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The booth by the hour, the engineer as an option, the weekly show that keeps its slot all year: three ways of selling the same studio.
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The challenges facing podcast studios
Booths run on with no breathing space
Fifteen minutes to reset the microphones, change the windshields, restart the session. Without that gap, the second recording starts late and so does the third.
With or without an engineer is not the same service
Two prices, two sets of availability, two levels of preparation. Sold as one thing, it has to be sorted out on the phone.
The weekly show books for the year
It is the studio's most profitable client: fifty slots at the same time. You need to be able to put them in at once and protect them.
The kit is not infinite
Four microphones, two guest headphone feeds. A six-person recording is not possible everywhere, and that should be known beforehand, not on arrival.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
Booths run on with no breathing space
With Kagenda
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Buffer time between sessions
The problem
With or without an engineer is not the same service
With Kagenda
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Hours per service
The problem
The weekly show books for the year
With Kagenda
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Recurring appointments
The problem
The kit is not infinite
With Kagenda
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Custom fields
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Buffer time between sessions
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Custom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Practical guide: Podcast studios
- Fifteen minutes of buffer after each session: that is the reset, and it is not optional.
- Two services, "booth only" and "booth with engineer", with two rates and two sets of availability.
- Set weekly shows on recurrence for the year, in one operation.
- A "number of contributors" field: it tells you how many microphones to set out, and it blocks impossible configurations.
- Declare the engineer as a resource: a session with an engineer only opens if they are free.
- A monthly package for regulars, taken in one payment, rather than billing session by session.
Frequently asked questions
How much does podcast studio hire cost in the UK?
Around £40 to £90 an hour for a booth with recording, and £80 to £180 an hour with an engineer and editing. Set your own prices.
Do you need rights to use music in a podcast?
Yes, and this is the gap almost everyone discovers late. TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS covers playing music in public and on hold — it does not cover podcasts. A podcast is a download and an on-demand service, which needs a synchronisation licence from the publisher for the composition and a master use licence from the label for the recording, negotiated directly, track by track. There is no blanket collective licence for it in the UK. In practice that is why studios and producers use production music libraries, royalty-free catalogues or commissioned music, all of which come with a written licence covering podcast use. Put it in your terms: the client warrants they hold the rights to anything they bring.
Can I sell the booth with and without an engineer?
Yes, as two services with their own rates.
How do I manage a weekly show?
With recurring bookings for the year, in one operation.
How do I allow for the reset between sessions?
With buffer time after each booking.
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