1- Minute Test [OK]

[Caprice]

Hello, please see below my one minute test. Audacity - Windows - USB.

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_caprice.mp3

Thank you

[InTheDesert]

Hello, please see below my one minute test. Audacity - Windows - USB.

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_caprice.mp3

Thank you

1 Minute Test Feedback:

Welcome to Librivox Caprice and thanks for posting your test file. We look forward to you joining the community!

The technical specs of your test are fine and you are ready to record! Make sure you use the same settings as your test in future recordings. For any future files you submit, make sure that the intro has 0.75 seconds of silence at the start and 5 seconds of silence at the end. Also check the required filename in the project thread.

The best first step would be to take a section in a group project. You can find a list of open projects here (non-English here).

When you claim your very first section, don't forget to also post the name that you would like to appear in the catalog. Some people use their real name, a pseudonym or just a repeat of their forum username. You might prefer privacy or to use it as an opportunity to advertise yourself as a narrator.

Reading Feedback:
You have a clear, animated voice.

Technical Feedback:

• 00:00 Note (no change needed): The volume of this track is 91.76dB. LV requires the overall volume for the track (measured by ReplayGain - you can try this tool if you want to check the volume) to be between 86-92dB (with 89dB being the ideal). The file falls within the outer ends of that range and so doesn't need to be changed but watch that it doesn't end up outside the range. The easiest way to automatically set the volume is to use the 'Loudness Normalization' effect (set to -19LUFS in 'perceived loudness' mode) in recent versions of Audacity before exporting the track as an MP3. If you use RMS normalization, set it to -21dB. Another way would be to use the Amplify effect set to -3dB.
• 00:00 Note (no change needed): I think I would tend to describe this audio as 'overprocessed'. It's hard to describe what it is exactly - it can sound metallic or like there is a little reverb. Or that the 's' sounds are very prominent but other consonants are muffled. The cause is usually applying too many effects - particularly noise reduction which can rip out the mid-tones which give clarity. 2-6dB of noise reduction are usually all that is required. It could also be caused by exporting the file too early as an mp3 instead of performing your edits on the original recording. This can also be caused by the microphone itself (inbuilt microphone on a laptop, phone, tablet). If the quality of your microphone makes you think it should sound better, make sure you have selected the correct microphone as your recording input and that you're not usuaing a different microphone that is available on your device accidentally. No change needed this time but it might be something you want to look into for future recordings.

[Caprice]

Thank you so much for the feedback. This is a raw recording however when I first uploaded this to the checker, it said my volume was too low so then I normalised it to get the noise level to reach the requirements.

My mic is a blue yeti nano so it's possible that since it's a USB that also adds to the slight metallic sound? Hopefully my recordings going forward will sound better since the noise level has been corrected and I won't need to correct the pre existing recording again

[InTheDesert]

My mic is a blue yeti nano so it's possible that since it's a USB that also adds to the slight metallic sound? Hopefully my recordings going forward will sound better since the noise level has been corrected and I won't need to correct the pre existing recording again

If you have a listen to this review, I would say that your recording sounds more like when he speaks into the back of the microphone instead of the front. Do you think you might have it the wrong way round?

[Caprice]

Yes, I definitely was. Thank you for the help I won't do that again ahaha