Audiobooks
I recently acquired an iPod Nano, a gift from Dad. He bought it in the US during his visit to my sister and his.I use it primarily for Audiobooks. Some music, mostly the artists that Padmaja (my wife) loves.
Anyway, back to Audiobooks. By the way, how do you spell Audiobooks? One word or two? I always spell it as one word but the spell check complaints about my spelling. Claims to know better :-)
Opps. Back to Audiobooks. I have a sizable collection now, about 10 DVDs worth. My collection can be classified into the following:
- Human read Audiobooks. These are long. An Agatha Christie novel will run into 4 hours of audio in this format. The readers are professionals and do a very good job. They use different intonations and change their pitch while reading. The end product, in most cases, is worth every minute.
- Radio Dramas. Mostly BBC Radio dramas from the 1920s and later. I love these. They are typically short; anything from a single 50 minute production (short stories mostly) to multiple episodes for longer novels. Full sound effects and professional voice artists. The end result is fantastic! You can hear the door creeaakkk open!
- Machine read Audiobooks. I don't like these. Mostly produced with AT&T's Natural Voice engine. Though the technology has matured it still cannot produce the same effect as human read Audiobooks.
I am currently listening to a BBC Radio Dramatization of J. R. R. Tolkien's Hobbit. Next on the list is some P. G. Wodehouse, Agatha Christie, Wilbur Smith, Asimov, Clarke etc.
posted by Gautam Satpathy @ 4:34 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds really cool.
Audio books are great for listening in your car too! On the way to office. Imagine laughing out loud listening to Bertie's musings on the fairer sex, while stuck in a traffic jam in front of Cyber Towers. It's the best of times, the worst of times!
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