This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/stand-by-for-mars-by-carey-rockwell-2/
(BC admin)
NOTE TO LISTENERS OUTSIDE THE US: This work is pseudonymous and as such is protected by copyright in most Berne convention countries for a minimum of 50 years from first publication, but some countries may have extended that copyright to 70 years, or even more. Please check your country's copypright laws regarding laws regarding pseudonymous works before volunteering for this project.Tom Corbett - Space Cadet was one of the first multimedia sensations. In the 1950s the character had his own radio show, TV series, comic book, breakfast cereal, and a line of young-adult novels. A cross between "Tom Brown's School Days" and Horatio Hornblower (and loosely based upon Robert A. Heinlein's novel "Space Cadet"), the books follow the adventures of Tom and his friends Roger Manning and Astro as they work their way through Space Academy to become officers of the Solar Guard. Along the way they tangle with space pirates, smugglers, and the threat of demerits for breaking the rules.
In this volume, we learn how the Polaris Unit first came together -- and how they almost washed out before they got off the ground -- and how their first mission mission went from a training maneuver, to a rescue, to a struggle to survive in the Martian deserts.
The authorship of the novels remains unknown -- the credited name, "Carey Rockwell" was a pseudonym created by the publisher -- although the most likely candidates are Joseph Greene (who created the character) and Richard Jessup (who wrote for the TV and radio shows).
(Summary by Sean O'Hara)
- Target completion date: April 1, 2009
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19526
- Type of proof-listening required: Standard Proof-listening
-- Do the intro and disclaimer match the instructions in the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there any long silences or pauses that ought to be edited out? If so, note the time.
-- Are there any stumbles or repeats that ought to be edited out? If so, note the words and the time.
-- Is there excessive background noise, a constant hiss or buzz that detracts from the reading?
-- Did you need to turn your volume up unusually high to listen to the recording? (Or did you find the recording too loud?)
-- Are the correct closing words used at the end of the recording, as per the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there 5 seconds of silence (10 if the recording is more than 30 minutes long) at the end of the file?
IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the amount of languishing projects (and hence the amount of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project will be opened up to a group project as soon as a Book Coordinator can be found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to have it re-instated).
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
Soloist - please provide *all of* the following:- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Corbett,_Space_Cadet
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 22
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: n
- Original publication date (if known): 1952
- Year of author's death (note: in some countries copyright is author's death + 50 or 70 years): n/a
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
- The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of Stand by for Mars!. - 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:
"Stand by for Mars!, by Carey Rockwell. [Chapter]"
- "Chapter [number] of Stand by for Mars!. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain.
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Say:
"Stand by for Mars! by Carey Rockwell. [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 Stand by for Mars, by Carey Rockwell. "
- Example filename
standbyformars_##_rockwell.mp3 - Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: ## - Chapter [number]
Artist: Carey Rockwell
Album: Stand by for Mars!
*********************************************** - Instructions for soloist: transfer of files (completed recordings)
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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):
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You'll need to select an MC, which for this project is: sp - Steampunk - 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):