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Welcome Katherine

Your audio meets LibriVox requirements, so you are good to go.

Happy narrating!

Welcome I K I reviewed your test sample, and while it sounds good there are some technical changes needed. LibriVox requires audio that is 128kbps constant bit rate MP3, 44.1kHz sample rate, mono, and between 86dB and 92dB, preferably 89-90. Your test audio bit and sample rate settings are correct, ...

flavo5000 wrote: ↑April 16th, 2024, 9:59 am

sjmarky wrote: ↑April 16th, 2024, 9:37 am

flavo5000 wrote: ↑March 6th, 2024, 2:42 pm Recently added were a pair of Captain Future novels

Which ones are they?

Danger Planet by Edmond Hamilton and The 10th Planet by Joseph Samachson.

10th Planet adopted.

The Tenth Planet, by Joseph Samachson (1906 - 1980) Volunteers outside the USA: Joseph Samachson died in 1980. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 70 years ...

flavo5000 wrote: ↑March 6th, 2024, 2:42 pm Recently added were a pair of Captain Future novels

Which ones are they?

Welcpome Karen

Your audio meets LibriVox requirements, so you are good to go.

Happy narrating!

vviera wrote: ↑April 14th, 2024, 6:49 am Section 11
PL OK
Thanks for reading me a story!

p.s. Hadamite is a much better way to go than cyanide!

And thank you and Dave for making it possible.

Cover art for Spacemen Lost:

https://librivox.org/spacemen-lost-by-george-o-smith/

Image is from the original text from Startling Stories:

https://archive.org/details/Startling_Stories_v32n02_1954-10/mode/2up

No, try to get the plosives down. It's a real problem for listeners.

Yes, another test please.

11 ready for PL.

Well, it's better. If your mic is oft one side about 45 degrees and angled that usually solves plosives, since your breath shouldn't hit the mic. Perhaps you are too close? Should be 8 to 12 inches. If you haven't tried one, foam wind screens work very well, and are only about $5. They also don't ge...

Okay, we're coming down to the wire? Will Ted find Lifeship 3? Will the aliens get there first? Will Ted get court-martialed? Will Andrews get tossed out the airlock? Will Jock and Alice end up in the lifeship shower? Stay tuned... 9 & 10 ready for PL. 9 & 10 PL OK. Yes, the suspense is kil...

Okay, we're coming down to the wire?
Will Ted find Lifeship 3?
Will the aliens get there first?
Will Ted get court-martialed?
Will Andrews get tossed out the airlock?
Will Jock and Alice end up in the lifeship shower?

Stay tuned...

9 & 10 ready for PL.

Okay, you are good to go.

Happy narrating!

The first word is clipped. I note that your noise floor is extremely low at -87dB. Are you using any sort of noise gate or noise removal? If so, try without and see if it makes a difference. Noise gates set at too low threshold are notoriously for clipping-off the beginning of words.