COMPLETE Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland, Translated by Lady Wallace - rap

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » November 6th, 2022, 10:15 am

Thanks! I would rather start by reading if that's OK? In the meantime I've put my name down for Tom Brown in Oxford. Thanks so much for getting back to me.

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » November 6th, 2022, 4:02 pm

Mozartjr wrote: ↑November 5th, 2022, 6:38 pm
Christo2016 wrote: ↑November 5th, 2022, 2:50 pm
Thank you! I'm ready to upload my one-minute test but I see that I'm too late for this particular project. Regarding my catalog name, can it just be the same as the name I already have - i.e. Christo2016. Will that be OK? Do I need to go and register it somewhere? Thanks!
Sure! I can put you in for that here! If you would still like to be a part of the project, you can always be our Proof-Listener If you are interested, I can give you a link with the necessary info about that.
Mozartjr

One minute test

https://librivox.org/uploads/chocoholic/Shallott_(Tennyson).MP3

gont · Post by **gont** » November 7th, 2022, 1:29 am

Here's section 19 - August 24th- September 3rd [27:53]

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/lettersmendelsson_19_mendelssohn_128kb.mp3

Tech specs:

Post by **Rapunzelina** » November 7th, 2022, 5:49 am

Christo2016 wrote: ↑November 6th, 2022, 4:02 pm One minute test

https://librivox.org/uploads/chocoholic/Shallott_(Tennyson).MP3

Hi Christo2016! I run a check on your sample recording.

The files need to have specific technical specifications so that they are processed correctly when a project is catalogued and made available to the public. The ones that need adjusting in your setup are:

bit-rate: constant 128 kbps - it's currently 192kbps
mono sound (single track) - it's currently stereo (double track)
volume around 89decibel - it's currently around 99dB with "clipping" (that's when the volume is too high for the system to process which results in sound information loss - the sound is "clipped")
filenames must be all lower-case, including the extension .mp3

Something to be aware of: there is noise at the beginning of the poem, and at the end. It sounds like microphone movement, or movement close to the microphone, that the microphone picks up. Maybe it can be avoided.

Please tell me a bit about your recording setup, hardware/microphone/software you are using, and maybe I can help you with the settings, or point you to where you can get help.

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » November 7th, 2022, 2:25 pm

Hi Rapunzelina,

Thanks so much for your help! I am using a Sony IC Recorder. The model number is ICD-PX333/PX333F. Does this help?

Christo

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » November 7th, 2022, 2:27 pm

Rapunzelina - was I supposed to put the Sony recording that I made through Audacity first? Thanks!

Post by **Rapunzelina** » November 7th, 2022, 2:48 pm

Can you set your Sony recorder to export to the above settings? 128kbps, and mono instead of stereo.
And maybe decrease the input volume a bit to avoid the clipping.

Christo2016 wrote: ↑November 7th, 2022, 2:27 pm Rapunzelina - was I supposed to put the Sony recording that I made through Audacity first? Thanks!

It's not mandatory, but you'll probably need to go through Audacity for editing, or do you have other software for that? If you go through Audacity, you'll be able to adjust those settings there.
Thanks!

Post by **Rapunzelina** » November 15th, 2022, 11:38 am

gont wrote: ↑November 7th, 2022, 1:29 am Here's section 19 - August 24th- September 3rd [27:53]

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/lettersmendelsson_19_mendelssohn_128kb.mp3

24:22 the phrase in parenthesis is missing from the recording "considerable progress with my feet (nota bene, sitting)."

I have also noted for Mozartjr where the music will go - these are the current positions but they will shift as the music is added

4:07 - music notation 289a.mid
19:53 - music notation 299a.mid
24:33 - music notation 302a.mid
27:18 - music notation 304a.mid
27:46 - music notation 305a.mid

gont · Post by **gont** » November 16th, 2022, 12:11 am

Rapunzelina wrote: ↑November 15th, 2022, 11:38 am
gont wrote: ↑November 7th, 2022, 1:29 am Here's section 19 - August 24th- September 3rd [27:53]

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/lettersmendelsson_19_mendelssohn_128kb.mp3

24:22 the phrase in parenthesis is missing from the recording "considerable progress with my feet (nota bene, sitting)."

I have also noted for Mozartjr where the music will go - these are the current positions but they will shift as the music is added

4:07 - music notation 289a.mid
19:53 - music notation 299a.mid
24:33 - music notation 302a.mid
27:18 - music notation 304a.mid
27:46 - music notation 305a.mid

Fixed!

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/lettersmendelsson_19_mendelssohn_128kb.mp3 [27:55]

Post by **Rapunzelina** » November 16th, 2022, 1:04 pm

Yes, all ready for Mozartjr to add the music

DrSpoke · Post by **DrSpoke** » November 19th, 2022, 4:20 pm

Here comes the last section, ready for your PL:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/lettersmendelsson_23_mendelssohn_128kb.mp3
28:07

DrSpoke · Post by **DrSpoke** » December 3rd, 2022, 12:49 pm

Hi Mozartjr, is this slowly being abandoned again? forgotten towards the bottom of the Readers Found topic?

Edit: that's where it was when I wrote my post...

Mozartjr · Post by **Mozartjr** » December 3rd, 2022, 2:28 pm

DrSpoke wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 12:49 pm Hi Mozartjr, is this slowly being abandoned again? forgotten towards the bottom of the Readers Found topic?

Edit: that's where it was when I wrote my post...

Hello,
No, not at all. It is still on my list of projects, but I just haven't gotten the time yet to edit in the music to the uploaded sections yet. Stay tuned! I am waiting for my other readers to submit their sections as well...
Mozartjr

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » December 6th, 2022, 10:04 pm

Rapunzelina wrote: ↑November 7th, 2022, 2:48 pm Can you set your Sony recorder to export to the above settings? 128kbps, and mono instead of stereo.
And maybe decrease the input volume a bit to avoid the clipping.

Christo2016 wrote: ↑November 7th, 2022, 2:27 pm Rapunzelina - was I supposed to put the Sony recording that I made through Audacity first? Thanks!
It's not mandatory, but you'll probably need to go through Audacity for editing, or do you have other software for that? If you go through Audacity, you'll be able to adjust those settings there.
Thanks!

Hi Rapunzelina - I struggled to make sense of carrying out your instructions on my Sony Voice Recorder. But in the meantime I decided to do a recording straight onto Audacity and upload it. I did that just now. The file name is grecian_urn_keats. I hope you can listen to this one-minute test and see if it's maybe better than the other one. I'm really sorry this is taking me so long. Everything is just so new and I can see that I have tons to learn still. Thanks so much for your patience! Christo

Christo2016 · Post by **Christo2016** » December 6th, 2022, 10:05 pm

Hi Rapunzelina - I struggled to make sense of carrying out your instructions on my Sony Voice Recorder. But in the meantime I decided to do a recording straight onto Audacity and upload it. I did that just now. The file name is grecian_urn_keats. I hope you can listen to this one-minute test and see if it's maybe better than the other one. I'm really sorry this is taking me so long. Everything is just so new and I can see that I have tons to learn still. Thanks so much for your patience! Christo