Hi, Ashyia! Welcome to LibriVox
No, you're fine - collections like this project run a little differently from "normal" LibriVox group projects. You do get to just submit your recording.
For those other ones, though, where you're supposed to request a section before doing it, you do always want to wait for verification from the project's BC before you do the recording. If you don't, mixups can happen and people get upset.
PL Notes for "The Baker's Dozen"
Your story is very nicely read - terrific addition for our project!
The volume is way too low, though, so it needs to be amplified. Can you please do that, raising it by 10 with the Amplification effect (assuming you're using Audacity)?
Once that is done, it will need to have Noise Reduction run on the track. I would recommend using the numbers 12, 6, 3 in the boxes (from top to bottom). If you're not familiar with using Noise Reduction yet, holler at me and I'll help you learn that.
After editing the track, export it to mp3 again and upload it again. . . and post here with the link and the track duration. You'll always include the length of a track when you post a recording link to a project.
Typically typed like this: (3:52)
And then, for your future recordings, increase your recording volume so that your files are in the decibel range that LibriVox uses.
Glad to have you onboard!
Oh! P.S. We have to make your Reader Page to be able to officially assign your story to your name. What name do you want us to use on that? It is the page that public listeners will see when they look at the audiobook in the Catalog. Some of use our real name, others use their forum boards name, and others make up another psuedonym. Just let me know what name you want on yours.
