You cleaned the noise. Added EQ. Compressed the voice. Removed the clicks. So why does your audiobook still sound… amateur? Many first-time narrators discover that editing alone doesn’t magically create a professional audiobook. In this post, audiobook producer Becky Neiman explains the hidden issues that make DIY audiobooks sound unpolished — even after hours of editing — and why consistency, recording technique, and restraint matter more than most people realize.