1 min test EL [OK]

[ElaineLai]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_elainelai.mp3
is this okay?

I noticed i have breathing sound but used the noise gate function to remove them.
Also any honest opinion on my accent? // not a native English speaker and hoping to improve my slowly. please point out anything that i can improve.

Thanks!

[InTheDesert]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_elainelai.mp3
is this okay?

I noticed i have breathing sound but used the noise gate function to remove them.
Also any honest opinion on my accent? // not a native English speaker and hoping to improve my slowly. please point out anything that i can improve.

Thanks!

1 Minute Test Feedback:

Welcome to Librivox 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, mellow voice.

[vviera]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_elainelai.mp3
is this okay?

I noticed i have breathing sound but used the noise gate function to remove them.
Also any honest opinion on my accent? // not a native English speaker and hoping to improve my slowly. please point out anything that i can improve.

Thanks!

Elaine, your accent is delightful. No worries there!

Taking out all breathing and having only silence between the phrases can be a little bit eerie for the listener. Did you feel they were prominent enough to be distracting for the listener?

[ElaineLai]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_elainelai.mp3
is this okay?

I noticed i have breathing sound but used the noise gate function to remove them.
Also any honest opinion on my accent? // not a native English speaker and hoping to improve my slowly. please point out anything that i can improve.

Thanks!

Elaine, your accent is delightful. No worries there!

Taking out all breathing and having only silence between the phrases can be a little bit eerie for the listener. Did you feel they were prominent enough to be distracting for the listener?

I think its quite normal like other recording i hear on this forum. it just gives me goose bumps hearing myself breath. Prob just gotta get over myself ...

[vviera]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_elainelai.mp3
is this okay?

I noticed i have breathing sound but used the noise gate function to remove them.
Also any honest opinion on my accent? // not a native English speaker and hoping to improve my slowly. please point out anything that i can improve.

Thanks!

Elaine, your accent is delightful. No worries there!

Taking out all breathing and having only silence between the phrases can be a little bit eerie for the listener. Did you feel they were prominent enough to be distracting for the listener?

I think its quite normal like other recording i hear on this forum. it just gives me goose bumps hearing myself breath. Prob just gotta get over myself ...

If you're like most people, there is a lot of "getting over yourself" that goes on when you first start listening to your own voice a lot. You'll get used to it before long. Keep at it!