1-Minute Test

[Puck]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_puck.mp3
Using Audacity on Windows with a USB Razer Seiren mic. In a big ol' echoey room, so we'll see how that goes.

[InTheDesert]

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_puck.mp3
Using Audacity on Windows with a USB Razer Seiren mic. In a big ol' echoey room, so we'll see how that goes.

1 Minute Test Feedback:

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

Reading Feedback:
You have a clear, mellow voice.

Technical Feedback:

• 00:00 There was some electrical hum on the recording. It might be that you have a microphone cable very close to a power cable or you might have a USB microphone plugged into a computer on AC power (not a laptop on battery) and the microphone is drawing power through the computer which can cause problems. One solution you can apply is noise reduction. This will reduce the hum 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 way to remove it in post-processing is a notch filter but it's better if you can track down the source and eliminate it.

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!