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I am sure that any of you who have profiles on Findaway Voices will be as appalled by the news that DeepZen (a British Company) has, in partnership with Findaway, brought the AI narrated audiobook a step closer, The first voice synthesised audiobooks were due... Continue reading
As expected APAC 2020 has been cancelled. I am putting together plans for a virtual gathering and webinar for attendees in the UK. So if you were registered for APAC and I haven’t already contacted you via Facebook, please ping me a message via my... Continue reading
Do you wonder whether your audio quality is as good as it can be? The audio quality I hear in some recording studios is a little dodgy at times – and I know that those of us who work remotely from personal studios are always... Continue reading
Money, money, money…must be funny, right?! We love it, we hate it…we simply can’t live without it. In the #audiobook world, the issue of fees is a fascinating and controversial one. Few people openly talk about fees, yet EVERYONE in the industry whispers about it,... Continue reading
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY HELEN LLOYD *** I have been recording audiobooks remotely from my personal professional recording space since 2013. I have remotely recorded titles for Audible Studios, Harper Audio, Penguin Random House and Blackstone Publishing, Brilliance Audio and Disney Press in the US and... Continue reading
Well, here’s something I wish I knew about earlier. DRAFTABLE COMPARE is a free online (and downloadable app) which compares two versions of a pdf. Imagine…you’ve been prepping or working from a pdf manuscript you believed to be the final version, only to suddenly be... Continue reading
The world of audiobook narration has changed immensely even over the past three or four years – and a recent email from a colleague highlighted something I hadn’t previously considered. There are an increasing number of established professional narrators who record audiobooks remotely – so... Continue reading
AUDIOBOOK PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ARTICLE Another sexy #audiobook production topic for us to get our teeth into today. Come join me in my Red Room of Ear-pain, as I take a quick ‘n’ saucy look at the topic of silence. Our safe-word today will be NEUMANN.... Continue reading
I’ve been producing audiobooks for over a decade now, hundreds upon hundreds of the things. From dramatic to comedic, romantic to historic. It’s been a blast and the audio adventure continues with new titles and new narrators. Over the years I’ve had the joy and... Continue reading