CLOSED [F P] Twilight Voices by W. Allingham - dl

Post by **aradlaw** » January 24th, 2014, 7:14 pm

Thanks you Josh and Jannie.

Welcome Catherine, good reading, all the specs are good. I just have a couple of notes...
- there is a bit of background noise which is easily removed with Effects / Noise Removal (in Audacity)
video instructions here.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFSg9o37HMw
- could you upload your file again with the required filename & ID3 Tags as listed in the Opening Post ..

Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name - all in lowercase: twilightvoices_allingham_your initials in lowercase_128kb.mp3
(e.g. twilightvoices_allingham_klh_128kb.mp3 )

ID3 tags (Version 2):
Artist Name: William Allingham
Track Title: Twilight Voices - Read by YOUR INITIALS (e.g. Twilight Voices - Read by KLH)
Album Title: LibriVox Fortnightly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]

CatherineP · Post by **CatherineP** » January 24th, 2014, 9:50 pm

Hi David,

I did use the noise removal tool, but I gave it another try and added the ID3 tag info.

Here's the new link.

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/twilightvoices_allingham_cp_128kb.mp3

Hopefully this version is okay and thanks for your help!

Post by **aradlaw** » January 25th, 2014, 5:18 am

Thanks Catherine, your file is now PL OK.

ImkeStevens · Post by **ImkeStevens** » January 26th, 2014, 6:51 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/twilightvoices_allingham_ima128kb.mp3

I think there is a mouse click between the intro and the start of the poem and perhaps some breathing in there somewhere.

Post by **aradlaw** » January 26th, 2014, 7:33 am

Thank you Imke, it was a good reading - no noticeable noises in your file, we all have to breathe

There are some lengthy silences at the beginning that should be reduced - opening silence should be between .5 - 1 second and there is a 5 second pause between the intro and the poem itself. (A potential listener may think there is something wrong with their equipment)

Please watch the filename and ID3 tags

Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name - all in lowercase: twilightvoices_allingham_your initials in lowercase_128kb.mp3
(e.g. twilightvoices_allingham_klh_128kb.mp3 )

ID3 tags (Version 2):
Artist Name: William Allingham
Track Title: Twilight Voices - Read by YOUR INITIALS (e.g. Twilight Voices - Read by KLH)
Album Title: LibriVox Fortnightly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]

fshort · Post by **fshort** » January 26th, 2014, 4:22 pm

David, I hear you and everyone else say, "Troops of joy," instead of "joys". ( I also hear you say "Allington instead of "Allingham." )
As you well know, I'm the last person to be picky or perfectionist. I did check the original. I do question my hearing in the upper frequencies and it is more grammatical to say "Troops of joy" than Troops of joys.

Shall I follow suit or pluralize joy.

CaprishaPage · Post by **CaprishaPage** » January 27th, 2014, 1:35 pm

This one was interesting...and a little spooky.

I liked it.

Duration: 02:27
URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/twilightvoices_allingham_cmp_128kb.mp3

Vandermast · Post by **Vandermast** » January 27th, 2014, 1:49 pm

I am mortified to discover that I said joy instead of joys.

I am off to flagellate.

smike · Post by **smike** » January 27th, 2014, 2:14 pm

I checked and I said joys. Omitted one word, though, so not sure if I should insert it and re-upload.

CaprishaPage · Post by **CaprishaPage** » January 27th, 2014, 4:08 pm

Vandermast wrote:I am mortified to discover that I said joy instead of joys. I am off to flagellate.

LOL!!! I did, too!

Off to add the 's'!

fshort · Post by **fshort** » January 28th, 2014, 2:11 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/twilightvoices_allingham_fs-128kb.mp3
Duration: 02:30

Recording this was a lot of joys.

Ravie13 · Post by **Ravie13** » January 30th, 2014, 2:00 am

I haven't done a Librivox in a while so I did a poem warm up.

Here's mine:
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/twilightvoices_allingham_ebl_128kb.mp3

Duration: 02:02

Here's my Librivox reader page for name/url info:
http://bit.ly/1fi2xgh

Ravie13 · Post by **Ravie13** » January 30th, 2014, 2:13 am

Ahh man... I just realized I missed the mark signifying the voice change in a mid verse there. Oh well. I'll wait for notes and consider a redo.

Post by **aradlaw** » January 30th, 2014, 1:25 pm

A bit of a delay there

Thank you Caprisha, a couple of notes here...

1st verse at 0:32 you read "Wavering by the dusky blast," text - "Wavering by on the dusky blast,"

2nd verse at 1:05 you read "Come, come, for the night is fading" text - "Come, come, for the night is falling;"
(also read joy, not joys)

Jason et all, I think we can live with joy rather than joys.

Good reading Florence, I've changed the filename in the MW

Thanks Erin, volume is a bit loud at 94.6 dB, this can be changed during cataloging. *We only ask for your name/url info if you are a new reader, your info is already in your catalog page.

I see what you mean about "voice change", up to you whether to edit or not.

Ravie13 · Post by **Ravie13** » January 30th, 2014, 1:59 pm

Thanks aradlaw - I will probably do a redo over the weekend. If I don't, then consider this the final. Regarding your asterix note, does that mean I should cut the name/url out of the recording or just that you didn't need it in the post?