In his true crime collection, True Detective Stories: From the Archives of the Pinkertons, Cleveland Moffett details some of the more fascinating stories pulled from the archives of the Pinkertons Detective Agency. The Pinkertons were one of the most famed detective agencies in America during the late 19th century. Jump into another era and follow along as the detectives investigate train robberies, bank robberies and more!
Top - Summary by Brie Buyaky
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History /Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/True Crime
Keywords that describe the book: Detective, Crime, train, robbery, true crime, early america, bank
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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 True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons. 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: "True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons, by Cleveland Moffett. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons by Cleveland Moffett. 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 True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons, by Cleveland Moffett."
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Example filename truedetectivestories_##_moffett_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. truedetectivestories_01_moffett_128kb.mp3)
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Hi Brie. I'll MC this for you. Your Magic Window (MW) will be available shortly.
Since this will be your first project as soloist/book coordinator(BC), you will need to set up a password for access to the workflow system so you can enter the information into the section compiler which then appears in the "Magic Window" in the top post. Here are some links to detailed instructions for logging into the system and setting a password the first time, as well as for entering and editing information in the section compiler. I've put the first title in for you as an example.
If you have any questions, let me know. I'll leave this thread here in the Launch Pad for a day or so longer before I move it to the Going Solo forum, to see if a DPL (Dedicated Prooflistener) volunteers. Looking forward to working with you.
Note: You will need to rewrite an original summary inyour own words. We cannot use summaries from GoodReads or other websites as they are not in the public domain. Let me know once you have done so and I will update the database entry. Thanks.
Thank you so much for your quick reply, I very much look forward to working with you, as well! I've updated the Magic Window per the provided instructions.
I will write up a new original summary and get it posted by this evening for review.
In his true crime novel, True Detective Stories: From the Archives of the Pinkertons, Cleveland Moffett details some of the more fascinating stories pulled from the archives of the Pinkertons Detective Agency. The Pinkertons were one of the most famed detective agencies in America during the late 19th century. Jump into another era and follow along as the detectives investigate train robberies, bank robberies and more!
(2:12) Missed a sentence "Mr. Cutler also was imprisoned in the same way."
(18:59) Misread the sentence "One of the gang finally found precisely what they were in search of in the Second National Bank of Elmira, New York, which institution, being a government depository, contained, as they learned on good authority, two hundred thousand dollars in greenbacks and six millions in bonds. (missed the bold part)
Besides this Chapter 1 is great. I really enjoyed listening to it and I look forward to hearing the rest of the detective stories.
A.M.B.
Between illnesses, work, and vacation, May wasn't my best Librivox month. But I'm back and ready to do some more recording, editing, and PLing!
Ambsweet13 wrote: ↑October 25th, 2020, 5:19 pm
(2:12) Missed a sentence "Mr. Cutler also was imprisoned in the same way."
(18:59) Misread the sentence "One of the gang finally found precisely what they were in search of in the Second National Bank of Elmira, New York, which institution, being a government depository, contained, as they learned on good authority, two hundred thousand dollars in greenbacks and six millions in bonds. (missed the bold part)
Besides this Chapter 1 is great. I really enjoyed listening to it and I look forward to hearing the rest of the detective stories.
**Note - I have made some changes to my setup (new mic and altered recording space) so matching was a bit troublesome and had to do a lot in post to even come close. If these revisions 'stick out' too blatantly, please let me know. Once I'm finished with the current section, i may choose to revisit the entire recording as the overall quality has improved greatly.
Ambsweet13 wrote: ↑October 25th, 2020, 5:19 pm
(2:12) Missed a sentence "Mr. Cutler also was imprisoned in the same way."
(18:59) Misread the sentence "One of the gang finally found precisely what they were in search of in the Second National Bank of Elmira, New York, which institution, being a government depository, contained, as they learned on good authority, two hundred thousand dollars in greenbacks and six millions in bonds. (missed the bold part)
Besides this Chapter 1 is great. I really enjoyed listening to it and I look forward to hearing the rest of the detective stories.
**Note - I have made some changes to my setup (new mic and altered recording space) so matching was a bit troublesome and had to do a lot in post to even come close. If these revisions 'stick out' too blatantly, please let me know. Once I'm finished with the current section, i may choose to revisit the entire recording as the overall quality has improved greatly.
Thank you!
The missing parts are there now which is good. I see what you mean about the matching...they stick out a little but I don't think it would be too noticeable for a listener who doesn't know where they are.
A.M.B.
Between illnesses, work, and vacation, May wasn't my best Librivox month. But I'm back and ready to do some more recording, editing, and PLing!
