The Author's Guide to Recording Your Own Audiobooks
About this ebook
Covers everything you need to know to make professional-level audiobooks:
• Hardware and software: microphones, recording space, and the Audacity software
• Narration skills to lift the quality of your narrating
• Sound wave theory and the other in-depth info behind sound engineering
• Step-by-step guides to recording, editing and mastering sound files, including Quality Assurance
• Useful exercises to practice your skills before you attempt a big project
• Information about sourcing music, guidelines for audiobook covers, and distribution to get your book out into the world
• Legal information and other CYA things of which to be aware
• Links to useful videos, sound files and more - listen to examples, or even download and try your hand at editing and mastering
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About the author
Heidi Wessman Kneale is an Australian author who records her own audiobooks. With a degree in Film and Music, plus a sound engineering background, she breaks down the process into easy-to-understand steps. When not recording audiobooks, she puts her voice talents to work elsewhere. (Rumour has it if you call a particular educational institution, her voice will direct you to the correct option--"press one for the helpdesk".) When not writing books or recording sound, she can be found staring at the stars. Oh yes, one day she will get that PhD.
