[COMPLETE] The Elect Lady by George MacDonald - icequeen

benjaminpwhite · Post by **benjaminpwhite** » February 25th, 2021, 5:20 am

JoannaHoyt wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 4:25 am
benjaminpwhite wrote: ↑February 23rd, 2021, 4:08 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_11_macdonald_128kb.mp3 17:03

Here is an updated version with the corrections. PS Checker is great.
Thank you! Chapter 11 is PL OK and quite clear now,and I do enjoy the vividness of your reading.

Thank you!

benjaminpwhite · Post by **benjaminpwhite** » February 25th, 2021, 5:23 am

I will do sections 20 and 30.

HannahMary · Post by **HannahMary** » February 25th, 2021, 7:01 pm

benjaminpwhite wrote: ↑February 25th, 2021, 5:23 am I will do sections 20 and 30.

Thank you, Ben!

HannahMary · Post by **HannahMary** » February 26th, 2021, 8:44 am

UnaSalusVictis wrote: ↑February 24th, 2021, 5:15 pm I'm new to Librivox and waiting to make sure my audio gets approved, but I like the size of section 33: A Great Offering. Can I be penciled in for that section?

I see your 1-minute test is now complete. Enjoy recording!

SarahW · Post by **SarahW** » February 26th, 2021, 12:08 pm

Hello. I've done my 1 minute test and have been PL approved!

Ready for section 26 please! And I would love to know how to pronounce "Dawtie"

HannahMary · Post by **HannahMary** » February 26th, 2021, 4:54 pm

SarahW wrote: ↑February 26th, 2021, 12:08 pm Hello. I've done my 1 minute test and have been PL approved! Ready for section 26 please! And I would love to know how to pronounce "Dawtie"

Wonderful! Enjoy recording!

Thanks for asking... I think I pronounced Dawtie's name close to "dotty," but with a clear, aspirated "t" sound rather than softening to a "d" in the middle. Maybe also a hint of closing toward a "w". But I'm no authority on the dialect!

UnaSalusVictis · Post by **UnaSalusVictis** » February 27th, 2021, 1:48 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_33_macdonald_128kb.mp3

My first recording (aside from the 1-min test)! Would love to hear any feedback.

HannahMary · Post by **HannahMary** » February 27th, 2021, 7:37 am

UnaSalusVictis wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 1:48 am https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_33_macdonald_128kb.mp3

My first recording (aside from the 1-min test)! Would love to hear any feedback.

Exciting - thank you! Could you also let us know the duration of your file? That helps a DPL ensure that nothing got lost during uploading.

UnaSalusVictis · Post by **UnaSalusVictis** » February 27th, 2021, 9:47 am

HannahMary wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 7:37 am
Exciting - thank you! Could you also let us know the duration of your file? That helps a DPL ensure that nothing got lost during uploading.

Audacity says the file is 4:34.977 in length.

All stats provided by the LibriVox Checker:
File Size: 4.2 MiB
Encoding Type: MPEG-1 Layer III (encoded with LAME3.100)
MP3 Format: 128 kbps 44,100 Hz Mono
Track Length: 4:35.04 (m:ss.ss)
Volume: 87.8 dB
DC Bias: +0 (-0.0011%)
Clipped Audio: 0 ms (0.00%)

I must have missed in the notes where we should provide the duration of the recording. Was there anything else that I missed?

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » February 27th, 2021, 2:39 pm

UnaSalusVictis wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 1:48 am https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_33_macdonald_128kb.mp3

My first recording (aside from the 1-min test)! Would love to hear any feedback.

Chapter 33 is PL OK and beautifully read. I'm also fairly new to reading for LibriVox and I'm especially impressed by how you've done the voices and the dramatic timing.
The only place where I could hear any room for improvement is that occasionally the ending consonants are a bit swallowed and don't sound clearly, but I was never in any doubt of the words and didn't have to consult the text--this was both vivid and clear. You could also go slightly louder--the target volume is 89 decibels, and the Amplify feature lets you adjust this--but I found your reading quite clear at the present volume. I wouldn't have mentioned either of these things if you hadn't asked about feedback.
And all you need to post is the link to the file and the duration of the file.

Thanks for reading this. I'm looking forward to hearing more readings from you.

UnaSalusVictis · Post by **UnaSalusVictis** » February 27th, 2021, 3:30 pm

JoannaHoyt wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 2:39 pm
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Thanks for reading this. I'm looking forward to hearing more readings from you.

Thank you for all the feedback JoannaHoyt! I’ll take a look at those ending consonants and amplifying the noise to the target decibels next time. Appreciate it!

UnaSalusVictis · Post by **UnaSalusVictis** » February 27th, 2021, 3:33 pm

I’d be willing to read chapter 19 - Andrew and Alexa!

HannahMary · Post by **HannahMary** » February 27th, 2021, 6:51 pm

UnaSalusVictis wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 3:33 pm I’d be willing to read chapter 19 - Andrew and Alexa!

Thank you!

UnaSalusVictis · Post by **UnaSalusVictis** » February 27th, 2021, 11:35 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_19_macdonald_128kb.mp3
Duration: 8:36

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » February 28th, 2021, 4:31 am

UnaSalusVictis wrote: ↑February 27th, 2021, 11:35 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/electlady_19_macdonald_128kb.mp3
Duration: 8:36

Thank you! Chapter 19 is PL OK and beautifully read.