[COMPLETE] H.L. Mencken--The American Language--philc

[wildlindajohnson]

Hi Barbara,

So sorry about that...the checker utility puts it at 90.1dB which I thought was within acceptable range. I have de-amplified it though, and here it is...checker showing it at 89.1dB. Should I de-amplify further, and what is the optimum target?


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[DrPGould]

Linda:

Around 89 db is what I aim for. The target "range" for Librivox is between 86-92 db. That is the range to which the Checker is calibrated.

Philip

[barbara2]

Hi Barbara,

So sorry about that...the checker utility puts it at 90.1dB which I thought was within acceptable range. I have de-amplified it though, and here it is...checker showing it at 89.1dB. Should I de-amplify further, and what is the optimum target?


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That's fine, Linda. The volume wasn't very high but I wasn't sure if you had an mp3gain type utility so decided to mention it. PL OK.

Best,

Barbar

[ToddHW]

Here are my sections:

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length 17:36

Thanks, Todd

[DrPGould]

Thank you, Todd. Sections 9-11 are in the MW and ready for PL.

Philip

[barbara2]

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Thanks, Todd

PL OK. Todd, you mentioned your "home town" being mentioned in the text (but I don't know if that was Section 9 or maybe 10 or 11). If your home town was "Gloucester, Mass." I was surprised to hear it pronounced after the English fashion. Even if it wasn't, I was still surprised.

Best,

Barbara

[barbara2]

Here are my sections:

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https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenev ... _128kb.mp3
length 7:22

Thanks, Todd

Thanks Todd. Sections 10 and 11 are PL OK.

Best,

Barbara

[ToddHW]

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Thanks, Todd

PL OK. Todd, you mentioned your "home town" being mentioned in the text (but I don't know if that was Section 9 or maybe 10 or 11). If your home town was "Gloucester, Mass." I was surprised to hear it pronounced after the English fashion. Even if it wasn't, I was still surprised.

Best,

Barbara

Glaw-ster is how it is pronounced in Massachusetts - and further west is Worcester pronounced as wou-ster. I'm from 15 miles away from Gloucester in Ipswich, where John Winthrop is mentioned in the text as having lived - his house is (was?) a museum there.

I really enjoyed these chapters - explains a lot!

Thanks, Todd

[realisticspeakers]

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[DrPGould]

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[28:30]

Thank you for Section 38. It is in the MW and ready for PL.

Philip

[barbara2]

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[28:30]

And it's PL OK!

Best,

Barbara

[DrPGould]

Thank you, Barbara!

[mightyfelix]

Ch 2, pt 2, 11:29

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[barbara2]

Ch 2, pt 2, 11:29

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Thanks Devorah. Another nice, crisp reading. I hopped in and PLed this before Philip had a chance of entering it in the MW. I have marked it PL OK.

Best,

Barbara

[DrPGould]

Thank you, Devorah!

Thank you, Barbara!

Note to Barbara: I have recorded sections 30 and 31 and expect to finish editing them by the first of the year. Section 30 will probably edit out to around 50-55 min. 31 to around 30-35 min.

Have a joyous holiday season and many thanks,

Philip