[COMPLETE][Short stories]The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 01 October 1895 - kit

[Kitty]

I look forward to what might be in store in the next issues!

we'll meet again in the next one.

Sonia

[JayS]

Hi Kitty,
I would like to do Chapter 6.

[JulieB3]

I'd like to do section 4, please.

[Kitty]

I would like to do Chapter 6.

Hi Jay ! cool to have you read in this project, welcome aboard. The section is reserved for you. Thank you

Sonia

[Kitty]

I'd like to do section 4, please.

hello Julie, and welcome to the project. I see you already did a test and one weekly poem, so you know the ropes a bit already. All the important info for this project you can find in the first post.

I had a listen to your test file and there is quite a high level of background noise, which you may consider cleaning in your "official" recordings, to make the audio sound a bit more agreeable to the ear.

Since you are using Audacity, I can recommend the following step-by-step:

> select a small portion where you don't speak (usually at the end of your file is a great sample of "pure noise")
> go to Effect - Noise Reduction
> first select Get Noise Profile
> then highlight the entire recording
> again Effect - Noise Reduction
> now select OK

You will hear that this will make a difference.

Section 4 is now reserved for you, have fun ! And thank you for claiming.

Sonia

[JayS]

Hi Sonia,
Here is section 6. I hope I got it okay. I found a lot like doing 15 minutes of tongue twisters. Still it was good practice.
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0101oct1895_6_various_128kb.mp3
Time 17:03
Let me know of any changes you require.

[Kitty]

Here is section 6. I hope I got it okay. I found a lot like doing 15 minutes of tongue twisters. Still it was good practice.

wow, I was riveted to my seat listening to the scene near the trap-pit. Thinking this magazine may be a "horror" collection, it might well have turned out gruesome for either child or man. To my relief it was a happy ending after all (except for the orang-outan, of course, which is bad enough).

Absolutely wonderfully narrated, Jay, I really enjoyed every minute of it. And I did not notice you struggle with tongue-twisters, in fact I think you dealt with all the foreign words quite admirably.

I can mark it PL ok straight away.

If I had to mention some tiny thing, I think the pause between the disclaimer and the title of the story is a bit too long (at 0:39) anything over 2 seconds feels a bit long for a listener in my opinion. 1.5 seconds are fully enough to make a good break. But since there are no other textual errors, there is no need to re-upload it now. Maybe only consider it for a next reading.

Thank you so much for this great reading. And merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family.

Sonia

[jfgallagher]

I don't know why Section 1 is still unclaimed, but I'd like to give it a go!

Jim G.

[Kitty]

I don't know why Section 1 is still unclaimed, but I'd like to give it a go!

hey Jim, long time not seen thank you for participating in this project. Looking forward to your reading. Are you aware yours will be the first voice to be heard in this new magazine series (no pressure of course )

I hope you have fun.

And that makes us fully claimed and I move us over to readers found.

Merry Christmas to all !

Sonia

[jfgallagher]

Here is Section 1 for PL. I hope that it is a suitable opening for the volume and doesn't scare anyone away!

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0101oct1895_1_various_128kb.mp3
recording time 10:00

Thanks!

Jim G.

[Kitty]

Here is Section 1 for PL. I hope that it is a suitable opening for the volume and doesn't scare anyone away!

It is a very worthy beginning of the series, Jim. And I think your deep voice and the perfect accent and voices you're doing in direct speech is totally fitting for the wild west setting of the story. Couldn't have chosen a better story to display your narrative skill.

All PL ok. The ending was a bit tragic, but I suspect the stories that make it into this magazine are all of such a genre. In any case, I extremely enjoyed listening to it.

Thank you, and maybe I'll hear you again in one of the following editions.

Sonia

[ToddHW]

Here is Section 2. Length 10:22

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0101oct1895_2_various_128kb.mp3

Thanks, Todd

[Kitty]

Here is Section 2. Length 10:22
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0101oct1895_2_various_128kb.mp3

thank you so much, Todd. This was wonderfully narrated, but oh...I felt so squeamish when they mentioned the cutting of the three fingers. Such things make me quite faint, even to listen to. My imagination is probably too vivid.

And the ending was no big surprise but still a delicious horror-moment. I can see this easily as a short episode of twilight zone or some such series.

Totally PL ok. Thanks ! So far I enjoyed all the stories in here.

Sonia

[jfgallagher]

Here is Section 1 for PL. I hope that it is a suitable opening for the volume and doesn't scare anyone away!

It is a very worthy beginning of the series, Jim. And I think your deep voice and the perfect accent and voices you're doing in direct speech is totally fitting for the wild west setting of the story. Couldn't have chosen a better story to display your narrative skill.

All PL ok. The ending was a bit tragic, but I suspect the stories that make it into this magazine are all of such a genre. In any case, I extremely enjoyed listening to it.

Thank you, and maybe I'll hear you again in one of the following editions.

Sonia

Thanks Sonia. I just imagined that an old whiskey-drinking, cigar smoking, former miner 49'er, would have to sound a bit gravelly...so I let my inner "Sam Elliot" take the part!

[Kitty]

I let my inner "Sam Elliot" take the part!

that was a great idea

have a good end of year celebration, all of you !!!

Sonia