Audiobook Formatting and Quality Standards Flashcards
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What is the purpose of a 'section break' announcement in audiobook narration?
Answer: To signal a shift in scene, time, or perspective within a chapter
Narrators use brief pauses or verbal cues to signal section breaks within chapters, helping listeners follow shifts in scene, time period, or narrative perspective.
What does 'ADR' stand for in the context of audiobook re-recording?
Answer: Automated Dialogue Replacement — re-recording specific lines to replace flawed audio
ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) refers to re-recording specific lines or sections to replace poor-quality, flawed, or incorrectly narrated audio in post-production.
When should a narrator use a 'hard stop' in audiobook editing?
Answer: When cutting between takes where a clean edit point exists with no overlapping sound
A hard stop is an edit cut placed at a point where there is complete silence between words or sentences, allowing a clean, seamless join between separate takes.
What is the standard silence duration between chapters in a finished audiobook?
Answer: 3 to 5 seconds of silence
A brief 3–5 second pause between chapter files gives listeners a natural transition moment and is the standard for most audiobook platforms including ACX.
What is the benefit of recording at 24-bit depth even though ACX only requires 16-bit delivery?
Answer: Recording at 24-bit preserves headroom for post-processing before converting to 16-bit for delivery
Recording at 24-bit provides greater dynamic range headroom during editing, compression, and noise reduction, and the file is then converted to the required 16-bit or ACX-spec format for delivery.
What is the best practice for handling a narrator mistake caught during live recording?
Answer: Clap loudly to create an edit marker, then continue reading from a natural pause before the mistake
A clap or loud noise creates a visible spike waveform in the DAW as an edit marker; the narrator backs up a few words and re-reads so the editor can easily find and splice the good take.