David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the fourth of the Little Jack Rabbit books. ( Larry Wilson)
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.
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.
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Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
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 Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk. 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: "Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk, by David Cory. Chapter [title]"
END of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of Chapter [number]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk, by David Cory. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
jackandchippy_##_cory_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. jackandchippy_01_cory_128kb.mp3)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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MW is set up.
I hope you don't mind, Kevin, but I like to take the first section in these, kinda of a tradition. But, there are 28 more chapters to choose from.
silverquill wrote: ↑July 29th, 2019, 9:00 am
Thanks, David!
MW is set up.
I hope you don't mind, Kevin, but I like to take the first section in these, kinda of a tradition. But, there are 28 more chapters to choose from.
And a DPL would be most welcome!
Ah. Ahhhhh. The world will never hear my voice for the Big Brown Bear. (Hahaha!)
RSlabaugh wrote: ↑July 30th, 2019, 10:24 pm
I would be happy to DPL or at least PL some. However I'm new to the whole thing, so if I should start somewhere else, just say so!
Well, I think this is as good a place as any to get started.
RSlabaugh wrote: ↑July 30th, 2019, 10:24 pm
I would be happy to DPL or at least PL some. However I'm new to the whole thing, so if I should start somewhere else, just say so!
Well, I think this is as good a place as any to get started.
In fact, you might like to read through the Newbie Guide to Recording, referenced in the initial post, just to get an idea of how this works.
My guess is that Kevin will have a chapter ready for you shortly to PL.
Sounds good! I've downloaded the checker and read the various pages... again!! ... and hope I'm ready. I may have questions later as I get into it. Thank you for your patience!
Sounds good to me!
I do a lot of DPL work, and it is fun to listen to the books, although not in order unless it is a slolo, and fascinating to hear all of the different voices, accents and reading styles.
So, Welcome to LibriVox!
David will put you in as DPL so you will have access to the Magic Window.
RSlabaugh wrote: ↑July 30th, 2019, 11:48 pm
Sounds good! I've downloaded the checker and read the various pages... again!! ... and hope I'm ready. I may have questions later as I get into it. Thank you for your patience!
I have given you MW permissions for this project; as this is your first time as DPL you will need to set up your login for the workflow where we make changes to the MW.
Also I have created a reader page for you: https://librivox.org/reader/13515
I can alter the "Catalog name:" if you would prefer something else to show on the Librivox webpage for the completed project.
This page helps track the PL status of project sections in addition to tracking reader sections. Click "Reader section details" then click "PL view". Clicking on the project title in this view will take you to the forum pages for the project.
RSlabaugh wrote: ↑July 30th, 2019, 11:48 pm
Sounds good! I've downloaded the checker and read the various pages... again!! ... and hope I'm ready. I may have questions later as I get into it. Thank you for your patience!
I have given you MW permissions for this project; as this is your first time as DPL you will need to set up your login for the workflow where we make changes to the MW.
Also I have created a reader page for you: https://librivox.org/reader/13515
I can alter the "Catalog name:" if you would prefer something else to show on the Librivox webpage for the completed project.
This page helps track the PL status of project sections in addition to tracking reader sections. Click "Reader section details" then click "PL view". Clicking on the project title in this view will take you to the forum pages for the project.
If you have any questions, please ask.
David O
Catalog name: Rosebud (unless someone else is using that).
... and hope I'm ready. I may have questions later as I get into it. Thank you for your patience!