[Complete][Group] Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack by Frank Benton - kit

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Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack by Frank Benton (1853–1921).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/cowboy-life-on-the-sidetrack-by-frank-benton/

Frank Benton, himself a wealthy rancher, provides a series of first-hand sketches of cowboy life of the late 19th and early 20th century from stories gathered from the "sidetrack." These were working cowpunchers with a subculture of their own who did the day-to-day work of the ranches. This is an important part of American history preserved for us in these stories. ( Larry Wilson)
    1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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    3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39777
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    6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
    7. DURING recording:
      No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
      Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
      START of recording (Intro)
      • "Chapter [number] of Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
      • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
      • Say:
        "Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack, by Frank Benton. [Chapter]"

      END of recording
      • At the end of the section, say:
        "End of [Chapter]"
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        "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
      • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
        "End of Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack, by Frank Benton. "

      There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.

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      128 kbps MP3
      cowboylife_##_benton_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. cowboylife_01_benton_128kb.mp3)
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      Artist: Frank Benton
      Title: ## - [Section title]
      Album: Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack

      Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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~ Larry
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Post by silverquill »

The author link isn't to Wikipedia, but does provide a short bio and the date of birth and death that I believe to be accurate.

With the completion of Cowboy Ballads, I thought this would be a nice follow up piece to make available to the listening public.
~ Larry
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Post by Kitty »

Hi Larry, this sounds interesting. I will MC this, and could I also claim first dibs on The Cattle Queen's Ghost please 8-)

Will be back with an MW soon...

For the author, I found one page here, which corroborates the dates Gutenberg has: http://wyomingauthors.pbworks.com/w/pag ... k%20Benton

you can add the dates for the author in your title.

Sonia
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Post by Kitty »

all right, I think you have everything you need to populate the MW. Did you want to PL the sections yourself ? So far I left the DPL blank.

Sonia
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Post by silverquill »

Thanks so much, Sonia!

I've got your claim registered and the MW done, and the author dates added.

Ready for readers, and a DPL would be very welcome!
~ Larry
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Post by Kitty »

perfect, we'll stay in here for another day, and hopefully someone comes along :)

Sonia
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Post by DaleInTexas »

Larry,
I would like to contribute a little Texas drawl. May I record Chapters 1&2?
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Post by HZFerr »

:D Larry, this project looks very interesting, do you need a DPL?

Helen
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Post by wsraymond »

Hi,

I'd like to read Chapter 8, True Snake Stories

and 16, Catching a Maverick

if they are available.

Many thanks.

--wa
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Post by silverquill »

HZFerr wrote::D Larry, this project looks very interesting, do you need a DPL?

Helen

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Sure thing, Helen! :9:
Sonia will put you in the MW.
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DaleInTexas wrote:Larry,
I would like to contribute a little Texas drawl. May I record Chapters 1&2?
Dale
Sure thing!
Thanks, Dale.
~ Larry
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Post by silverquill »

wsraymond wrote:Hi,

I'd like to read Chapter 8, True Snake Stories

and 16, Catching a Maverick

if they are available.

Many thanks.

--wa
You got 'em!
Thanks.
~ Larry
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Post by Kitty »

silverquill wrote:
HZFerr wrote::D Larry, this project looks very interesting, do you need a DPL?
Helen
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Sure thing, Helen! :9:
Sonia will put you in the MW.
and you are in, Helen :D thanks for joining the fun.

Sonia
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and unable to PL during that time. Thank you for your patience.
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Post by HZFerr »

:D TY Sonia,

I wish you good health and A Image

Helen
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Post by Kitty »

Same to you Helen, thanks :D

@Larry, do you think this would fit better in "Books" or in "Short works" ? The sections are fairly short, but it is a book nevertheless. So both could apply.

Sonia
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and unable to PL during that time. Thank you for your patience.
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