Uncle Wiggly's Storybook by Howard Garis - philc

[philchenevert]

Here is another Wiggily section.
(My 96 year old sister remembers them from first grade!)
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_18_garis__128kb.mp3
14::53

Thank you.

[philchenevert]

General question:
Why us Uncle Wiggily's Storybook being recorded now when there is already
a Librivox recording of it available online?
Just wondering.

An excellent question Laurie. LibriVox allows and supports multiple versions of books and stories; we call it 'choice of voice'. I just liked these stories and the writing style and decided to give different people the chance to do them their way that's all. We have many versions of beloved classics like Jayne Eyre, Huckleberry Finn, Alice in Wonderland and the like. Some people do not wish to record anything that is already in our catalog and that is fine, but most of us (like me) have no problem launching happily into the 12th rendition of Pollyanna or Peter Pan. Hope this explains it a bit.

[LaurieB]

Thanks for the explanation, but how is it choice of voice if there is no option given to the browser
online? Or rather, if there is an option how does one go about finding it? If I click on Huckleberry,
in Gutenberg, for instance, will several Librivox versions pop up over the text? Or would choice
of voice only appear to me if I search for Huck in the Librivox catalog rather than at Gutenberg?

[czandra]

33, 34, 35 please!

Czandra

[czandra]

Here is another Wiggily section.
(My 96 year old sister remembers them from first grade!)
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_18_garis__128kb.mp3
14::53

I remember them, and I'm a long way from 96!

Czandra

[philchenevert]

Thanks for the explanation, but how is it choice of voice if there is no option given to the browser
online? Or rather, if there is an option how does one go about finding it? If I click on Huckleberry,
in Gutenberg, for instance, will several Librivox versions pop up over the text? Or would choice
of voice only appear to me if I search for Huck in the Librivox catalog rather than at Gutenberg?

Gee, I don't know for sure. I always look at from the reader point of view. Please try doing a search for a popular book and see what pops up. And let us know!
EDIT: here is Huckleberry Finn https://librivox.org/search/?q=huckleberry%20fin&search_form=advanced It does not say who is the reader, just the version. (I did version 6)

[philchenevert]

33, 34, 35 please!

Czandra

Sure, those 3 are yours.

[redrun]

Section 27 is done! Duration 9m44s
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_27_garis_128kb.mp3

Thanks, Phil, for coordinating such a fun book! Definitely a good one to get me started!

[redrun]

It seems like you are getting a good handle on using some of the effects. I use a macro for post-production that first runs a high-pass (a.k.a. low cut) filter at 100hz to eliminate rumble, then normalization, compressor, and loudness normalization.

Ooh, thanks for the macro tip, I'm borrowing that.
If I understand the term right, then the "Low rolloff for speech" that comes with Audacity is a high-pass filter, so that's what I tested first. Experimenting, I found that if I mirrored the curve onto the high end, starting around 8000KHz (low-pass filter?), then I hear far fewer mouth clicks in need of manual editing, and the ones I miss don't seem to stand out so much. If that's a bad thing to do in general, I'll see what else there is out there.

Thank you for your time, both as a listener and by sharing your experience!

[JHedrick]

It seems like you are getting a good handle on using some of the effects. I use a macro for post-production that first runs a high-pass (a.k.a. low cut) filter at 100hz to eliminate rumble, then normalization, compressor, and loudness normalization.

Ooh, thanks for the macro tip, I'm borrowing that.
If I understand the term right, then the "Low rolloff for speech" that comes with Audacity is a high-pass filter, so that's what I tested first. Experimenting, I found that if I mirrored the curve onto the high end, starting around 8000KHz (low-pass filter?), then I hear far fewer mouth clicks in need of manual editing, and the ones I miss don't seem to stand out so much. If that's a bad thing to do in general, I'll see what else there is out there.

Thank you for your time, both as a listener and by sharing your experience!

Here is a video about DeClicker and DeEsser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zESSLTU4vw

[czandra]

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_33_garis_128k.mp3

15:24

Czandra

[philchenevert]

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_33_garis_128k.mp3

15:24

Czandra

[czandra]

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_34_garis_128k.mp3

13:36

Czandra

[philchenevert]

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_34_garis_128k.mp3

13:36

Czandra

thank you.

[redrun]

Section 27 is done! Duration 9m44s
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/unclewiggilysstorybook_27_garis_128kb.mp3

Thanks, Phil, for coordinating such a fun book! Definitely a good one to get me started!