"The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books to be published, coming out in 1922. It is nearly four times longer than its predecessor and the writing style is pitched at a more mature audience. The scope of the novel is vast; it is divided into six parts and the illustrations are also more sophisticated. It won the Newbery Medal for 1923.
The original edition contains several derogatory terms for Africans that are removed from modern editions." (wikipedia)
There's already a Librivox recording of The Story of Doctor Dolittle. This is the only other volume of the series in the Public Domain.
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 blue number, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Note : If you are physically unable to pronounce the "n-word" then don't sign up for Chapter 5 - Polynesia
Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: June 10, 2007 – but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. 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.
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz preferred, 32 and 22.5 also acceptable
DURING recording: Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording: Start of recording (Intro)
"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], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Say: "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle,by Hugh Lofting. Part #, Chapter #, [Chapter Title]"
End of recording
At the end of the section, say:
“End of [Chapter]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting."
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!
AFTER recording: Save files as
128 kbps MP3
voyagesdolittle_##_lofting.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (voyagesdolittle_01_lofting.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
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: [Part #]-[Chapter ##] [chapter title] {ex. "3-02 Goodbye!"}
Artist: Hugh Lofting
Album: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Files can either be uploaded using Librivox uploader (pass=libre) or emailed via http://yousendit.com to: metal.lunchbox AT gmail DOT com (if you use yousendit, it's helpful if you'll post the resulting link in this thread)
I'll need the following information from you when you submit a recording:
- your name as you want it to appear in the LibriVox catalog,
- your webpage URL (if applicable)
- the runtime of the recording in format hh:mm:ss
Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.
Last edited by metal.lunchbox on May 14th, 2007, 6:42 pm, edited 17 times in total.
By the way this new reader tracker thing kicks lots of ass. I don't know who's responsible for it but god bless'em.
It's quite the large collaborative effort, but most of the credit can be given to Dan Parsons for starting it, and Chris Goringe for improving upon it.
I'll take 01 and 02. The Dolittle books were an important part of my introduction to the world of literature, growing up in rainy Portland, Oregon decades ago. The public library was my mecca for Lofting books, on weekends trying not to tread on earthworms on the sidewalk (bad karma even then).
Jazbees wrote:I believe I claimed section 01 first (already recorded it, too). However, I suppose I could take another section if that's how things go...
No, no, I'll find another one to do ... how about 03? So I'd do 02 and 03 ... let me know.
