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Cindy Johnson · Post by **Cindy Johnson** » March 8th, 2007, 10:49 am

Hello,
I have read at the Recording Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped for 12 years and would like to volunteer at Librivox to read. What kind of equipment do I need and how do I go about beginning? I would be grateful for any help you can give me.
Cindy Johnson

Gesine · Post by **Gesine** » March 8th, 2007, 11:00 am

Hi Cindy, glad you want to help out. Please read our Newbie guide to recording - it should explain how things work: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/NewbieGuideToRecording

More useful information in the LibriVox wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/

kri · Post by **kri** » March 8th, 2007, 12:25 pm

Cindy Johnson wrote:Hello,
I have read at the Recording Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped for 12 years and would like to volunteer at Librivox to read. What kind of equipment do I need and how do I go about beginning? I would be grateful for any help you can give me.
Cindy Johnson

I'd definitely suggest going through the links Gesine provided you. However, as far as equipment, you'll need a computer (of course!), and a microphone. The wiki has some information about suggested microphones, but a quick suggestion would be to make sure you look for a USB microphone. It will most likely produce better quality for you than a non-USB, and they're not terribly expensive.