[POETRY] The Secret Key, And Other Verses, by George Essex Evans - lny

[FrigidBones]

Hi Chris,

I hope this fixed it up. My PC's playing a lot of tricks on me right now.

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_48_evans_128kb.mp3

[Lmnei]

Hi Chris -

Here are some of my poems -

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_22_evans_128kb.mp3 - 1:57
https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_29_evans_128kb.mp3 - 1:38
https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_30_evans_128kb.mp3 - 3:13

Lynda

[SonOfTheExiles]

Hi Chris,

I hope this fixed it up. My PC's playing a lot of tricks on me right now.

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_48_evans_128kb.mp3

This time the Checker is passing it with warnings ... the volume is way up at about 96, very, very loud.

Sorry to be a pain about this, but we really need to get this locked down early in your Librivox career.

A good path forward is to install the Checker app on your computer. It can be found here, along with instructions for use. https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Checker Its three general outcomes are "PASS", "FAIL", and "PASSED WITH WARNINGS". A "FAIL" probably means the tech settings are wrong. A "PASSED WITH WARNINGS" probably means the recording is either too loud or too soft ... when this is the case, the MP3 can be easily fixed using the MP3GAIN app, which you should also install on your computer. It can be found here... https://mp3gain.en.softonic.com/ Set the Target Normal Volume to 89.0, run a Track Analysis, then if it's not 89, run a Track Gain, and it will adjust your MP3 file to approx 89. Very quick and easy.

So, in order to get the hang of it, I'll ask you to install these two apps, then take the MP3 file you just submitted, and run it first through the Checker app, so you can see what the "PASS WITH WARNINGS" message looks like ... then run the MP3 file through the MP3GAIN app to adjust the volume. Takes about 30 seconds to do both tasks once the Checker and MP3GAIN apps are installed on your computer.

Once adjusted, please resubmit the volume-adjusted MP3 file again in the usual way and I'll PL it.

Thanks,
Chris

[SonOfTheExiles]

Hi Chris -

Here are some of my poems -

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_22_evans_128kb.mp3 - 1:57
https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_29_evans_128kb.mp3 - 1:38
https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_30_evans_128kb.mp3 - 3:13

Lynda

Great readings, Lynda, and all PL-OK.

Thanks,
Chris

[FrigidBones]

Hi Chris,

I hope this fixed it up. My PC's playing a lot of tricks on me right now.

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_48_evans_128kb.mp3

This time the Checker is passing it with warnings ... the volume is way up at about 96, very, very loud.

Sorry to be a pain about this, but we really need to get this locked down early in your Librivox career.

A good path forward is to install the Checker app on your computer. It can be found here, along with instructions for use. https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Checker Its three general outcomes are "PASS", "FAIL", and "PASSED WITH WARNINGS". A "FAIL" probably means the tech settings are wrong. A "PASSED WITH WARNINGS" probably means the recording is either too loud or too soft ... when this is the case, the MP3 can be easily fixed using the MP3GAIN app, which you should also install on your computer. It can be found here... https://mp3gain.en.softonic.com/ Set the Target Normal Volume to 89.0, run a Track Analysis, then if it's not 89, run a Track Gain, and it will adjust your MP3 file to approx 89. Very quick and easy.

So, in order to get the hang of it, I'll ask you to install these two apps, then take the MP3 file you just submitted, and run it first through the Checker app, so you can see what the "PASS WITH WARNINGS" message looks like ... then run the MP3 file through the MP3GAIN app to adjust the volume. Takes about 30 seconds to do both tasks once the Checker and MP3GAIN apps are installed on your computer.

Once adjusted, please resubmit the volume-adjusted MP3 file again in the usual way and I'll PL it.

Thanks,
Chris

Hey Chris!

Not a pain at all, I appreciate your patience and help this far! I got it normalized with MP3Gain and then re-checked it with the checker. These are great! Going to upload again per your instructions with the cleaned up files. Please let me know if there are any issues!

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_48_evans_128kb.mp3

[SonOfTheExiles]

Hey Chris!

Not a pain at all, I appreciate your patience and help this far! I got it normalized with MP3Gain and then re-checked it with the checker. These are great! Going to upload again per your instructions with the cleaned up files. Please let me know if there are any issues!

https://librivox.org/uploads/linny/secretkey_48_evans_128kb.mp3

Thank you, all good now! PL-OK

Cheers,
Chris

[SonOfTheExiles]

Four sections in this project have just been orphaned.


Cheers,
Chris