[COMPLETE] The Gingerbread Boy And Other Stories by Laura Roundree Smith - philc

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The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories, by Laura Rountree Smith (1876 - 1924)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalogue page https://librivox.org/the-gingerbread-boy-by-laura-rountree-smith/
Short funny stories for children that not only are fun to read and listen to, but have neat rhymes to read in each story. So if you like a bit of poetry thrown in amid the prose, these are for you. Perfect for people learning the ins and outs of recording for LibriVox. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63463

Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.

New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.

Prooflistening level: Standard
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BC Admin
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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.
  • Project Code: U73XFoGY
  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
  • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 12
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
  • Original publication date (if known): 1923
  • 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: Children's Fiction/Family; Children's Fiction/Poetry

Keywords that describe the book:

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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.

Say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories. 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 Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories, by Laura Rountree Smith. 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 Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories, by Laura Rountree Smith."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: thegingerbreadboy_##_rountreesmith_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. gingerbreadboy_01_rountreesmith_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
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Post by mleigh »

So could I have 2, 5, and 10? Or am I not allowed since I've been here almost 11 months now?

Thanks,

M
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mleigh wrote: April 21st, 2021, 11:02 am So could I have 2, 5, and 10? Or am I not allowed since I've been here almost 11 months now?

Thanks,

M
Ha. You are most definitely allowed. Those 3 are yours. Help yourself to as many as you can do. :thumbs:
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Post by BettyB »

May I claim 12...

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BettyB wrote: April 21st, 2021, 2:42 pm May I claim 12...

BettyB
Sure Betty.
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May I have 1, 3, and 4 please? (If that's me being a greedy guts, I'll take 1 and 3.)
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Nedge wrote: April 22nd, 2021, 5:54 am May I have 1, 3, and 4 please? (If that's me being a greedy guts, I'll take 1 and 3.)
You are not being greedy, these are fun stories so all three are yours!
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Post by njipark123 »

Hello!
May I claim section6?
Thanks,
Nancy
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njipark123 wrote: April 22nd, 2021, 11:20 pm Hello!
May I claim section6?
Thanks,
Nancy
Yep! :thumbs:
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Post by ArthurTrinchera »

Hi!
I'd like to do Danny-Do-Little, please. Section 11.
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ArthurTrinchera wrote: April 26th, 2021, 3:31 pm Hi!
I'd like to do Danny-Do-Little, please. Section 11.
Arthur
all yours :D
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I am moving this to Readers Wanted even though we still need a DPL.
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ArthurTrinchera wrote: April 27th, 2021, 9:33 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/gingerbreadboyandotherstories_11_rountreesmith_128kb.mp3
time 7:48

Here's my wack at it Phil :D

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Post by joeyking65 »

Hi,

Can I please read sections 7,8 and 9? I would love to get started on recording.

Thanks!

Joey
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