My Test Recording!

[mreaves5]

Hi everyone!

Here is my test recording:


https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_mreaves5.mp3

Have the best day

[InTheDesert]

Hi everyone!

Here is my test recording:


https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_mreaves5.mp3

Have the best day

1 Minute Test Feedback:

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

Reading Feedback:
You have a bright, soothing voice.

Technical Feedback:

• 00:00 The volume of this track is 71.96dB. 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 easiest way to fix this automatically 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 to fix it would be to use the Amplify effect set to 17dB. Since the volume is so low, amplifying it sufficiently would increase the background noise a lot. Did you accidentally have the microphone slider lower than intended or were you further from the microphone than you should be?
• 00:00 Librivox needs mono files but this is stereo.
• 00:00 Librivox needs mp3 files with a constant bitrate of 128kbps. This file is 109kbps. Since that is not one of the standard mp3 bitrates, you probably selected 'variable' rather than 'constant' bitrate.
• 00:00 There was some hiss on the recording. It might be the result of a low input volume from the microphone which you have subsequently amplified to hit the Librivox volume range, in which case you might want to look into increasing the source volume (moving closer to the microphone or making sure the microphone is at full volume). Another solution you can apply is noise reduction. This will reduce the hiss after recording but it does degrade the quality of the audio. Be gentle on the amount (I'd say a maximum of 6dB reduction but less is better) - many people overdo it. Another option is a noise gate.

Once you've tweaked these settings, upload the file again using the same filename (uploading to the same filename is important when you are submitting Librivox files) and post in the thread and I'll check it for you again!