All audio files can be found on our catalog page:
http://librivox.org/lorna-doone-a-romance-of-exmoor-by-richard-doddridge-blackmore/
Note Rachel (Quinkish) is going to be co-bc for this project and help me with the magic window.
Click here to be notified by email when this book is complete!
"If anybody cares to read a simple tale told simply" ... thus opens Lorna Doone, one of the best love stories ever written. The novel has inspired at least ten movies and mini-series.
"John (in West Country dialect this is pronounced Jan) Ridd is the son of a respectable farmer who was murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone clan, a once-noble family now living in the isolated Doone Valley. Battling his desire for revenge, John also grows into a respectable farmer and continues to take good care of his mother and two sisters. He falls hopelessly in love with Lorna, a girl he meets quite by accident, who turns out to be not only the granddaughter of Sir Ensor Doone (lord of the Doones), but destined to marry (against her will) the impetuous, menacing, and now jealous heir of the Doone Valley, Carver Doone. Carver will let nothing get in the way of his marriage to Lorna, which he plans to force upon her once Sir Ensor
dies and he comes into his inheritance".
Summary from Wikipedia, revised by Stav Nisser.
- 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 is March 2009 - 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. 30-day rule: If I do not hear from you at least once every 30 days after claiming a section, it will go back into the pool. This does not mean that you must submit your section(s) within 30 days, it only means that you need to check in and let me know how things are going. - Where do I find the text?
Source text (please only read from this text!) http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/840 - 13k - - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
(BC admin) - BEFORE recording
Please check the Recording Notes
http//librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to
Channels 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate 128 kbps
Sample Rate 44.1 kHz (or 44100 Hz) - DURING recording
Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of Lorna Doone. - 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
"Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore. Chapter [number], [Chapter Title]"
- At the end of the section, say
“End of Chapter [number]" - 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 Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor, by Richard Doddridge Blackmore".
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 constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) 1.3.3 (or later) version. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
lornadoone_##_blackmore.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. chapter 1 would be lornadoone_01_blackmore.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 Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Album Lorna Doone
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 mmss) 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: pw - PaulW - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.