This is a volume of cute short stories. Miss Mink for instance invites a lonely soldier to her place for dinner and realises that with this one man the entire world walked into her front door. The other stories follow similar lines. ( Carolin)
How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording: START of recording (Intro)
"Section [number] of Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Say: "Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories, by Alice Hegan Rice. [Story title]"
END of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of Section [number]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories, by Alice Hegan Rice. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
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AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
missminkssoldier_##_rice_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. missminkssoldier_01_rice_128kb.mp3)
Example ID3 V2 tags (just leave those blank!)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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Dear Carolin,
I would like to read Section 1, Miss Mink's Soldier, please.
I will aim to have this done by the end of February, as I have a few commitments leading up to then.
I hope that's ok.
This will be my first read for you so pease let me know if you would like me to provide a sample read first.
All the very best,
Gina
GINA GALLO
GinaG wrote: ↑January 25th, 2018, 5:22 amDear Carolin,
I would like to read Section 1, Miss Mink's Soldier, please.
I will aim to have this done by the end of February, as I have a few commitments leading up to then.
I hope that's ok.
This will be my first read for you so pease let me know if you would like me to provide a sample read first.
All the very best,
Gina
GINA GALLO
Hi gina, welcome to librivox!
You are welcome to read that section. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.
Please also post a test recording before getting started. This goes into the listeners wanted subforum. This is not an audition but just a way for us to make sure that your technical settings are as we need them. Also you only need to complete it once and then youre all set for all of librivox
momstro wrote: ↑January 25th, 2018, 8:53 am
I would like to read Section 7-Cupid Goes Slumming,
Momstro (Gretchen)
Hi and welcome to librivox!
You are welcome to read that section. I see you have already completed your one minute test, so all i need now is to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. Thank you
It looks like most sections are still open, and I'd like to read any part that you need me to read. I'll go under the name Tyler. (I'm a bit unsure because it looks like some have been claimed in the comments).
Hi,
Hope I'm doing this ok:-
Here is the link to the test I've submitted in the "Listeners Wanted" forum. memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=96368
All the best,
GinaG
momstro wrote: ↑January 27th, 2018, 11:02 am
I would like my name-Gretchen LaBuhn in the catalog. Thanks so much.
Awesome, thank you! I have signed you up, your personal catalog page is here https://librivox.org/reader/12230 you can get started right away. If you have any questions, just let us know
Iamhorse wrote: ↑January 28th, 2018, 11:37 am
Hello!
It looks like most sections are still open, and I'd like to read any part that you need me to read. I'll go under the name Tyler. (I'm a bit unsure because it looks like some have been claimed in the comments).
Hi tyler, welcome to librivox and to this project! You are welcome to read any open section in this project, but youre right, the magic window was not up to date for a little while. Thats fixed though. I have now signed you up for section 2 but i can change that if you prefer another
you can get started right away. If you have any questions, just let us know