Hello,
https://audio.com/sterling/audio/edited-clips-retakes-sound-different
Very new to this, so apologies for the misuse of vernacular.
I’ve begun recording an audiobook with my father. I do my best to use punch and roll to catch mistakes live, but sometimes I find them later on. I had him rerecord portions which I thought needed to be redone, and then I clipped them into the track, replacing the original audio.
The problem: The new / retakes sound different than the original recording. Same equipment in same room was used, just a day later. Why is this? How can I create a more uniform audiobook (recording on different days, using same equipment)?
Notes:
Sample attached still needs to be edited for pauses (particularly around the retakes), breaths, etc, but I’m discouraged to continue at all until I figure out why the retakes sound so much different. Also, in general I want all of the chapters to sound the same, not just within a chapter.
AT2020 is equipment used.
All audio run through the same compression, loudness normalization, and de-clicker (copied from a beginners ACX course). No EQ filter yet, as I have not figured out how to best apply that.
