COMPLETE The American Credo by Nathan/Mencken - icequeen

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The American Credo, by H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) and George Jean Nathan (1882 - 1958)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-american-credo-by-h-l-mencken/


Volunteers outside the USA: H. L. Mencken died in 1956. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

Volunteers outside the USA: George Jean Nathan died in 1958. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
The American Credo is a commentary on US politics, specifically regarding the tribalism encouraged by politicians and religious leaders and, further, the cyclical nature of human history itself. (Summary by Adrienne Prevost)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23858

Target completion date: 2021-09-01

Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

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[*]Project Code: gG4YE8tP
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken (H. L. Mencken)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jean_Nathan (George Jean Nathan)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 8
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1920
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Political Science

Keywords that describe the book: politics, us politics, tribalism, polarization

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The American Credo. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The American Credo, by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The American Credo, by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of The American Credo, by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: americancredo_##_mencken_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. americancredo_01_mencken_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: icequeen

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
Adrienne "Adri" Prevost (she/her)
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Post by icequeen »

Hi Adrienne! I can MC this one for you! Back in a moment with your MW!
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Post by icequeen »

OK, your MW is ready for you! We will wait here a day or two, maybe we can pick up a DPL.
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Post by AdriPrev »

Hi Ann, thanks for MCing this!
I have a question: In the text, the sections are only titled as Roman numerals. What should I say in the intro for "Section Title," especially to clear up the confusion from splitting up section IV?
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I would be delighted to DPL this for you.
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Post by AdriPrev »

Thanks Michele!
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Post by msfry »

AdriPrev wrote: July 7th, 2021, 12:58 pm Thanks Michele!
The sections are short, just the way I like them. I see this is your first solo. I'll be here whenever you get one uploaded, no need to rush. Just so you know, I do follow along with the text and can proof listen to whatever standard you prefer. And I'll be glad to help with any questions.

You could say Chapter 1, Preface; Chapter 2; Chapter 3, Part #; etc. and I recommend your outro say "End of Chapter #, rather than End of Section #, since section #'s won't correspond to chapter numbers. Your Outro should match the next Intro.
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Post by AdriPrev »

I'll do that, thanks!
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Uploaded section 1.
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PL Notes 1

As we discussed earlier, Intro and outro should match, and be consistent throughout the book:
Intro: Section 1 should say Chapter 1, Chapter 3, Part 1, etc.
or
Outro:End of Chapter 1 should say Section 1

Background Noise is at the high end. I recommend you apply a bit of Noise Reduction to your file. In Audacity, I would select about 4 seconds of silence from the end of the file, go Effects/Noise Reduction/Get Noise Profile. Then select the entire file, go Effect/Noise Reduction/set settings to 12, 6, 3, Reduce/OK. This should cut down the hissy background noise by about half, without affecting your voice quality, which is good. NOTE: Different people use different settings, so feel free to experiment, and beware that if you do additional passes it might begin to affect the quality. Most of us who don't have professional recording studios have to pass our files through Noise Reduction.

NOTE: Being that this is your first solo, I'll point out that you may use the shortened disclaimer for the rest of your sections. "This librivox recording is in the public domain."

SUGGESTION: The Title Page has a sub-title, which you could mention both in your Summary, and in the Intro on your first file:
THE AMERICAN CREDO
A Contribution Toward the Interpretation
of the National Mind
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Post by icequeen »

OK, I went out of town yesterday and got back late, so here I am now!

Michele is in as DPL, thank you!

Everything that Michele said is regard to your questions is exactly correct. As a solo project, you can set it up the way that you want to. I personally would use "Section #," since there are no chapters, but the main thing here is to be consistent. If you begin with "section," end with "section."

Off we go to Going Solo!
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icequeen wrote: July 8th, 2021, 11:37 am I personally would use "Section #," since there are no chapters, but the main thing here is to be consistent. If you begin with "section," end with "section."
I would say Chapter #, and end Chapter #, because after Chapter 4, the section number does not refer to chapter, but if you say End of Chapter 4, Part 1, it is obvious on even a smart phone screen (which does not display section numbers), that Chapter 4, Part 2 is next. This becomes immensely valuable on a long book with many chapters.
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Post by AdriPrev »

Let me get this straight: The intro (for all chapters after the first) should be
Chapter #, part # (if applicable) of The American Credo, by H.L Mencken and George Jean Nathan. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Chapter #, part #.
And then the outro should be
End of chapter #, part #.
Is that right?
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Post by msfry »

That's my recommendation. The repeat makes sense on the Intro using a long disclaimer but on the short one, and without a chapter title to read, I think you could safely leave the second "Chapter #, Part # off. The first iteration does let listeners know they are on the right chapter, and that's the main thing needed.
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Post by AdriPrev »

Re-uploaded chapter 1.
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