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realisticspeakers
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Post by realisticspeakers »

SonOfTheExiles wrote: March 1st, 2021, 12:46 am
realisticspeakers wrote: March 1st, 2021, 12:38 am ...when one sentence in your reading of an English translation of a 1904 German non-fiction work has 1 semicolon within a quote inside a set of parentheses within a separate clause separated by an em-dash, one other quote, and one more separate clause separated by an em-dash, all peppered with ten commas within 14 lines that ends with a question mark and should really be read in one exasperated breath?
The problem, with, that many commas, and other, pause-paraphernalia, is that one ends up, sounding like, William Shatner, playing, Captain Kirk.

Cheers,
Chris
Don't I, sound like, that. anyway?
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linny wrote: February 21st, 2021, 3:20 pm Don't you hate when the weekend isn't long enough to catch up on all the stuff left over from the week? :roll:
everyone knows that.
but...
please, don't add to your stress and limit yourself!
you are doing great!
:thumbs: :clap:
cheers
wolfi
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realisticspeakers
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Post by realisticspeakers »

schrm wrote: March 1st, 2021, 12:49 am
realisticspeakers wrote: March 1st, 2021, 12:38 am ...when one sentence in your reading of an English translation of a 1904 German non-fiction work has 1 semicolon within a quote inside a set of parentheses within a separate clause separated by an em-dash, one other quote, and one more separate clause separated by an em-dash, all peppered with ten commas within 14 lines that ends with a question mark and should really be read in one exasperated breath?
make this an art.
:lol:
OH I got this! I got this! It might take a few takes and some judicious editing, but it will be read smoothly if it (and it probably will) kills me.
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SonOfTheExiles
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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

schrm wrote: March 1st, 2021, 12:51 am
linny wrote: February 21st, 2021, 3:20 pm Don't you hate when the weekend isn't long enough to catch up on all the stuff left over from the week? :roll:
everyone knows that.
but...
please, don't add to your stress and limit yourself!
you are doing great!
:thumbs: :clap:
You know, it's called the Day of Rest because that's when you catch up with "the rest" of the stuff that you didn't manage to get done during the week.

Cheers,
Chris
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schrm
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Post by schrm »

SonOfTheExiles wrote: March 1st, 2021, 1:06 am You know, it's called the Day of Rest because that's when you catch up with "the rest" of the stuff that you didn't manage to get done during the week.

Cheers,
Chris
:lol: well put this contradiction...
cheers
wolfi
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Post by Monicha1 »

I understand completely where that is coming from
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Post by TheDinosaurPlanet »

When one word messes up your recording, peaking to 1.0 every time you say it. For me the word has been "Glory".
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Post by Bookworm360 »

...When you go fishing and suddenly half the village decides to go out in their boats?(oh wait, is this LV problem only issues?)
2 Timothy 1:7. Look it up.
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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

Don't you hate it when the 'b', 'n', and DELETE keys on your laptop refuse to function anymore? Makes typing, editing Audacity and such a real dream.

Other than continually cutting/pasting the letters, the only workaround I could think of was to set up hotkeys of CNTL-ALT-V to produce 'b/B' and CNTL-ALT-M to produce 'n/N', and use the CUT button to delete in Audacity, but it sure does cramp my style typing-wise.

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Chris
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Post by AngeliqueAnja »

My keys keep sticking (old keyboard and I regularly take part in NaNoWriMo, as well as other writing tasks). The last recording session I did, I would delete a section and then it would keep complaining that I needed to make a selection before I could delete anything...

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SonOfTheExiles wrote: March 14th, 2021, 7:10 pm Don't you hate it when the 'b', 'n', and DELETE keys on your laptop refuse to function anymore? Makes typing, editing Audacity and such a real dream.
You do it on your laptop?
Maybe try PC. That’s what I do, and that way I can replace keyboards if one stops working.
(Although you would have to redo your tech specs.)
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Post by Bookworm360 »

...when EVERYTHING in the Launch Pad is a solo?! 🤬
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Post by annise »

That's because we are having a cleanup month - and members are holding back until it ends. Hop in and help and it may finish before the 1st April.

Anne
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Post by ColleenMc »

When you are used to checking in EVERY DAY (sometimes multiple times) and you go out of town and check back in and feel like you have lost track of EVERYTHING? ACK.

Colleen

ETA: And also that you completely missed a Zoom meeting. Boo!
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schrm
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Post by schrm »

oh, something else but quite similar:

...when you want to deliver these two recordings, thought you will have it n a few dys for sure,... but then, time flies and you just don't have enough spare time, or are too tired to start editing
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