Trying To Get Things Right For ACX Submission

[kozikowski]

assume that I’m a total novice, and won’t understand any jargon

A word on dB. Audio volume is measured in dB.

AudioBook Mastering version 4

dB or Decibel Relationships <— Quieter ———————— Louder —> -65dB, -60dB, -23dB, -18dB, -3dB, 0dB That’s all the audiobook dB specifications. — Maximum volume is 0dB. Sound gets quieter with negative numbers. — -3dB is the loudest audiobook peak sound value. — RMS or loudness needs to hit between -18dB (louder) and -23dB (quieter). — Noise value has to be quieter than -60dB. Noise is the troublesome one. Actual submitted performance background noise should be quieter than -65dB in real…

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