01 · Podcast & audio studio · Tiburon, CA

Roomtone.

Thirty seconds of the room breathing, recorded before anyone speaks. It is the first thing we capture and the last thing you’ll notice: the warm quiet under every episode we finish.

Hours
Mon–Fri 8:30am–5pm · evenings by appointment
Studio
4 Corte San Fernando, Tiburon
Billing
One invoice, on completion
Studio recordingDialogue editingBreath & hiss cleanupMixing & masteringTheme stingsVoice-over & ad readsAudiobook polishRemote-guest syncShow notesSeason builds
02The finished sound

What a listener hears, and what they never do.

Room tone first

Before the first word we record the room on its own. Every cut and every pause gets that same soft hum laid underneath, so edits close like a seam in good fabric.

5
days

From raw files to a finished, mastered episode on a standard edit.

Loudness set for the ear

Mastered to −16 LUFS for stereo feeds, then checked on earbuds, a kitchen speaker and a car dashboard, the three places your show actually gets played.

03Before you press record

A room is never silent. Learn its hum first and every word lands on something warm.

— From the Aster & Co studio notebook

Questions that come in at the door

What do I bring to the first session?

Your ideas and your guests. Mics, headphones and a quiet chair are ours. Sending files instead? A folder of WAVs with one track per speaker is the cleanest start.

Can a guest join from another city?

Yes. They record their own side locally while we hear them live and track our end, then we line the two up afterward. Remote-guest sync is $45 per guest.

How many rounds of changes do I get?

Two rounds on every episode edit, included in the price. A third or fourth round is $65 each.

When do I pay?

After delivery. One invoice goes out when your final files are in your folder, and nothing is billed before that.

I have a launch date. Can you hit it?

A standard edit comes back in five working days. Tell us the date when you write and we’ll answer honestly whether the calendar allows it.

Pick up the phone

Say the first line out loud. We’ll catch it.

Tell us the show in a sentence, or send a rough voice memo. A written quote comes back within one working day.

05Visit the studio

Find the door on Corte San Fernando

8:30Doors open Monday to Friday, closing at 5pm
Eve.Evening sessions by appointment
2Revision rounds included on every episode edit
1Invoice, sent when your final files are delivered

4 Corte San Fernando, Tiburon, CA 94920 · Walk me to the door →

06Contact

From first hello to final file

Write, call, or just describe the sound in your head. Here is how a project moves once you do.

(415) 302-9713 · bookings@asterpodcast.com

Studio headphones with a notepad and pencil on a lavender backdrop
  1. Tell us what you hear in your head

    The show, the guests, the date you’d love to launch. A few lines is plenty.

  2. We reply with a written quote

    Within one working day you get a fixed price for the project, in writing, before any tape rolls.

  3. Record in the room, or send files

    Weekdays 8:30am–5pm, or an evening by appointment. Remote hosts record locally and we sync them to our end.

  4. Hear the first cut

    Headphones on, notes in the margin. Two rounds of changes are in every episode price.

  5. Invoice on completion

    When the final files land in your folder, one invoice follows. Not a day before.

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