How to use audacity to edit voice for authors

Im not sure if this works on Android but I’m trying to locate how to edit voice for reading books. What are the simple instructions for this topic.

I’m not sure where you’re going with that. There is no “push this button” for audiobook quality voice.

If you take reasonable precautions when you shot the work, there are not a lot of things you need to do.

Just to see if I could do it, I shot a short voice test using Lossless Voice Memo on my iPhone. I was in my quiet office with no echoes. I cut it down to size and applied Audiobook Mastering. It passes ACX technical submission standards and sounds like me.

That’s usually about all you need.

Koz

Audacity doesn’t run on Android. There are versions for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. (And IMO - a “big screen” is helpful for audio editing.)

This should get you started with “basic editing”.

After you’re done recording & editing, Koz’s Audiobook Mastering Macro will make sure you hit peak & RMS level requirements for ACX submission. (That’s ONLY required for ACX).

The phone/tablet CAN work for recording. Usually the microphone is pretty good and there is no fan or hard drive making noise. The biggest downside is probably that the mic is non-directional so it picks-up noises from all-around in addition to your voice. (Most studio microphones are cardioid/directional so sounds from other directions are suppressed.)

If you record with your phone, find an app that records to a lossless format (FLAC or WAV). It’s always best to work with lossless audio and if you need/want MP3 or another lossy format, compress ONCE as the last step.

Noise (both acoustic and electrical) is usually the biggest issue and it’s the main thing that separates a good home studio from a soundproof professional recording studio.

Did we hit it?

Note This (1) link (above) doesn’t go anywhere.

Also, there are two different versions of audiobook mastering.

36Audiobook-Mastering-Macro.txt

That’s the correct one.

Koz