How Much Does Podcast Recording Cost in Toronto? (Complete 2025 Breakdown)
Meta description: Wondering what it costs to record a podcast in Toronto? This complete breakdown covers studio rates, DIY setup costs, editing fees, and how to get the best value for your budget.
The first question most people ask when they decide to start a podcast is: how much is this going to cost me? The honest answer is that it depends entirely on the choices you make — and this guide will walk you through every option in enough detail that you can make an informed decision rather than guessing.
Podcast production costs in Toronto range from essentially nothing (recording on your existing laptop) to several thousand dollars per session (full-service professional studio with editing). Between those extremes is a wide spectrum of options, and the right one for you depends on your goals, your budget, how much time you have, and how important production quality is to your show's positioning.
This article breaks down the full cost picture: what DIY setups actually require, what professional studio recording costs and what it includes, editing and post-production fees, ongoing operational costs, and how to calculate the true cost of each approach — including the hidden costs most people don't factor in.
The True Cost Question: Time vs. Money
Before we get into numbers, it's worth establishing a framework that most podcast cost discussions ignore: the cost of your time.
If you're a professional, a business owner, or a creative earning anything meaningful from your work, your time has a value. If your effective hourly rate is $100/hour and you spend 4 hours editing a 45-minute podcast episode, you've spent $400 of your time — even if your software was free and your microphone was a one-time purchase years ago.
This matters because the "cheapest" option (do everything yourself) often isn't the cheapest when you account honestly for the hours involved. And the "expensive" option (full-service studio with editing) starts to look like a bargain when you compare what you'd pay yourself to do the equivalent work.
This isn't an argument for always choosing the most expensive option. It's an argument for doing the math on your own situation before you decide.
There's also a third hidden cost that rarely gets discussed: the cost of inconsistency. Podcasters who underinvest in their setup often produce inconsistent quality episode-to-episode. Audio quality varies between guests. One episode sounds great, the next sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom. Listeners notice — and inconsistency erodes trust and retention faster than almost anything else. A setup that makes consistent quality hard to achieve has a cost that doesn't show up in any spreadsheet.
Option 1: The DIY Home Setup
A home setup is the right choice if you're technically inclined, have time to invest in learning audio and video production, and want to record on your own schedule without booking a studio. It also makes sense if you're recording a solo podcast and don't need to bring guests into a physical space.
Audio-Only Home Setup
The minimum for a decent-sounding audio podcast:
Microphone: $100–$450 CAD The two tiers that matter:
Entry-level dynamic mics (Audio-Technica AT2005USB, Rode PodMic): $100–$180 CAD. Decent for starting out. The PodMic in particular punches above its price point.
Mid-tier and professional mics (Shure SM7B, Shure MV7): $350–$450 CAD. The SM7B is the gold standard for podcasting — it's what professional studios use and what you'll use at THAT Toronto Podcast Studio. A warm, full-bodied sound that's forgiving of imperfect recording environments.
Audio interface (if using an XLR mic): $130–$200 CAD Focusrite Scarlett Solo (for one mic) or Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (for two mics) are the standard choices. Required if you're using an XLR microphone rather than a USB mic.
Acoustic treatment: $50–$500+ CAD This is the piece most new podcasters underestimate. A professional microphone in an untreated room still sounds amateur. Your recording environment determines your sound quality as much as your equipment does.
The minimum: record in a small room with carpeting, soft furniture, and lots of fabric. Closets full of clothes are surprisingly effective recording spaces. Bedrooms with curtains, rugs, and a bed are decent.
Better: add foam panels on two or three walls. Acoustic foam panels (10-pack) run $30–$80 on Amazon. Not as good as professional treatment, but meaningfully better than nothing.
The challenge with acoustic treatment in Toronto specifically: most people live in apartments or condos with hard floors, concrete or drywall construction, and little natural sound absorption. Getting a genuinely treated recording space in a dense urban environment is harder than it sounds, and the cost rises quickly once you move beyond foam panels toward professional acoustic solutions.
Recording and editing software: $0–$30/month GarageBand: Free on Mac. Decent for basic recording and editing. Audacity: Free on Mac and Windows. More features than GarageBand for editing. Adobe Audition: ~$30/month (part of Creative Cloud). The professional standard. Better noise reduction, better tools, steeper learning curve. Descript: $12–$24/month. Transcribes your audio and lets you edit it like a text document. Excellent for podcasters who struggle with traditional audio editing workflows.
