The Sword and Laser discussion

Granted, I typically listen to Audible books while driving to and from work, so there is a fair amount of road noise in the background. But, I am having a particularly difficult time hearing the narrator at the end of each sentence. I feel as though he: STARTS THE BEGINNING OF The Sentence With a Loud Voice, however, the voice seems to minimize in volume until the last word of the sentence is barely audible (pun intended?). I have had to turn the volume up to hear the last word in the sentence, which then makes the first word of the next sentence somewhat jarring.

Has anyone else noted this?

Which book is that? Some narrators have annoying habits.

I'm struggling with him too. I have to really focus to understand him unlike some narrators where I can just chill and let them tell me a story. I do turn the volume up higher than normal in the hopes I'll understand him better if he's louder. :)

Gregory wrote: "Granted, I typically listen to Audible books while driving to and from work, so there is a fair amount of road noise in the background. But, I am having a particularly difficult time hearing the na..."

I just recently started recording my books onto audio, and struggled with that same problem. I would take a big breath, start speaking, and be out of breath by the end. I was too the point I didn't meet the sound requirements because of the volume ranges from the start to the end of the sentence.

I talked to some friends that are musicians, because they are the only people I know that record audio files. One of them told me to breath like an opera singer. He said to use my diaphragm to take small breaths throughout the sentence, to keep my lungs 75% full the whole time.

It wasn't easy to learn, but it's made a big difference. I don't have the volume changes and I don't have to edit out breath noises any more. Recording an audio book is a daunting and overwhelming process, but there are tricks to make it easier.

I think a book like this is better to read carefully, or even do both reading and listening at the same time.

Gregory wrote: "Granted, I typically listen to Audible books while driving to and from work, so there is a fair amount of road noise in the background. But, I am having a particularly difficult time hearing the na..."

YES! I felt this way when I was listening in the car, too! I haven't tried with earbuds or on a speaker but in my car, it's really difficult. I'm working too much so my prime listening time is in the car and I thought I was going crazy. At first I blamed it on listening at 1.2x (my standard listening speed) but then I knocked it back to 1.0 and realized it was just him.

I listened yesterday at the allergist's office with airpods and it was easier to hear than in the car, FWIW.