[COMPLETE][Speeches]The World's Famous Orations Vol. VII, Continental Europe, by William Jennings Bryan - kit

[Kitty]

clause after clause after clause, sometimes one sentence spread over 2 pages. Don't see how anyone would have made any sense of what was being said, even if they could somehow remember how the original sentence started a few minutes in the past.

oh my... and why would they rank him among the greatest orators I wonder ? Thanks for the warning. I'll try not to fall asleep while listening.

Sonia

[ToddHW]

Here is Section 19. 18:24

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_19_bryan_128kb.mp3

Thanks, Todd

[Kitty]

Here is Section 19. 18:24
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_19_bryan_128kb.mp3

no wonder he got sentenced th death...they probably thought it was the only way to shut him up

An excellent performance though, you give it your best to make it intelligible to the audience. Long-winded, he definitely was...Proust probably was a fan of his syntax.

a few small edits to make:

> at 0:41: "died in 1793" - you say "98" - as Robespierre, his major opponent and the one who condemned him to the guillotine, already died in 94 Vergniaud must have died earlier

> at 8:45: p. 122 "the criminal attempts of pontifical ambition" you say "elements" - now this made me chuckle

> from 18:14 to 18:16: between "saved liberty" and "end of section 19" - I would cut the long silence a bit

thanks for plodding through this, Todd

Sonia

[ToddHW]

Section 19 fixed and uploaded for Spot PL. Length now 18:23.

Guess it only seemed like it took that long for him to die....

Thanks, Todd

[biljobaggins]

Hello,

Here are links for #49 (10:53) and #51 (5:13):
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_49_bryan_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_51_bryan_128kb.mp3

So, #50 (Castelar)...I have a finished recording (11:51), but it returns a JSON parsing error every time I try to upload it. I've tried re-exporting the MP3, and re-uploading it. The MP3 plays normally on my Windows computer, and I'm using all the same software (Audacity) that I used on the other two in the same session. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bill

[Kitty]

Section 19 fixed and uploaded for Spot PL. Length now 18:23.

and PL ok now, thank you

Sonia

[Kitty]

Here are links for #49 (10:53) and #51 (5:13):
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_49_bryan_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_51_bryan_128kb.mp3

thank you for your submission (right in the nick of time ) and the reading was really nice, I enjoyed the listen. Very calm voice and narration, perfect for a eulogy speech.

I have a few small notes for Section 51:

> from 0:35 to 0:37: between "1894" and "born in 1846" – pause feels too long, please cut a bit from the silence, usually maximum 1.5 seconds is enough to make a good break
> at 0:37: (p. 262) could you also include the four lines of biographical sketch please: "born in 1846....(till) London in 1906"
> from 4:47 to 4:50: between "hearts of our people" and "end of section 51" – also here, please cut the silence to under 2 seconds
> from 4:59 to 5:01: between "2022" and "end of the world's famous orations..." – also here the silence could be shorter

I have bad news for section 49 however, I couldn't listen to the recording because the whole narration is doubled, like it's an echo As if you recorded it twice within a few seconds apart. Just listen to the beginning and you'll notice it right away and it doesn't stop till the end, I made a few spot checks in the middle. I don't know how this could have happened, but I hope you kept a raw file still, so you don't have to re-record it all from scratch

So, #50 (Castelar)...I have a finished recording (11:51), but it returns a JSON parsing error every time I try to upload it. I've tried re-exporting the MP3, and re-uploading it. The MP3 plays normally on my Windows computer, and I'm using all the same software (Audacity) that I used on the other two in the same session. Any ideas?

did you wait some time between uploading the first two sections and the last one ? Because this is usually a time-out error. Just log in again and it should work. Maybe you have to delete your cookies before the new log-in takes, but usually it should be good after re-log-in. Could you try again please and let me know ?

Sonia

[Kitty]

So, #50 (Castelar)...I have a finished recording (11:51), but it returns a JSON parsing error every time I try to upload it.

since you have finished recording I'm giving you a small extension to upload hopefully you manage in the next few days with the uploader. Let me know

Sonia

[biljobaggins]

Hello - Thank for you the extension, and apologies for the confusion. Here is the link to #50:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_50_bryan_128kb.mp3

I'm working on the requested edits for the other two files.

Thanks,
Bill

[biljobaggins]

Hello, here are:
#49 - with the double-track removed - https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_49_bryan_128kb.mp3
#51 - with requested edits/additions - https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_51_bryan_128kb.mp3

Thanks, Bill

[Kitty]

Here is the link to #50:
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_50_bryan_128kb.mp3

Hello, here are:
#49 - with the double-track removed - https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_49_bryan_128kb.mp3
#51 - with requested edits/additions - https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_51_bryan_128kb.mp3

thank you, Bill excellent edits on 51 and this is PL ok now.

I do have a few notes on the other two sections however:

Section 49:

> volume is just a bit below our accepted limits (86-92 dB). Could you maybe amplify with +2 to get closer to the desired average ?

> from 0:07 to 0:09: between "continental Europe" and "this is": please shorten the pause a bit, over 2 seconds feels to long

> from 0:38 to 0:41: between "1851" and "born in" - also here, over 3 seconds is too long. I always recommend staying under 2 seconds of silence, which for a listener feels very long for the text to continue. Usually between 1 and 1.5 seconds maximum is fully enough even between paragraphs

> at 0:39: (p. 249) you also forgot to include the biographical intro here, from "born in 1802...to...Unites States in 1851"

> from 1:51 to 1:53: (p. 250) between "but thee" and "even here": long pause

> from 10:35 to 10:38: between "victorious liberty" and "end of section 49": long pause

Section 50:

> from 0:38 to 0:40: between "1869" and "born in 1832" - long pause

> at 0:40: (p. 255) please include the biographical sketch start with "born in 1832... till ... President of the executive"

> at 7:41: (p. 259) "or the ship in which the Puritains took the soul of a republic to the bosom of virgin America" - I may be mistaken but I think you say "soil" here

> from 11:36 to 11:38: "between "a monarch" and "end of section 50" - long pause

Also, to make things easier for me to update the Magic Window, could you always include the length of the files when you post your links ? Thank you

Great readings, all of them.

Sonia

[GregGiordano]

Here is Section 28 - Barere -

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_28_barere_128kb.mp3

Run time is 10:00

Take care,

Greg

[yourbookvoice]

Resubmission: Section 38:
Hugo
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_38_bryan_128kb.mp3
Time: 8m 9s
Here it is, sorry for the delay!
Kerry Adams
Your Book Voice

[Kitty]

Here is Section 28 - Barere -
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_28_barere_128kb.mp3

excellently read again, quite with fervour.

Only two small corrections please:

> at 0:35: please include the year of the speech "1794" (see MW for full title)
> please also change the filename, the name of the author is "bryan" not "barrere". For some reason you kept making this wrong in this project

thanks

Sonia

[Kitty]

Resubmission: Section 38:
Hugo
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/famousorationsvii_38_bryan_128kb.mp3

thanks Kerry, now perfectly PL ok

Sonia