COMPLETE: How To Have Bird Neighbors, by S. Louise Patteson -jo

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DeliaSkoep
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Kalamareader wrote: August 11th, 2021, 8:45 pm
DeliaSkoep wrote: August 10th, 2021, 5:18 pm Hello!

Here's chapter 7, it's 9mins 59 secs.


https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3
Delia,

Welcome to Librivox. I really enjoyed your reading, especially the bird calls. Cute! I know you have done a couple of other readings, but there are a few things on this that we need to look at:

The reading it's self was well done, however at :48 is chimney swift. You added the word “a” between 'is' and 'chimney'

and at :30 there is something that I can't figure out what you are saying. You said the intro perfectly, except for that word (?) at :30

At the beginning, there should be a silent space of .5 to 1 second. You have a little over two seconds.

It appears that you forgot to use the Noise Reduction 'Effect' on this. There is a huge amount of background noise in this. I was able to fix it by running it through Noise Reduction twice. In case you aren't familiar with this, this is how to use it. 'Select' the 'blank space' at the end of your recording (the 5 seconds) Go to "Effect" on the bar at the top of Audacity (I am assuming you are using that), click on Noise Reduction. When the box comes up, click on "Get Noise Profile". Then select your entire recording, then go to Noise Reduction again, and this time click on "OK". It will take a few seconds, but it will use the sample you selected and take that sound out of all of the recording. In your case, the noise was so deeply embedded that I had to do this twice to get the noise down to a level that would be acceptable. The 'background' noise 'acceptable' level is below 40db and preferably between 25 and 35.

The way to find out what you noise level is is to use the "Checker" tool. Here is a link that will tell you about it and how to get it. https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker Checker also tells you what the volume level is of your recording. The Librivox 'range' is 86-92 db with a goal of 89. Yours, after running it through Noise Reduction is 87.1 That is with in the range, but kind of low. If you use "Amplify" under the Effect tab you can raise the volume of your recording. Select all of your recording, go to Amplify and type "2" into the box at the top that is highlighted in blue, and then click "OK". That should raise the volume to about right.

Then upload it and then post the new link here in this forum, and I will listen to it again. Good luck. Keep it up. It sounds kind of daunting at first, but we all had to learn it, and the results are worth the effort. :9:

Wayne

Here's my corrected version: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3

I'm not sure if you had the correct time marker for the issue at :30? i'm just saying the section title and it's consistent and clear on my end. or maybe the leveling and noise reduction resolved it?
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docdlmartin wrote: August 20th, 2021, 7:14 pm docdlmartin is fine for adding me to the MW (what does MW stand for?)
Welcome from me as well,

I will be your PLer (Proof Listener) the one who listens to your recording, sees if there are any things you should probably fix (settings, missed words, wrong word said, etc). Then you make the corrections, I listen to it again just to make sure all is OK, then you will get a PLOK :thumbs: (Proof Listening OK) and your reading will be released to the world when all the readings from that project are complete.

MW stands for Magic Window which is where you see all of the sections that are available for 'claiming' (open), who claimed them (assigned), if they have been read but not PLed (Proof Listened) (Ready for PL), then having been PLed ( Proof Listened) there were some errors found (See PL Notes), after you have corrected the mistakes (ready for spot PL, where the PL checks to see if the errors have been corrected), and then the goal of the whole process PLOK. You may also see DPL which stands for Dedicated Proof Listener which is when a person commits to PL an entire project. That is something that you might be interested in trying in a little while. I do some of it, and it is a lot of fun, and you can learn a lot by listening to the readings.

As for your second question, no, we aren't reading the picture captions.

There is quite a bit to learn in this entire process, but I am sure you will catch on and I hope you enjoy yourself here as much as I have.

Have fun. I am looking forward to your recordings.

Wayne
Last edited by Kalamareader on August 21st, 2021, 2:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Wayne
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public. :mrgreen:
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Post by mleigh »

docdlmartin wrote: August 20th, 2021, 8:27 pm Chapter 8 has several photos with captions. Do you describe the photos and read the captions? Or do you just ignore both the photos and the captions?
Our DPL answered your questions much better than I could. (Thank you)


I'll get your catalog recorded created shortly using your forum name.

