[COMPLETE]The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes DR -ke

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johnnyenglish
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Post by johnnyenglish »

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930).

This project is now in the catalog! Please download and listen from here: https://librivox.org/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-version-6-dramatic-reading-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/
A collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ( )
    1. 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.
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    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1661/1661-h/1661-h.htm
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      Genres for the project: Dramatic Readings; Action & Adventure Fiction

      Keywords that describe the book: Holmes, watson, detetive

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    6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz


      Submit one file per act.
    7. Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
      [Role], read by [your name].

      If you are reading narration, please include for each file:At the beginning: Chapter [#] of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.

      At the end: End of Chapter[#].

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    8. 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 latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
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      128 kbps MP3
      sherlockholmes_[role]_##_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. sherlockholmes_narrator_01_128kb.mp3)


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johnnyenglish
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Post by johnnyenglish »

Please note, this is the first time I've attempted one of these, so please bear with me,
and point out any mistakes.

This is being done in collaboration with elizabby, and she will be DPL on the project.
(Beth has also done most of the already, by breaking down the scripts in Google Docs,
so I shall also post that link a bit later.)

I will edit this as required, but I do have one immediate question - do I have to be MC use the Magic Window?
(I've only been a BC on a solo read before - so I'm not entirely sure how the MW works.)

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Post by Peter Why »

I'd be happy to read Holmes.

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Post by johnnyenglish »

You got it, Mate! :D

Oh, and I forgot to mention, Folks - I will be reading Dr. Watson.
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Post by Foon »

If you're open for claims already, may I read Irene Adler? :D :D
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Post by thestorygirl »

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Post by TriciaG »

Let's wait to claim until there's an MC and a Magic Window. This is JE's first DR; let's make it easier for him.

JE - you'll need to give a number of sections for the MW. It doesn't have to be exact, but we need a number.

(I am not MC'ing this; my MC plate is too full right now. I'm just preempting the tidal flood of claims.) ;)
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Post by Elizabby »

Checking in as DPL.

We need 110 MW sections.
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Post by kathrinee »

I can MC this one - be back in a little bit with a MW
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Post by kathrinee »

Here we go! :thumbs: I cleaned up the first post a bit (intros and file names), I think it is ready for the DR magic to happen :D
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Post by johnnyenglish »

Wow!

Totally sweet!

Deeply appreciated, Hun!
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Post by Elizabby »

I’ve put on the first two stories just to set the template, I’ll let Andrew do the rest.

Andrew, I suggest putting a comment at the top that casting will be gender neutral except where marked in the MW. Otherwise we will never fill all the little male roles.
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Post by johnnyenglish »

Yup, totally with you on that, Beth,

This is generating far more interest than I expected! (Sweet!)

I'm not entirely sure how to edit the original post - but I'm sure I can work it out!

Many thanks! (I really appreciate the help! :D )
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Post by silverquill »

Well, an ambitious undertaking, to say the least.
But, Sherlock has such a wide an enduring audience, that I'm sure it will be a great success.

My I start with:

Story 1: Bystander
Story 2: Mr. Jabez Wilson
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Post by johnnyenglish »

Thank you for volunteering, Silverquill!

It may be a couple of days before I can get to it - but your space is reserved! :D
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