a difference)
Then, drum role please....editing time, same question!
Thanks!
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In my experience, you can read about 11 250-word pages an hour.
However that parses out for your book. Most book pages aren't formatted into neat, 250-word blocs, so you'd need an overall word count to start with to estimate recording time.
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Don't forget editing. For every one hour recorded you will spend approximately two hours editing. Then there is post prodcution...
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OR- you can outsource the editing, my new favorite thing to do  Sure, it costs money- but then you will be free to work on other stuff!
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| KaraEdwards wrote: | | ... you can outsource the editing ... |
A service my son Eric offers, though he's not currently doing so for Kara. He does quite a bit of work for me, but there's always room for some more. 
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Hmmm... have to keep ES in mind, Bob.
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Adam Verner
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I agree - I would LOVE to job out the editing...but with the amount this particular client is paying it wouldn't make financial sense.
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| Dummkopf wrote: | | I agree - I would LOVE to job out the editing...but with the amount this particular client is paying it wouldn't make financial sense. |
I believe Eric does it for free, just for the experience. You know, for something on his resume. It's just listening and deleting talking.
Isn't that right?
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| TheVoiceOfBob wrote: | | I believe Eric does it for free ... |
Bob,
Nope. Not even for me.
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| bobsouer wrote: | | Nope. Not even for me. |
Eric got spine!!!!
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| paddyo wrote: | | bobsouer wrote: | | Nope. Not even for me. |
Eric got spine!!!!
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He comes from good stock.
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This place rocks! Thank you DB and Frank for your great, informative answers. I just got an email and had to answer the very same question for a potential client, as Adam did.
Thanks to you guys I was able to give an intelligent answer (I hope!) that didn't back me into a corner. ha, ha!
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And, if Eric ever becomes inundated, I can handle the overflow. I love editing; from roughly trimmed to finely manicured voice tracks.
But... I don't do Windows!
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To un-threadjack....
If a book has 300 words per page and the author reads at about 175 word per minute, then you'll get the 7.5 hour total recording time.
Assuming you're doing all the post including editing and sweetening, then you'll want to multiply that number by at least 4.
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