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Beginner’s Guide to Editing with Audacity

So I tried using Studio One’s editing software. But other than learning a bit about ideal sound settings, I basically spent a month stabbing my eyes out in frustration just to throw in the towel. It just does too much. It’s made for multiple instruments and inputs, like for a full band...or maybe a small… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide to Editing with Audacity

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How to Get a Good Recording the First Time

ACX Quality Control team isn’t messing around. If something you’ve recorded isn’t up to snuff, it ain’t getting past them...which has caused me more than my fair share of headaches. Some of it is an easy fix. For example, they require no more than 1 second of silence at the start of each chapter and… Continue reading How to Get a Good Recording the First Time

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Where Should I Record?

  Good narrating starts with a good recording. And for that, you need a good, quiet spot. If you are not aware of certain things you are doing or of noises around you while you are recording, you will end up doing a lot of re-recording….which is one of the most annoying things in the… Continue reading Where Should I Record?