COMPLETE [SS] Household Tales, by the Brothers Grimm - dl

[adr6090]

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_123_grimm_128kb.mp3 time 5:39

Here is one more finished story.
April

[Kitty]

guys you are all so prolific today I give my best to PL today still, but no guarantee

Sonia

[adr6090]

Kitty,
I am human. I understand your point of it not being computer generated is a good thing.
April

[Kitty]

[Here is number 2 of story 7 the Good Bargain with the time changed to 10:08
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_007_grimm_128kb.mp3 10:08

so I finally got around to listening to the entire story. A bit of a doubtful moral at the end I find, whoever tricks best is the winner.

But you narrated it nicely and fluently, so no complaints there. Only one small note:

> at 1:37: "He still waited a long while until evening came on" - you forgot to cut out "time" here, as I mentioned already before. Maybe it's easier to cut out the word "while", and since "a long while" and "a long time" are basically the same, we can perfectly admit that text.

> oh also something: the volume is slightly under our minimal limit of 86 dB. (yours is 85.9) Could you maybe amplify it at least a bit, by 2 dB, for example ? Then simply re-upload with the same file-name and you're good to go.

The rest is flawless Thanks, looking forward to the next story

Sonia

[Kitty]

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_123_grimm_128kb.mp3 time 5:39
Here is one more finished story.
April

ok as this was quite a short story, I managed to listen to it right away I did not know this story at all yet. At least this girl did as she was told, the man from the previous story probably would have chatted with the old woman

Anyway...another clear run this time, April. PL ok. It's your lucky day today.

Sonia

[adr6090]

ok as this was quite a short story, I managed to listen to it right away I did not know this story at all yet. At least this girl did as she was told, the man from the previous story probably would have chatted with the old woman

Anyway...another clear run this time, April. PL ok. It's your lucky day today.

Sonia

It was great to read of the girl doing the right thing....no blood in that story, whew. I also beleive that the man from the previous story would have loved to speak with the old woman. lol

Another clear run, it must be my lucky day indeed.

I have only one more story to edit and post for this thread and one I am working on for a different thread. Hoping that both will be posted by the end of today.
April

[mlee]

Yes the 10:08 is correct and I will change and resend.

oh you did not have to resend it though. The upload passed correctly, as I had the correct minutes at my end.

By the way: Story 3 Our Lady Child is very much about the voice of the Virgin Mary and the little girl and queen so maybe it should have a female voice. Your choice I am OK either way But a female voice might sound better.

it's as you wish, if you want to read it, go ahead. I think in storytelling gender doesn't matter. There are loads of female voices to impersonate all the diverse kings, ogres and brothers, so why shouldn't our male readers have a bit of fun with princesses, witches or, in your case, the Virgin Mary.

Sonia

May 27
FROM mlee

here is story 3 Our Lady's Child 1900 words

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_003_grimm_128kb.mp3 12:40

May I read story 13 The Little Men in the Wood 2,000 words

lee

[Kitty]

here is story 3 Our Lady's Child 1900 words
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_003_grimm_128kb.mp3 12:40
May I read story 13 The Little Men in the Wood 2,000 words
lee

that was quick ! And sure, you can have 13. Thanks ! PL will follow

Sonia

[adr6090]

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/householdtales_125_grimm_128kb.mp3 time 7:29

Here is my final one.

April

[Kitty]

great thank you April For the moment I put it into the MW. After midnight here, so I might PL only tomorrow

Sonia

[boatharbor]

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_050_grimm_128kb.mp3

Time 7:58

[Kitty]

here is story 3 Our Lady's Child 1900 words
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_003_grimm_128kb.mp3 12:40

just listened to this story and I did not like this blackmailing the Virgin Mary was doing to get the confession out of the girl

But it's nicely read by you and you needn't worry, none of your Virgin-Mary-speeches sound strange just because it's a male voice speaking the lines. First of all the reader will accept it as narration anyway and not necessarily as dramatic reading and secondly you do convey a bit of a softer voice in those lines. I liked it.

There is however a very small word to edit out:

> at 3:59: "let her rub it and wash it never so much" - "it" is repeated here unnecessarily, could you cut out one of them please ?

Thanks

Sonia

[Kitty]

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_050_grimm_128kb.mp3

Time 7:58

thank you Chelsea, I will update the MW for now, and will try to finish PLing during the day

Sonia

[Kitty]

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/householdtales_125_grimm_128kb.mp3 time 7:29
Here is my final one.
April

thank you April, a funny story somehow. The devil got conned again, and by his own grandmother. The thought !

There are a few parts that need a bit of further attention this time however:

> at 0:33: "There was a great war" - the word "war" is almost totally silent. My guess is you manually de-amplified that bit because you thought it might be some noise to be cleaned, but it actually was a word I think if you amplify that word by +30 dB, all will be good again

> at 2:40-2:45: "and travelled about the world. Wherever they were they lived in pleasure and magnificence, rode on horseback" - this part is again fluctuating quite a bit, so that some words are incomprehensible (for example "world"). I think instead of manually amplifying some parts, it would be easier to re-record this sentence

> at 5:24-5:39: ""What riddle is that?" she inquired. "I will tell you. In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that shall be your roast meat, and the rib of a whale shall be your silver spoon, and a hollow old horse's hoof shall be your wine-glass."" - this part too as many fluctuations, maybe it would be better to

re-record those lines

as well, because some words again are too soft to hear

Question is more: why are the fluctuations back ? did you do anything different this time ? They were gone in the last few contributions. Did you maybe turn your head away from the microphone ?

> at 5:49: ""Yes," said he," - please insert missing "he"

Sonia

[GregGiordano]

Here are two sections:

Section 145 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_145_grimm_128kb.mp3

Run time is 1:51


Section 147 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/householdtales_147_grimm_128kb.mp3

Run time is 4:32

Take care,

Greg