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by BHenson
May 26th, 2024, 7:05 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [OPEN]Shadowland: October, 1919 by Various - tg
Replies: 116
Views: 5790

Re: [OPEN]Shadowland: October, 1919 by Various - tg

I would like to read from Shadowland Oct 1919 section 10, the article "Peaks Among Books" by Heywood Broun. This is my first Librivox recording.
Brian Henson
by BHenson
May 26th, 2024, 6:56 pm
Forum: Post Your 1-Minute Test Recording Here
Topic: one minute test recording [OK]
Replies: 7
Views: 224

Re: one minute test recording

Thank you for your help and feedback. I am excited about something to read.
by BHenson
May 26th, 2024, 12:18 pm
Forum: Post Your 1-Minute Test Recording Here
Topic: one minute test recording [OK]
Replies: 7
Views: 224

Re: one minute test recording

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_BHenson.mp3

Sorry, I didn't copy it correctly on the above reply.
by BHenson
May 26th, 2024, 12:16 pm
Forum: Post Your 1-Minute Test Recording Here
Topic: one minute test recording [OK]
Replies: 7
Views: 224

Re: one minute test recording

test_BHenson.mp3

repost of 1 minute test at 128kbps
by BHenson
May 25th, 2024, 9:40 pm
Forum: Post Your 1-Minute Test Recording Here
Topic: one minute test recording [OK]
Replies: 7
Views: 224

Re: one minute test recording

Thanks for the review. I reset the bitrate to 128kbps. Also I deleted the clicks; they were mouse clicks when I opened the text of the sentence I was reading.
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_BHenson.mp3
by BHenson
May 21st, 2024, 4:44 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: recording level question
Replies: 4
Views: 145

Re: recording level question

I think I fixed it. I went to Preferences, Tracks, then changed the Default Waveform Scale to Linear (amp) from Logrithmic (db). The scale now reads from 0 to 1. Maybe this will help someone else who is a lost newbie.
by BHenson
May 21st, 2024, 4:26 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: recording level question
Replies: 4
Views: 145

Re: recording level question

Thanks, I should have said that I'm using a Mac Book air. I tried right clicking and nothing changes. I can't find the "linear" setting.
by BHenson
May 21st, 2024, 3:46 pm
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: recording level question
Replies: 4
Views: 145

recording level question

I'm trying to get the setting correct for a test recording. The instructions on the Wiki page say the record levels (the wave) should be from .5 to 1. The scale on the Audacity screen goes from + or - 48 with 48 on the middle and i and -1 on the top and bottom. Is there a way to adjust the scale to ...
by BHenson
April 14th, 2024, 6:24 pm
Forum: New Here? Introduce Yourself!
Topic: New to Librivox
Replies: 1
Views: 188

New to Librivox

I have listened to Librivox recordings on my daily walks for several years. I have particularly enjoyed Nicholas Clifford's recordings of Henry James works. I have read out loud to my wife every night for years. She tells me frequently that I should volunteer on Libravox because I enjoy it so much, ...