COMPLETE [Weekly Poetry] Parting By Charlotte Bronte - rg

[miss stav]

Parting
by Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855)

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/parting-by-charlotte-bronte/

Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!

This week's poem can be found here.

Please be sure that your recording software is set to the following technical specifications:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz

Have questions on "how"?
Check LV's Recording Notes thread before recording: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
If this is your first recording, you'll also find this useful: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_to_Send_Your_Recording

Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
(Please leave no more than 0.5-1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!)

Parting by Charlotte Brontë, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.]

Then read the poem:

There's no use in weeping,
Though we are condemned to part:
There's such a thing as keeping
A remembrance in one's heart:

There's such a thing as dwelling
On the thought ourselves have nursed,
And with scorn and courage telling
The world to do its worst.

We'll not let its follies grieve us,
We'll just take them as they come;
And then every day will leave us
A merry laugh for home.

When we've left each friend and brother,
When we're parted wide and far,
We will think of one another,
As even better than we are.

Every glorious sight above us,
Every pleasant sight beneath,
We'll connect with those that love us,
Whom we truly love till death!

In the evening, when we're sitting
By the fire, perchance alone,
Then shall heart with warm heart meeting,
Give responsive tone for tone.

We can burst the bonds which chain us,
Which cold human hands have wrought,
And where none shall dare restrain us
We can meet again, in thought.

So there's no use in weeping,
Bear a cheerful spirit still;
Never doubt that Fate is keeping
Future good for present ill!

At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:

End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.

Please leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording.

Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:

File name - all in lowercase: parting_bronte_your initials.mp3 (eg. parting_bronte_klh.mp3)

ID3 tags (Version 2):
Artist Name: Charlotte Bronte
Track Title: Parting - Read by YOUR INITIALS (eg. Parting - Read by KLH)
Album Title: LibriVox Weekly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]

Transfer of files:

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If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: rg - RuthieG

Please post a link to your file in this thread.

When you post your link, please include your name as you would like it credited on the catalogue page and any URL by which you would like it accompanied. (Note: This is only necessary if you have not done so for another project.)

If you wish to contribute, please have your readings submitted by 0600 GMT Sunday, 1st November

(And remember, anyone can suggest a poem for a certain week and/or coordinate an upcoming weekly poem! If you'd like to suggest a poem or coordinate a future Weekly Poetry project, please visit this thread.)

MAGIC WINDOW:

(BC admin)

[RuthieG]

Good morning, Stav! We are all set and ready to go.

Ruth

[TheSparky]

Here's my submission

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/rg/parting_bronte_kes.mp3

[1:30]

I think it's a bit on the quiet side, but I'm not sure what I can do to fix that. When I try to use the Amplify tool in Audacity, it won't let me make the recording any louder. My input volume in both Audacity and Windows are maxxed out. Aside from speaking a lot louder into my mic, is there anything I can do to increase the volume?

Of course, if the volume is fine, please ignore the previous rambling

[miss stav]

Hi TheSparky,
your recording is great. Please let me know the duration fof your recording. Also, please let me know under which name you would like to appear in the catalogue and if you have a personal url which you would like to link to your name. If you have done this already, please don't do it again.
Stav.

[bvanvleet]

Here's my submission

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/rg/parting_bronte_bvv.mp3

Nice choice for a cold fall evening. Thanks

Brian Van Vleet

1:14

[TheSparky]

Hello. The duration is 1:30. And I'm already in the catalog, so that should be all set

[miss stav]

Hello Brian,
thank you for the wonderful recording.
Stav.

[RuthieG]

If you have done this already, please don't do it again.

TheSparky is already in the reader database, thanks, Stav.

[miss stav]

Hi Ruth,
will I have the honor to listen to your version of this poem soon?
(Smile).
Stav.

[RuthieG]

Yes, Stav, as you asked so flatteringly!

TheSparky: I didn't think it was as nice and warm as your test recording. Go easy on the noise-cleaning - a little bit of background hum is preferable to losing the warm quality of your voice. (There was also some curious bumping/fluttery noise throughout, I thought, that wasn't present in your test.)

Ruth

[MathewStory]

Dear Ruth,

I've received the okay from Anne (Annise) to look for a short project to record.

The Charlotte Bronte poem is pleasant...she means so well, doesn't she? I don't know too much about the Brontes but I suppose the world over has gained expression through sharing thoughts. The sentiment in this poem seems a deadringer for the purpose of LibriVox, no?

Well, it's my first recorded project sent in to LibriVox; please let me know if there's any audio problems.

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/rg/parting_bronte_MC.mp3


Please credit as: Mathew James Chromecki

[miss stav]

Hi Mathew,
your recording is very nice. However, you don't record in the same volume all the time. I know you ment it to sound dramatic and lively, but some listeners may find it quite audd. I don't tell you very fermly to change it, I just want you to listen to the recording again, pay attention to this point and see what you want to do. If you want to do nothing, it's fine with me. Also, I would like to know what Ruth thinks. In auddition, can you tell me the duration of your recording?
Stav.

[RuthieG]

I liked it. The quieter sections are still at about 85 dB, so quite loud enough.

I did notice a few peculiar little crackles e.g. at 1:23 on "when we're" and 1:50 on "bear". Not intrusive, but intriguing. I don't know what would have caused them. I don't suppose you have a Creative soundcard by any chance?

Ruth

[MathewStory]

Thank you for listening to my recording of Parting.

Dear Miss Stav, I appreciate your comments. I will keep them in mind. The recording length of Parting is 2:13.

Dear Ruth, The crackles have also been difficult for me to pin point. FYI my Acer 3000 has a Realtek AC'97. My last thought on the matter was that the mic or chord connectors are faulty. But even without any movement the crackle rears it's ugly head. If I may add one more point: in each recording the static shows itself at different places.

Any ideas to a solution would be helpful.

I look forward to recording more.

Have a nice day!

[RuthieG]

Any ideas to a solution would be helpful.

I wish I knew...

I think it may be something to do with audio sharing an IRQ with graphics, and so competing for the CPU's attention, but, frankly, it's all Greek to me. I understand the principle, I think, but I would not dare try to fix it.

Ruth