Edinburgh Recording Studio & Audio Production Flawless Broadcast Quality Audio

Trusted by Publishers, Broadcasters, Artists & Filmmakers Worldwide

• Audiobook Production • Voice Overs • ADR
• Custom Backing Tracks • Audio Tours/Guides
• IVR • VO Showreels • Recording Studio Experiences
• Music Production

A creative Edinburgh Recording Studio in the heart of the Royal Mile.

Offbeat delivers broadcast-quality audio from one of the city’s most inspiring locations,

Just minutes from Waverley Station and convenient for clients across Scotland and beyond

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audiobook production

Direction Included

Full Production Service

Audiobook Narration

ACX Specifications Standard

Narration guidance

Upload Ready Files

Published & Self-Published

Audiobook Recording Studio

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Central Edinburgh location

Remote Recording Facilities

Two Studio Suites

Logic Pro & Protools

Dry Hire

Source Connect & IPDTL

Audio Restoration & Mastering

Edinburgh Recording Studio

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Voice Overs

ADR

Audio Guides & Tours

Custom Backing Tracks

VO Showreels

IVR & Podcasts

Music Production

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Audio Production

    Tilda Swinton
    Joshua Oppenheimer
    Jack Whitehall
    Pedro Aldomar
    Alan Cumming
    Nicola Benedetti
    Christina Hendricks
    Iain Glen
    Peter Mackay (Makar)
    Alia Shawkat
    Nicky Campbell
    Allan Stewart
    Grant Stott
    Helena Kennedy
    Jack Klaff
    Ian Rankin
    Iain Dale
    Danny Robins
    Rochenda Sandall
    Irvine Welsh
    Gail Porter
    Russell Howard
    Neneh Cherry
    KT Tunstall
    Eddie Izzard
    Sarah McGuinness
    Ruby Wax
    Allan Little
    Clive Russell
    Mark Cousins
    Brian Cox
    Pamela Stephenson Connolly
    Patrick Kielty
    Ewen Bremner
    Liz Lochhead
    Neil Oliver
    Shappi Khorsandi
    Ronnie Browne
    Christopher Biggins
    Marcus Brigstocke
    JJ Chalmers
    Jack Lowden
    David Morrissey
    Ziggy Heath
    Jimeoin
    Jack Whitehall
    Gemma Oaten
    Gemma Cairney
    Mike Heron
    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
    Mark Dolan
    London Hughes
    Nicola Sturgeon
    Humza Yousef
    Val McDermid
    Jackie Kay
    The Bay City Rollers
    Ruth Davidson
    Alexander McCall Smith
    The Chameleons
    Sebastian Horsley
    Harry Horse
    Amrita Puri
    Steve Reicher
    Greg McHugh
    Simone Butler
    Sir Tom Hunter
    Sir Chris Evans
    The Hoof GP
    Michael Pedersen
    
    Tilda Swinton
    Joshua Oppenheimer
    Pedro Aldomar
    Jack Whitehall
    Alan Cumming
    Nicola Benedetti
    Christina Hendricks
    Iain Glen
    Peter Mackay I(Makar)
    Alia Shawkat
    Nicky Campbell
    Allan Stewart
    Grant Stott
    Helena Kennedy
    Jack Klaff
    Ian Rankin
    Iain Dale
    Danny Robins
    Rochenda Sandall
    Irvine Welsh
    Gail Porter
    Russell Howard
    Neneh Cherry
    KT Tunstall
    Eddie Izzard
    Sarah McGuinness
    Ruby Wax
    Allan Little
    Clive Russell
    Mark Cousins
    Brian Cox
    Pamela Stephenson Connolly
    Patrick Kielty
    Ewen Bremner
    Liz Lochhead
    Neil Oliver
    Shappi Khorsandi
    Ronnie Browne
    Christopher Biggins
    Marcus Brigstocke
    JJ Chalmers
    Jack Lowden
    David Morrissey
    Ziggy Heath
    Jimeoin
    Jack Whitehall
    Gemma Oaten
    Gemma Cairney
    Mike Heron
    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
    Mark Dolan
    London Hughes
    Nicola Sturgeon
    Humza Yousef
    Val McDermid
    Jackie Kay
    Ruth Davidson
    Alexander McCall Smith
    Sebastian Horsley
    Harry Horse
    Amrita Puri
    Steve Reicher
    Greg McHugh
    Simone Butler
    Sir Tom Hunter
    Sir Chris Evans
    The Hoof GP
    Michael Pedersen
  

Tilda Swinton shares her Offbeat experience of recording ADR and Audio Tours
Nicola Sturgeon shares her experience of working with the Offbeat team
VIDEO TESTIMONIALS

Poet Len Pennie, waxes lyrical about her experience of working with Offbeat

“Scotland’s recording studio for audiobooks, adr & voice-over production”

Offbeat is a professional recording studio in Edinburgh, located bang in the centre of the Royal Mile We specialise in professional audio Services and audiobook recording and full production

With over 30 years of experience, our studio is trusted by publishers, producers, authors, and filmmakers across Scotland and beyond

Services

Our expertise and those of our talented and experienced staff cover a wide range of audio services:

