[COMPLETE] A Primary Reader by E. Louise Smythe - smijen

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A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children by E. Louise Smythe (1858 - 0).

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-primary-reader-by-e-louise-smythe/
This is a book of simple, classic stories for beginning readers. It is included in Year 1 of the Ambleside reading list. There are short lists of reading words on each page, and these have been read by a child. (Summary by Sarah Jennings)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7841
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard

    IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the amount of languishing projects (and hence the amount of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated).
    Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!

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  • The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    START of recording (Intro):
    • "Chapter [number] of A Primary Reader. 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:
      "A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children, by E. Louise Smythe. Chapter [number], [chapter name]."


    For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
    • "Chapter [number] of A Primary Reader by E. Louise Smythe. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • Only if applicable, say:
      "[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 A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children, by E. Louise Smythe."

    There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
  • Example filename primaryreader_##_smythe_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. primaryreader_01_smythe_128kb.mp3)
  • Example ID3 V2 tags
    Artist: E. Louise Smythe
    Title: ## - [Section title]
    Album: A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children

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    Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
    • Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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    • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
    • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
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    Please post below.
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Post by SweetPea »

May I DPL? :D
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Wow, that was fast. :lol:
Yes, you may!
Thanks. :)

We have 5 chapters recorded but they still need editing. Hopefully will not take too long as the chapters are very short.

Off to Going Solo!
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Preface is uploaded!
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_00_smythe_128kb.mp3
4:01
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And here's chapter 1:
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_01_smythe_128kb.mp3
5:33

That'll be it for tonight!

I'd be happy to have your feedback on sound quality, too. I had to amplify Abby so much that there was fair bit of background noise. To me, it sounds like I've got the best possible balance between noise and over-cleaning, but your ears are younger than mine. :)
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Preface and Chapter 1 are PL OK! :D

I agree, there is a bit of background noise, but it isn't too bad and I'd much rather listen to that than too much noise cleaning ;). I think the sound quality is pretty good overall :thumbs:

Edit: I'm not in as DPL, so I can't mark them PL OK, but they are :D
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SweetPea wrote:I'm not in as DPL, so I can't mark them PL OK, but they are :D
Sorry about that! You're in now. 8-)
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Here's chapter 2:
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_02_smythe_128kb.mp3
3:02

(We will get to Robin Hood this weekend, I promise. I had some of these pre-recorded. :) )
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Chapter 2 is PL OK! :D I like this story, I don't think I've heard it before.

Don't worry about Robin Hood - I can't actually edit right now, so whenever you do the fix is fine with me :)
Last edited by SweetPea on August 27th, 2015, 7:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Here's chapter 3!
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_03_smythe_128kb.mp3
5:40
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...and Chapter 4.
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_04_smythe_128kb.mp3
4:08
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Chapters 3 and 4 are PL OK! :D
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Thanks!
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Chapter 5 is ready:
https://librivox.org/uploads/smijen/primaryreader_05_smythe_128kb.mp3
6:39
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Chapter 6 is PL OK! :D
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