There comes a time in the course of battle when a participant casts his fate to the gods of war, and carries on without question, the task at hand. Living, dying, right or wrong, can be contemplated later. The spirit of the bayonet takes over and carries the youth through the crucible of battle to emerge a short time later several ages older.
Stephen Cranes classic novel gives us a glimpse into the mind of a young soldier as he passes through the experience he will never be able to forget, and possibly, will awaken him from his slumber in a sweat and panic for years to come.
Narrated by Mike Vendetti, Purple Heart, November 1965
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?
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-- Are the correct closing words used at the end of the recording, as per the first post of the project thread?
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The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file: Start of recording (Intro)
"Chapter [number] of [The Red Badge of Courage, An Episode of the American Civil War]. - 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 [Mike Vendetti]"
Say: " The Red Badge of Courage, An Episode of the American Civil War, by Stephen Crane. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of [The Red Badge of Courage, An Episode of the American Civil War]. This LibriVoxrecording is in the Public Domain.
If you wish, say: "Recording by [Mike Vendetti]"
Say: " The Red Badge of Courage, An Episode of the American Civil War, by Stephen Crane. . [Chapter]"
End of recording
At the end of the section, say:
“End of [Chapter]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [Mike Vendetti], [Canon City, Colorado, mikevendetti dot com]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of The Red Badge of Courage, An Episode of the American Civil War, by Stephen Crane."
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
Example filename
redbadgeofcouragev2_##_scrane.mp3
Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Stephen Crane
Album: The Red Badge of Courage
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Looks good Mike. I will set up the Magic window in the morning for you.
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Ok you are all set. I took out the word "the" in the file name. No need for it to be too long. You also missed the very last of the template that contains all the closing html stuff.
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
I added "the" to the file name to make it different from the other Red Badge files. Anxious to get started on this project. Really glad you are taking it on with me
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Do you want to DPL? I can add you to the database so you can edit the MW.
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
libraryanne wrote:Yes, I would like to DPL. This is a classic book I should know.
Great you are in the box! Moving to solo.........
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Are we a team or what? So glad to have you on board again Betty! I am going more slowly with this since it is such an important and pertinent work. Certain aspects of soldiering never change.
