![]() ![]() To process the files to ACX levels I used the following functions as per their recommendation I put this on convenient hotkeys at Z & X which makes it quick The Acx titles at the left are what you see when you play the file, i made a mistake and consequently, it has only chapters which is not accurate but cant be changed once published.Īudacity is very clear that you must not have dead silence so I have an audacity file just containing room noise at the required level, in that I have a couple of tracks at the correct length for start and end of file, so I can just copy and paste those, I also use that same file to punch copy/paste any sections between speech that includes breathing or mouth clicks etc, that function fills the selected area with room noise, a bit of a slow process that probably wouldn’t occur with a better mic setup, but end result is good. Ie 004 Chapter 1, Section 1, Growing up in the Country, was careful to start each section with a clear accurate title as per the book. In order to ensure the order was very clear I named each section starting with number, My book has 15 chapters with several sections in each chapter as per example below. I didn’t do any mastering at this stage and saved all my files in a folder called narration only.ĪCX asks for the same chapter/section format as the book. That’s a skill in itself, I found I had to teach myself to speak more clearly and try to eradicate the irritating little noises we make with our mouths, drink lots of water and read the text ahead.įirst attempts I listened to file and tried to cut errors and past replacement which didn’t really work, then I used a dog clicker to highlight errors and repeated then taking out bad bits during process which was also difficult, eventually I installed the punch and roll plugin which I found to be the easiest way to go, with the Ctrl D hotkey, I think its down to personal preference.ĭon’t forget to set your mike levels as close as possible to the RMS values so it’s not going to need massive mastering. Surprisingly little noise from this setup. I didn’t want to spend a fortune on equipment as it only really for the one project, so I bought the Samson Meter USB mike from Amazon at about £50 and rigged it on a cheap boom, I used a laptop with a second larger monitor attached so I could have the document displayed in large print. I downloaded Audacity and watched a bunch of Utube video and launched myself into it.Īs I proceeded with that I delved into the possibility of making it an Audible book, and started comparing what I had done with the ACX requirements. ![]() ![]() Initially, I wanted to narrate the book purely for my friend who is going slowly blind due to a degenerative macular condition and she wanted to read my story. I have written and self-published my Autobiography which is already available on Amazon as a paper and Kindle version which is a pre-requisite to being accepted by Audible. ![]()
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