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Tape Syncs / Phoners

If you need to book George for a tape sync in the Washington, DC area, you can access his schedule on Calendly or text him at 202-256-4991.

George will travel to any location in DC, MD, VA within 2.5 hours. For remote locations where it is challenging to travel within this timeframe due to regional traffic, overnight accommodations paid for by client is encouraged.

Tape Sync rates are aligned with Tape Syncers Union. Syncs start at $200 for the first hour + $35 Basic Tape Sync Kit and $75 for each additional hour. Additional equipment or recording requests are $75 – $100 more than basic tape sync costs based on details of the project. Must book at least 72 hours in advance. A kill fee will be assessed if a sync is cancelled in less than 48 hours. Jobs canceled within 48 hours of tape sync are billed at 50% of rate, and in less than 24 hours are billed at 100% full rate.

You will be billed for each mile traveled to and from sync in accordance with standard mileage rates along with tolls, parking, or public transportation costs.

Please note that interest of 15 percent will be assessed on late payments that take more than 30 days to process or hit our bank account.

Travel Reimbursement: Mileage, toll lanes, parking, and/or public transit costs must be reimbursed. You will be billed 70 cents for each mile traveled to and from sync in accordance with the 2025 IRS Standard Mileage Rates.

A 16 or 24 bit WAV file at 44.1kHz and either 30 or 60 seconds of room tone will be sent within 2 hours of sync via WeTransfer unless other specifications are required.

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Gear kit includes:

Please notify George if you require a different setup such as using two microphones, recording walk and talks, capturing scene sound, or other ambi. For additional requests, please see Tape Syncers Union rate card for more info.

Past Clients Include:

Tote bag from Third Coast International Audio Festival, 2019

Concerned about environmental impact?
Striving for Net Zero?

The Podcast Editor can add a one-off climate purchase through Climeworks to Remove CO₂ and counteract unavoidable emissions from flights or driving to tape syncs. For instance $24 dollars will permanently remove 20 kg of CO₂ through their large scale direct air capture plant. Read about it: It’s really cool!

If you are a podcast with a focus on the environment, you can elect to have TPE add a percentage of the transportation cost to your invoice if you so choose. You will receive a CO₂ removal order confirmation in your account as a PDF document to display your commitment to carbon removal.