Section 1: Getting Started
Section 2: ACX Audiobook Requirements
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Section Overview: What You'll Learn in this Section (0:55)
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Introduction to Room Tone, Noise Floor, and File Size (3:24)
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The ACX Standard for RMS Loudness (5:25)
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Check Your Progress
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ACX Standards for Noise Floor, Sample Rate, & Mono vs. Stereo (2:13)
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Setting Audacity Preferences to Meet ACX Standards (5:32)
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Check Your Progress
Section 3: Hands-on Recording and Post-Production for ACX
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Section Overview: What You’ll Learn in This Section (0:52)
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Record a Track and Use Punch and Roll (6:24)
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Applying Equalization (5:02)
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Important Update: Compressor and Limiter Changes in Audacity 3.6.2 (4:01)
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Compression and RMS Loudness (5:49)
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Check Your Progress
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The Limiter, De-Clicker, and ACX Check (9:39)
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Letting Macros Do The Work (9:09)
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Check Your Progress
Section 4: Content Editing and MP3 Export
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Section Overview: What You’ll Learn in This Section (2:35)
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Cleaning Up Breath Sounds with Punch Copy/Paste and Punch Paste (7:36)
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Cleaning Up Breath Sounds with Attenuation (4:32)
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Final Cleanup, ACX Check, and MP3 Export (10:45)
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Check Your Progress
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What's New in Audacity Version 3.1 (9:26)
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Congratulations and Additional Resources (0:53)
