subject: Making Expert Mp3 audiobooks from Scratch [print this page] My name is Lee Lin and I'm writing this write-up to provide guidance to anybody thinking of making their personal expert audiobooks.
Within the New Year I came up using the concept of making expert children's tales and offering them for download on the web. The factor was, nevertheless, although I had somebody to write the tales - my mother - and somebody to market the tales - me, I knew nobody who knew about how you can record the tales professionally. I knew it should be reasonably simple, since I only wanted to produce an sound book containing speech.
I started doing research on Google - but all of the articles I discovered contained so a lot technical gobbledygook - I was soon put off. So I went to my local music store for guidance on what to purchase. I decided to make use of my pc to produce the audiobooks and this is what I bought:
one microphone stand
one pop-screen (that is a piece of material that's placed just in entrance with the microphone to stop your "Ps" from popping)
one studio microphone
one software program program (Wavelab)
one USB Audio/MIDI interface (TASCAM US 122 with phantom power)
one pair of heaphones
It all came to 650 euros (800) dollars.
I connected my Audio/MIDI interface (this is essentially a truly great sound card in an external case) to my pc utilizing the USB cable provided. I then set up my microphone and attached the microphone cable towards the MIDI interface. After installing the software program, I was prepared to go.
The outcomes have been fantastic and I discover Wavelab software program powerful and incredibly simple to make use of.
Some Sound Book documenting suggestions
I initial get my entire copy prepared prior to beginning the documenting. I pin the sheets of paper using the text that I am going to read in entrance of me onto the wall. Then, at about 8 inches away from the microphone, I begin to talk. The much more natural you are able to be the much more fascinating you'll sound to your listeners. I discovered that the greatest factor to complete would be to stand in entrance with the microphone and make gestures in the identical way as you would when talking to a close friend. Should you stand there stiff like a statue, you'll come across in the identical way in your documenting.
An additional factor that I like to complete prior to beginning the documenting would be to get myself into a truly great mood. Again, this will add towards the impact of your documenting. I usually listen to a few uplifting songs and get enthusiastic prior to beginning. You ought to also attempt to make certain that you maintain the identical distance from the microphone.
And that is it - I hope that this write-up will save you just a little bit of time setting up your personal house documenting studio and I wish lots of success with your audiobooks.
