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[DenaliDave]

Quick question -- when doing audiobooks or long form, what type of hardware/software combo are you using to read from? Tablet? Computer screen? Are you just using the regular Adobe Acrobat to read .F's and whatever is the default for other documents?

I just wanted to see if my current way of doing things could be improved. Right now I have an iPad and Android tablet I can use for reading, along with the a Macbook Air if I want (it does the recording, but I can use it for reading too).
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[Mike Harrison]

I'm using an iPad 2 with the a called "Annotate F." It allows the marking-up of PDFs and creation of text blocks (and perhaps more), but original text can't be edited.

To make reading very easy (on the eyes), I first create the script in Word, with a left margin of 3.25 inches, and 14-point type. This shorter line length makes reading ahead easier, and it leaves room on the left side of the page for any notes.

There are other iPad F as, but I don't know anything about them.
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[Bruce]

My 24" screen is big enough to run both the recording software and the book (usually a Word doc). I scroll the mouse wheel while I'm speaking and that seems to cover it up.

I keep the DAW visible off to one side so I can see that it's still recording. Nothing worse than narrating into space with no capture.... been there, done that.


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[todd ellis]

i have a 27" 4k monitor it's great for video editing but a total pain for reading. i run AA in it & have a low-ish res monitor to the side for copy.
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[DenaliDave]

Thanks guys, it seems that large monitors are popular

Has anyone experimented with auto-scrolling as? If I find the time I have a few teleprompter as that I may play around with for fun. Combined with a punch & roll setup, it might make for an interesting setup.

I've never heard/seen anyone try something like this. As usual, I'm the guy that's never quite satisfied with the status quo and willing to experiment a bit...lol
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[DougVox]

Maybe something like this?
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[DenaliDave]