Here is my 1 minute test
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InTheDesert
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- Joined: August 20th, 2019, 8:25 pm
1 Minute Test Feedback:
Welcome to Librivox Patty and thanks for posting your test file. We look forward to you joining the community!
Reading Feedback:
You have a bright, animated voice.
Technical Feedback:
- 00:00 The volume of this track is 85.37dB. 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 4dB.
- 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 139kbps. Since that is not one of the standard mp3 bitrates, you probably selected 'variable' rather than 'constant' bitrate.
- 00:00 I could hear some mouseclicks in the background. You can improve this by moving the microphone away from the mouse/keyboard (raising it on a stand perhaps) or by using an auto-scroller to move the pages for you.
- 00:00 Note (no change needed): I could hear some background noise (not a steady noise but some irregular sounds). You might want to look into increasing the source volume (moving closer to the microphone or making sure the microphone is at full volume) or choosing a quieter space to record. Different microphones pick up different levels of background noise. The noise is within what is acceptable for a Librivox recording but I just thought I should mention it.