COMPLETE: The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. A. Freeman -jo

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The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943).


This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:

http://librivox.org/the-mystery-of-31-new-inn-by-r-austin-freeman/



Volunteers outside the USA: R. Austin Freeman died in 1943. His work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years.
Jeffrey Blackmore suspiciously made two wills, both deceptively alike, but still, in a cunning way, completely different. John Thorndyke, equally cunning and smart, smells something fishy. With stylish cool and logic, he leads the story up to its marvellous and fully credible climax. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)
  1. 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.
  2. New to recording?
    Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
  3. Is there a deadline?
    We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim (or by the target completion date, whatever is sooner). Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. 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. The target completion date for this project is 05-31-2010.
  4. Where do I find the text?
    Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/12187
  5. 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.


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    (BC admin link)
  6. 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
  7. DURING recording:
    Please leave no more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!

    Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
    Start of recording (Intro)
    • "Chapter [number] of The Mystery of 31 New Inn . - 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:
      "The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman. [Chapter]"
    End of recording
    • 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 The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman."
    Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!

    Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
  8. 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) 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
    mysteryof31newinn_##_freeman.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. mysteryof31newinn_01_freeman.mp3)

    ID3 V2 tags
    (To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/What_is_ID3)
    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: R. Austin Freeman
    Album: The Mystery of 31 New Inn

    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):
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      You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: jo - knotyouraveragejo
    • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Any questions?
Please post below or PM me. :)
Last edited by dii on April 25th, 2010, 9:07 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Dii.

I'll MC this for you. Be back shortly to add the MW.

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Last edited by knotyouraveragejo on December 5th, 2009, 9:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by dii »

Thanks a lot, Jo! :D
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

OK. You are good to go here. I'll move this over the RW when you are done entering titles into the MW.
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Post by dii »

OK, thanks, I'll start it right away :)
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Post by dii »

Jo, could you add 1 more section? Thanks :)
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Done
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Post by dii »

Thanks, Jo, MW is ready! :D
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Post by jeanie1914 »

Dii,
May I read parts 1&2 of chapter 1 for you?
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Post by dii »

Of course, Jeanie, thanks! :D
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Post by BrandonM »

Hi dii,

I'd like to take Section 03.
And the preface as well.
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Post by dii »

Hi Brandon! :D They are yours, have fun! :wink:
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Post by dii »

Thanks, Brandon!

I'll post for PL in Listeners Wanted :)
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Post by mim@can »

http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=419344#419344

AnnSterling would like to be your dpl for this one :)
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