Headphones for monitoring: $50–$250 CAD Often overlooked in budget estimates. You need closed-back headphones to monitor your recording accurately and to catch issues — breathiness, plosives, distant-sounding audio — while they're happening rather than after the fact. The Sony MDR-7506 (~$130 CAD) is the industry workhorse. The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x (~$170 CAD) is another common choice.
Pop filter or windscreen: $15–$40 CAD Reduces plosives (the burst of air from "p" and "b" sounds that hit the microphone and create an unpleasant thump). Small cost, meaningful quality impact.
Total for audio-only home setup: $345–$1,470 CAD (one-time equipment cost) + $0–$30/month for software
Time investment: 3–8 hours to learn the setup and your first workflow, then 1–3 hours of editing per episode depending on episode length and your efficiency.
Audio + Video Home Setup
Adding video raises the stakes significantly — both in equipment cost and production complexity.
Camera: $400–$2,000+ CAD Entry-level: Sony ZV-E10 ($800–$900 CAD body only) or the newer ZV-E10 II. Good quality, relatively affordable, popular for podcast/video content. Mid-range: Sony A7C ($1,600–$2,000 CAD) or Sony FX30 ($2,000–$2,500 CAD). Significantly better low-light performance and overall image quality. Note: You can also use a high-quality webcam (Logitech Brio at ~$250 CAD) as a starting point, though the image quality gap versus even a basic mirrorless camera is noticeable.
Lens: $200–$800 CAD If you're using a mirrorless camera, you need a lens. The Sony 16mm f/1.4 (APS-C) at ~$600 or a kit lens at $200 are both reasonable starting points. For a classic podcast look with a slightly blurred background, a fast prime lens (f/1.8 or wider) gives you the shallow depth of field that makes the subject pop.
Lighting: $150–$600 CAD A key light (the main light on your face) and a fill light or reflector are the minimum. A Godox SL60W ($150–$200 CAD) with a softbox is a popular affordable option. Two-light or three-light setups give you more flexibility and more professional results. The challenge: achieving even, flattering light on two people simultaneously at home requires more equipment and more knowledge than most beginners account for.
Microphone arm/desk stand: $30–$150 CAD If you're recording on camera, you'll want your microphone positioned correctly relative to your mouth. A boom arm (Rode PSA1 at ~$150 CAD) or a simple desk stand is essential.
Capture card (if using a mirrorless camera): $80–$250 CAD If you're using a mirrorless camera connected to a computer for live recording rather than recording to an SD card, you'll need a capture card (Elgato Cam Link or equivalent) to route the signal to your recording software.
Total for audio + video home setup: $1,180–$4,450 CAD (one-time) + software costs
Time investment: 5–10 hours to learn the setup, then 2–6 hours of production work per episode (recording + editing both audio and video).
The Learning Curve Cost
One aspect of DIY podcast production that rarely appears in budget estimates is the learning curve — and it's a significant hidden cost for most people starting out.
Learning to use a DAW (digital audio workstation) for audio editing takes time. Learning to color grade video takes time. Learning to balance audio levels, remove background noise effectively, set proper recording levels, use compression and EQ — these are skills that professional audio engineers spend years developing. You can acquire a useful level of competence in these areas in weeks or months, but not in days.
While you're on that learning curve, you're either producing content that doesn't represent your actual quality, or you're spending large amounts of time on production rather than on the conversations and thinking that make the podcast worth listening to.
This isn't an argument against DIY — it's an argument for being realistic about what you're signing up for.
Option 2: Professional Podcast Studio in Toronto
A professional studio handles all the equipment and technical management for you. You show up, sit down, and record. The time saved, the quality gained, and the consistency delivered make this the preferred choice for most business professionals, executives, and serious creators.
What "Full-Service" Actually Means
There's a meaningful difference between renting a room with some mics and booking a full-service session with a producer. Make sure you understand what you're getting before you commit.
Self-serve studio rental: $40–$100/hour You're renting the space and the equipment. You manage the session yourself — setting levels, monitoring audio, running the cameras if there are any. This can be a good option if you already know what you're doing technically, but it's not appropriate for beginners or anyone who hasn't operated professional recording equipment before. The risk: if something goes wrong technically during the session, you're responsible for catching and fixing it. If you don't catch it, you might walk out with two hours of unusable audio.
