Audiobook Production

Scotland's leading audiobook production studio

Edinburgh Recording Studio on the Royal Mile.

We've recorded everyone from Tilda Swinton to Val McDermid, along with titles by Alexander McCall Smith, and we work closely with self-published authors. 
We bring the same care to every one

BBC-approved, and trusted by the world's leading publishers.
Humza Yousaf Catherine Simpson Alasdair Gray Chitra Ramaswamy Sandra Brown OBE Ian Rankin Sharon Blackie Olivia Laing Fiona Curnow Caro Ramsay Alan Bissett Polly Atkin Ewan Morrison Claudia Pineiro Dr Gavin Francis Jackie Kay Rachel MacLean Val McDermid Irvine Welsh Stuart MacBride Anna Sortino Nicola Sturgeon Alexander McCall Smith Kirsty Logan Sarah Bernstein Davina McCall Len Pennie Olga Wojtas Liz Lochhead Alan Parks
  • the lonely city by olivia laing, audiobook produced by offbeat audio
    birthing by davina mccall- introduction recorded by iain mckinna for harper collins
    frankly audiobook by nicola sturgeon produced by offbeat audio
  • Under fire by humza yousaf, produced by offbeat audio for little brown audio
    seasonal folktales by morvern graham- audiobook production at offbeat edinburgh
    the immortal sisterhood audiobook by Gemma Cairney for Canongate Books, Produced by Iain McKinna at Offbeat Audio
  • Lanark audio restoration by Iain McKinna for canongate books
    the optimised human , a beginners guide to biohacking audiobook production by offbeat
    elena knows audiobook produced by offbeat audio
  • some of us just fall audiobook produced at offbeat
    a history of 101 objects, various chapters recorded at offbeat audio
    study for obedience by sarah bernstein, audiobook produced at offbeat
  • lads by alan bissett, audiobook production by offbeat for hachette
    nature's genius audiobook produced by offbeat audio edinburgh
    foreign fruit by katie goh
  • poyums by lern pennie. produced by offbeat for canongate books
    adventures of mary jane audiobook by hope jahren, recorded at offbeat edinburgh for penguin random house usa
    poems annaw by Len Pennie audiobook produced at offbeat
  • looking at you audiobook by alexander mcall smith, produced by offbeat audio
    the conditions of unconditional love audiobook by alexander mcall smith, produced by offbeat audio
    the perfect passion company looking at you audiobook by alexander mcall smith, produced by offbeat audio
  • winterbourne audiobook by elisabeth wolf, produced by offbeat
    gravewood audiobook by kelly andrew for bonnier books
    that beautiful waltz by mallachy tallach for canongate books audiobook
  • free for all audiobook by dr gavin francis, audiobook production by offbeat audio
    recovery audiobook by dr gavin francis, audiobook production by offbeat audio
    the unfragile mind audiobook by dr gavin francis, produced at offbeat
  • where there is evil by sandra brown, audiobook production by offbeat for pan macmillan
    stuart macbride, this house of burning bones, audiobook by offbeat productions
    the silent conversation audiobook by caro ramsay, produced at offbeat
  • what doesn't kills us by ajay close, edited by iain mckinna
    how to survive everything by ewan morrison audiobook production by offbeat for publishing scotland
    in the service of the sultan audiobook produced at offbeat
  • expecting, by chitra ramaswamy audiobook production by offbeat
    ripening audiobook by sharon blackie audiobook production for duckworth books
    born by ryan sam turner, audiobook produced at offbeat
  • rural by rebecca smith audiobook production by offbeat for harper collins
    audiobook production of the japanese by christopher harding by offbeat for penguin random house
    writing landscape audiobook production by offbeat
  • the hottest girl at burn camp by krystal evans audiobook production by offbeat
    live like a goddess by jean menzies audiobook production by offbeat audio
    daniel tawse - all about romance, audiobook produced at offbeat for hachette
  • blood and gold by mara menzies audiobook production by offbeat for birlinn
    before the swallows come back by fiona curnow, audiobook produced by offbeat
    homelands by chitra ramaswamy audiobook production by offbeat
  • jimmy two guns by james j mcintyre - audiobook production by offbeat for bonnier books
    paying it forward audiobook produced by offbeat
    dinner is ruined audiobook by nielsen dinwoodie produced at offbeat
  • bobby march will love forever by alan parks, audiobook production by offbeat edinburgh
    alan parks, the april dead audiobook production by offbeat edinburgh
    audiobook production by offbeat edinburgh gunner by alan parks
  • james crawford, the edge of the plain audiobook production by iain mckinna at offbeat
    one body by catherine simpson, audiobook produced by offbeat for saraband
  • the gracekeepers by kirsty logan. audiobook recorded by offbeat
    the gloaming by kirsty logan. audiobook recorded by offbeat audio edinburgh
  • why great leaders ask great questions by steve mostyn, audiobook recorded and produced by offbeat edinburgh
    remarkable leadership by danielle macloed audiobook produced at offbeat
    peak performance under pressure by stephen hearns-audiobook production by offbeat edinburgh
  • weird sisters by olga wojtas, audiobook produced at offbeat for saraband books
    golden samovar by olga wojtas, audiobook produced at offbeat for saraband book
    gondola of doom by olga wojtas, audiobook produced at offbeat for saraband book
  • the stories granda forgot by nadine aisha jassat -audiobook produced at offbeat edinburgh
    audiobook production of stone will answer by beatrice searle by offbeat audio
    The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion audiobook production by offbeat edinburgh for recorded books usa
  • calista, the female archangels audiobook production at offbeat edinburgh
    dr laura williams, what to do when you feel broken audiobook production by offbeat for hay house
    the last witch on the knock audiobook
  • blood and money by rachel mclean audiobook by edinburgh
    caro ramsay the red red snow audiobook for canongate by offbeat edinburgh
    may god forgive by alan parks audiobook production by offbeat
  • gardeners folklore by margaret baker audiobook recorded and produced at offbeat
    plants that speak, souls that sing by fay johnson - audiobook production by offbeat
    the time travellers herbal by amanda edminton audiobook at offbeat
  • audiobook production by offbeat - untangled by kirsty maynor
    audiobook production by offbeat - 9 wonder words by lucy turner
    audiobook production by offbeat - well by mary gunn
  • xena knox's buzz club audiobook by offbeat edinburgh
    daniel tawse, emmy star is so everything - audiobook production by offbeat
    On the Bright side audiobook by offbeat for penguin random house usa
  • poo through the ages by suzie edge, audiobook by offbeat edinburgh
    grandpa jock by stuart reid - audiobook production by offbeat -
    wee snot and slime through time by suzie edge audiobook production by offbeat audio
  • quuen elizabeth, a platinum jubilee celebration audiobook production by offbeat -
    the rainbow parade by emily neilson - audiobook
    audiobook production by offbeat -  santa steals christmas by eve nairn-magnante
  • haunted voices audiobook production
    the gingerbread men by joanna corrance audiobook production for publishing scotland by offbeat edinburgh
    where decay sleeps by anna cheung audiobook production by iain mckinna at offbeat audio edinburgh
  • aphrodisia audiobook by jean menzies produced at offbeat for hachette
    deception by alan parks- audiobook production by offbeat studios edinburgh
    the pilgrim - sas who dares wins audiobook
Chitra Ramaswamy Ian Rankin Fiona Curnow Alan Bissett Nicola Sturgeon Olga Wojtas Kirsty Logan Dr Gavin Francis Val McDermid Catherine Simpson Ewan Morrison Sharon Blackie Alan Parks Rachel MacLean Liz Lochhead Anna Sortino Sandra Brown OBE Polly Atkin Stuart MacBride Humza Yousaf Caro Ramsay Claudia Pineiro Davina McCall Alexander McCall Smith Jackie Kay Olivia Laing Irvine Welsh Sarah Bernstein Len Pennie Alasdair Gray
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Full Production Service

