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by quartertone
Yesterday, 8:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Bloopers - 2
Replies: 1016
Views: 397314

Re: Bloopers - 2

lojenze..
lozen...
lozengshaped...
logenje saped..
lozenge sached...
lozenge slaped...
lozenge saped...

I got there eventually...

https://librivox.org/uploads/bloopers/lozengeshaped_blooper.mp3
by quartertone
May 9th, 2024, 6:12 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: How to avoid the "I'm reading" voice
Replies: 7
Views: 179

Re: How to avoid the "I'm reading" voice

No one has to listen. (except the proof listener) Anne For my purposes (the reason for this post) I disagree with the idea that "no one has to listen, except for PL". Yes I understand that this is the LibriVox standard, but I'm (personally) shooting for a higher standard for myself. So my...
by quartertone
May 9th, 2024, 3:59 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: How to avoid the "I'm reading" voice
Replies: 7
Views: 179

How to avoid the "I'm reading" voice

[[ This is not a veiled criticism at any LV reader who likes to read the text straight. I am posting this question because I want to improve *my* own performance. ]] Question for experienced/professional(?) narrators: What are some tips on how to get rid of the "Oh, look, I'm reading some text&...
by quartertone
May 9th, 2024, 2:16 pm
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: COMPLETE: Anecdotes of Great Musicians - W. Francis Gates -jo
Replies: 293
Views: 8460

Re: COMPLETE: Anecdotes of Great Musicians - W. Francis Gates -jo

Hi,

I just noticed that section 48 in the catalog is playing section 57. The file names are correct but it looks like 48 got overwritten by 57 maybe?

I think I still have the audio file if you need it
by quartertone
May 6th, 2024, 6:01 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Bloopers - 2
Replies: 1016
Views: 397314

Re: Bloopers - 2

"[...] planes which swept spectacularly low [...]" is kind of a tongue twister

https://librivox.org/uploads/bloopers/spectatularlylow_qtn_blooper.mp3
by quartertone
May 6th, 2024, 7:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Bloopers - 2
Replies: 1016
Views: 397314

Re: Bloopers - 2

When you've been reading one unnecessarily long and complex sentence after another and you suddenly become aware that you're in the middle of yet another one and you have no idea where this sentence is going or how it's structured. https://librivox.org/uploads/bloopers/blooper_frustratingsentence.m...
by quartertone
May 6th, 2024, 6:56 am
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [SCIENCE] Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891, by Various - thw
Replies: 55
Views: 2134

Re: [SCIENCE] Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891, by Various - thw

afutterer wrote: April 16th, 2024, 8:37 am PL NOTES:

SECTIONS 4, 17

PL OK
I just noticed that section 17 is still showing as "assigned" instead of PL OK. Could you update the MW please?

thanks!
by quartertone
May 3rd, 2024, 4:35 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt
Replies: 33
Views: 9431

Re: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt

Lynnet wrote: May 3rd, 2024, 10:03 am The Tell-Tale Heart PL OK
An excellent rendition :thumbs:
Thank you! i enjoyed performing it
by quartertone
May 2nd, 2024, 10:22 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [GROUP] Short Science Fiction Collection 099-brrot
Replies: 53
Views: 1605

Re: [GROUP] Short Science Fiction Collection 099-brrot

Another submission. Free money? not quite. Peter Merton's Private Mint by Lee Archer 28:18 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73497 https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/ssf099_petermertonsprivatemint_archer_qtn_128kb.mp3 Also just wanted to repeat that: the track duration of my previous submissio...
by quartertone
May 2nd, 2024, 10:11 am
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt
Replies: 33
Views: 9431

Re: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt

I know, I know, this one has been done to death (hah pun). But I decided to do it anyway. This will become version #36 in the catalog. I was going to submit it to the Ghost and Horror Shorts collection but someone beat me to it there. FYI - The "intro to recording" blurb says "Collec...
by quartertone
May 2nd, 2024, 9:59 am
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt
Replies: 33
Views: 9431

Re: Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 16 - lt

I know, I know, this one has been done to death (hah pun). But I decided to do it anyway. This will become version #36 in the catalog. I was going to submit it to the Ghost and Horror Shorts collection but someone beat me to it there. FYI - The "intro to recording" blurb says "Collect...
by quartertone
April 27th, 2024, 9:11 pm
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: Most popular public domain works in LV?
Replies: 7
Views: 278

Re: Most popular public domain works in LV?

There is no provision for anyone including admins to find out in any way not available to all members. Sorry, I should have said "requiring server root access" or "requiring direct database access". It's technologically possible, but I think/guess only a select few have permissi...