greetings! demo included

MissSary · Post by **MissSary** » July 31st, 2012, 2:29 pm

hi! take a listen! http://youtu.be/ZfAhhMoUd1Q

Post by **TriciaG** » July 31st, 2012, 2:33 pm

Welcome! I enjoyed the demo.

FYI, the "demo" we ask for isn't an audition, but to make sure your file type, tech specs, volume, etc. are correct. We take anyone as long as they're understandable and can get their tech specs correct.

Would you mind uploading that audio file (as MP3) to the Tests folder here: http://upload.librivox.org/

The login and password are these:

Thanks much!

MissSary · Post by **MissSary** » July 31st, 2012, 2:50 pm

absotively! but i cant until late tonight.

MissSary · Post by **MissSary** » August 1st, 2012, 3:57 pm

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/Test_SarahHoward.mp3 this is an abridged version of a passage from one my favorite foriegn tales.

Post by **TriciaG** » August 1st, 2012, 4:00 pm

Thanks!

Volume is way too low. It's at 67.1 dB, and we aim for 89 dB.

Bit rate is 192 kbps, but we require 128 kbps.

There's a small program the spouse of a LibriVoxer developed to check the tech settings. If you're game, you can download it and use it to check the volume and other settings. It's here: http://cgjennings.ca/checker/

Use the Experimental-0.9 alpha version.

MissSary · Post by **MissSary** » August 1st, 2012, 4:13 pm

i use soundooth as an add-on from my graphic arts student package. so i can fix it right away. http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/Test2_SarahHoward.mp3
it probably needs the levels raised again.

Post by **TriciaG** » August 1st, 2012, 4:32 pm

Volume is now 86.2, which is on the low side of acceptable.

Does Soundbooth have a compression feature? It would be nice if you could compress the peaks down a bit, then amplify a little more.

I'm headed out the door - I'll catch your reply later.