Keep the person’s actual voice beside the finished history.
Add this companion to any Personal History edition in the same order. It covers one interviewee and up to 30 minutes total of customer-recorded source audio.
View the $49 companion in the BookstoreAdd your chosen Personal History and the companion to the cart together. The companion cannot be purchased on its own.
Included narration: a reading of the finished written history, supplied with every Personal History.
Optional interview: the interviewee’s actual recorded voice, lightly edited and transcribed. Their wording and meaning are preserved.
Purchase both in the same order. The interview stays attached to that history’s private project.
You conduct and record the interview. Use a quiet room and the question guide. Confirm the interviewee’s permission before recording, editing, transcription, and private sharing. Choose the private recipients and passages to exclude.
Open the recording and question guide →Supply MP3 or M4A files, up to 60 MB each and no more than 30 minutes total. Recordings count toward the project’s twelve customer uploads. Eftsona checks recording length and usability before work begins.
The interviewee reviews the edited MP3 and transcript. Submit one consolidated correction request or record the separate interview approval. Approval of the written history does not approve the interview.
Allow up to 3 days after the complete, usable recording and required permissions arrive. Review and approval time affects final delivery.
This service preserves recorded speech. It does not recreate missing speech or imitate a voice. Extensive restoration, additional interviewees, longer recordings, and public distribution require separately agreed scope and permissions.