COMPLETE: The Boy Travellers in Mexico, by Thomas W. Knox -jo

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The Boy Travellers in Mexico, by Thomas Wallace Knox (1835 - 1896)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:

https://librivox.org/the-boy-travellers-in-mexico-by-thomas-wallace-knox/

An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a book describing the land of the Aztecs, its history and resources, the manners and customs of its people, and the many curious things to be seen, and adventures passed through, in a journey from one end of that country to the other." Subtitle: Adventures of Two youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, with a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal. This is from The Boy Travellers series by Thomas W. Knox. (Summary by S Caulkins)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/61346

We will not read the chapter table of contents or the picture captions.

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.

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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:
"Chapter # of The Boy Travellers in Mexico. 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 Boy Travellers in Mexico, by Thomas Wallace Knox. Chapter Number."
We will not read the chapter table of contents or the picture captions.

End of recording:
Say:
"End of 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 Boy Travellers in Mexico, by Thomas Wallace Knox."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: boytravellersmexico_##_knox_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. boytravellersmexico_01_knox_128kb.mp3)

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

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.
Last edited by SCaulkins on December 18th, 2022, 9:54 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Post by LCaulkins »

Teamwork :clap:

I will DPL for Scott's project.
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Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
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Post by SCaulkins »

:thumbs:
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

I'll MC this for your, Scott. MW will be along shortly.
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Post by LCaulkins »

Hey, Jo - he had to work late tonight. Is this OK sitting here until tomorrow for him?
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Sure.
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Post by SCaulkins »

Thank you for supervising my first project. I have filled in the window.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Scott. The chapter summaries in the MW are fine for now, but will need to be deleted from the titles in the MW before this is cataloged so they don't end up in the title tags. Moving this to Readers Wanted.
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Post by SCaulkins »

Makes sense. Will do.
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Post by LCaulkins »

I can do Section 1
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Post by RLohner »

I can do Section 2.
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Post by SCaulkins »

Thanks to both of you
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Post by ctrlrv »

I can do section 32
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ctrlrv wrote: December 2nd, 2021, 6:29 am I can do section 32
Thank you, and welcome to LibriVox.

Please tell us what name you want us to use for your catalog page. I have noted that you want to do section 32, but I can't assign the section for you until we make your page.

Also, it is recommended that you do the Preliminary Test to make sure your set up and technical specs are adjusted before you do a full-size recording. You'll find a link for that in the Newbie Guide to Recording, linked near the top of this project's main post.

Appreciate your help here!
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Post by ctrlrv »

SCaulkins wrote: December 2nd, 2021, 7:47 am
ctrlrv wrote: December 2nd, 2021, 6:29 am I can do section 32
Thank you, and welcome to LibriVox.

Please tell us what name you want us to use for your catalog page. I have noted that you want to do section 32, but I can't assign the section for you until we make your page.

Also, it is recommended that you do the Preliminary Test to make sure your set up and technical specs are adjusted before you do a full-size recording. You'll find a link for that in the Newbie Guide to Recording, linked near the top of this project's main post.

Appreciate your help here!
I'd like to use ctrlrv for my catalog page. And I'll do the preliminary test for sure ! Thanks :)
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