Getting Started on ACX
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2021
- Hey everybody! In this video, I will discuss a few tips for getting started as a narrator on ACX.
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You've got another subscriber. A simple strait forward instructional video. No fluff, not boring, and solid advice. I've watched a couple of your video's now and they carry the same caliber of quality. So thank you.
Very informative and highly useful info! Thanks! I just finished my first audiobook and am contracted to do a second one.
Congratulations!!
I hope you keep up the momentum, and Continue with your Success!!
Andrea, Jasper and George the Pigeon. XxX
Awesome!
I heard your voice on ACX samples and am impressed with your audio narration. Great job!
be honest is it worth it?
Hello
I don’t have any experience about narration , can you give me your information, I want to star narration on Audiobook and produce it
Thank you
I started as an illegal radio station at the age of fourteen in 1986.
and I made all my radio jingles myself with a mixer the Monarch MMX-88 and a studio tape recorder. I quit after fifteen years of illegal radio station. and then I started making jingles for various radio stations and later commercials were added.
now i am almost fifty years old, and i still do my audio productions as producer / voice actor. I enjoy working in my home studio. and I still learn new things in audio technology every day
Absolutely! We should never stop learning! ;)
Brilliant for me at this point of time! Bless you Dear! Best wishes and kindest regards, Andrew
If Humanity were the measure of success you can be rest assured that that, I for one, appreciate that purity in you.
Thank you for the information! And frankly I wish all commercials I hear would be with your voice, you have an incredible voice! I would listen to you all day and night!!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Angela for your valuable content! I am hyped!! :D
Love your videos, can’t wait to get started on ACX!
Excellent video! Thanks for the upload!
Much appreciated, Angela! Very informative content. Nice, clear VO
Thank you, I appreciate the tips, very informative.
Thanks for everything
Thanks so much for this highly informative video. I will certainly take your advice to heart and continue watching and learning from your videos as I enter into the world of audiobooks and the voiceover experience.
Super-helpful for starting out in Voiceover work! ACX seems to be a good beginning place.
Another golden video! You got a permanent subscriber LOL!
I have always wanted to do voice recordings but had no idea how to even get started..thank you so so much!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your voice!. Love your studio, and I didn't hear "the dog barking next door." Would you mind sharing how you made that room look so cool and efficient? It looks soundproof.
Fantastic video
Thank you so much for the great advice...
I am wanting to start out, but I only have the laptop with No plug ins or microphone, so I better start saving!
Thank you. XxX.
You are not only unaware as to how great a narrator you are, but you are humble by nature, caring and compassionate. You are a very special young woman. I am going to learn everything I can from your videos then "go for it!" A few years ago I was told several times a week by callers when I did receptionist work that I had a "vanilla voice" and would be well suited for "radio". I'm hoping that is still the case, I am 68 now but I'm sure there's something that needs the touch of a gentle grandmother :D
Thank you so much, I am touched by your words; you are so kind. Definitely go for it, there is a need for every voice. Thank you again, I wish you all the best in your endeavors. ❤❤
@@VoiceOverAngela You are most welcome. I published a children's book with Amazon, but I've always wanted to try narration. It would appear now's the time LOL!!!
Good stuff! Taking the leap this week 😬
Great, helpful advice again Angel, especially the Librivox tip.
I've just subscribed to your channel.
I do apologise for calling you Angel; of course I meant Angela. Naughty predictive text!
really interesting video! thank you. Have there been any developments regarding more countries being added onto the ACX list. I live in Greece.
I need to go back and read through the Production Checklist.
THANKS SO MUCH!
Hi Angela....just today found your audio related tutorials. Professional photography is what occupies my time now but I'm a former radio guy who's missing his days behind the microphone. Wanting to do audio again has brought me into a very different world. Radio days were in the analog age. I was pretty fantastic with a razor blade and grease pencil! Now I'm learning from scratch. Don't yet know what I want to do. I'm equipped with a modest home studio and portable recorder. Recording audio books is something which never entered my mind. I'll explore it. I'm subscribed to your channel and will see you again. Thanks for the fresh approach!
Welcome to the fold my friend, you are in good company! We are all family here. Please, let me know how I can help get you re-acclimated. Thanks!
@@VoiceOverAngela Thanks for the warm welcome...I'm looking forward to this...should be fun!
WOW. You were under 1,000 subs here & it says "1 year ago." You blowin' up, VOA! 18.8K subs as of 1/18/23. :) ❤
♥️♥️ Just happy to be here!!!
