[COMPLETE][Magazine][Short Stories]The Rover Vol. 01 No. 15 - kit

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neecheelok70 wrote: June 4th, 2021, 4:15 am May I have Section 4? Jim
of course, thank you, Jim :)

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Hi,
I am having trouble replying to your reply on my post. Per your guidance, maybe I could do section 5 instead of section 3 (after I complete the 1 minute test)? I will do the test and upload today. Also, my reader name can be the same as my forum name, adamjs602.
Thanks!
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May I take sections 5 & 6, or just 6 if 5 has already been assigned? Thank you.
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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adamjs602 wrote: June 4th, 2021, 8:37 amI am having trouble replying to your reply on my post.
if you mean you want to quote my post, simply press the quotation marks on my post, then the text is repeated in your post.
Per your guidance, maybe I could do section 5 instead of section 3 (after I complete the 1 minute test)? I will do the test and upload today.
great, I'll make the switch then and bookmark you for 3. It's is a wiser choice to start small. That story is actually a wonderfully short part for a beginner's text to learn the ropes of editing. You will have much less frustration and a faster sense of achievement with this one ;)

But please wait for your test results before you launch. The technical settings have to be right: Mono instead of Stereo, 128kbps bitrate, that sort of thing. It's all noted down in the link I sent you in my previous post. As soon as you're ok, let me know and I'll open your reader page and it's a go. :)

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adrianstephens wrote: June 4th, 2021, 11:57 pm May I take sections 5 & 6, or just 6 if 5 has already been assigned? Thank you.
thank you, Adrian, lovely to have you read in the Rover magazine. I simply love these stories :9: Yes, I made a switch and reserved Section 5 now for our new volunteer Adam, but you are signed up for 6, thanks !

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May I claim 3? Jim :thumbs:
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Post by kathleenx »

Hi Sonia,

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Here's my recording for Section 8:
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0115_8_various_128kb.mp3

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
Kitty wrote: June 3rd, 2021, 11:56 pm
kathleenx wrote: June 3rd, 2021, 11:45 pmHello :)
Can I do Section 8 please?
hello Kathleen and also a big welcome to you. Two new readers in this project, how nice, I always like to hear new voices.

I see you just passed your test, so your settings should be good to go. And you also chose a very short section as first try, so this is a perfect way to test the waters. :thumbs:

I assigned you Section 8 officially and here is your personal reader page: https://librivox.org/reader/16302. If you prefer another reader name, like your real name or another pseudonym, just let me know and I can still change that.

Since you are new to recording, please read the first post very carefully, you will find all the details on how to say the full intro disclaimer, the outro and how to correctly name the finished file. Please be also aware that you have the final section in the project, so you also need to read the end-of-book disclaimer. ;)

If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Happy recording and thank you for your interest in this project.

Sonia
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adamjs602 wrote: June 4th, 2021, 8:37 am my reader name can be the same as my forum name, adamjs602.
so, your test is approved and here is your personal reader page, where all your projects will be listed: https://librivox.org/reader/16308

Your section is now officially claimed, and all the details for intro/outro/filename can be found in the first post. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Have fun recording

Sonia
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neecheelok70 wrote: June 5th, 2021, 6:59 am May I claim 3? Jim :thumbs:
I guess you can take on such a long chapter. I hope you manage to keep it under 74 minutes. I think it will be a pretty long one. :? Let's hope we don't have to split it.

That means we are fully claimed again :shock: I will try to launch the next one soon. Meanwhile I move this over to readers found

Thank you, will PL tomorrow probably.

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kathleenx wrote: June 5th, 2021, 9:09 amHere's my recording for Section 8:
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0115_8_various_128kb.mp3
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
I listened to your section right away, as I'm sure you were eager to get feedback and anyway the section was very short.

Well, what can I say: it was a treat to listen to your voice, I really really enjoyed it. Your voice and cadence was perfect for this final advertising word for the magazine (it would have incited me to buy it back in the time :lol: )

A wonderful recording and totally PL ok. Congrats on your first section, and hopefully you liked the recording and editing process, so there will be plenty more soon. Maybe I'll hear you in another project along the way.

Now if I may give a little word of advice for the future, though you needn't change it for this recording:

> from 0:26 to 0:29: I always suggest cutting silent breaks, even between paragraphs, to under 2 seconds. 1 to 1.5 maximum is usually fully enough, anything over 2 seconds feels very long for a listener waiting for the action to continue. ;)

> at the end we usually want a standard of 5 seconds of silence. You have around 4 seconds, and I won't be picky here because the rest was totally fine, but only make sure you will not make it even shorter than that in your next recordings

> when you post a link, please always include the length of the file (see the previous posts by Scotty and Jim for an example here).

That's it :) It was a wonderful start, keep them coming.

Thank you

Sonia
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Thanks so much for your feedback Sonia! I'm so glad it was okay :9:

I knew there was something I must've forgotten, apologies for forgetting to put in the length of the file. Thank you again for the feedback, well noted for future and I look forward to doing more recordings!

Kitty wrote: June 5th, 2021, 10:08 am
kathleenx wrote: June 5th, 2021, 9:09 amHere's my recording for Section 8:
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0115_8_various_128kb.mp3
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
I listened to your section right away, as I'm sure you were eager to get feedback and anyway the section was very short.

Well, what can I say: it was a treat to listen to your voice, I really really enjoyed it. Your voice and cadence was perfect for this final advertising word for the magazine (it would have incited me to buy it back in the time :lol: )

A wonderful recording and totally PL ok. Congrats on your first section, and hopefully you liked the recording and editing process, so there will be plenty more soon. Maybe I'll hear you in another project along the way.

Now if I may give a little word of advice for the future, though you needn't change it for this recording:

> from 0:26 to 0:29: I always suggest cutting silent breaks, even between paragraphs, to under 2 seconds. 1 to 1.5 maximum is usually fully enough, anything over 2 seconds feels very long for a listener waiting for the action to continue. ;)

> at the end we usually want a standard of 5 seconds of silence. You have around 4 seconds, and I won't be picky here because the rest was totally fine, but only make sure you will not make it even shorter than that in your next recordings

> when you post a link, please always include the length of the file (see the previous posts by Scotty and Jim for an example here).

That's it :) It was a wonderful start, keep them coming.

Thank you

Sonia
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As promised, the next Rover is launched :)

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=87692

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Post by neecheelok70 »

Here is 3--the lesson is don't mess with Geronimo!

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0115_3_various_128kb.mp3

55:14

Jim :)
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Kitty wrote: June 5th, 2021, 3:10 am thank you, Adrian, lovely to have you read in the Rover magazine. I simply love these stories :9: Yes, I made a switch and reserved Section 5 now for our new volunteer Adam, but you are signed up for 6, thanks !

Sonia
Thank you, Sonia.
Here's section 6: https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0115_6_various_128kb.mp3 25:55
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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