Who have Offbeat worked with?

Offbeat Voice Overs have recorded Audio for many major Broadcasters and Companies including BBC TV, BBC Radio, Disney, Netflix, Unesco and Twitter. Centrally located in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Please visit our Voice Over Clients page to see an extensive list along with our video showreel, IMDB credits and to discover our involvement with some of our clients

What Kind of Voice and Audio work have you experience with?

We have done a wide range of Audio projects including Voice Commentary for Radio & TV, Sound to Picture, ADR Film Dubbing, Podcasts, Music for Film and TV and Audio Book Recording, Production and Direction.

What are your studio rates?

POA Please get in touch on 0131 556 4882

Do you provide an Engineer/Producer/Editor?

Yes our studio rate includes an experienced engineer and producer for all our clients.

Where are you located?

Our boutique studio is located in Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile, just a few minutes from Waverley Railway Station.

How many people can you record at once?

We can record up to 6 people at once.

Do you have a rest area?

Our control room can comfortably seat 8 people in our rest area

What does your recording setup consist of?

We use Logic Pro X 10.5 with a Mac Pro and Metric Halo Convertors, a Yamaha DM2000 Mixer, Focal, Genelec with Sub Woofer and Nuemann Monitors.

What microphones do you have?

Neumann U87, Neumann KM 84's, AKG Solid Tube, set of 4 x AKG 3000, Coles Stereo Ribbon Mic, AKG 414, Rode NTK & Sennheiser Mics

Do you have disabled access?

No we are up several flights of stairs, probably the highest studio in the World! :-)

Are there any hidden costs?

no, we simply charge our hourly rate for all of our services

Can you have Sound to Picture facilities?

Yes and these are also included in our hourly rates

Edinburgh Voice Over Studio

We Produce Audio and Voice Overs For...

Audio Production & Voice Over
Recording Studio

Located bang in the centre of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile

Producing broadcast quality professional audio

With a well equipped & vibey boutique studio,

in a comfortable creative space

We have a database of voice artists & narrators in any UK dialect for

Audiobooks - Radio - Audio Guides - Audio Tours - ADR - Film & TV

We can connect to you via Zoom and Skype for you and your clients to attend the studio remotely

AUDIO FOR BROADCASTERS

Our BBC approved recording studio produces audio for :

BBC 1 TV

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 6

Turner Classic Movies

Edinburgh International Festival

John Paul Getty Museum

Universal Music Group

Disney

Comedy Central

Al-Jazeera TV

Film 4

CBBC

BBC Bytesize

Spin through our selection of videos

A selection of slides and clips with original music from the Offbeat team.
Caledonian Canal Promo Video

Short video promoting the amazing Caledonian Canal
Liptons Ice Tea

Offbeat recorded the Commentary for this World famous brand in early 2019. Actor Ziggy Heath recorded the voice over while he was In Edinburgh playing Peter Pan at the Lyceum.
Disney - Frubes

A Voice Over performed by Brendan Murphy recorded here at Offbeat Studios in Edinburgh for a special Star Wars promotion of Frubes
Russell Howard & Mum

In 2017 and 2018 Offbeat recorded various episodes of Russell Howards Commentary for Travels with my Mum as well as two episodes of the Globetrotters.
The Story Of Film, an Odyssey

Thanks Mark Cousins! After coming into Offbeat to record his commentary for 15 episodes back in 2012, all other Offbeat voice over projects followed. Winner of The Stanley Kubrick Award for best documentary!
Earthrise - Al Jazeera

We recorded Russell Beard's commentary for the last three series of this amazing environmental series. Including a New York Film Festival Gold Medal for the Ice Stupas Of Ladahk in 2018.
Historic Scotland

Offbeat produced the music for this TV advert for Historic Scotland for Marr Associates in 1994.
Scottish Power

The music for this Scottish Power advert sell off was composed and produced by Iain McKinna and guitarist Keith More at Sonic Studios for Faulds Advertising in 1989!
Total Oil

The sound design and music composition for this animated video was created and produced by Offbeat producer and composer Iain McKinna in 2017 for Bloc Digital.
Taliskers Whisky
Scottish Twitter
Actor Jason Harvey definitely enjoyed doing the Voice over of these hilarious tweets for the Twitter Exhibition in the Edinburgh Festival in 2019. Have a listen and a laugh!
The Eyes Of Orson Welles
Recording the commentary of Mark Cousins and Jack Claff, this amazing film about Orson Welles won second prize for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018
Future Library
We recorded a podcast for The British Library for the Future Library project in Oslo. projects created in 2014 won't be unveiled until 2114!
CBBC Gym Stars Finale 2019

With London Hughes recording the commentary, Offbeat recorded her Voice Over for the 2019 finale.

Some recent work

BBC Bitesize - The Princess Bride

BBC Drama Full Version Xmas 2021

Pepsi TV Commercial

Season Bonus Episode

Johnnie Walker Audio Tour

Ian Rankin- Care Radio Show

Henning Wehn - Visit Germany

Audio Tour - Prince Philip Exhibition

New Year Special BBC Radio 4

BBC Recordings at Offbeat

Selected extracts from BBC recordings we have been involved in

Awards

Offbeat Voiceover Award Winners

The Story Of Film, an Odyssey.

Stanley Kubrick Award for Best Documentary 2012

One of our favourite voiceover recording projects was for The Story Of Film by Mark Cousins, for More 4 and Film 4.

Fifteen one-hour episodes later the film was released and achieved critical acclaim, including The Stanley Kubrick Award for best film in 2012 and a nomination for Best Documentary feature at Palm Springs awards in 2012.

Earthrise - The Ice Stupas of Ladakh.

New York Film Festival Awards for Best Documentary 2018

The Eyes Of Orson Welles.

Second prize for Best Documentary at Cannes Film festival 2018

For top quality, professional audio and Edinburgh voice over recordings

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Testimonials

What industry professionals say...

Kate Taylor
Whistle Down Productions
Senior producer
"Thanks for the amazing job on the Ruby Wax recordings at your lovely studio."
Kate Oldfield
Picture House
Films
"The client was very pleased with Sara’s voice over. Hope we can work together soon."
Olivia Humphries
Independent BBC Producer
"Thank you for the beautiful audio for our BBC 3 programme The Essay."
Caro Hamilton
Senior Audio Producer
"Great Pepsi ad session, anyone who can grasp a Russian script is top notch in my books!"
Alex Harris-MacDuff
VOQUENT - Senior producer
"It’s always a pleasure working with Offbeat – top quality audio and speedy delivery!"
Craig Barton
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION Producer
"Brilliant recording studio and Iain is great and really helpful. Definitely recommended."
JJ Chalmers
Presenter for The One Show & Sunday Morning Live for BBC
"Love doing Voice Overs at Offbeat, great set up and atmosphere."
Phil Niland
Avalon productions
Director & Producer
"Great to work with you again with Russell Howard at Offbeat."
Melvin Rickarby
BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio 3
Producer
"It all worked out well and the sound was really lovely."