COMPLETE [FORTNIGTLY POEM] The West, by Francis Borton - dl

[GregGiordano]

Here is the recording with the requested correction:

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_gg_128kb.mp3

Run time is now 4:15

Take care,

Greg

[msfry]

Thanks, Greg. PL OK, and have a great day!

[GregGiordano]

Thanks, Greg. PL OK, and have a great day!

Many thanks!

[Bruce0McFadden]

"The West" by Francis Borton, read by William Bruce McFadden
Length 00:40

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/West_borton_wbm_128kb.mp3

[sophiatbow]

Nice poem! Here's my recording: (3:52)
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_st_128kb.mp3

[msfry]

"The West" by Francis Borton, read by William Bruce McFadden
Length 00:40

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/West_borton_wbm_128kb.mp3

Thanks Bruce, Here's a Homeric PL OK for you!

[msfry]

Nice poem! Here's my recording: (3:52)
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_st_128kb.mp3

Thank you, Sophia. Nice reading, however your background noise is quite high. If you use Audacity, I recommend you get a noise sample of about 4 seconds from the end of your file, go Effect/Noise Reduction/Noise Profile. Then select the entire file, go Effect/Noise Reduction/ and using settings such as 12/6/3/Reduce, hit OK. This should bring your background noise down considerably with only minimal reduction of your Volume (which is also high at 91.8, just barely below our maximum of 92, and could safely be lowered -2). Upload your adjusted file using the same name and repost here. If you don't use Audacity, I don't know how to advise you, and if you can't make these corrections, I can still mark your file PL OK.

[leeann]

Here's mine
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_lak_128kb.mp3
3:37

[Rohan31]

Hi, here's one
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_rf_128kb.mp3
Time: 03:26

Thanks, Rohan

Hello Rohan. Thanks for reciting this poem. I found a few errors at the times noted below, and also, numerous times where you leave no space between stanzas. I recommend you copy about 3/4 second of silence from the outro, listen again, zoom in and paste it in between the various stanzas when you hear them run together. Example:

The crimson trail of death!
add some silence
And what are man-made kings and courts,

Be sure to make these edits BEFORE you add any silences above (so you can find them before changing the times).
:23 Where live-oaks meet, live rhymes with hive
1:55 Gay, tender, careless, you say "tenderness", if you zoom in you can delete the "ness" without having to re-record.
2:54 They gaze abroad, they bare their brows, you say their bare brows

Make your edits, re-upload using the same name, post here with new file length, and I'll have another listen.

Here is the fixed version
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_rf_128kb.mp3
Time: 03:32

[msfry]

Thanks, Rohan. Your 3 edits were perfect, so this rendition climbs the heights to PL OK.

[TriciaG]

Is this ready to catalog? The one PL note has something to the effect of "if you can't do this, we can catalog it as is".

[msfry]

Is this ready to catalog? The one PL note has something to the effect of "if you can't do this, we can catalog it as is".

I need to turn in my poem this morning. Detained due to family in town for my brother's memorial service. Then yes, I think someone will need to catalog this because David is out of town.

[TriciaG]

I've marked it as "closed" aside from your version and will post a new one.

[msfry]

Here it is. Can someone please PL for me.

https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_mtf_128kb.mp3 4:06

[williamjones]

Uploaded
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/west_borton_wj_128kb.mp3
3:57

I hope I'm not too late.