Voice over Recording Studios in Reading

State of the art voice recording studio in Reading, Berkshire

A cost effective and convenient solution to all your sound recording and audio production needs. Any project, from a one hour recording to a complex video soundtrack; you’ll find our service level to be second to none.

Matinée Multilingual has a fully equipped voice recording studio based in Reading. We are just a few minutes from the main train station, and 40 miles west of London. Every member of our experienced production team is dedicated to delivering stress-free recordings for a diverse range of clients.

And with an hourly rate of just £65, including the services of an experienced recording engineer, you won’t find better value anywhere. Whatever you need to record, we can also supply the voice talent. Our talent management team will help you find exactly the right voice-over for your production, and we’ll organise the whole thing with minimum fuss.

We’ve been recording voice-overs from our recording studios in Reading for over 40 years, and there’s not much we haven’t been asked to record! Our experienced team of project managers will solve almost any challenge that arises, and make sure your project is delivered on time, and at a price you can afford to pay.

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Our studio in Reading and the types of projects we record

Voice Over Recording In Reading

Dubbing voice artist recording at a microphone

When you need to find just the right voice for your script, Matinée will have one to fit the bill. We can tap into a network of professional voice artists, with a range of fees to suit your budget. Whether your programme requires a documentary-style read, character voicing, an impressionist or a celebrity, Matinée will help you find the voice you need.

Or perhaps you just need to record your own voice or that of a colleague. We’ll record anything that makes a sound and deliver the edited sound files in the format that works for you.

Music And Effects

Usually your video will have an existing soundtrack which will include a combination of voice-over, music and effects. Our recording engineer can use the original mixed music and effects track where possible, or recreate them so that that the new version sounds as good as the original. And we have our own music library so you don’t have to pay expensive MCPS licence rates.

Foreign Language Voice Recordings

Voice over artist recording foreign accent

When commissioning foreign language versions, you must be confident that the narrator is a native speaker. That’s our guarantee, along with a considerable cost saving over the London agencies, and a studio rate that’s half what you might pay in the capital. Trust Matinée to handle the whole project, from translation and casting, to recording and re-mixing.

Sound Design

Come and complete your project in our fully-equipped digital sound studio, where our team of experienced sound designers will help you shape your ideas into a great sounding final product by mixing your voice-over with music and sound effects. Our studio is equipped with professional grade audio production hardware and software (Neumann, Pro Tools HD, Reaper and Izotope RX).

Top Quality Acoustics

You will find our voice recordings sound clear and crisp. This is because our studio has been acoustically designed to a very high specification. This means a specialised construction where the internal acoustics have been fine-tuned using sound absorption materials and non parallel surfaces. This reduces acoustic reflections to help make the recordings audibly crisp and clear.

Latest Technology

Protools waveform at Matinée recording studio

Our voice over recording studio is equipped with professional grade audio technology (Pro Tools HD, Reaper and Izotope RX) to automate workflows and speed up post-production. This saves valuable time during the recording process and reduces the overall costs of the session. And when necessary, we can record your session either lip-sync or phrase-sync to picture.

Recording a script for a French voice over

Matinée Multilingual – a different kind of recording studio

Matinée has firm roots in media production, and therefore understands the unique challenges involved in audio-visual translation for an international audience. And this specialist knowledge sets the company apart from other translation agencies. The production studio is based in Reading, Berkshire, UK, just 40 miles from London, which allows easy access to a huge pool of international translators and voice talent – unrivalled anywhere in the world. On-site, Matinée has a team of skilled audio-visual translation experts, a studio fitted with industry-standard editing tools and a friendly project management team who will help to fulfil your every request.

Matinée’s Recording Studio in Reading – Our History

Matinee MD playing bass guitar for The Crooks

History of Matinée Multilingual

With 2022 marking 40 years since starting the business, Matinée Multilingual has been on quite the journey since its creation in the eighties. From keeping up with developing technology, to adapting to the ever-changing industry trends, we’ve overcome our fair share of challenges to get to where we are.

And who better to tell the story than the man behind it all? Chris Broderick, founder of Matinée, gives an insightful look back at the history of his company, reflecting on the obstacles faced, and the lessons learned along the way.

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Reading recording studio case study

Voice recording for Cartamundi Games

Cartamundi is a world leader in the games and toys industry, with products sold in more than 185 countries. They produce playing cards and board games, with internationally recognised brands like Magic: The Gathering – the most popular trading card game in the world.

Cartamundi wanted to enhance their customer experience. Personalisation has become an invaluable and effective way to achieve just that. They came to us for a British male voice over artist and after some discussion we cast Andrew-G. His friendly upbeat and informative tone fitted their needs perfectly.

