What Is ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity?
Are you an ACX audiobook narrator, editor, or producer who uses Audacity as your audio editing software? ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity will give you the skills and confidence you need so you can produce exceptional audiobooks that will pass the stringent ACX requirements, using only Audacity. The short video below explains more.
Mike Adams makes learning Audacity easy and fun! His clear and thorough step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and you begin using Audacity right away with him, creating your own spoken word projects. He explains in detail how to record, edit, and produce quality audio in a style that is easy to follow and understand. If you are interested in learning how to create audiobooks using Audacity, or if you simply want to take your knowledge of Audacity to the next level, this is the course to take! You won't be sorry.
-Deirdre Kirmis, System Architect, Technology Services Operation and Support, Arizona State University
HUGE gratitude for you and for this course! My first audiobook project is now live on Audible and I don't know that I could have done it without this course. It saved me immense amounts of time and also gave me a boost of confidence by demystifying the elements of Audacity/engineering that otherwise would have intimidated me. I am so grateful and appreciate how accessible this course was, both in terms of cost and the clarity that you provided with each step. Worth its weight in audio gold!
-Mara Thomas, ACX Audiobook Producer, Editor, and Narrator
Another great Audacity course from Mike Adams! If you do audiobooks for ACX (or even for other distributors), this course is a must-have. Mike is a great teacher and knows Audacity inside and out. I've done several audiobooks and have used Audacity for 20 years, but still learned something new.
-David Hooper, Broadcaster, Podcaster, Author, and Media Marketing Expert. Author of several books on marketing, including Big Podcast – How To Grow Your Podcast Audience, Build Listener Loyalty, and Get Everybody Talking About Your Show.
Mike Adams is a wonderful instructor who walks us step by step in this course from the beginning to the advanced features available in Audacity, and if you have questions he usually answers within 24 hours. I've already recommended his courses a few times in different Voiceover groups on Facebook.
-Diane Jarecki, Podcaster, Audiobook Narrator
Course Curriculum
Here's a glimpse into what you'll learn in ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity. Feel free to preview the Section Overviews to get a feel for the course and see if it's a good fit for you.
Section 1: Getting Started
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Section 2: ACX Audiobook Requirements
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- Section Overview: What You'll Learn in this Section (0:55)
- Introduction to Room Tone, Noise Floor, and File Size (3:24)
- The ACX Standard for RMS Loudness (5:25)
- Check Your Progress
- ACX Standards for Noise Floor, Sample Rate, & Mono vs. Stereo (2:13)
- Setting Audacity Preferences to Meet ACX Standards (5:32)
- Check Your Progress
Section 3: Hands-on Recording and Post-Production for ACX
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Section 4: Content Editing and MP3 Export
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- Section Overview: What You’ll Learn in This Section (2:35)
- Cleaning Up Breath Sounds with Punch Copy/Paste and Punch Paste (7:36)
- Cleaning Up Breath Sounds with Attenuation (4:32)
- Final Cleanup, ACX Check, and MP3 Export (10:45)
- Check Your Progress
- What's New in Audacity Version 3.1 (9:26)
- Congratulations and Additional Resources (0:53)
Meet Your Instructor
Hello! My name is Mike Adams and I created and teach ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity. While I have taught in several different venues over the years, I unintentionally stumbled into online video teaching a few years ago and I have since discovered it is one of my passions. I love doing what I do and what I do is teach others how to record, edit, and produce quality spoken word audio using Audacity. In my opinion, excellent audio is the most important element in our content creations, whether video or audio. And I teach to that end.
My experience with digital audio production began in the mid-1990s using a pro audio software called Cakewalk, before turning my attention in more recent years to podcasting, educational video production, and ACX audiobook narration and production.
If you're an audiobook narrator who uses Audacity as your software of choice, I invite you to enroll in ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity because I think you're going to like what you see, hear, and learn in this course.
