RAR #112: How an Audio Book is Made, with audio book narrator and producer, Lyssa Browne

You might have heard us say this before, but here at The Read-Aloud Revival, we believe that audio books count. Today we're going behind the scenes to talk about how an audio book is made.

In fact, we often prefer reading books on audio. Listening to a good book, well-read, is a wonderful way to fill your child's life with beautiful language.

In this episode of the podcast, I'm chatting with Lyssa Browne of Cedar House Audio Productions, about the process of making an audio book, voice acting and more.

In this episode, you'll hear:

how to keep your voice strong when reading to your kids
some of the tricks narrators use to create interesting voices
all about my experience recording The Read-Aloud Family

Click that play button below to hear the podcast:

Listener Guide
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2:18  Meet Lyssa
4:11  Discovering voice acting
6:06 Early experiences with audio books
8:14  Recording The Read-Aloud Family
9:40 How the recording process works
15:12 Narrating challenges
18:32 Simple tips for voices and more
20:46 How to keep your voice strong
24:02 More about the audio creation process
28:41 Books Lyssa has narrated
32:04 Let the kids speak

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