Hello there!
Very well done! You read very smoothly, and quite well! Be proud of your work!
I do have 2 little notes, neither are severe by any means. Trust me, you did well! And don't fear the long post either, it's honestly just a little explaining a quick tool in audacity for something small. Nothing you did, just funny recording business
PL notes:
@4:16-4:19 - There is a small pause after the last words in the section, and between "end of section 8." It's a little but of an awkward pause, but it's totally okay! Select about two seconds, by clicking on the recording, and then dragging your mouse from one spot, to another, just like you were going to copy text. (I'd recommend selecting 4:16:5 to 4:18:5). Then go towards the top (which the selected area still highlighted), and select "edit," followed by "cut." You should see the recording become 2 seconds shorter, and then selected area gone.
Also, in your recording, in places where you aren't reading, do you hear just a little faint amount of settle noise? Nothing unsettling, but a tiny, little bit of sound? Although it isn't very noticeable, until mentioned, you can hear just that little "shhh" in the back. Which is totally okay, since it's actually quite faint in your recording here. But, there is a simple fix to create this slight hissing sound to become silence. It's pretty cool actually, and it won't put any effects onto your voice or change how you sound (unless you really change the settings around
) It's called noise reduction. It's a tool in audacity under the effect tab towards the top. When you select noise reduction, you'll first need to get a "noise profile" so it'll know what to apply noise reduction to. So first, you'll need to highlight an area of your recording. Select an area, generally the beginning of the recording, or any place where you hear some of the sound, and where you voice isn't present (you only need about a half second for it to work). Got that selected? Then go back and select the noise reduction button, and "get noise profile." Once you've done that, it will check the area you have highlighted, and it will know what to grab. Now, select your entire recording. You can double left click to do so by selecting anywhere in the recording, or by clicking the "select" button on the top, and then clicking on "all." Once you have your recording completely highlighted, you can go back to noise reduction and it'll show you some settings. The settings I would use are:
Noise reduction (db): 12
Sensitivity: 6.00
Frequency smoothing (bands): 3
Noise: Reduce
Then hit OK, and it should apply! Listen to your recording again, and let me know if you can hear the difference. If you hear a little noise, for any of your sections, I would certainly recommend this tool! I've tried the noise reduction with those settings on your recording already, and it seemed to work perfect! I had to do lots of noise reduction on my recordings, and still do to this day! It's completely normal to go back over a recording and double check some things!
Amazing job so far! Very glad to have you hear at Librivox!
Let me know if you need any help or assistance, or have any questions
Thank you,
Elijah