My 1 Minute Test!

[Charli]

Hello! I am super excited to get recording!
I made a quick test recording, This was recorded using Audacity, on Windows, with a USB Samson Mic. I did also have the Windscreen that came with the mic on, If that is helpful to know.

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

[InTheDesert]

Hello! I am super excited to get recording!
I made a quick test recording, This was recorded using Audacity, on Windows, with a USB Samson Mic. I did also have the Windscreen that came with the mic on, If that is helpful to know.

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

1 Minute Test Feedback:

Welcome to Librivox Charli 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 82.81dB. 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 6dB. 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 114kbps. Since that is not one of the standard mp3 bitrates, you probably selected 'variable' rather than 'constant' bitrate.

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!

[Charli]

Thank you so much for the feedback! I can't wait to try again and see if I can get the stats right

[Charli]

Hello again!
I re-did the test without the windscreen/foam cover on my mic, I'm hoping that will really help with the volume. I did tweak those other two settings the way you said, please let me know what you think! https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_charli.mp3

[InTheDesert]

Hello again!
I re-did the test without the windscreen/foam cover on my mic, I'm hoping that will really help with the volume. I did tweak those other two settings the way you said, please let me know what you think! https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_charli.mp3

Technical Feedback:

• 00:00 The volume of this track is 83.52dB. 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 5dB.
• 00:00 Librivox needs mp3 files with a constant bitrate of 128kbps. This file is 192kbps.
• 00:00 Your plosives (p, b, t, d, c etc. sounds) tended to 'pop' in this recording which generally means you are speaking directly into the microphone rather than at a slight angle. This can easily be improved with a change in microphone placement or using a pop filter. It can also be improved in post-processing by applying the High Pass Filter effect set to 120Hz and -12dB.

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!