Full-service studio with a live producer: $200–$400+/hour You get everything a self-serve rental offers, plus a trained producer who: sets up and tests all equipment before you arrive, monitors audio levels and video quality in real time during the session, adjusts for any issues as they arise, ensures proper redundancy (backup recording paths so nothing gets lost), and manages post-session delivery of your files.
The producer is not overhead. The producer is the difference between a session where you focus entirely on the conversation and a session where you're managing the technical environment while also trying to be present for your guest. These are genuinely incompatible tasks.
At THAT Toronto Podcast Studio, every full-service session includes:
Up to 4 Shure SM7B microphones (the same mic used by the most professional podcasts in the world)
3 Canon R5 mirrorless cameras with Canon RF f/2.8 24-70mm L lenses, shooting in full 4K
A professional LED lighting kit (3 x 210W BiColour LED lights with softboxes and grids, plus a ceiling-mounted 230W lantern dome light)
A Zoom multi-channel recorder for isolated audio tracks on each microphone
Teleprompter (available as an add-on)
Riverside connectivity for remote guest recording
A live producer for the full duration of your session
32-bit float audio recording, which means no clipping or level errors regardless of unexpected volume spikes
What Separates a Professional Studio From a Self-Serve Space
When evaluating studio options in Toronto, the price difference between a self-serve rental and a full-service studio can seem dramatic. But understanding what each actually includes clarifies the value.
A $60/hour self-serve space gives you:
A quiet room
Some microphones
Basic recording software
Whatever you can figure out on your own
A $335 full-service session (1 hour) gives you:
Professional-grade equipment calibrated and tested before you arrive
A producer monitoring the entire session in real time
Redundant recording (your audio is captured in multiple ways simultaneously)
4K video across multiple camera angles
Professional lighting designed for on-camera subjects
Same-day file delivery
The ability to focus entirely on your conversation
The per-hour rate comparison is misleading because the outputs are entirely different products. Comparing them on price per hour is like comparing a restaurant meal to a bag of groceries: technically the same category of "food," but not the same thing.
THAT Toronto Podcast Studio Pricing
Rates for in-studio full-service sessions:
Session LengthRateSavings vs. Base1 hour$335Base rate2 hours$545~18% off3 hours$730~24% off4 hours$890~31% off5 hours$1,080~33% off6 hours$1,260~35% off7 hours$1,425~37% off8 hours$1,570~39% off
The most popular booking length is 3–4 hours, which gives clients enough time to record 1–2 full episodes comfortably while allowing for natural conversation, a break, and any adjustments needed between episodes.
For on-location recording (we bring the full setup to your office or chosen location), a modest travel fee applies outside of the Toronto core. for on-location pricing based on your specific location.
The West GTA and Burlington Option
For podcasters based in Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, or Hamilton who don't want to drive into downtown Toronto for every session, THAT Toronto Podcast Studio also serves the West GTA market. Details and location information here.
Option 3: On-Location Recording in Toronto and the GTA
On-location podcast recording means a production team brings a professional setup directly to your office, home, event venue, or other chosen space. This is ideal when:
Getting your team or guests to a studio would create logistical complexity
You want to capture the environment of a specific location (an office, a workspace, a venue)
You're recording at a corporate event, conference, or summit
Your guest is a notable figure who prefers not to travel to a fixed studio location
THAT Toronto Podcast Studio offers full on-location production throughout Toronto and the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area. The same cameras, microphones, lighting, and producer that you'd have in our Studio District location travel to you.
The trade-off with on-location recording: the studio environment is controlled in ways that your office or home may not be. HVAC noise, traffic, nearby construction, office background sounds — these all become variables that the producer has to manage on-location, where they can't simply be solved by better acoustic treatment. A great producer can minimize these issues, but they can't always eliminate them.
Editing and Post-Production Costs
Recording the episode is only half of the equation. The edit determines what the listener actually hears.
DIY Editing
If you're editing yourself, the cost is your time. A rough estimate: beginner editors take 3–5 hours to edit a 45-minute episode. Experienced editors can do the same in 1–1.5 hours. Video editing takes significantly longer than audio-only editing — plan for 1–3 hours per finished video hour, not counting colour grading or motion graphics.
