[COMPLETE] Character, by Samuel Smiles - tg

jhturner · Post by **jhturner** » July 4th, 2020, 8:16 am

I can take the two remaining sections.

Post by **TriciaG** » July 4th, 2020, 8:19 am

jhturner wrote: ↑July 4th, 2020, 8:16 am I can take the two remaining sections.

I'm sorry - someone claimed them just a few minutes before you did.

jhturner · Post by **jhturner** » July 4th, 2020, 8:30 am

Missed it by that much!

No problem--thanks.

cimt · Post by **cimt** » July 5th, 2020, 9:45 am

This is Section 45- 14:28
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/character_45_smiles_128kb.mp3

This is Section 46- 14:20
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/character_46_smiles_128kb.mp3

Post by **TriciaG** » July 5th, 2020, 9:52 am

That was quick!

Thanks!

PL to come this afternoon, barring any unforeseen interruptions.

Post by **TriciaG** » July 5th, 2020, 11:29 am

Section 45:

FYI for future recordings, "gaol" is the British spelling of "jail" and is pronounced the same.

5:17 - "as the finest allegory in the world" - there's a plosive in here, then the rest of the phrase is really quiet. It's probably best to re-record this phrase

8:41 - "He lay confined in Austrian gaols for..." - loud plosive here that should be replaced by re-recording

9:04 - "and the colorless events of his monotonous" - two plosives

10:01 - "...has been a course of interrupted success" - I didn't look it up, but the context implies this should be UN-interrupted success.

10:03 - "The character of a man" - loud plosive

11:10 - "they have not begun to live until they have died" - loud plosive

11:59 - "who best can suffer best can do" - loud plosive

12:20 - "death hath no power" - loud plosive

12:55 - "Adversity is the touchstone" - plosive

13:12 - "and bring to light hidden graces" - plosive

With these plosives fixed, you should be able to amplify the whole thing by 2 or 3 dB. (Or there may be a couple more spikes you have to squish down before amplifying.)

Post by **TriciaG** » July 5th, 2020, 11:51 am

Section 46:

5:16 - "oppressed by a total deafness" - plosive

5:19 - "after his short but brilliant life" - there's a skip in the beginning of this that makes it hard to understand; needs re-recording

7:42 - "than he that hath no adversity" - plosive

7:57 - "prosperity and success in themselves" - skip in the recording

8:27 - "so that the Caliph Abdul Ramen" - plosive

10:34 - "imprisoned Queen Caroline Matilda" - plosive

13:12 - "and the least accompanied" - plosive

13:46 - repeat: "and when that is done"

14:01 - "Half that we have" - plosive

Volume needs to come up 6 dB. If you can't get this far, you may have to squish some more spikes other than the ones mentioned above.

I'd suggest adjusting your mic more to the side of your mouth to lessen the plosives. Also, increase your input volume by moving the mic slider up a notch or two.

Jen0631 · Post by **Jen0631** » July 5th, 2020, 1:14 pm

Section 44 is ready. 16:28
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/character_44_smiles_128kb.mp3

Jen

Post by **TriciaG** » July 5th, 2020, 1:39 pm

Thank you! PL OK!

cimt · Post by **cimt** » July 6th, 2020, 7:29 am

Section 45 Corrected 14:30
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/character_45_smiles_128kb.mp3

Section 46 Corrected 14:20
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/character_46_smiles_128kb.mp3

Thanks for the notes, I did the best I could to get rid of most of the plosives. If it isn't enough, just let me know.

Post by **TriciaG** » July 6th, 2020, 9:01 am

Thank you! This works.

PL OK. Off to the catalog!

Post by **TriciaG** » July 6th, 2020, 12:20 pm

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/character-by-samuel-smiles/