• Audiobook Recording & Production

• Sound to Picture

• ADR Dubbing

• IVR Recordings

• Podcasts

• General Audio Services

Set-up

Our Edinburgh Recording Studio offers a comprehensive range of audio solutions, from audiobook production to sound design. We utilize industry-leading technology including Pro Tools Ultimate and Logic Pro X, complemented by the world-class Metric Halo ULN MkIV converters

BBC approved

Trusted by Major Broadcasters
As a BBC Approved recording studio in Edinburgh, we cater to high-profile clients in TV, film, and radio for renowned broadcasters such as Channel 4, Film 4, SKY TV, Sony Picture Classics, Warner Bros, and Netflix, as well as live radio broadcasts

Remote Facilities

Connect from Anywhere
With the power of Source Connect 4, IPDTL, Zoom, and Skype, we offer seamless remote recording capabilities. You can also connect with us easily through Session Pro, Microsoft Teams, Zencastr, or any remote client of your choice

Some well known faces who have visited
our Edinburgh Recording Studio

Testimonials

What our Creative clients say

Haunt Publishing
REBECCA WOJTURSKA
"A huge thanks to you all the work you've put in! I'm absolutely over the moon with the finished product".
Canongate Books
JOANNA LORD
"We thoroughly enjoy working with the Offbeat team. The end results on our audiobooks are excellent".
Penguin Random House
OLLIE GRANT
"Excellent job! This wasn’t a straightforward record. Hopefully we can work on another title soon! "
Profile Books
NATHANIE MACKENZIE
"May I say you did an excellent job recording Recovery by Gavin Francis. Thanks so much for your work".
Saraband
SARAH HUNT
"We enjoy working with Iain, he is extremely helpful and does an excellent job"
Chitra Ramaswami
AUTHOR AND NARRATOR
"What an intense, emotionally wringing, and utterly wonderful experience. Thank you".
Fiona Scott-Barratt
AUTHOR
"Many thanks again for your sterling input to this project, I am utterly delighted with the audiobook.
Canongate Books
JAMIE BYING
" Watching Iain and Tilda Swinton on The Lonely City was a masterclass in audiobook production."
ID Audio
ALICE LEE
"Thanks for providing the excellent audio for Sawbones. No issues at all which is unusual and appreciated."
Paul Sng
FILM DIRECTOR
"Recording Irvine Welsh's dialogue for Reality Is Not Enough at Offbeat was a brilliant experience".
Writers Mosaic
BASHABI FRASER
"I had a very good experience at when I did an audio interview with the renowned writer, Leila Aboulela"
Penguin Random House
PAULA PARKER
"From start to finish, their ease and professionalism assured me that I was in the best of hands"
Audible Podcast
SANDRA BROWN OBE
"Our experience for the podcast was first class. Meeting every aspect of our personal needs and production"
Lord of the Rings Online
YASMEEN ANSARI-ROBERTS
"An absolute pleasure recording the sessions on Lord of the Rings Online. They were warm and welcoming".
CIEE
JACQUI BASSETT
"I honestly can’t thank you enough for the kindness, care and attention that you’ve shown to our students".

About Offbeat

Offbeat is an Edinburgh recording studio on the Royal Mile, run by Iain McKinna, an IMDb credited with over 30 years in the recording studio industry as an Audio & Music Producer.

Offbeat recorded Tilda Swinton's audiobook narration of The Lonely City, produced Nicola Sturgeon's memoir, and restored Canongate's classic recording of Lanark by Alasdair Gray..

Beyond audiobook production, we handle ADR & Voice Overs for Film & TV and Videogames, including character recording for Riot Games, VALORANT, We create Custom Backing Tracks, including, most recently, for the 2026 North America K Pop Forever tour.

Publishers and broadcasters, including Penguin Random House, BBC Radio & TV and Netflix come back to us regularly. We also record and produce podcasts and audio guides for clients including Teviot University, the Getty Museum ain USA nd Chanel in Shanghai.

• SAVE TIME

Recordings that will slot straight into your project

• EASY TO BOOK

We always respond quickly to your studio enquiry

• PEACE OF MIND

30 years experience in audio, music & sound design

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Awards

...for projects we've been involved in

Classical Brit Award

This trilogy recorded for Universal Music Group was no1 in the Classical charts and won best album at the Classical Brit Awards in 2009

Cannes Award

Offbeat recorded the commentary for Mark Cousins film which won 2nd prize for best documentary at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Kubrick Award

The 15 part series by (and with commentary by) Mark Cousins won a Stanley Kubrick Award for best Documentary & many other awards.

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No 1 - Audible

This fascinating podcast was no1 on Audible True Crime Chart in 2024.
The story of how Sandra Brown OBE uncovered her own father as the killer of 8 year old Moira Anderson in 1957

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Multi Award Winner
Music Production

"Outstanding Original Screenplay"
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"Critics Choice & Gold Remi Winner"
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"Winner Best International Feature"
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Best Documentary

Offbeat was involved in the ADR of three series of this environmental series for Al Jazeera. In 2018 The Ice Statues of Ladahk won Best Documentary prize in the New York Film Festival awards

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