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ACX: Audible Creators Exchange, a website where rights holders and porducers can connect to produce audiobooks

Author: The person who wrote the book/manuscript. Many times, when self-published, also the Rights Holder, but not always the case.

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Condenser Mic: A specific type of microphone that is used by voice over professionals to get the best possible sound.

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DAW: Digital Audio Workstation. The software that is used for recording and editing audio

Dog Clicker Recording method where the narrator makes a sound, either by snapping, clapping, or some other method, to indicate on the audio track where a mistake was made so they can easily identify them for later editing. Quicker than Punch and Roll recording, but longer in the editing process

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Finished Audio: audio that has been edited, is free of mistakes, excessive/distracting breath sounds, mouth clicks and pops, and other extraneous noises

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Mastering: preparing the files for submission; can include adding equalization, normalization, and other processes to ensure the files meet technical and quality standards for the project

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Narrator: The person who will be reading the book aloud. Possibly also the producer.

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Pay-To-Play: also P2P, websites where narrators pay an annual fee to be able to audition for projects listed there

Per Raw Hour: method of paying a narrator where they are paid for the total amount of studio time; as opposed to PFH

PFH: Per Finished Hour, the industry standard for how audiobook narrators are paid.

Producer: The person who is ultimate responsible for making the finished files, which includes editing and mastering. May be the same person as the Narrator

Punch and Roll: Recording method where the narrator is able to correct recording mistakes during the recordinf process. Takes longer than Dog Click recording, but results in less editing after the fact.

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Quality Check: The process of making sure that the words recorded match the words in the finished manuscript

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Raw Audio: Unedited audio

Rights Holder: The person who has the rights to a book and the ability to choose to what happens to it. In many cases this is the author, but it may not be the case if working through a publisher.!

Royalty Share: Payment method where the narrator foregoes being paid a studio or PFH fee, and instead is paid 50% of royalties of audiobooks sold

Royalty Share+: A hybrid payment approach where the narrator will get royalties from the sales of the audiobook, as well as either a flat fee or PFH rate to produce the audiobook

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Sound Treatment: Materials used to make a space suitable for recording by eliminating or severely reducing outside/extraneious sound and eliminating echo/reverb from within the space