Our Engineers then cleaned and edited the audio, removing short breaths and any background noises to achieve a professional finish. When the file was ready, it was delivered to Cartamundi as a 1 x wav file @ 16 Bit 48 KHz.

Testimonials for our Reading based recording services

Matinée Multilingual

4.9

Based on 80 reviews

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Tom Hart

17:10 12 Jan 26

I used Matinée Multilingual for an important and time sensitive project that was needed for a new business launch.

The team were great at keeping us updated on the progress and everything was delivered on time.

Would definitely recommend!

Lilli Murphy

11:49 09 Jan 26

Great experience with Matinee, really quick responses and accurate QC-ing. Will be in touch for our next project!

Riccardo Piccinini

11:18 30 Oct 25

Super positive experience working with the team! very professional yet approachable and friendly. We will work with them again in the future for sure! 100% recommended

Tracy Nampala

14:19 12 Sep 25

We had the pleasure of recording with Matinée linking up from London for an animation project. Everything went brilliantly with our voice actor in the studio, whilst we connected from London. I highly recommend the engineers and professional expertise of Matinée. Great technical session with smooth communication. We hope to work with the studio in the near future.

LEXXIKA Translations

15:35 28 May 25

We’ve had a great experience working with Matinée Multilingual on both AI and human voice projects. The team are super responsive, explain everything clearly, and deliver quality on time. Thank you Callum and team!

Jon Essex

07:16 02 May 25

Matinée Multilingual recently wrapped up a voice-over recording project in nine languages for a health and safety film intended for engineering sites worldwide. Their service was outstanding, collaborating with us every step of the way to ensure a successful, timely completion within our budget. They kept us well-informed throughout the process and delivered finished audio files promptly in our requested format and numbering. Matinée Multilingual is our trusted partner for foreign language translations and voice-over recordings.

Thanks,
Jon Essex
Managing Director
Squareye Television Limited

Frankie Price

09:44 16 Jan 25

We (Westhill Communications) recently worked with Matinee Multilingual on a Portuguese voiceover recording for an animation, and the experience was nothing short of amazing. They came recommended by a colleague, and it’s easy to see why. Even with our modest budget, they went above and beyond to deliver a result that blew us away.
Kayleigh, who managed our project, was an absolute star. She was so friendly and professional, always keeping us in the loop without overwhelming us with too much information. We got regular updates, a great selection of voiceover artists to choose from, and all the key details we needed, it was just the right balance of communication.
The whole process was smooth, easy, and completely stress-free. Honestly, we couldn’t have asked for better service. If you need translations, editing, or voiceover recordings, we’d recommend Matinee in a heartbeat. Huge thanks to Kayleigh and the team for doing such a brilliant job!

Willie McDowell

09:51 09 Jan 25

Really accommodating team. Super professional and very flexible with a scheduling change. 10/10 service and recording

Tamsyn Seimon

10:59 11 Sep 24

Matinée Multilingual has done an outstanding job sourcing voice talent and recording voiceovers for 20 language versions of an animated health education video. I’ve particularly appreciated their persistence in identifying voice actors for some less common languages (Rohingya, Karen, Khmer) that they originally thought they would not be able to deliver. They have been responsive, flexible, patient throughout a long process. And most importantly, Matinée has consistently provided top quality voice recordings. I would not hesitate to work with Matinée again on future projects.

Greg Flynn

08:30 15 Aug 24

Matinée have excellent communication from initial enquiry to project close. They delivered on time after we had changed our requirements and the quality of the narrations we asked for was exceptional in both English and Cymraeg. If we have future audio recording needs we would ask for their services again.

Lucy Hamill

10:39 10 Jun 24

Worked with Matinee Multilingual for the first time recently and will definitely be using them for any of our translation and VO needs in the future. Callum and Ulrike were incredibly helpful and delivered exactly what we needed with a super fast turnaround! A friendly team with quick & great quality service!!

Merkez Production

10:29 11 Jan 24

Daniel Gwynne

17:30 23 Oct 23

We’ve been using Matinee Multilingual for a long time now for our International VO services. Prompt, professional and high quality, well sourced voices. Always when we need it.

Karis Jones-Hogg

11:07 17 Oct 23

Matinee always provides an excellent service and is our go-to company for all our subtitling and translation needs. The team are friendly, efficient and deliver on time. We have never been let down.

Simon Powers

12:36 18 Jul 23

Excellent service and very helpful throughout. Great end result for our project.

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