[COMPLETE] Character, by Samuel Smiles - tg
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I'm sorry - someone claimed them just a few minutes before you did.
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
This is Section 45- 14:28
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This is Section 46- 14:20
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This is Section 46- 14:20
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Carisa
"Anything's better than lying and deceit." -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
"Anything's better than lying and deceit." -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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That was quick! Thanks!
PL to come this afternoon, barring any unforeseen interruptions.
PL to come this afternoon, barring any unforeseen interruptions.
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
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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.)
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.)
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
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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.
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.
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
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Thank you! PL OK!
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
Section 45 Corrected 14:30
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Section 46 Corrected 14:20
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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.
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.
Carisa
"Anything's better than lying and deceit." -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
"Anything's better than lying and deceit." -Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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Thank you! This works.
PL OK. Off to the catalog!
PL OK. Off to the catalog!
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
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This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/character-by-samuel-smiles/
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart