{"id":17905,"date":"2015-02-10T00:02:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T08:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=17905"},"modified":"2015-02-10T00:11:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T08:11:10","slug":"editing-audiobooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/editing-audiobooks\/","title":{"rendered":"EDITING AUDIOBOOK AUDIO vs. TV REMOTE CONTROL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Editing<\/a>Last year when we launched the ACX Master Class for audiobook narrators<\/a>, I made the “bold” (i.e., obvious) claim that once you get the hang of it, doing basic, linear audio editing of one person’s voice is “easier than learning to use a universal TV remote.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My reference to universal remote controls was tongue-in-cheek. It also was, I believed, accurate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recording and editing your voice for audiobooks doesn’t require processing or sound layering or mixing. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you know how to do that basic level of audio editing, you know that it really isn’t difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n

But some people were outraged at my blasphemous comparison of the use of a TV remote and their audio editing artistry.<\/span><\/p>\n

So\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently I conducted a poll on Facebook:<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a real survey.<\/strong> Seriously. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If<\/strong> you know how to edit audio digitally and<\/strong> you have in your possession a Universal Remote Control for your TV\/DVD\/Cable\/Satellite, etc\u2026. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please tell me which one<\/strong> of these statements is accurate for you: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A) I still haven’t figured out how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control and wish they wouldn’t make it so confusing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

B) I know how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control, but at first it was confusing and frustrating. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

C) I know how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control, and I never found it confusing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The results?<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, all of the respondents already are experienced at audio editing. They’re not newbies.<\/span><\/p>\n

37%<\/strong> responded A:<\/strong> “I still haven’t figured out how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control and wish they wouldn’t make it so confusing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

34%<\/strong> responded B:<\/strong> “I know how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control, but at first it was confusing and frustrating.”<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s 71% who agreed with me, which leaves only 29% who answered C:<\/strong> “I know how to use all the buttons on the universal remote control, and I never found it confusing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Does that mean that producing audiobooks is easier than watching television? Uh, no.<\/span><\/p>\n

But like many of the respondents, I can digitally edit a linear voice recording easily and quickly…<\/span><\/p>\n

While I still<\/strong> can’t figure out my remote control’s “Return” button is supposed to do.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last year when we launched the ACX Master Class for audiobook narrators, I made the “bold” (i.e., obvious) claim that once you get the hang of it, doing basic, linear audio editing of one person’s voice is “easier than learning to use a universal TV remote.” My reference to universal remote controls was tongue-in-cheek. 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