Thank You Again Angela! I am soaking up all your info like a sponge. Being extremely new to this I will have to rely on public domain works not personal previous work to get started, like many people I am sure. I have gone to Project Gutenberg for pieces to practice with and have a a couple I'd like to use as samples soon (must keep practicing for a bit and waiting on some new equipment to set up properly). My question is this, is there anywhere to find more current work to use for samples? I would like to do self help style books and children's books, or instructional books for work but Project Gutenberg does not have much in that type of work to use. LOVE the selection for reading and practicing, just not sure what I can use from there to help get me work in my preferred area. I can not seem to find where in google books to find public domain work, and afraid that it would be similar to Project Gutenberg. Any suggestions on more current public domain work to use?
Thanks very much ma
Thanks for this!!! I messed up by making myself an Author on ACX, when I plan on doing all my own audio anyway. I totally misunderstood, and wanted to narrate for others!!! Is there anyway to change my profile? I made a new amazon profile so I could upload the audio I did for someone else's work. But I figured I'd ask anyway.
Where does one go to learn what equipment is needed, how to record and edit? I'm confident in my voice over abilities, but I'm not super technical. Thank you.
Angela, I noticed that it doesn't appear you have a filter on or in front of the microphone. Can you please explain this to me? I was just curious. Great video by the way. It taught me alot. Thank you!
Thank you! I actually do have a pop filter on my mic, its a oddly shaped silver mesh filter. :)
I am just positioning myself to get started with ACX. I'm learning so much from your videos. Thank you!!! Any tips on how to find a coach?
Angela here is a coach!!
Kind regards and best wishes.
Andrea, Jasper and George the Pigeon. XxX
@@AndreaDingbatt how to start?
@@paulinewayua4351 I would suggest that you watch the videos that Angela has posted!
She has kindly shared the best way to start, so I would go and look at the earlier uploads from here and that should set you on the right path!!
Namasté 🙏💞
Good luck and Best wishes,
Andrea and Critters. ...XxX....
Loved this video! Question…I noticed when I signed up for ACX there is the box to check that says you understand all the rules but there is also a box to check for tax info., my question is …is it best to have a TaxID number when first signing up?
You can choose to have them withhold taxes for you. Your SSN is your tax ID
I have been doing LibriVox as per your recommendation and really enjoying it. My first short story, "A Dangerous Scarecrow," was posted on LibriVox. I could have done it better as far as characterization of voices. So I am sticking to short stories with one narrator or a few characters. I did a Modest Proposal recently which was one narrator. Think it came out fine. I may use as a sample for ACX when I get to that part. Would it be best to create an ACX profile once I have more experience or can I start uploading samples as I complete them? I have one for now. I am assuming it takes time to be noticed to do a work for someone.
Hi! Fantastic! Yes, start your ACX profile asap and start building it out with samples. ;)
Awesome, thanks Angela! You are definitely helping many of us. I have moved my "recording studio" to my closet for the next recording. I guess practice makes perfect.
Thank you so much for all your amazingly helpful videos! I had a question about setting up my ACX profile. I was hired to narrate six audiobooks years ago by a studio, but someone else did all the editing/production etc. Should I still include them as experience even though I had nothing to do with producing them? Thank you!
Yes, absolutely. Although if you plan to edit for yourself going forward, definitely learn this aspect before you audition.
@@VoiceOverAngela thank you so much! Working on getting there with the production side!:)
Thanks so much for this informative video! Would you say ACX is better suited for professional/experienced narrators, or is it fairly beginner-friendly too? I'm just starting out in narration and I'd love to use ACX.
Hi! It is fairly beginner friendly for sure, tell a great story and know how to edit and format. That's pretty much it. ;)
Please , I need some info .
When applying to ACX it says I need a EIN number , if I want to be a Narrarator , do I need that .
And if I need that does this mean I consider myself a company or can I pull an EIN from one of my old w-2 forms from a former Employer
Or instead of an EIN number can I put my social security number in the EIN box
what was the website for the beginner narrator?
What voice software do you use to record your books, pls? I want you to recommend a series of them plus what you're currently have. Thanks
I use Adobe Audition to record my voice overs and audiobooks. There are also Reaper and Audacity that are used by others.
Hi. I'm just getting started and have a short story under my belt. With samples, would you say to put up a variety of character voices as well as my own. For instance, I can do a decent British accent. Also doing a variety of read styles?
Hi! Yes, absolutely! Use your ability to voice different characters, show your range! Make each style a different sample and title them as such. ;)
Hi, Angela! Thank you for all of the great info! I do have a question for you... How do I change my profile from an author to narrator on ACX? Thanks... and keep up the good work :)
Thank you! You will need a whole new profile for a narrator. They unfortunately do not have the option to have a dual purpose profile.
