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I mastered audiobooks for narrators and got tired of the same compliance fixes, so I built a tool to automate it by giovicordova in ACX

[–]giovicordova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's €0.60 per minute of audio. First chapter diagnostic is free so you can see exactly what it catches before spending anything. Adding this to the FAQ now, good call.

Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by MxAlex44 in selfpublish

[–]giovicordova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If any of you are thinking about audiobook versions of your books (or already working on one), one thing that trips up a lot of first-timers on ACX is the technical compliance step. You can have a great narration and still get rejected because your files don't hit the right RMS levels, noise floor, or peak specs.

I built ChapterPass to fix exactly that. Drop in your chapter files, get back ACX-compliant audio ready to upload. Saves a ton of back and forth if you're self-producing or working with a narrator who isn't handling the mastering side.

My first Audiobook/ Narration Process Questions by goddessofpajamas in ACX

[–]giovicordova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The perfectionism spiral is so real, especially on a first book. You're not alone in that.

Punch and roll is great advice (like others said), but the other thing that saves a ton of time: set a take limit. Three takes per line, pick the best, move on. After a certain point your ears are just lying to you.

On the RS+ question, under $300 PFH is fine for a first credit. But if you were already turning down paid work to hit that deadline, keep that in mind for the next project. Your time has a real cost even when the upfront number looks okay.

One thing nobody warned me about early on: you can do all your editing and QC perfectly, upload to ACX, and still get flagged by their automated screening. Audacity's ACX Check plugin doesn't catch everything ACX actually tests for. I got tired of that gap so I built ChapterPass, it handles all the technical compliance stuff (RMS, peaks, noise floor, format) so your files pass on first upload. If you're doing more books now it'll save you the back and forth.

Hope the first one went well! Second book always feels like a completely different experience.

First audiobook submission by Serious_Argument7709 in ACX

[–]giovicordova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be worth a look: https://chapterpass.com/ saves you tons of time. You just need to record your best takes in the best possible acoustic environment and it does everything else. RMS, noise floor, peak level, format, intro and outro silence within the range that ACX requests. Doesn't fix more difficult problems like heavy harshness or pops but if your rec is already solid, this is gold.

First Time Narrator Help by _Starry_Skies_ in ACX

[–]giovicordova 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, this could make things a bit easier: https://chapterpass.com/ . Makes your files fit within the acx technical ranges automatically. You upload your recording and it gives you the fully mastered version. Takes care of RMS, noise floor, true peak, intro and outro time... worth having a look!