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by SowasVon
Yesterday, 6:47 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: LibriVox practitioners
Replies: 11
Views: 534

Re: LibriVox practitioners

Librivox contributor sounds descriptive enough.
That way, you can distinguish "those people what read stuff for that Librivox thingy" from "Librivox users/listeners" who consume the audiobooks.
Of course, one can be both.
by SowasVon
May 26th, 2024, 10:59 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa
Replies: 57
Views: 3015

Re: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa

Das nächste Kapitel ist fast fertig. Es fehlen nur noch ein paar Details.
by SowasVon
May 25th, 2024, 1:27 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: Recording a different translation of a book Librivox already has
Replies: 4
Views: 166

Re: Recording a different translation of a book Librivox already has

Not a mod, but since Librivox allows for multiple recordings of the same text by different people, without putting a limit on how many there may be, I don't see why they would keep you from recording a different translation of the same text.
by SowasVon
May 21st, 2024, 12:26 pm
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: Why is a description of a group project that I drafted showing up on mysticbooks.org?
Replies: 12
Views: 441

Re: Why is a description of a group project that I drafted showing up on mysticbooks.org?

What exactly their thought process is, I can't say, but this is how they describe themselves: "Our website features an extensive collection of books and audiobooks that are available for free, sourced from public domain repositories such as archive.org, gutenberg.org, and librivox.org." ht...
by SowasVon
May 18th, 2024, 10:08 am
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: The all-new "HELP! I have an Audacity problem" thread
Replies: 1735
Views: 325470

Re: The all-new "HELP! I have an Audacity problem" thread

Am still a bit fuzzy regarding how to use the Replay gain plugin. If you want to skip using Replay Gain, this is a simpler way: 1) Run your finished MP3 through Checker 2) Take note of the volume Checker measures (e.g. "84.1 dB") 3) In Audacity, use "Amplify" to make the whole t...
by SowasVon
April 24th, 2024, 11:12 am
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: marking mistakes when using Blue Yeti
Replies: 4
Views: 365

Re: marking mistakes when using Blue Yeti

Strange, I have a Blue Yeti set to cardioid and claps aren't filtered out. Do you maybe have a setting in your recording program to filter out part of the incoming audio? Like a noise gate? If you do and you want to keep on using it, then yeah,you need a different marker, like the longer silence sug...
by SowasVon
April 19th, 2024, 1:44 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: Volume Control
Replies: 4
Views: 322

Re: Volume Control

From the "input" side, I'm aware of two places to adjust your volume: 1) The dial knob on your microphone I'm no expert on how far you should turn it, but I think pretty far "up". I found that when I turn it too far, there was some kind of high-pitched tone in my recording, so I ...
by SowasVon
April 11th, 2024, 1:13 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: Recording Startup Difficulty
Replies: 15
Views: 775

Re: Recording Startup Difficulty

I have a Blue Yeti, too, and while I don't have the same problem, the first second or so of my recording would also be messed up due to Audacity's compressor doing a weird fade-in effect. You could use the same workaround as I do: At the beginning of the recording, say a few words you'll later cut o...
by SowasVon
April 8th, 2024, 3:43 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: Missing final chapter "Jane Eyre, die Waise von Lowood"
Replies: 0
Views: 466

Missing final chapter "Jane Eyre, die Waise von Lowood"

Link: https://librivox.org/jane-eyre-die-waise-von-lowood-by-charlotte-bronte/ The source has two parts and the second part has 18 chapters, but the recording ends at "Zweiter Teil, Siebzehntes Kapitel, Abschnitt 2" = part 2, chapter 17, section 2. Apparently, this is an oversight, since t...
by SowasVon
March 27th, 2024, 2:26 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: HELP ME TO SET UP MY LAPTOP PLEASE
Replies: 3
Views: 911

Re: HELP ME TO SET UP MY LAPTOP PLEASE

Does the warning mention that you need to be an administrator, or enter an administrator password to install Audacity? If yes, it could mean that your user profile on Windows is set up in such a way that you don't have the permission to install software. That can be useful as a security measure to k...
by SowasVon
March 26th, 2024, 2:35 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa
Replies: 57
Views: 3015

Re: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa

lorda wrote: March 26th, 2024, 2:10 am Abschnitt 9 ist PL OK. :thumbs:

Liebe Grüße aus der Pfalz. :)
Vielen Dank für die schnelle Rückmeldung!
by SowasVon
March 25th, 2024, 5:04 pm
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa
Replies: 57
Views: 3015

Re: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa

Jetzt aber: Nach langer Herumfeilerei ist das Kapitel 8 hochgeladen.
by SowasVon
March 18th, 2024, 1:51 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: any ideas for dinner?
Replies: 10
Views: 878

Re: any ideas?

This is a quick recipe: https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/15-minute-honey-garlic-chicken/ Also quick: Omelette with some kind of filling . For example, the other day, I made omelette with leftovers: Fried mushrooms, a good handful or so of spinach and crumbled feta cheese. You could also put grat...
by SowasVon
March 18th, 2024, 7:28 am
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: How good? - Recording in other languages?
Replies: 4
Views: 857

Re: How good?

Sometimes when I am reading in a language that is different than what I was born with, there are some words every once in a while that I am not quite sure how they are pronounced. But I make pretty educated guesses. Here, you can find pronunciation help for every language: https://forvo.com/ Users ...
by SowasVon
March 17th, 2024, 1:45 pm
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa
Replies: 57
Views: 3015

Re: SOLO [GERMAN] Fräulein Detektiv von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin - loa

Ich bin fast durch mit der Bearbeitung des nächsten Kapitels (und habe auch den Haupt-Text des darauffolgenden Kapitels schon aufgenommen). Eine Charakterstimme noch, und die letzten Korrekturen, wo es irgendwie unpassend klingt - das schaffe ich vermutlich in den nächsten paar Tagen.