Episode 050

Released on: December 5, 2023

Creating an audiobook is no small feat, but ensuring quality audio that meets industry standards is essential before release. In this podcast, Shanon shares an invaluable free tool from ACX that acts as an audio quality control lab for DIY authors. Their Audio Lab allows you to upload a file and receive an automated report checking specs against ACX’s rigorous standards. Shanon explains what this comprehensive report covers, from volume consistency to sample rate, and how to interpret the easy-to-understand pass/fail metrics. Whether releasing wide or direct to fans, every author-narrator should take advantage of this tool to catch problems early and dial-in professional grade audio.

🐉Shanon’s Indiegogo for A Curse of Scales & Feathers: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-curse-of-scales-feathers-a-fantasy-romance#/

IMPORTANT LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

🌟 Authortube Writing Conference (AWC): https://www.authortubewritingconference.com/

🌟 AWC Stream Party! Highlighting AWC Presenters: MK Williams 🍿: https://youtube.com/live/VdFroPk5iCU

🌟 Self-Narrating and Producing an Audiobook for Newbie Authors: https://youtu.be/fvGOQ20bCEI?si=CG-OlwIjefgH-7wi

🌟 ACX Audio Lab: https://www.acx.com/audiolab

🌟 Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/

🌟 The Dark Side of ACX: The Hidden World of Audiobook Rights: https://youtu.be/SVwjSOyxrR0

🌟Drop us a line at [email protected]

MORE AUDIOBOOK NARRATION VIDEOS BY M.K. WILLIAMS:

📽️Video 1: Audiobooks on YouTube Experiment Introduction Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA6DxN9Rbmk

📽️Video 2: MK Narrating an Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptczvKOeAfk

📽️Video 3: Compare to AI Narrating the same Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVekaVgCDYE

📽️Video Playlist 4: Compare to a Pro narrating a different audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOnfvLR28Ms&list=PL5wG4jOiELp0fxUIuCWEsufn9HRnkniPv

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