Urgent requirement for ILOCANO and HMONG Voice recording Artists

Task Description

You must record natural human conversational audio between two speakers in your assigned language to a total of 45 minutes (not per speaker). The same pair of speakers may participate in multiple recordings.

The recorded audio can be, either as:

• One single recording of 45 minutes, or
• Multiple shorter recordings
• Minimum length: 10 minutes
• Maximum length: 45 minutes

• If your recording is not already in MP3 format, you may convert it using any free online audio conversion tool such as https://cloudconvert.com/ or https://www.freeconvert.com

• The audio is mono (do not use stereo)
• The sample rate is at least 16 kHz
  • Smartphones/laptops usually already meet these requirements

• • One file, or
  • Up to six files (adding up to 45 minutes)

Voice Style

Conversations should sound natural and realistic. You can include:

• Natural turn-taking
• Interruptions
• Overlapping speech
• Laughter
• Hesitations/filler words
• Varied vocabulary
• Natural code-switching
• Different speaking speeds and emotions

• Robotic or obvious reading
• Long silent pauses
• Excessive background noise
• Distorted or clipped audio
• Software, AI, or any audio source other than human voices
• Copyrighted media in the background (TV/music/radio)

Metadata

When uploading, the platform will require you to choose an option or fill in the space for certain aspects:

• Device type used for recording
• Topic/domain of the conversation
• Speaker first names
• Recording environment
• Recording type (spontaneous, scripted, or semi-scripted)
  • Scripted conversations are allowed only if they sound natural.
• Background noise level