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About This Site

  • Now That You’re Here, Where Do You Start?

ACX

  • ACX Narrator/Producer’s Commandments
  • ACX Projects to Avoid
  • Can the RH buy out an ACX RS or RS+ contract?
  • Should I send files outside ACX?

Auditions/Career

  • A Mini-Masterclass from an Experienced Narrator
  • How long does it take to get work from publishers?
  • How to research publishers
  • Should I slate my audition?
  • What can I do to win more auditions?
  • What rate should a newcomer charge?

Best Practices

  • A few words about Best Practices
  • Audiobook production workflow
  • Audiobook proof listeners
  • Can I sing the lyrics printed in the book?
  • Diversity, equality, and inclusivity considerations
  • How to label the files
  • How to prep a book for recording
  • Music in audiobooks
  • Sections to record
  • Sound effects in audiobooks
  • Standards for silence in the book

Glossary

  • Glossary of audiobook-related terms

How to Say It

  • Directory of language and subject matter experts
  • How to Do Pronunciation Research
  • How to say mathematical symbols and equations
  • How to say military and gun terms
  • How to say web site URLs and email addresses

Performance

  • Can I sing the lyrics printed in the book?
  • How to play characters of the opposite gender
  • How to switch characters during recording sessions
  • Where/how can I learn accents and dialects?

Post Production

  • Audiobook Distributors Comparison Chart (Members Only)
  • Common issues encountered by post production pros
  • Should I remove breaths from my audiobook?

Studio Configuration

  • What soundproofing options do you recommend?
  • When should you upgrade software or hardware
  • Which microphone and interface should I get?
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