COMPLETE Old, Old Fairy Tales, L Valentine-mas

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 14th, 2017, 1:31 pm

MW updated with all the current claims - we are over half claimed!

Thanks Nemo for the first file! It's in the MW and I hope to PL it later today.

wildlindajohnson · Post by **wildlindajohnson** » March 16th, 2017, 4:59 pm

Here's Chapter 9:

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_09_valentine_128kb.mp3 [39:46]

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 17th, 2017, 1:52 am

NemoR wrote:ready for PL...

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_06_valentine_128kb.mp3 (13:34)

Nemo

Thanks Nemo! Chapter 6 is PL OK!

Can I interest you in claiming another story?

wildlindajohnson · Post by **wildlindajohnson** » March 18th, 2017, 8:31 am

Here's Chapter 10:

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_10_valentine_128kb.mp3 [45:42]

EmilyLost · Post by **EmilyLost** » March 19th, 2017, 1:32 pm

Hey,

I would like to read part 16 if thats ok?

EmilyLost

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 19th, 2017, 3:12 pm

Welcome Emily!

All the instructions you need are in the first post, but if you get lost just ask!

EmilyLost · Post by **EmilyLost** » March 19th, 2017, 3:24 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_16_valentine_128kb.mp3

As this is my first recording after the test, please let me know if there are any issues.

EmilyLost

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 20th, 2017, 4:02 am

EmilyLost wrote:https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_16_valentine_128kb.mp3

As this is my first recording after the test, please let me know if there are any issues.

Thanks Emily! This is a lovely reading of a very cute variation on the usual story - I especially liked the voices!

There are just a couple of housekeeping issues though - at the end of the text you need to say "End of Chapter 16" so that people who are listening through the book consecutively get a reminder of what the next chapter is supposed to be. (The next chapter will start with "Chapter 17..." so everyone is up to speed.)

Also, we need 5 seconds of silence at the end of the file, to allow for electronic handling of the file which may chop a bit off. Speaking of - when you post the link to the file, it helps me to know how long the file is supposed to be - then I can check it when I listen to make sure nothing has been chopped off! It happens occasionally that a file is meant to be 16mins long, but the uploader only gives me 8mins!

So if you could just change the ending, add some silence or room "tone" of 5 seconds to the end, then re-export and re-upload the new file and post it here, with the final length! Then I'll check it again.

And you'd be welcome to claim another story if you like? I really enjoyed listening to your reading of this one!

EmilyLost · Post by **EmilyLost** » March 20th, 2017, 12:04 pm

Elizabby wrote:
EmilyLost wrote:https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_16_valentine_128kb.mp3

As this is my first recording after the test, please let me know if there are any issues.
Thanks Emily! This is a lovely reading of a very cute variation on the usual story - I especially liked the voices!

There are just a couple of housekeeping issues though - at the end of the text you need to say "End of Chapter 16" so that people who are listening through the book consecutively get a reminder of what the next chapter is supposed to be. (The next chapter will start with "Chapter 17..." so everyone is up to speed.)

Also, we need 5 seconds of silence at the end of the file, to allow for electronic handling of the file which may chop a bit off. Speaking of - when you post the link to the file, it helps me to know how long the file is supposed to be - then I can check it when I listen to make sure nothing has been chopped off! It happens occasionally that a file is meant to be 16mins long, but the uploader only gives me 8mins!

So if you could just change the ending, add some silence or room "tone" of 5 seconds to the end, then re-export and re-upload the new file and post it here, with the final length! Then I'll check it again.

And you'd be welcome to claim another story if you like? I really enjoyed listening to your reading of this one!

Changes made. I hope this is more what you had in mind?
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_16_valentine_128kb.mp3
The recording is 12M20S

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 20th, 2017, 1:10 pm

Great, thank you! This is now PL OK!

You are now free to claim another section - in this project or anywhere else!

EmilyLost · Post by **EmilyLost** » March 20th, 2017, 2:55 pm

Part 11:

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_11_valentine_128kb.mp3

This recording is 17M32S

EmilyLost

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 20th, 2017, 7:23 pm

Thanks Emily, Chapter 11 is PL OK!

Just two comments for next time though:

- Please post on the thread to let us know before you record a chapter. We can only use one recording in the final book, so it would be a shame if two people recorded the same chapter at the same time!

- The final silence needs to be around 5 seconds, try not to let it creep too much longer than that.

SherlHolmesMD · Post by **SherlHolmesMD** » March 20th, 2017, 9:52 pm

Oooh! May I record "The Beneficent Frog", please? Thank you!

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 20th, 2017, 11:00 pm

Hi Sherl! I'm happy to hold that story for you, but please correct your 1 min test settings before recording for me.

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 21st, 2017, 4:58 am

wildlindajohnson wrote:Here's Chapter 9:

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/oldfairytales_09_valentine_128kb.mp3 [39:46]

Chapter 9 is PL OK!

What an interesting story! An evil princess and a girl in disguise as a soldier! I'll have to play this one to my daughters!