[COMPLETE]A to Zed Collection Vol. 002-mtf

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mightyfelix
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A to Zed Collection Vol. 002

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-to-zed-collection-vol-002-by-various/

This is a collection of 26 selections, both fiction and nonfiction, in which each topic begins with a different letter of the alphabet.

Before recording, please post in this thread to claim a letter. Then select and record any short work, fiction or nonfiction, in the public domain, as long as the main topic of the work begins with the letter that you've claimed. For clarification of what it means for a work to be "in the public domain," see this section of the LibriVox Wiki: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Copyright_and_Public_Domain. Try to stay with works that run less than 60 minutes. You may claim up to 2 letters. Multiple versions are welcome, so don't worry whether someone else has recorded your selection already; we're happy to hear your version too. :)


Basic Recording Guide: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Newbie_Guide_to_Recording

1. RECORD:
  • Be sure to set your recording software to: 44100Hz, 16 or 32-bit.
  • At the BEGINNING say: "[Title of Work], by [Author Name]" "This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org"
  • At the END, say: "End of [Title], by [Author Name]"
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  • Please leave no more than 1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording. Add about 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording.
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  • Save or export your recording to an mp3 file at 128kbs. The uploader will add the mp.3 to the end of your file name when it uploads. Please use the format shown. Your file name should have this format before you upload it:

    atozed002_##_various_128kb where ## corresponds to your section number. (A will be 01, B will be 02, etc.)

    After it is uploaded, it should have this format:
    https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/atozed002_##_various_128kb.mp3
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  • To upload, you'll need to select the MC, which for this Collection is: mightyfelix
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  • Author of the work.
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  • We ask that you complete any editing requested by the Dedicated Proof Listener within two weeks of the request, or, if you need more time, that you post in this thread to request an extension. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen. Extensions are, however, at the discretion of the Book Coordinator.

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mightyfelix
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Post by mightyfelix »

Here we go! DPL welcome!
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Post by ColleenMc »

Fun! Bookmarking to consider what to record -- be back soon!

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Post by schrm »

i claim a for austria, wanted to read on arts from austria.. but neither architecture nor decorative art impressed me so deeply as the article on medical assistance on the youth, yearbook of austria, 1921
https://archive.org/details/yearbookofaustri00newy/page/26/mode/2up
that's the topic after-effects of ww1...

well, do you want to begin the collection with this?
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Post by maxgal »

OOOOO!
I'd like to do "A Bit of Wood" by Algernon Blackwood.
It could do for "B" or "W"...
Louise
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Post by mightyfelix »

schrm wrote: May 23rd, 2020, 6:23 am i claim a for austria, wanted to read on arts from austria.. but neither architecture nor decorative art impressed me so deeply as the article on medical assistance on the youth, yearbook of austria, 1921
https://archive.org/details/yearbookofaustri00newy/page/26/mode/2up
that's the topic after-effects of ww1...

well, do you want to begin the collection with this?
Austria sounds like a great place to start!
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Post by mightyfelix »

maxgal wrote: May 23rd, 2020, 6:51 am OOOOO!
I'd like to do "A Bit of Wood" by Algernon Blackwood.
It could do for "B" or "W"...
Sounds good, I'll put you in for W!
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Post by mightyfelix »

And I'll take Q and X for myself. :wink:
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Post by silverquill »

Can you put me in for Zehru of Xollar?
It's cheesy sci-fi story.
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Post by ColleenMc »

I'd like to claim "I" and "M" for two essays, "The Irish Midwife" and "Men's Manners".

Thanks!
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Post by maxgal »

Could I claim "L" also???
I'll come up with something...
Louise
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Post by maxgal »

maxgal wrote: May 23rd, 2020, 7:53 am Could I claim "L" also???
I'll come up with something...
Well, of course I have to do "Louise" by Saki.
Louise
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Post by mightyfelix »

MW updated, thanks all!

(By the way, I hope no one expects a punny response from me for each post. I couldn't compete with Kevin's legacy, and don't much care to try! :wink:)
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Post by jennlea »

May I claim S?

I’ll be reading “How to Become a Successful Singer”.
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Post by Ambsweet13 »

Can I claim "C"?
I want to read The Adventure of the Cardboard Box by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A.M.B. :roll:

Between illnesses, work, and vacation, May wasn't my best Librivox month. But I'm back and ready to do some more recording, editing, and PLing!
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