I'm using Audacity on a Windows machine. I have a simple Angetube 827 microphone but compensated with loudness normalization in Audacity.
Thank you!
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_tolmontom.mp3
1-Minute Test [OK]
Welcome Tom
Your test has the correct technical settings, however suffers from excessive background noise. It's a loud hiss, and I'm not sure if it's a PC fan or not.
Try to isolate your mic from the noise, such as computer fan. If that isn’t entirely successful, use Audacity’s Noise Removal filter to reduce the background noise about 10db. Noise removal instructions are available here: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Noise_Cleaning. A video tutorial on Audacity noise removal is available here: https://youtu.be/rvhqw7zBmEo
You can pre-check your audio yourself by downloading the free Checker app: https://cgjennings.ca/projects/checker/
Passed with Warnings is a fail with regard to volume.
With Checker open, go to Validation>Choose Validation Methods and check Background Noise. Be sure to leave 5 seconds blank at the end of your recording.
Please make a new test recording and post it in a reply to this message. I will come back and review it for you.
Your test has the correct technical settings, however suffers from excessive background noise. It's a loud hiss, and I'm not sure if it's a PC fan or not.
Try to isolate your mic from the noise, such as computer fan. If that isn’t entirely successful, use Audacity’s Noise Removal filter to reduce the background noise about 10db. Noise removal instructions are available here: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Noise_Cleaning. A video tutorial on Audacity noise removal is available here: https://youtu.be/rvhqw7zBmEo
You can pre-check your audio yourself by downloading the free Checker app: https://cgjennings.ca/projects/checker/
Passed with Warnings is a fail with regard to volume.
With Checker open, go to Validation>Choose Validation Methods and check Background Noise. Be sure to leave 5 seconds blank at the end of your recording.
Please make a new test recording and post it in a reply to this message. I will come back and review it for you.
Thank you, Mark!
I had played some with Audacity and the Checker program but I missed turning on the background noise test.
Here's the same file with Audacity's nose reduction which really worked well. I'll be needing to use the checker to test the overall volume and background noise. It's great to have good tools. I should probably upgrade my microphone to one of the recommended models too.
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_tolmontom.mp3
I had played some with Audacity and the Checker program but I missed turning on the background noise test.
Here's the same file with Audacity's nose reduction which really worked well. I'll be needing to use the checker to test the overall volume and background noise. It's great to have good tools. I should probably upgrade my microphone to one of the recommended models too.
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_tolmontom.mp3
Definitely new around here but not "shiny" new... unless grey hair counts...
Your audio meets LibriVox requirements, so you are good to go.
Personally, for a moderately priced USB mic, I like the Audio-Technica ATR2500.
Happy narrating!
Personally, for a moderately priced USB mic, I like the Audio-Technica ATR2500.
Happy narrating!