This project is complete and all audio files can be found at: https://librivox.org/the-national-geographic-magazine-vol-10-10-october-1899-by-national-geographic-society/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/nationalgeograp101899nati (direct links provided in the Magic Window)The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, October 1899.
It includes the following articles:
- Life on a Yukon Trail, by Alfred P. Dennis
- Tides of Chesapeake Bay, by E. D. Preston
- The Relation of Forests and Forest Fires, by Gifford Pinchot
- Variations in Lake Levels and Atmospheric Precipitation, by A. J. Henry
- Calculations of Population in June, 1900, by Henry Farquhar
- The Definite Location of Bouvet Island, by O. H. Tittmann
- Peary's Work and Prospects, by H. L. Bridgman
- Peary's Explorations in 1898-1899
- The California and Nevada Boundary
- Railroads and Canals
- Geographic Literature and Miscellanea
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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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:
End of recording:"Section # of The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10, October 1899. 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, /city, /date."]
"[Article Name by Author Name, as these appear in the text]"
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, /city, /date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10, October 1899"
Filename: ngm10_10_##_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. ngm10_10_01_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: Rapunzelina
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.
