Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion

I just started an unusually slow read audiobook. Way too slow.

This may be routine for some of you. I have never before needed to manually speed up an audiobook.

Found this fine description of how to speed up:
https://traviscstevens.wordpress.com/...

The result is like Youtube’s speed up: does not affect the pitch, just removing some of the execs silence. It is way better than the quality from my ipod (yes, I use an old ipod).

I use Musicolet, a software of course, for my music. I use an app for my audiobooks (though it's been weeks since I listened) and it has a feature for speeding and slowing down an audio track.

I actually slow down almost all of my audiobooks, because I find the default speed problematic for listening and keeping track of the narration.

I normally use the default speed. I sometimes speed up podcasts. Often the content to time ration is lower.

I this case I am listening to The House of the Dead. At default speed it is 16½ hour. For a 300-400 page book. Normally that would be 10-13 hours. (30 pages/hour seems to be normal for audiobooks).

Kim wrote: "I know this is an old thread but I thought I would reply. I use the Libby app for audiobooks and find the speed control quite useful. I found when I read Michelle Obama's Becoming that she narrated..."

I absolutely speed up books when it is needed!! Sometimes, like you said, because some people speak very slowly and you need to speed them up to make them sound normal! But sometimes a story is just slogging along and I just need to speed it up!! However, depending on the story, I surprise myself by leaving it on the normal speed and enjoying the whole book, even if it is kind of long. I think it comes down to the story, the writing, and the author (& sometimes the reader!) :)

I find that 1.25x speed is usually most comfortable if I also have a physical copy of a text that I am reading along with. If not, for instance when driving, I leave it at normal speed. Multi-tasking slows me down.