What Does it Take to Narrate an Audiobook?

For one hour narration, the voice over recording generally takes about 1.5 – 2 times as long to record. In other words, one hour narration can take anything from 1hr 30mins to 2 hours to record or even longer for complex characterisation. Many books can be in the region of 100,000 words and the recording time can be lengthy and tiring for the narration.

Akosua Busia (‘The Colour Purple’) and Marie Humbert (‘An African City’ TV series) smile at the microphone for their short story reads “Kenkey for Ewes & Other Very Short Stories.”