I do what is called Quality Control 1, in audiobook production. I make sure the audio reading matches the text. I listen for mispronunciations and other mistakes. Mistakes happen much more often than you would think. Narrators are people, too. They misread words and names, and sometimes repeat a word twice. But you don't want that in your audiobook.

 

I am quite OCD when it comes to proof-listening your work. Being a lover of audiobooks myself, I am very attentive to what works and what doesn't. I listen for anything that keeps you from presenting natural, clear-sounding audio that is pleasing to the listeners' ear.

 

Using your provided script , I will listen to your audiobook and take note of any:

• Misreads

• Mispronunciations

• Background noises

• Editing errors

• Audio errors

• Glitches

• Spacing - Pointing out any inappropriate gaps in speech which may sound dis-jointed or unnatural

• Pacing

 

Anything that may sound distracting to listeners.

All will be noted clearly in a proof-report in which I will include:

• Timestamps

• Page numbers (If applicable)

• What I heard

• Any other comments

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My rate for Proof-Listening is $25 per finished hour of audio.