Thanks and enjoy,

M
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DeliaSkoep wrote: August 21st, 2021, 7:22 am
Here's my corrected version: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3

I'm not sure if you had the correct time marker for the issue at :30? i'm just saying the section title and it's consistent and clear on my end. or maybe the leveling and noise reduction resolved it?
Delia,

I don't know what to say. I listened to the :30 reference again twice, and couldn't figure it out. I then went to the script and listened to it again reading along, and it was a clear as day. I don't know :?: . However, "Chapter 7, The Chimney Swifts" is now said twice. So if you could go in and delete one of them, that would be great. I just listened to it again without looking at it and I could make it out fine. :roll:

Your noise reduction worked great.

One more time, and will will be great.

Wayne
Wayne
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I've marked the recording as Ready for PL.

Thanks,

M
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May I claim Chapter 10 (More About the Boy)?
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docdlmartin wrote: August 25th, 2021, 5:49 pm May I claim Chapter 10 (More About the Boy)?
Certainly. :)


Thank you,

M
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Post by DeliaSkoep »

Kalamareader wrote: August 21st, 2021, 2:27 pm
DeliaSkoep wrote: August 21st, 2021, 7:22 am
Here's my corrected version: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3

I'm not sure if you had the correct time marker for the issue at :30? i'm just saying the section title and it's consistent and clear on my end. or maybe the leveling and noise reduction resolved it?
Delia,

I don't know what to say. I listened to the :30 reference again twice, and couldn't figure it out. I then went to the script and listened to it again reading along, and it was a clear as day. I don't know :?: . However, "Chapter 7, The Chimney Swifts" is now said twice. So if you could go in and delete one of them, that would be great. I just listened to it again without looking at it and I could make it out fine. :roll:

Your noise reduction worked great.

One more time, and will will be great.

Wayne
New edit, thank you.


https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3
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Post by mleigh »

DeliaSkoep wrote: August 27th, 2021, 3:50 pm
Kalamareader wrote: August 21st, 2021, 2:27 pm
DeliaSkoep wrote: August 21st, 2021, 7:22 am
Here's my corrected version: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3

I'm not sure if you had the correct time marker for the issue at :30? i'm just saying the section title and it's consistent and clear on my end. or maybe the leveling and noise reduction resolved it?
Delia,

I don't know what to say. I listened to the :30 reference again twice, and couldn't figure it out. I then went to the script and listened to it again reading along, and it was a clear as day. I don't know :?: . However, "Chapter 7, The Chimney Swifts" is now said twice. So if you could go in and delete one of them, that would be great. I just listened to it again without looking at it and I could make it out fine. :roll:

Your noise reduction worked great.

One more time, and will will be great.

Wayne
New edit, thank you.


https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3
Thank you. I have marked it Ready for Spot PL.

M
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DeliaSkoep wrote: August 27th, 2021, 3:50 pm
Kalamareader wrote: August 21st, 2021, 2:27 pm
DeliaSkoep wrote: August 21st, 2021, 7:22 am
Here's my corrected version: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3

I'm not sure if you had the correct time marker for the issue at :30? i'm just saying the section title and it's consistent and clear on my end. or maybe the leveling and noise reduction resolved it?
Delia,

I don't know what to say. I listened to the :30 reference again twice, and couldn't figure it out. I then went to the script and listened to it again reading along, and it was a clear as day. I don't know :?: . However, "Chapter 7, The Chimney Swifts" is now said twice. So if you could go in and delete one of them, that would be great. I just listened to it again without looking at it and I could make it out fine. :roll:

Your noise reduction worked great.

One more time, and will will be great.

Wayne
New edit, thank you.


https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/birdneighbors_07_patteson_128kb.mp3
Great work! Chapter 7 is PLOK :thumbs:

I enjoyed your reading a lot. Keep up the good work.

Wayne
Wayne
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mleigh
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Thank you. I've marked it Ready for PL.

M
DeliaSkoep
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Post by DeliaSkoep »

Great, thanks very much.
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May I claim Chapter 9?
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