Production Values

Clean recording is a given. Punch-and-roll, mic discipline, a quiet room, a narrator kept comfortable through a long day, that's the craft you should expect from any serious studio.

The difference is in what happens around it. Direction and production are where a flat read turns into a finished audiobook, and that's where thirty years across film, broadcast and music tells. It's in the decisions made on every chapter.

Most audiobooks are recorded with no director in the studio. The narrator self-directs, and it often shows. At Offbeat, light-touch direction comes as standard, the kind major publishers usually reserve for their highest-end titles. It's the difference between a book that's been read aloud and one that's been performed.

It all happens here under one roof on the Royal Mile. You don't get a folder of raw files, you get a finished production, mastered to broadcast standard and ready to upload to the platform of your choice.
mixing desk
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Getting Started

First, in order to estimate a cost for the project please send us the word count of your book. 

If you would like us to do this for you just send us the PDF of your title. We can then advise of the cost based on the estimated finished length of the audiobook.

Although we are not voice actor providers, we can sometimes provide narrators for an audiobook if we think we can suggest the ideal person, and we also are in touch with agents who have access to rosters of narrators.

New Narrators

If you are the author and this is your first audiobook narration, we can offer lots of useful advice on how to prepare for your recordings. We include this service for both publishers and self-published authors.

You can't busk an audiobook narration and it's important to be match fit for your sessions. We firmly believe if the recording process is enjoyable for you, your experience will transmit to the listener too.

READ THIS ARTICLE we specially created for introducing new narrators to the world of audiobooks.

We also offer a VO & Audiobook Showreel Service
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Arrange Your Recording Sessions.

Our target for a day's narration in the studio is in the range of 30,000 words.

Our Producer/Director  will be reading along with you every step of the way, making sure you are comfortable, and gently guiding the sessions along so that you have the best possible experience.    

We provide a range of hot drinks including herbal teas we have specially concocted to keep your throat in good shape.

Editing, Mastering & File Delivery

Once the recording process is complete we will proof the narration before mastering the audio to broadcast standard. Then we will embed the Metadata in each chapter and test to ACX standard so that your files upload seamlessly to the platform of your choice.

If any pickups are required a further session is included.

We can normally deliver your files within 7 days of the recording stage of the production being completed.

If you are an independently published author and you are unsure which route to go when it comes to distributing your audiobook upon completion READ THIS BLOGPOST
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the lonely city
The Lonely City
by Olivia Laing 
Canongate Books.
Narrated by Tilda Swinton
Recorded and directed at Offbeat and featured as 
audiobook of the week 
THE GUARDIAN 
June 2026
ripening by sharon blackie produced by offbeat - audible editorial best of 2026 so far
Ripening
by Sharon Blackie
Duckworth Books
Author-narrated. Produced and directed at Offbeat, and tops the list as one of the best audiobooks of 2026 
so far by the Audible editorial team.
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  • Under fire by humza yousaf, produced by offbeat audio for little brown audio
  • seasonal folktales by morvern graham- audiobook production at offbeat edinburgh
  • Lanark audio restoration by Iain McKinna
  • the immortal sisterhood audiobook by Gemma Cairney for Canongate Books, Produced by Iain McKinna at Offbeat Audio
  • deception by alan parks- audiobook production by offbeat studios edinburgh
  • ripening audiobook
  • poems annaw by Len Pennie audiobook produced at offbeat
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  • the optimised human , a beginners guide to biohacking audiobook production by offbeat
  • the last witch on the knock audiobook
  • winterbourne audiobook
  • the unfragile mind audiobook