Trying to pass ACX check and everything seems easy except finding a way to adjust the RMS level. If I use Amplify and the Limiter I can pass the -3.0 peak, but getting the RMS level correct seems to be nothing but trial and error and nothing works the same each time. Tips anyone?
Step one. Export a WAV sound file or Save a Lossless project of your raw reading—before you mess with it.
We publish the Audiobook Mastering Suite of tools, and it does know what RMS is.
Quick Side Trip:
https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/measure-between-23db-and-18db-rms/32770/16
That’s from the formal wiki publication here.
https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audiobook_Mastering
It doesn’t touch noise. If you recorded in a nice, quiet, well-behaved room with a good microphone or recorder, all three audiobook specifications will be met.
Let us know if anything goes wrong.
You can also post a test to the forum like this.
https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/TestClip/Record_A_Clip.html
Sometimes we can save you tons of time by identifying troubles before ACX spends days getting back to you.
Koz