Software costs vary ($0 for Audacity/GarageBand up to $55/month for Adobe Creative Cloud with Audition and Premiere Pro).
The efficiency ceiling for DIY editing: even an experienced self-editing podcaster rarely gets below 1:1 (one hour of editing per one hour of recorded content). Professional editors with dedicated workflows and familiarity with your specific show can get significantly below that ratio.
Hiring a Freelance Editor
Podcast editing freelancers in Canada typically charge:
Basic audio edit (cleanup, noise reduction, levelling): $50–$150 CAD per episode
Full audio edit (structural cuts, music, sound design): $100–$250 CAD per episode
Audio + video edit (multi-cam sync, colour grade, titles): $200–$500+ CAD per episode
Short social clips (60–90 seconds): $30–$75 CAD per clip
Full show notes and transcript: $50–$150 CAD per episode
Turnaround from freelancers is typically 3–7 business days depending on workload. Finding a good freelance editor and developing an efficient working relationship takes time — budget for an initial period of back-and-forth and revision as you align on style and approach.
Studio Editing (THAT Toronto Podcast Studio)
THAT Toronto Podcast Studio offers editing services with 1–2 business day turnaround (often same-day). Services include audio sync, multi-camera cutting, noise cleanup, intro/outro insertion, and optional short-form social clips. View editing services.
The advantage of studio editing over freelance editing: the editor already knows the show, the setup, and the host's style. There's no onboarding period and no explaining your preferences from scratch with each episode.
Ongoing Operational Costs
Beyond recording and editing, there are recurring costs to factor into your budget:
Podcast hosting: $0–$49/month depending on platform and plan (Spotify for Podcasters is free; Buzzsprout, Transistor, Podbean charge monthly fees based on upload hours or features). Most serious shows land in the $15–$25/month range for a hosting plan with analytics and distribution tools.
Music licensing: $0–$20/month if you want licensed music for your intro/outro. Options include Epidemic Sound, Artlist, and Musicbed. Never use unlicensed commercial music — it can get your episode pulled from platforms. A custom-composed theme is a one-time cost ($150–$500 from a music producer) and gives you something truly unique.
Recording software subscription: $0–$55/month (see above).
Studio time: Variable. If you batch-record (2–3 episodes per session) rather than booking a studio for every single episode, your per-episode studio cost drops significantly.
Transcription services: $0–$15/episode. Descript, Otter.ai, and Riverside have auto-transcription built in. Manual transcription services cost more but are more accurate for technical or industry-specific content.
Cover art and graphic design: One-time $150–$500 for professionally designed podcast artwork. Podcast cover art appears in every app your listeners use and is their first visual impression of your show. Investing here once pays dividends for as long as the show runs.
Promotion and distribution: Optional but increasingly used. Some podcasters allocate $50–$200/month for cross-podcast advertising (running ads on other shows), newsletter sponsorships, or paid social promotion to accelerate early growth.
The True Cost Comparison
Let's put it all together with a realistic scenario: you want to publish a 45-minute interview podcast weekly for one year.
DIY Home Setup (Audio + Video)
Initial equipment: ~$2,500 CAD (one-time) Software: ~$360/year (Adobe Creative Cloud) Hosting: ~$200/year (Buzzsprout mid-tier) Music licensing: ~$180/year Total year one: ~$3,240 CAD + your time
If editing takes you 3 hours per episode and you publish 50 episodes in the first year, that's 150 hours of editing time. At a $100/hour rate for your own time, that's $15,000 worth of your time — on top of the cash cost.
Professional Studio + In-House Editing
Studio: 3-hour sessions (for 2 episodes each) at $730/session, 26 sessions = $18,980/year Editing: yourself (same 150 hours) Hosting: ~$200/year Total year one: ~$19,180 CAD + your editing time
Professional Studio + Studio Editing
Studio: 26 sessions at $730 = $18,980 Editing: ~$250/episode x 50 episodes = $12,500 Hosting: $200 Total year one: ~$31,680 CAD
Versus 150 hours of your time + $3,240 for DIY.
The Calculation That Changes the Decision
At a $200/hour value for your professional time, 150 hours = $30,000 in opportunity cost.
DIY total (including your time): $3,240 + $30,000 = $33,240 Studio + studio editing: $31,680
They're essentially equivalent when your time is accurately valued. And the studio option produces better-quality content with none of the learning curve or technical friction.
