This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/librivox-multilingual-short-works-collection-004/
This collection is for short works, in any language except (modern) English. This can include poetry but also prose, fiction as well as non-fiction.
Feel free to choose any work which is in the public domain. If you're unsure what we mean by 'public domain', please read this explanation. Try to stick to works that run less than 60 minutes.
Please follow the instructions in this post carefully.
There is no need to "sign-up" before recording; please remember that, to be on the safe side, you should choose a work that is Public Domain in your country AND that was published before 1923; if you are unsure about anything, please post here and ask before recording!Everyone can contribute as many recordings as he/she wants.
It's OK to submit readings in English (English being a language, I figure), but as there are plenty of other places to put those, let's limit them to special cases such as interesting regional dialects or accents. There are also some specific language collections available that you may want to consider, such as the Dutch and German short prose collections, and the French poetry collection.
If you are interested to see what has been done previously, check the previous Multilingual Collections in our catalog (but we welcome multiple versions of the same work).
Magic Window:
BC Admin
BEFORE recording
If you are new, please check the Recording Guide before recording:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Newbie_Guide_to_Recording
Please be sure that your recording software is set to the following technical specifications:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz
Channels: 1 (Mono recording).
DURING recording
NB - The intro and outro can be in English, or in the language of the poem.
At the beginning, read the abbreviated "librivox disclaimer":
"[Work title], by [author], read in [language] for LibriVox.org by [your name]".
At the End say: "End of section. This recording is in the public domain"; then leave 5 seconds of silence (or 10 seconds if the file is longer than 30 minutes).
AFTER recording
Add ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/What_is_ID3)
Title: Language -Work Title (e.g. Chinese - Chun Si)
Artist: Author Name (e.g. Peter Wang)
Album: LibriVox Multilingual Short Works Collection 004
(You may put "Recorded by [your name]" in the comments section if you wish)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Save as mp3 file
File name all in lowercase: msw004_[work's title]_[author's last name]_[your initials].mp3
(e.g. msw004_chunsi_wang_drb.mp3)
Put file name all in lowercase, and the title all in one word (without the square brackets, please, and NO SPACES)
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
- 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: lz - lezer - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
When posting your link, please use the template below. Copy the code in the box, paste it into your reply, and fill in the required information as far as available (this will make everything easier for the coordinators!):
If this is your first contribution to Librivox, please also supply:
- URL for the mp3 file from the Uploader -
- Duration of recording (mm:ss) -
- URL for online text -
- Title of work -
- Date of publication (if available) -
- Name of author -
- Birth date and date of death of author if available (xxxx-xxxx) -
- URL for author information (e.g. wikipedia) if available -
- Brief indication of the work in a few words: (for example: poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction, genre or keywords; will be used in the summary)
- Language:
* Reader's name to use on the catalogue page -
* Reader's personal URL to use on the catalogue page (if you have one) -
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Happy recording!
Any questions?
Please post below
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