"Excellent read, Maaja.
I suspect the hissing artifact that Casey mentioned is created by Levelator. It comes from having a heavier background sound level than Levelator likes and it fades it down for you. (I'm guessing you used Levelator…"
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Nathan Lowell replied to Maaja Wentz's discussion My first audio story -- Thanks Seth Harwood! in the group Mentorship program
Maaja Wentz replied to Maaja Wentz's discussion My first audio story -- Thanks Seth Harwood! in the group Mentorship program"Hi Casey,
Thanks so much for the feedback. I'm not sure what a limiter or gate is but I'll go find out. I'm working out of Podcasting for Dummies which has a lot of the terms etc.
I'll just have a little look at your novel now.…"
"Excellent! And yes that's true the Shure SM57 will outlast any condenser mic :) Condenser mics are more sensative to wear and tear. I agree I think what you have sounds fantastic. Move forward with your production so we can all hear your story!…"
Justin Kemppainen replied to Justin Kemppainen's discussion The Legend of Ivan: 5 minute sample in the group Mentorship program"That's kind of what I was concerned about with a condenser mic. I have a nice, quiet walk-in closet space that's got a low noise floor and is pretty close to dead, and I haven't even tacked up blankets since the directional mic has…"
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The Legend of Ivan: 5 minute sample
All right, with many thanks to Mr. Townsend for his excellent advice in my earlier thread (definitely looking into that microphone when I can), I've produced a ~5 minute sample of the beginning of my book, edited with intro and outro music.Barring any major OH-GOD-WHY-DID-YOU-DO-THATs, I'll get settled into producing actual full episodes for upload at Podiobooks.Oh, and yes, the end does kind of cut off mid-paragraph. When I actually produce full-length episodes, they'll begin/end at scene…See More
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