Audacity Forum

Newbie here....

I am starting to record an audiobook for practicing as a narrator. I recorded 10 chapters and its about a 45MB file which I exported to a local folder as an MP3. Going forward....What is the best way to continue recording the book that accomplishes both A) keeping the book in one file as I continue recording and B) keeping the file size manageable as I record the whole book??

Asking a different way, is there an option to export "chunks" of the overall recording, say 10 chapters at a time? If yes, how would someone piece them together later if I send them 10+ chunks??

Thanks in advance as I get started using this great tool.

I am starting to record an audiobook

Are you self-publishing? ACX has very strict requirements for chapter breaks and file sizes.

It's also a terrible idea to do production directly in MP3. You can't edit or manage MP3 without causing sound damage and compression quality problems.

Did you mean you're performing an "audiobook-like sound product?" If you jam everything into one file, how does the listener stop in the middle and/or pick up again after having paused? This is a similar problem for people who create a four-hour-long music compilation. OK, now I want to listen to the last song........Ummm.

as I record the whole book

It's probably not the best idea to plow through a whole book before you straighten out the presentation chain. It's too easy for that to turn into the "first reading."

Koz