The Audio Suite

01/01/2023

Wishing all of our friends, clients and collaboration colleagues health, peace and progress in 2023.
With love from us all at The Audio Suite.

19/12/2022

Wishing all of our friends, clients and collaboration colleagues health, peace and joyfulness this Christmas. With love from us all.

04/09/2022

As the days continue to get busier for us all, it's worth pointing out how accessible and affordable the range of services that we offer at The Audio Suite are: from commentary and ADR recording, through dialogue editing, music editing, sound effects editing, and on to pre-mixes and full mixes; all in compliance with individual platform and channel specifications, and importantly, all available to programme makers remotely.
Uniquely, we also work collaboratively across two timezones: the UK and Australia, giving you the huge advantage of 24-hour working. (Just wait until you tell your post-production manager about this bonus...)
Having our specialist skills applied to your project is extremely cost-effective: picture editors can concentrate on what they love best, whilst we handle the tricky task of getting the very best out of your audio assets - nothing surpasses a soundtrack with crystal clear dialogue, for instance; and our fees are both transparent and great value: and you can use us for just some, or all, of the audio post-production process.
We're always happy to discuss how two of the most experienced blokes in the business can be of friendly and flexible service to your project, so why not make a point to get in touch with us for a quote?
Neil: www.imdb.me/neilhillman
Marcus: www.imdb.me/marcusbyrne
The Audio Suite in the UK: www.theaudiosuite.com
(Marcus is centre left in the picture, Neil is centre right.)

09/05/2022

We were so delighted to hear that BBC1's 'Time' won the BAFTA for this year's Best Mini-series, and that Stephen Graham and Sean Bean's superb character portrayals were also both nominated for Best Leading Actor in the same drama - with Sean just pipping Stephen at the post.
We recorded extensive ADR for this series with Stephen, and with his lovely and fantastically talented real-life and on-screen wife Hannah Walters.
Given the intimate and vulnerable performances we were privileged to capture from each of them, it's fair to say that we were emotionally invested in this year's BAFTAs! Not only keeping our fingers crossed for the programme and for Stephen's nominations, but also because significantly, it was the last ADR recorded at The Audio Suite's much-loved Cherry Blossom studios, before our move to bigger studios in the centre of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. (Happily, Stephen remains a regular visitor to the new studios, seemingly being one of the most in-demand actors around!)
The BBC, 3-part drama 'Time', is available on the BBC iPlayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09fs2x4
and this picture shows Stephen recording ADR for 'Time' at The Audio Suite.

We are happy to report that during the worst of the Covid-19 situation, our remote recording and editing service remained unaffected... And we remain vigilant. The rigorous safety measures we put in place to protect visiting voice artists - and us - has enabled us to continue offering voice-over, co...

01/05/2022

With prices for everything going crazy at the moment - such as energy costs rising by 54%, with a FURTHER rise due in October, and inflation running at 8% - it's been a time of some really deep thinking by the management team at The Audio Suite; and we've decided that after 7 years without a price increase, that... We're maintaining our studio recording fees for VO, TV Commentary Records and ADR!
It's our way of making a stand and not adding fuel to the fire of inflation that our clients are suddenly facing; and it's also a gamble that people who understand the difference between 'cost' and 'value' will see us as even GREATER value, and we'll see an increase in enquiries. It really would be great to work for some local companies, as well as welcoming our regular major clients such at Warner Bros., Universal and Netflix.
Pictured is our good friend Scott Adkins, recording ADR for his latest Netflx feature with us last week.
The Audio Suite - 'We're global, yet closer and more affordable than you might think...'
www.theaudiosuite.com
www.imdb.me/marcusbyrne
www.imdb.me/neilhillman

19/04/2022

We were busy right up to - and during - the Easter break, recording artists for two cracking new productions, that will be hitting your screens soon!
It was our pleasure to welcome Elmi Rashid Elmi (left) and Sam Donnelly (right) to record ADR for their roles with us.

28/03/2022

Happily re-certified as a Fairlight Audio Post trainer today, following a wonderfully engaging Blackmagic Design 'Train-the-Trainer' 5-day course!
The Sound for Moving Pictures Academy is here: www.soundformovingpictures.com

15/03/2022

'It was 20 years ago today...' that The Audio Suite issued it's first invoice to a paying customer. It's been a remarkable ride for me both personally and professionally, and it's also very much been a team effort. Every one of our 745 (and counting) IMDb credits tells their own, beautiful story but it's all centred around one man's passion for excellence in sound, and then being fortunate to surround himself with similarly minded and uniquely talented colleagues. Thank you to everyone who has ever used our services... And rest easy, because 'We ain't done yet!'
www.theaudiosuite.com
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0266257

07/02/2022

We use the Fairlight Digital Audio Workstation. You can find it within DaVinci Resolve.
(I'd like to acknowledge the originator of this image - can anyone help me discover the artist?)

28/01/2022

Very proud that we played a part of bringing this inspiring story to the screen. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/26/jay-blades-learning-to-read-at-51-review-repair-shop-presenter-focuses-on-himself-with-no-flannel

The Repair Shop presenter is one of 8 million UK adults who find the act of reading ‘pure pain’. Can six months with a new teacher change all that?

