Audio, Too

The audiobook versions of the first two seasons The Drop are live. I took the time the last few days to listen, add pauses where needed, and change pronunciations. I think they both turned out well. Not as good as a voice actor, obviously, but you get what you pay for. In this case, I paid nothing. I know people who prefer audio to print or electronic, so I’ll be interested to hear what they have to say. Honestly, there’s more inflection than I expected when I first started listening. I still heard some instances where the AI doesn’t pronounce the same word consistently, or pronounces it differently based on context. For example, it pronounces the word “contestants” a bit stilted when narrating. When I highlight that word and check the pronunciation, it’s correct. It only does it oddly when in the flow of reading, but there’s no cure for that. I suppose I could have edited that word’s pronunciation, although I don’t know if that would’ve made a difference. Anyway, that little annoyance means it’s not 100% perfect yet. You know, like a regular person.