This is a work written about the plague in France and how to prevent its spread. It is considered an important historical work for the understanding of transmittable diseases. ( afutterer)
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 would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. 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.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Culture & Heritage
Keywords that describe the book: Europe, classic, medicine, plague, medical
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Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: Between 0.5 and 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording: START of recording (Intro)
"Chapter [number] of A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It. 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: "A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It, by Richard Mead. [Section #]"
END of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of [Section #]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It, by Richard Mead. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
pestilentialcontagion_##_mead_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. pestilentialcontagion_01_mead_128kb.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags are not necessary.
Enter section/chapter titles in the MW. Author and book title will be set automatically during cataloging.
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: Darvinia
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
Anthony,
I can MC this for you. I will set it up a little later today.
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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I took the liberty of removing the apostrophe from "it's" in the summary.
I drastically shortened the filename, it was HUGEMONGOUS! Automatically generated from the title. And added the required _128kb at the end.
I changed "chapter" to "section" for the intros and outros.
I think that's it! If I've missed anything or screwed anything up, let me know. I'll leave this in the launch pad for a day or so to let people know what's coming up. Maybe we'll fill it before we move!
Have fun!
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
12696
I took the liberty of removing the apostrophe from "it's" in the summary.
I drastically shortened the filename, it was HUGEMONGOUS! Automatically generated from the title. And added the required _128kb at the end.
I changed "chapter" to "section" for the intros and outros.
I think that's it! If I've missed anything or screwed anything up, let me know. I'll leave this in the launch pad for a day or so to let people know what's coming up. Maybe we'll fill it before we move!
Have fun!
Sounds good. Thanks Bev!
Anthony
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus
Yes, I agree. I will remove the fourth section and move us to Readers Wanted when I get to my regular computer later.
Bev There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited. - Lord Peter Wimsey I yam what I yam, and that's all what I yam - Popeye, the sailor man If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - Neil Peart
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I just want to let everyone know that I will be leaving next week Friday, 8/4/17 and will not return home until Tuesday, 8/15/17. During this time I will not be able to PL, and will most likely not be in the forums...much. But I will catch up upon return! I am taking the family to Jellystone Campground. Thank you all!
Anthony
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus
I thought it looked interesting too, but don't know if that's just me since it almost meshes with my professional interests - one of the reasons* I was keen to hog the lot.
There's a grammatical error at 1m26 which I found jarring to read but it's in the text so is Mead's error rather than mine.
Cheers,
Paul
[* The other main reason is that when I try to be an advocate for LibriVox, the response from most of my friends is that they find the changes of voice jarring so I'm very glad to add to the solo oeuvre and make that a less valid criticism!]
Automatically generated from the title. And added the required _128kb at the end.