This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/jos-boys-by-louisa-may-alcott/
- How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are “up for grabs.” Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you’d like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: October 31, 2008 – but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen. - Where do I find the text?
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3499 - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
(BC admin)
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BC - please provide *all of* the following:- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 22
- Does the project have an introduction [y/n]: n
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%27s_Boys
- Short description (please state who wrote the description. Can be a paragraph copied from Wikipedia. If you write this yourself, please be aware that your summary will be in the PD): Jo's Boys is the third book in the Little Women trilogy by Louisa May Alcott, published in 1886. In it, Jo's "children", now grown, are caught up in real world troubles. All three books - although fiction - are highly autobiographical and describe characters that were really in Alcott's life. This book contains romance as the childhood playmates become flirtatious young men and women. The characters are growing up, going out into the world and deciding their futures. ~ Paragraph from Wilkipedia
- Date of first publication: 1886
- Do you have server space? n
- Year of author's death (note: in some countries copyright is death of author plus 50 or 70 years) 1888
- BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [1] of [Jo's Boys]. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Say:
"Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott. [Chapter ##]"
- At the end of the section, say:
“End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Jo's Boys, by Louisa May Alcott."
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording:
Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some background noise, you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
josboys_##_alcott.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. josboys_01_alcott.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Louisa May Alcott
Album: Jo's Boys
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ec - earthcalling - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
I'll need the following information from you when you submit a recording:- your name/pseudonym as you want to appear in the LibriVox catalog, and your website URL if you like. These are only necessary if this is your first LibriVox recording.
- the file size of your .mp3 file/duration of the recording.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
Please post below or PM me.
We're only waiting for the magic window to be set up to show the change, however, the first chapter has been assigned to you. 
Wait till you submit your first recording! You'd be an official, honorary, Librivoxian audio book recorder then!