[COMPLETE]The War Trail by Thomas Mayne Reid - icequeen

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The War Trail, by Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 - 1883)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-war-trail-by-thomas-mayne-reid/

To Come! (Summary by )
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23144

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 will be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

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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.

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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.

[list]
[*]Project Code: fwgvnkzP
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mayne_Reid (Thomas Mayne Reid)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 100
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1857
[*]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/Action & Adventure

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:
"Chapter # of The War Trail. 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 War Trail, by Thomas Mayne Reid. 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 War Trail, by Thomas Mayne Reid."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: wartrail_###_reid_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. wartrail_001_reid_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 icequeen »

Moving on to Readers Wanted!
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Post by Ebele »

May I claim Chapters 17 and 21?
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Ebele wrote: April 16th, 2021, 7:02 pm May I claim Chapters 17 and 21?

Chapters 17 and 21 are yours! Thank you!
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Post by Ebele »

Here is my recording of Chapter 17 ready for proofreading:

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_017_reid_128kb.wav

Duration: 6:22
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Post by icequeen »

Ebele wrote: April 16th, 2021, 10:51 pm Here is my recording of Chapter 17 ready for proofreading:

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_017_reid_128kb.wav

Duration: 6:22

Thank you!
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Post by icequeen »

Chapter 17 needs to be exported as an mp3 file, it is currently a wav file. The reading is fine, but I can't check the settings until it is converted to an mp3.
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Post by StillzJam42 »

Can I have sections 24 & 35?
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Post by icequeen »

StillzJam42 wrote: April 23rd, 2021, 2:11 pm Can I have sections 24 & 35?

Sections 24 and 35 are yours! Thank you!
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Post by Reeses118 »

Hello,

Can I read chapters 8 & 9?

Thanks!
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Post by icequeen »

Reeses118 wrote: May 4th, 2021, 9:08 am Hello,

Can I read chapters 8 & 9?

Thanks!

Chapters 8 and 9 are yours, thank you!
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Reeses118 wrote: May 11th, 2021, 3:52 pm Hello,

Below are the links for Chapter 8 (10:53) and Chapter 9 (14:08).

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_008_reid_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_009_reid_128kb.mp3

Thanks!

Great! Thank you!
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Post by icequeen »

Chapter 8 and 9 need a few fixes. Very good reading, you are definitely having fun with the text!

Chapter 8:

The volume is too high. It is currently at 93.8 db, we need it to be around 89 db.
The bit rate is currently 109 kbps and variable. That needs to be changed to 128 kbps and constant.
The beginning silence is currently at 5 seconds, that needs to be cut down to .5-1 second.

Chapter 9:

The volume is also too high. It is currently at 93 db for this chapter.
The bit rate is also at 109 kbps and variable, which needs to be changed to 128 kbps and constant.
At 12:16-:22, is a sentence that you started, paused, then restarted. The first sentence and pause need to be edited out.
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Post by Reeses118 »

Hello,

Thanks for the feedback. Below are the revised links for Chapter 8 (10:48) and Chapter 9 (14:01).

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_008_reid_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wartrail_009_reid_128kb.mp3

Thanks!
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