Most business owners and professionals, once they run this calculation honestly, conclude that professional studio recording is not as expensive as it first appears — especially when batching multiple episodes per session to drive the per-episode cost down.
Budgeting by Podcast Type
The cost structure varies meaningfully by what kind of show you're running:
Solo podcast: Lowest production complexity. One host, one microphone. If you have a good home setup and a treated space, DIY is genuinely viable. The per-episode cost should be lowest here.
Interview podcast: Complexity rises with the guest. A studio environment ensures every guest sounds equally good regardless of their home setup or technical ability. On the DIY side, guests recording from home introduce variable audio quality that can be difficult to equalize in the edit.
Co-hosted podcast: Two (or more) regular hosts who record together. A studio with multiple high-quality microphones produces the best result. Home recording for co-hosts either requires everyone to be in the same room (difficult if co-hosts live apart) or to record each host separately and sync in the edit (more editing complexity).
Narrative/documentary podcast: Highest production complexity and cost. Original music, sound design, licensed audio, research, writing, voiceover — narrative podcasting costs are in a different category entirely. Budget $500–$2,000+ per episode if you're producing a genuinely high-quality narrative show.
How to Get the Best Value for Your Budget
Batch record. Recording 2–3 episodes per studio session dramatically reduces the per-episode cost. A 4-hour session at $890 that produces 2 episodes costs $445 per episode. A 3-hour session at $730 that produces 1 episode costs $730 per episode. A 4-hour session that produces 3 episodes costs less than $300 per episode.
Mix formats. Record interview episodes in a professional studio, but handle solo or remote episodes at home (lower production expectation, lower cost). This keeps your main content high-quality while not requiring every touchpoint to be studio-produced.
Invest once in good home gear if you'll also record at home. The SM7B microphone is $450 and will last you 10 years. The learning curve for using it well is 2–3 hours. If you're going to record any content at home, this investment pays for itself quickly.
Build a backlog before you launch. If you record 5 episodes before you publish episode one, you're not rushing back to the studio every week. You have time to batch-record at lower per-episode cost while maintaining a weekly publishing schedule.
Start with the minimum viable setup, then upgrade. Many podcasters over-invest in equipment before they've validated that they'll stick with the show. Starting leaner (even a simple home setup for early episodes) and upgrading to professional studio time once you've proven the commitment is a rational approach.
The Signs Your Current Setup Is Holding You Back
Sometimes the question isn't whether to upgrade — it's recognizing that the moment has arrived. Watch for these signals:
You've lost a notable guest because they were uncomfortable with the quality of your remote recording setup. You've listened back to an episode and found the audio distracting rather than transparent. A listener or colleague has commented on audio quality. You've tried to use clips from your episodes on LinkedIn and the audio-video quality doesn't hold up compared to what you're seeing from competitors. You're spending more time editing than recording. Your co-host or guest is consistently sounding worse than you despite both of you being on good microphones.
Any of these is a flag that your setup is becoming a ceiling on the show's quality and growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a minimum commitment to book the studio? No minimum commitment. You can book a single 1-hour session, a single 8-hour day, or anything in between. Multi-session packages with preferred rates are available for clients who want to record regularly — for details.
What's included in the base studio rate? Every full-service session at THAT Toronto Podcast Studio includes the producer, all microphones, all cameras, all lighting, multi-channel recording, and the raw files on delivery. Editing is available as a paid add-on.
Can I bring my own gear? Yes. If you have specific equipment requirements or want to use your own cameras, we can accommodate that. Discuss your needs with us when booking.
How far in advance do I need to book? The studio is instant-book online with real-time availability. Many clients book same-week or next-week. For larger productions, recurring sessions, or specific time windows, we recommend booking 1–2 weeks in advance.
What if the session runs longer than expected? If you need extra time and the studio is available, we can extend your session. Notify your producer as early as possible in the session so we can check availability and confirm the additional rate.
Do you offer any discount for nonprofits or independent creators? Reach out directly to discuss your situation. We work with a range of clients and can often find a solution that fits a tight budget, especially for longer-term commitments.
What's the difference between the per-episode cost at a studio versus doing it myself? It depends on how efficiently you can work and how much you value your own time. For most business owners and professionals, once editing time is accounted for at their professional rate, the cost difference narrows considerably or disappears entirely. Many clients are surprised to find that professional studio production costs them less than DIY once they've done the honest math.