@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you for the quick response! Unfortunately, this leads to another question... How to I make another profile? Thanks, again :)
I figured it out... You'll need an email address AND a phone number that is not associated with your original account. Thank you for your time 💝
Thank you so much for your videos! I do have a quick question. When registering, it asked if I have valid tax ID number. Is this something I need to also register for or is my Social security number valid?
Thank you! Yes, use whatever tax ID you use to pay your taxes. :)
very helpful. thank you. I feel like you may have narrated something I've listened too lol
Thank you for watching! I record alot of telephone greetings and phone trees as well, it's possible 😄!
Hi Angela! Great video, very informative! Just a question about ACX countries. I am Canadian, but now live in Sweden teaching English. Because I hold a Canadian passport, would I still be eligible to be a narrator for ACX? Thanks so much! :-)
That is a really great question, I would reach out to ACX to answer that one to be sure. I wouldn't want to give you false information. Thank you for watching!
If I go with the Focusrite Scarlett Solo audio interface, do I still "need" thunderbolt connectivity?
Hi Dustin, definitely check the connections of the interface before you purchase as many of these are being updated with USB-C connections. :)
It's me again with another question. For an audio book, each chapter is a separate file. But what about all of the text that precedes the first chapter? Does all of that go on one file?
Hi David! You would also narrate the Introduction and/or foreword if there is one, also in separate files.
I have an audio book on ACX that I narrated but now think I need to set up a separate ACX account to be a narrator. When I log into my account it defaults to my audio book project. Any tips on how to create a separate account?
Is it necessary to meet all of the submissions requirements for auditions? I am an experienced audio producer so it is not a problem, just wanting to know if ACX rejects auditions that don't meet the requirements or is that reserved for the actual files produced for the finished product?
I send the auditions formatted per the ACX standards so my audition reflects the final product. I don't think they need to be, but they may have changed that requirement.
Hey angela! quick question if you have the time. i am more than ready for this now. ive been practicing. i just want to know if i have to be certified in anything to get accepted for a book naration. because i have no experience in doing this for other people but i want to give it a try. im worried that that they wont give me a chance because i am not certified with a certain degree. thank you
Hi! No, you do not need any certification. The only proof of your ability to narrate books will be in your samples and your final works. :) It definitely helps to have training but there is no proof needed. Thanks for watching!
@@VoiceOverAngela thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. have a nice day!
Hi Angela, thank you so much for this information. I am gathering materials and looking to beginning voice acting. I'm wondering - do you recommend creating a new Amazon account and a new email for your voice over business? And I am wondering if Raven Green Studio is descriptive enough or if I should include voice over/narration/or simply VO. My concern is that I am also and artist and have always used the word "studio" for my art and art pages and want to avoid confusion. Should I just have multiple emails and names for each business?
Apologies if this is a silly question!
Welcome to the VO family! You could also try Raven Green Productions, Media or Recording Studio. For Amazon, you can use either your existing credentials or create a new business profile. I would definitely recommend a separate email address for business though.
@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you so much for your reply! Those are great suggestions. I really like the idea of adding "recording" to the name.
This isn't your question, but my advice would be to pick ONE creative market as a business and the others leave as hobbies for fun. Jack of all creative trades is a tough business to sell. You can do so many things well or better than others, but what are you best at that you would be well suited to compete with other creatives in that field? Do that!
@@mistersandy I’ve wrestled with that for a long time, art just isn’t a stable income! Some months are great and others are slow.
Thank you. Are there good opportunities for those who do character voices? I’m interested in narrating young kids and early teens books.
Absolutely, you'll find books for children and adolescents on ACX as well. :)
@@VoiceOverAngela Thanks. I’m always a bit too quick on the comments button. :-)
Hi Angela,
Just got done with my 2nd audiobook. I received this message from my RH and dont know what to reply:
"Hi, I want to press approve but I am wondering if you can tell me how to add the publisher, Manuscripts. Right now it's blank and I'm not sure if I can add it afterward. Can you please let me know?"
Please do you have an answer :)
That sounds like a question the RH needs to ask ACX or Amazon. That doesn't sound like it relates to the audiibook version and shouldn't hold up the approval.
You mentioned if I want to be an author AND narrator for others I’ll need another profile do I actually need to create separate amazon accounts because thats what it looks like is going to happen
When you sign up, they give you a few different options for profiles, but they don't overlap, unfortunately. But, ACX is only one platform, there are many other ways to find audiobook work.
