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Every episode edited, scored and measured, with the price on the page before you write in.

Three passes per episode: dialogue edit, sound design, master. Singles start at $340; a six-episode mini-season is $1,780. Add-ons are itemized below, down to the minute.

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RATE CARD · 2026
Every job ships with
  • 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV
  • 128 kbps MP3 + chapters
  • Cue sheet
  • Written revision rounds

The core jobs

Four ways to hand over an episode, each with a fixed price.

Runtime is measured on the finished episode. Up to 35 minutes is covered by the base rate; past that it is $9 per added minute.

A

Single episode: full post

Dialogue edit, ambience, Foley and music placement, and a master to −16 LUFS / −1.0 dBTP. First pass in five business days, two revision rounds at 48 hours each.

  • Up to 35 min
  • All three passes
  • 2 revision rounds
$340per episode
Book one episode
B

Mini-season: six episodes, one sound palette

The single-episode job six times, with ambience and music built once and matched across the run. Includes a 45-minute spotting call, season-wide loudness match, three revision rounds per episode and a 60-second trailer cut.

  • 6 episodes
  • Spotting call
  • Trailer included
$1,780≈ $297 per episode
Reserve a season slot
C

Dialogue edit only

For shows that score and mix in-house. Crosstalk, clicks, plosives and false starts removed, room tone under every cut, levels matched within 2 dB. Delivered as a clean stem set plus a stereo reference.

  • Pass 01 only
  • Stems delivered
  • 3 business days
$140per episode, up to 35 min
Quote a dialogue edit
D

Master only

You bring a finished mix. It leaves at −16 LUFS integrated, −1.0 dBTP, A/B’d against your reference episode, with the MP3 re-measured after encoding. Mono feeds go out at −19 LUFS.

  • Pass 03 only
  • WAV + MP3
  • 2 business days
$85per episode
Send a mix to master

Add-on ledger

Itemized by the episode, nothing bundled in the dark.

  • Foley pass for key scenes$95

    Footsteps, door latches, handsets and cloth, each on its own lane.

  • Music search and cue sheet$65

    Licensed or library cues pulled to your brief, with source and license terms listed.

  • Trailer or cold-open cut$240

    Sixty seconds, mixed and mastered to the same spec as the episode.

  • Transcript and chapter markers$45

    Timecoded transcript with chapters embedded in the MP3.

  • 48-hour rush+$120

    First pass in two business days instead of five.

  • Each minute past 35$9

    Applies to the finished runtime, not the raw recording.

  • Mono feed for smart speakers$25

    Summed and re-leveled to −19 LUFS, phase-checked.

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Side by side

What each job covers, pass by pass.

Pick by what your show already does in-house. If you are unsure which row you are, send one episode and the quote will say.

PassSingleSeasonEdit onlyMaster only
01 Dialogue editYesYesYes—
02 Sound designYesYes, shared palette——
03 Master−16 LUFS−16 LUFS, season-matchedStereo reference−16 LUFS
Revision rounds23 per episode11
First delivery5 business days5 business days3 business days2 business days
Price$340$1,780$140$85

Recording on a laptop mic?

Choose Single. Dialogue cleanup is where most of the work sits, and sound design covers what the room gave you.

Already mixing in Reaper or Pro Tools?

Choose Master only. You keep creative control and leave with a measured file and a spec sheet.

Launching a serialized run?

Choose Season. Settling the sound palette once keeps episode six matched to episode one.

Send one episode. Get a written quote within one working day.

A share link, the runtime and the episode count are enough to price it.

Send an episode for a quote

Before you book

Billing and scope questions, answered plainly.

Still unsure? Call the desk daily 9am–4pm on (917) 238-6726.

How is runtime measured?

On the finished episode, after cuts. A 52-minute raw interview that tightens to 34 minutes is billed as 34.

What counts as a revision round?

One consolidated list of timecoded notes. “Cut the second breath at 14:20” is plenty. Each round is turned around in 48 hours.

When do I pay?

Singles are invoiced per episode on delivery. Mini-seasons are half up front, half on delivery. Card or ACH.

What files do you need?

Raw multitrack WAVs or a locked stereo mixdown, your script or cue notes, and one reference episode to match. A spec check for sample rate, clipping and missing tracks runs the same day if files land before 4pm.

Do you handle music licensing?

The $65 music search pulls cues to your brief and lists each source and license on the cue sheet. You hold the license; I never bundle unlicensed tracks.