There's no need to re-record; your story is PL OK just as it is.brunosmom2022 wrote: ↑August 6th, 2022, 8:11 pm Here is story 01. Duration 18:03. Please let me know if I need to re-record
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sandmansrainydaystories_01_walker_128kb.mp3
I did hear some room echo in your recording. There is not enough to make your voice hard to understand (the most important thing!) but the echo is there and it would be nice to reduce that in future recordings.
National Public Radio made a little video showing how to use pillows behind the microphone to reduce echo. It's at
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/794201416/how-a-pillow-fort-can-make-your-podcast-sound-better.
Some people temporarily hang a heavy blanket or quilt behind themselves while recording. That requires some structure, as heavy blankets are -well- heavy, and anything lightweight supporting one is likely to topple over. It just another thing one can do to reduce the amount of sound rattling around in the room.
Another thing you can do is place the microphone a bit closer to you as you record: the mic picks up more of your voice, you need to turn the record level control down a bit to keep your volume in the proper range, and reducing the record level reduces the echo. Magic! The danger of doing this is if you get it too close your breath will start hitting the mic and cause ugly popping sounds. Your recording has none of that now and you want to keep it that way. Experiment cautiously.
And last, the LibriVox spec says the silence before you speak that the beginning of a recording should be no longer than 1 second. You were right at the limit in this chapter. Many folks here aim for a half second silence at the beginning. You could do that in future chapters. There will be future chapters, right?
will waddle this into the Magic Window for proof listening.