COMPLETE [HISTORY] The History of Rome, volume 2, by Livy - Leni

[Leni]

Sections 11 and 12 have been orphaned.

[mlevi]

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3

duration 31:17

[nzk13]

May I have 11 and 12?

[Leni]

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3

duration 31:17

Thank you! Keep an eye here for our PLer's feedback!

[Leni]

May I have 11 and 12?

Sure, thanks for claiming!

[nzk13]

May I have 11 and 12?

Sure, thanks for claiming!

Here they are: https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_11_livy_128kb.mp3 27:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_12_livy_128kb.mp3 31:10

[Leni]

That was fast! Thanks!

[JHedrick]

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3

duration 31:17

Hi Matthew,

I am the friendly neighborhood Dedicated Proof Listener (DPL) for this project. There are a couple of issues we need to address.

Firstly, I need you to go back and read the instructions for this project. "Please observe that this book uses the common abbreviations for Latin first names. Here is a list of the names and their abbreviations. Please read the name, not the abbreviation: that is, please read "P.Valerius" as "Publius Valerius"."


While you are attending to that, I would like you to have a look at the length of the gaps you left between sections. While a bit of silence between sections is useful in separating sections, listeners get "antsy" at anything over two seconds. You have gaps of five seconds or more at 0:32 and 15:17. Based on your file, I will assume (dangerous word) that you are comfortable with using effects. I use the Truncate Silence effect to shorten all my gaps to 1.5 seconds. You just have to be mindful of maintaining your five-second trailing silence.

After you have made these corrections, please upload the new file using the original file name and then drop a note here in the forum.

[mlevi]

thank you for the information! I should have read the part about the abbreviations more carefully.

will revise & repost shortly.

[JHedrick]

Here they are: https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_11_livy_128kb.mp3 27:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_12_livy_128kb.mp3 31:10

Both sections are PL Okay

My only suggestion would be to keep an eye on clipping for future sections. In section 11, around 16:30, the volume during the speech had some slight clipping, but not enough to require rerecording.

Otherwise, nice job

[nzk13]

Here they are: https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_11_livy_128kb.mp3 27:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_12_livy_128kb.mp3 31:10

Both sections are PL Okay

My only suggestion would be to keep an eye on clipping for future sections. In section 11, around 16:30, the volume during the speech had some slight clipping, but not enough to require rerecording.

Otherwise, nice job

Thanks! I think that's an artifact of my recording setup; for some reason audacity tends to record at around 82 db or so, and normalization usually gets it to about 85-87, so I used the "amplify" effect to bring it up to around 90db. I think that effect is what causes the clipping.

[JHedrick]

Here they are: https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_11_livy_128kb.mp3 27:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_12_livy_128kb.mp3 31:10

Both sections are PL Okay

My only suggestion would be to keep an eye on clipping for future sections. In section 11, around 16:30, the volume during the speech had some slight clipping, but not enough to require rerecording.

Otherwise, nice job

Thanks! I think that's an artifact of my recording setup; for some reason audacity tends to record at around 82 db or so, and normalization usually gets it to about 85-87, so I used the "amplify" effect to bring it up to around 90db. I think that effect is what causes the clipping.

Maybe some compression after Normalize, and then use Loudness Normalization. Have a look at: How I Always Hit 89dB With One Click https://youtu.be/aSKR55RDVpk

[mlevi]

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3

duration 31:17

Hi Matthew,

I am the friendly neighborhood Dedicated Proof Listener (DPL) for this project. There are a couple of issues we need to address.

Firstly, I need you to go back and read the instructions for this project. "Please observe that this book uses the common abbreviations for Latin first names. Here is a list of the names and their abbreviations. Please read the name, not the abbreviation: that is, please read "P.Valerius" as "Publius Valerius"."


While you are attending to that, I would like you to have a look at the length of the gaps you left between sections. While a bit of silence between sections is useful in separating sections, listeners get "antsy" at anything over two seconds. You have gaps of five seconds or more at 0:32 and 15:17. Based on your file, I will assume (dangerous word) that you are comfortable with using effects. I use the Truncate Silence effect to shorten all my gaps to 1.5 seconds. You just have to be mindful of maintaining your five-second trailing silence.

After you have made these corrections, please upload the new file using the original file name and then drop a note here in the forum.

alright, I think that it`s all fixed up.

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3 new runtime 30:56

[nzk13]

Maybe some compression after Normalize, and then use Loudness Normalization. Have a look at: How I Always Hit 89dB With One Click https://youtu.be/aSKR55RDVpk

Just tried that in a new recording for a different project, and it worked perfectly! Thanks so much. I'll definitely use it from now on.

[JHedrick]

alright, I think that it`s all fixed up.

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/historyofrome2_07_livy_128kb.mp3 new runtime 30:56

That's the ticket! Well edited

PL Okay