09/01/2022

We couldn't have wished for a busier start to the New Year - our first week back after the break has been busy, welcoming Olivia Swann, Eddie Karanja and Martyn Ford back to our ADR studio!

31/12/2021

Our two abiding wishes for the forthcoming year,
Health and happiness for clients and friends we hold dear...
(And if that's not too cheesy, we look forward to seeing you in 2022!)

22/12/2021

Sending Season's Greetings to our friends, colleagues and clients this Christmas! It's time to take a break, catch our breath and raise a glass...

09/12/2021

A treat for any ADR Mixer... Guz Khan recording at The Audio Suite, Birmingham. Lucky old Marcus Byrne then! (Missing the fun we had on all those 'Paddington' ADR sessions with you Guz!)

03/12/2021

The companion website for my book 'Sound for Moving Pictures' (www.soundformovingpictures.com) has a new forum area, something that I've called our 'Family' space (as I want to foster a collective connected by a love for, or an interest in, sound and sound design in its widest sense).
And I feel privileged at the forum's launch to be able to offer a series of 5 fascinating essays on contemporary sound design topics from Dr. Iain McGregor; the Online Sound Design MSc Programme Leader at Edinburgh Napier University.
His entertaining and absorbing articles are free to read, but I'd love for you to become a part of our 'family' by registering (that's free, too), which will allow you to post comments...
Helping me with input are friends and long-term collaboration partners (and highly experienced sound practitioners), Anna Sulley and Pip Norton; as well as friend, colleague, Director, Picture Editor and Davinci Resolve Master Trainer, Chris Roberts.
The housekeeping rules are simple: be kind, be polite and be patient with each other. We aim to be a safe place for all levels of knowledge and experience, so please, no keyboard warrior put-downs, profanity or posturing. Thank you!
https://members.soundformovingpictures.com/discuss/sound-design/

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01/11/2021

What an absolute pleasure and privilege it has been to judge Best Score and Best Soundtrack for this year's Birmingham Film Festival. Having narrowed it down to 8 and 9 entries respectively, the winners have been chosen - and tremendous examples of the craft they are, too!

27/10/2021

So delighted to learn that a programme I sound edited on, 'Strictly Amy: Crohn's and Me', has won a BAFTA Cymru for Best Single documentary. It was a privilege to work on and my congratulations go to Amy Dowden for her courage in sharing her story, and to Wildflame Productions for their sensitive craft skills in telling the story. This was Amy at The Audio Suite, recording her commentary.

14/10/2021

29/08/2021

That's The Audio Suite's director of post-production on keyboards. As Michael Caine would say - 'Not a lot of people know that'. https://youtu.be/KLDA3UXxF-E

27/08/2021

Nice way to round off a busy week - by welcoming Will Antiomo to the studio, recording ADR for his role in 'Sandman'.

13/08/2021

Joe Lycett's back! Recording for 'Joe Lycett's Got Your Back'... And we definitely think it's great to have you back in the studio, Joe!

13/08/2021

It's easily 20 years since we first recorded ADR with the brilliant Stephen Graham, and we've been fortunate to welcome him as a regular visitor over those intervening years. He makes every single session an absolute pleasure; and what a privilege it is to watch a master at work...

11/08/2021

Whilst not quite round-the-clock production from The Audio Suite (well not yet anyway, it's our objective with the addition of an Australian studio), whilst Neil has been busy in Japan, Marcus has remained equally busy in our Jewellery Quarter studios... The show must go on!

22/07/2021

Huge congratulations to Blue Zoo Animation Studio who have won two daytime Emmy's for their wonderful CGI series 'The Adventures of Paddington Bear'. We were utterly delighted to have been the recording studio for 11 episodes of the character 'Baz', voiced beautifully - and hilariously - by our good friend Guz Khan, at our 'old' Cherry Blossom studios. I doubt that there has ever been a happier production to be a part of!

06/06/2021

BBC 1, 9pm, tonight: Stephen Graham's superb 3-part drama 'Time', playing alongside his lovely wife Hannah Walters and opposite Sean Bean. It was our pleasure to ADR a good deal of Stephen and Hannah's performances, which were, of course, nothing short of superb. And it was also a significant engagement, being the last ever ADR session recorded at our Cherry Blossom studios... Not that Stephen has been a stranger to our new Jewellery Quarter studios, though!
BBC 1 | Tonight | 9pm - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09fs2x4

28/05/2021

Well it's only Nate Dass, recording ADR for the latest few episodes of the Almost Never show, isn't it?

25/05/2021

Wonderful to welcome Angela Wynter to the studio today; joining with our good friends at Jungle Sound.

11/05/2021

Great to welcome the utterly delightful Dane Foxx to the new studios today, recording ADR for his excellent forthcoming Sky drama series.

04/05/2021

And on this auspicious day, launching the new Audio Suite Jewellery Quarter Studios, it was wonderful to welcome Stephen Graham to our new home - someone who has been a very regular and valued visitor over the years to us! What better way to kick-start our new chapter?