Can I record multiple shows in one day? Yes. Some clients use full-day bookings to produce multiple shows — their main podcast and a separate show with a co-host, for example — in a single session. This is one of the most cost-effective uses of a full-day booking.
The Opportunity Cost That Most Podcasters Miss
Podcast cost discussions focus almost entirely on direct cash expenditures — equipment, studio time, editing fees, hosting. The larger and typically more significant cost is usually not mentioned: the opportunity cost of your own time.
Every hour you spend managing your podcast setup, troubleshooting audio, learning editing software, and processing episodes is an hour you're not spending on your actual work. For a business owner, consultant, or executive, that hourly rate is not trivial.
Consider: a 45-minute recorded episode that requires 45 minutes to configure and set up your home recording, 15 minutes to troubleshoot a technical issue mid-recording, and 3 hours to edit has consumed nearly 5 hours of your time to produce 45 minutes of content. At $150–$300/hour as a reasonable professional rate, that's $750–$1,500 of opportunity cost per episode.
A professional studio session where you arrive, record, and leave — while the studio handles setup, technical management, and can handle editing — converts that 5-hour self-managed episode into a 1.5-hour professional session, recovering 3.5 hours of productive time.
This calculation doesn't make professional studio time the right answer for everyone. But it changes the math for many people who think they're "saving money" by doing it themselves.
Understanding Studio Rate Structures
Podcast studios in Toronto price their services in several common ways. Understanding these structures helps you compare options and find the best value for your situation.
Hourly rates. You pay for the hours you use the studio. Simple and flexible, but can incentivize rushing (shorter = cheaper). Best for podcasters who record infrequently or have highly variable episode lengths.
Session rates. A flat rate for a defined session block (e.g., 3-hour session or 4-hour session), regardless of how much of the time is used. This is how THAT Toronto Podcast Studio primarily structures its pricing. It removes the incentive to rush and gives you the freedom to take your time in the session.
Episode rates. Some studios price by the episode rather than by time — particularly studios that offer end-to-end production including editing. You pay per finished episode regardless of how long it takes to produce.
Monthly or annual packages. For high-volume shows, package pricing reduces the per-session cost significantly. If you're publishing weekly, a monthly package of 4 sessions typically costs less than four individual bookings.
Production retainers. A fixed monthly fee for a defined scope of production services — a certain number of recording sessions plus editing, show notes, clip production, and distribution. The most comprehensive option and often the most cost-effective for businesses treating their podcast as a serious marketing channel.
Post-Production Cost Deep Dive
The editing and post-production budget is often where podcasters underestimate their costs. What does editing actually include, and what does it cost?
Basic audio editing. Removing filler words and long pauses, trimming the top and tail of the episode, cleaning up any major technical issues in the audio. Typically 1–3 hours per episode hour. Freelance rate: $50–$150/hour, so $50–$450 per episode hour depending on the editor and scope.
Audio mastering and mixing. Applying noise reduction, EQ, compression, and normalization to bring the episode up to broadcast loudness standards (typically targeting -16 LUFS for podcast publishing). Essential for professional sound. Often bundled with editing or available as an add-on.
Video editing (for video podcasts). Syncing multi-camera footage, colour grading, adding graphics (lower thirds with names, transition cards, episode title card), and creating the final video file. Significantly more time than audio editing: typically 2–5 hours per episode hour. Freelance rate: $75–$200/hour for experienced editors.
Show notes. Written summaries of each episode for the podcast website and description field. Typically 300–800 words. A freelance writer who specializes in podcast show notes charges $75–$200 per episode.
Transcription. Full text transcripts of episodes, used for SEO, accessibility, and repurposing into blog content. AI transcription services (Otter, Descript, Rev's AI option) are $10–$20/hour of audio. Human-verified transcription is $1.50–$3.00/minute.
Social clips. Selecting the best 2–5 clips from each episode, extracting them, adding captions and graphics, and delivering in appropriate dimensions for LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts. This can be done by the video editor or as a separate service: $50–$150 per clip package.
When you add up audio editing, video editing, show notes, transcription, and social clips for a single episode, professional post-production for a video podcast can easily run $600–$1,200 per episode. This is the real cost that most podcasters discover only after starting.
