This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/australian-explorers-by-george-grimm/
This is an abandoned solo resurrected as group project.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/stream/australianexplor00grim#page/n3/mode/2up"The Story of the Exploration of Australia is one which we cannot willingly let die. There are many reasons for keeping alive the remembrance of such heroic deeds. It is due to the memory of those men who took their lives in their hands, and, in many cases, laid their bones in the desert; it is an act of gratitude on our part, who have entered on their labours; and it is a kind of information indispensable to every Australian who desires to know the history of his country." (from the Author's Preface)
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
End of recording:Chapter [number] of The Australian Explorers - Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements.
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[Optional: Read by your name.]
The Australian Explorers - Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements, by George Grimm.
Chapter Number and Title (see MW for full title)
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:End of Chapter [number].
[Optional, and if not stated in the intro: Read by your name, city, date.]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.End of The Australian Explorers - Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements, by George Grimm.
Filename: australianexplorers_##_grimm_128kb.mp3 where # is the section number. (e.g. australianexplorers_01_grimm_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: Kitty
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
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