Can you tell me if Imac GarageBand would work for audio editing?
Hi Jennifer! Yes, I have heard of a few successful VOs using Garageband.
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Thank you, I am algerien student and i want to start voiceover job.
Hi! Where will I receive my payments? Through Paypal? Or there´s some kind of agreement?
When you sign up with ACX, you give them the bank account information to the account you would like the payments to be deposited to, or choose to have a check mailed.
hey, so I want to narrate and consequently chose "narrator" for my profile instead of producer, how do I change this?
For narrators, narrator and producer are interchangeable, one and the same.
@@VoiceOverAngela thank you!
hi, It does ask about a US tax id, how do I get something like that? Is that necessary?
If you live in the US, that's your social security number.
Hello What is the software name you use to dowload ad ons?
For purchasing plug ins? I get them from waves.com and izotope.com
@@VoiceOverAngela Thank You!
How do you upload an audio book to acx if you already have a book narrated by someone else?
If you own the rights to that book, and you've had the audiobook re-recorded, you should contact ACX to ask how that process works. I'm not sure how to do that on the authors end.
This might be a silly question, but do all fiction audiobook narrations use different character voices?
Great question and not at all silly! Not all authors prefer different character voices, it is important to discuss this with your Rights Holder/ Author before you start.
@@VoiceOverAngela but it's a good idea to have some different voices right? I just did a short SciFi story for LibriVox that had some little girl's voices which there was no way I could duplicate them! So I tried to just use inflections from the words to get the point across. Was that ok?
@@jamproductions5329 oh sure, changing pace, cadence or accent can help differentiate characters too
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That's a great idea! Thank you
@@VoiceOverAngela yeap, my pleasure
Hi Angela, what does ACX mean about outtakes?
Outtakes are typically mistakes, or retakes.
@@VoiceOverAngela Ok, got it thank you. I was reading the check list and that word appeared and I needed to know.
If im not from America, can i still make audiobooks for Acx???
If you have an accent other than a neutral North American accent? Yes, you can. If you live outside of America, ACX is available in a few other countries as well. Please double-check with ACX for availability in your country if outside the US.
Is it considered ethical to submit samples of books you have recorded without permission from the rights holder or books you have not fully recorded?
I have personally done this. In my mind, I am not selling it, or claiming it as my own or anything like that. I am merely narrating a very small sample of their prose to demonstrate my narration ability.
@@VoiceOverAngela do you slate your samples with either your name, the source of the narration, or both?
I am narrator and book writer what's the best option? Two accounts or one?
You can sign up as either an author or narrator, if you need both, contact Customer Support to see if there's a way to have both.
Hlo maaam i wanna ask that i dnt hav amazon acount so how i can sing in
You will have to create an Amazon account to sign up for ACX, it's an Amazon company.
How can I go back and change my profile from "Narrator" to "Producer?"
Narrator/ producer are the same profile. As long as you're not signed up as an author or rights holder, you should be fine. Narrator and producer are used interchangeably on ACX.
@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you!!
So, if I want to narrate books I am not a narrator but a publisher?
Acx uses narrator and producer almost interchangeably. Some narrators will outsource the editing and formatting to a producer, but most will be both the narrator and handle the production end as well. So, if you want to narrate audiobooks, you will be a narrator/ producer.
@@VoiceOverAngela Thanks for the response. I chose Producer when setting up my account but now it looks like I will have to setup another account to be able to audition for work, unless I am missing something.
@@mikehillproject on your dashboard, click search available titles to choose a book to audition for.
@@VoiceOverAngela LOL Seriously, it's that simple? Thank you so much, I obviously have to watch more of your videos. Thanks for the replies, especially on a 2-year old video. 😁
@@mikehillproject I'm still here! Lol. My pleasure.
What is ACX?
ACX is an arm of Amazon where narrators and authors find each other to produce audiobooks for Audible. :)
Really enjoying your videos. Would you be able to start linking your references and anything you mention in the text below your video. It would really help.
That is a great idea, I don't know why I never thought of that before.... that's why I ask you guys for help! :)
Why are you using a Producer account as an example, instead of Narrator/Actor?
on ACX a Producer is a Narrator/Producer. I do both, I narrate and I produce the audio. There are only two categories, Producer/Narrator and Rights Holder/ Author.
@@VoiceOverAngela oh ok. I didn't realize they were the same. Thank you.
31/5/2022 So crazy to think this was only 16 months ago & you weren't even at 1000 subs then, you're currently showing 11.2K :-)
So crazy and humbling....