Evelyn:
How do you want to show up in the catalog? We can use your real name, a pseudonym, or just "EvelynL" if you like, or something totally different. This will be what shows up for you in all the public-facing pages and stuff.
Recording PL notes. I'm assuming you're using Audacity:
- The recording is in stereo. To change all future recordings, go to Edit, Preferences, Devices. Under Recording, change Channels to "1 (Mono)". To fix this one, go to Tracks / Mix / Stereo down to Mono. (Since your one channel is totally blank, this will make the overall volume too low. So after doing this, go to Effects/Amplify and amplify by 4.)
- There are about 3 seconds of silence at the beginning. Please cut this down to between 0.5 and 1 second.
- There are about 10 seconds of silence at the beginning. Please cut this down to 5 seconds.
- Bit rate is variable; it needs to be 128 constant. This is set when you export to MP3. When you go to export, on the screen where you enter the file name for the MP3, change the Bit Rate mode to Constant, and the quality should be 128 kbps. You should only have to set it once; it'll remember the setting until you change it again.
Make these changes, then upload the new file using the same file name. Post the link again with the new run time.
Thanks, and welcome!
