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SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 2:13 am Australian accent here.

This would be an example of it being cranked up to maximum: https://librivox.org/bill-doreens-courtship-selections-from-the-songs-of-a-sentimental-bloke-by-c-j-dennis/


Regards,
Chris

Torfinn wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 3:14 am
Devorah: We would definitely be keen on using your voice. If I´m not wrong you have a kind of neutral American accent? If you are willing to try it out we could send you a text we think suitable.

mightyfelix wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 11:13 am

Torfinn wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 3:14 am
Devorah: We would definitely be keen on using your voice. If I´m not wrong you have a kind of neutral American accent? If you are willing to try it out we could send you a text we think suitable.

Yes, I'd be willing to try it. I do think of my accent as a kind of neutral American. Sometimes with just a touch of Texan thrown in, as that's where I grew up. But many Texans I meet on a daily basis assume, from my voice, that I'm from somewhere else!

Torfinn wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 3:27 am

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 2:13 am Australian accent here.

This would be an example of it being cranked up to maximum: https://librivox.org/bill-doreens-courtship-selections-from-the-songs-of-a-sentimental-bloke-by-c-j-dennis/


Regards,
Chris

Chris: I´m sure there will be a text for you to read. At the moment we really lack male readers. However, none of the texts that are completed would work with an Australian accent (this is strictly a narrative issue). Would you be able to do it a bit more toned down?

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑July 16th, 2018, 2:44 pm

Torfinn wrote: ↑July 13th, 2018, 3:27 am

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑July 8th, 2018, 2:13 am Australian accent here.

This would be an example of it being cranked up to maximum: https://librivox.org/bill-doreens-courtship-selections-from-the-songs-of-a-sentimental-bloke-by-c-j-dennis/


Regards,
Chris

Chris: I´m sure there will be a text for you to read. At the moment we really lack male readers. However, none of the texts that are completed would work with an Australian accent (this is strictly a narrative issue). Would you be able to do it a bit more toned down?

I can tone it down, but I don’t think I can entirely eliminate my Australian accent.

This is what it sounds like toned down: http://www.archive.org/download/shakedown_on_the_floor_1804.poem_librivox/shakedown_lawson_sote_128kb.mp3

Regards,
Chris

Foon wrote: ↑July 16th, 2018, 1:27 pm Hi Tor-Finn,
This looks like a fun project. If you could use another female voice, I'd be happy to help out! I don't have so much as a "real" accent, but English people often think I have a subtle Irish accent (in reality, I'm not a native speaker, which is why my accent doesn't really fit a geographical region). My catalog page is in my signature if you want to give it a listen.

Cheers,
Foon

Horner94 wrote: ↑July 16th, 2018, 8:40 am Hello Tor-Finn,

I really appreciate your comments. I am using Audacity. I have lowered the volume and the updated version can be found at the following link:
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_Horner94.mp3

Regards,
Chad

Kozmique wrote: ↑August 20th, 2018, 9:19 am I see I'm a bit late, but are you still looking for readers? I'm an artist from Los Angeles, CA. I have a low, pleasant voice and a neutral, fairly malleable accent that people in other countries often have a hard time placing at first. I'm new to Librivox, and just had my first recording approved: https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/swanhilde_12_hauff_128kb.mp3