(COMPLETE) Flower of The Dusk by Myrtle Reed - dc

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Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed (1874 - 1911).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/flower-of-the-dusk-by-myrtle-reed/
Published in 1908, this is the story of two small families and the agreeable couple who help them. The heartfelt Norths, though clouded by disabilities, maintain the joy of life while struggling through sadness and loss. Their neighbours, the Austins, live comfortably if without much in the way of shared interest. As Eloise Wynne approaches to “bless” the Norths with her amiable fiancé, Doctor Allan Conrad, the two offspring in each family discover a hidden deception and how each parent, that they had grown up without, had met their fatal ends. (Summary by Daryl Wor)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18057
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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    BC Admin
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    Genres for the project: Literary Fiction

    Keywords that describe the book:

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  • The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    START of recording (Intro):
    • "Chapter [number] of Flower of the Dusk. 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:
      "Flower of the Dusk, by Myrtle Reed. [Chapter]"


    For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
    • "Chapter [number] of Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • Only if applicable, say:
      "[Chapter title]"
    END of recording:
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of [Chapter]"
    • 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 Flower of the Dusk, by Myrtle Reed. "

    There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
  • Example filename flowerofthedusk_##_reed_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. flowerofthedusk_01_reed_128kb.mp3)

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Post by Morlock »

post script: I have ordered a new adapter so that I can (hopefully) use a different "device" when I record books apart from what I am doing now to record radio dramas and podcasts. (And then I might also make books at the loudness they need.)

M.
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Post by craigdav1 »

MR was a Chicagoan. I'll set up the MW shortly.

Edit: Let me know if anything needs fixing. Do you have someone in mind as your DPL? If not we can put a ~ before the book title in the subject line to advertise for one.
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Post by Morlock »

Wow! I almost forgot about her location.

It's been a while so no one in mind is coming to me. One thing that helps a lot is discussion of what is going on in the story per chapter. It keeps my interest and focus on the work itself. Thanks for the promptness!
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Post by craigdav1 »

Will leave this thread in the Launch Pad for a day or two in the hope that we will find a DPL.
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Post by DanAD »

Can DPL be done from a phone? I would like to help with the project but I rarely have access to a computer so if I am able to listen while being mobile if be glad to be the DPL.

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Post by craigdav1 »

DanAD wrote: March 25th, 2018, 1:30 pm Can DPL be done from a phone? I would like to help with the project but I rarely have access to a computer so if I am able to listen while being mobile if be glad to be the DPL.
Dan A. D.
Dan,
Standard Proof-listening involves the following:
-- Do the intro and disclaimer match the instructions in the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there any long silences or pauses that ought to be edited out? If so, note the time.
-- Are there any repeats, or serious stumbles that ought to be edited out? If so, note the words and the time.
-- Is there excessive background noise, a constant hiss or buzz that detracts from the reading?
-- Did you need to turn your volume up unusually high to listen to the recording? (Or did you find the recording too loud?)
-- Are the correct closing words used at the end of the recording, as per the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there about 5 seconds of silence at the end of the file?

Before trying to PL an entire book I would suggest you volunteer to PL a single chapter. In the Listeners Wanted forum opportunities to do this can be found. I've listened to files on my phone but only because I'm experienced at proof listening was I able to do it. Thanks for the offer though.
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Post by DanAD »

Thanks I'll give it a go and see how it works. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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Post by craigdav1 »

Moving this topic to the Going Solo forum to keep the Launch Pad tidy. Once you have posted a chapter a dpl will likely appear.
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Oh, thank you! I'm glad to see this back up! I hope to get right to it this week! *wipes brow*
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I've got the first chapter up:

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/flowerofthedusk_01_reed.mp3

file duration: 16:49

However, the open mic caught my reading instead of the headset mic, which I've heard on LV books before. So as much as I was disappointed I decided to finish editing and see if it passed inspection. If it does I'll be happy to give the book a little mixture as I get better acquainted with my new set up in adapter, headsets and machinery. If it doesn't? Phooey, but steady as she goes, right?

Our immediate protagonists are rather a sad case, I'm afraid. On the other hand, I've done the reading for chapter two and the people in that one are quite colourful in opposition to each other, ha ha.
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The file was exported at 75kbps. We require 128kbps (constant). Before you export it though you should reduce the volume as it's a tad high (93.1dB where we require files be in the 86-92dB range). One way to reduce the volume would be to lower the first 13m (they are louder than the rest). Just highlight the section from 00:00 to 13:00 and amplify it by -2dB. Otherwise the file is pl ok.
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Post by HZFerr »

Hi Dave and Morlock,

May be the DPL for this project? :D

*Correction: May I...
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Post by craigdav1 »

HZFerr wrote: April 14th, 2018, 12:46 pm Hi Dave and Morlock,
May be the DPL for this project? :D
As soon as our reader gives the thumbs up I'll add you as dpl.
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Post by HZFerr »

TY Dave. :D
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