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jspizziriyesterday at 1:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

All the audio is by real humans but I definitely use AI help on the descriptions and images, as graphic design and copywriting are not areas I’m competent in, and as a side gig currently I only have so much time.

A good chunk of the initial audio has been curated and re-engineered/enhanced from librivox, however I’m also working with voice actors to produce originals. For instance I just release A Christmas Carol which is original to our platform (also see Metamorphosis and Alice and Wonderland). More are coming every month but it takes time to develop real audio recordings with humans.

I appreciate your constructive feedback and welcome more!


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t0mkyesterday at 3:58 PM

When I read your first comment, I immediately thought that the audiobooks are voiced by AI. I'm really surprised to learn the opposite.

So you take existing recordings created before 1929 and remaster them? Are recordings (of books published pre-1929) which were created after 1929 in public domain too?

I don't even want to ask about producing and voice actors.. Really nice idea and realization!

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raframyesterday at 2:15 PM

Thanks, this is good to hear!