These are the most important things you need to know to make an audiobook at home. I've been making them in my free time for the last 6 years. These are all the most important things you need to know without any waffle.
I record at home in my hallway without professional equipment. If you want to get started you only need ~$150. Links to some recommended equipment are below:

Amazon Affiliate Links
Entry USB Mic: https://geni.us/AT2020_USB
Entry XLR Mic: https://geni.us/R0deNT1A
Mic Arm: https://geni.us/RodeArm
Headphones: https://geni.us/Headphones_M40x
My recordings on Audible: https://geni.us/VoxStoicaOnAudible

Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/RobinHomer
Shortform 20% discount: https://shortform.com/vox
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/VoxStoica

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Mandarin Course:   • Guided Mandarin Course  

Plugins Mentioned:
Declicker: https://forum.audacityteam.org/upload...
Desibilator: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/upda...
ACX Check: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/w/image...

Timings:
Intro 0:00
Microphones 0:32
Extra Equipment 3:42
Recording Space 5:38
Recording Setup 7:29

Audacity Setup 9:30
Plugins 12:11
Volume 12:27
Things to Keep in Mind 13:36
Shortform 17:04
Punch & Roll vs Continuous 17:33
Mouth Clicks 18:54

Mastering Chain of Effects 20:16
Keyboard & Macro Shortcuts 21:13
Step 1 Remove 80Hz 21:45
Step 2 Amplify 22:13
Step 3 Denoise 22:39
Step 4 Editing
Step 5 Declicking 24:59
Step 6 Reduce Breaths 26:35
Step 7 EQ 27:38
Step 8 Amplify Max 28:26
Step 9 Limiter or Compressor 28:44
Step 10 Deesser or Desibrilator 30:48
Step 11 Organise For Distribution 31:50
Video 34:36
Closing, Discord & Language Course 35:02