This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalogue page: https://librivox.org/sing-song-a-nursery-rhyme-book-by-christina-rossetti/
One hundred and twenty six beautifully written short poems about babies and childhood that capture the marvelous wonders of that age. ( Maggie Travers )
- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/singsongnurseryr00ros
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Poetry
Keywords that describe the book: poetry, nature, children, love, baby, babies
============================================ - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
[• At the beginning of the recording, read the abbreviated "LibriVox disclaimer":
"[Poem title], by Christina Rosetti, read for LibriVox.org" by [your name] or some variation on that, adding date, location, your personal URL, etc., if you wish.
• Then read the poem.
• At the end, say: "End of poem. This recording is in the public domain." and leave five seconds of silence.
At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Sing-Song: a nursery rhyme book by Christina Rossetti.
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
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There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/singsongnurseryr00ros
- AFTER recording
Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
singsong_##_rossetti_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. singsong_01_rossetti_128kb.mp3)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings) 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
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: annise
- 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.
Any questions?
Please post below - Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
I want to record this book with my daughter (another Librivox reader fairyland) and didn't know how to propose this. It's not a solo project but not a typical "group" project either... How should I mark this to reflect that in the Title line?