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The Blue Aunt by Eliza Orne White (1856 - 1947).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/the-blue-aunt-by-eliza-orne-white/
This is a very cute children's book. Mr. West's half-sister Matilda is orphaned and she comes staying with the family for a while. It looks like Mr West doesn't like her very much, her being "blue" and all. What this means is an entirely unknown concept to his children, but they also anticipate that they won't like her very much either. But then Matilda arrives and neither her skin nor her hair are blue at all, and she turns out very very nice - winning the hearts of the children in no time. ( Carolin)
    1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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    3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/blueaunt00whit
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    6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
    7. 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:
      START of recording (Intro)
      • "Chapter [number] of The Blue Aunt. 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:
        "The Blue Aunt, by Eliza Orne White. [Chapter]"

      END of recording
      • At the end of the section, say:
        "End of [Chapter]"
      • 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 The Blue Aunt, by Eliza Orne White. "

      There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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    8. AFTER recording
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      128 kbps MP3
      blueaunt_##_white_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. blueaunt_01_white_128kb.mp3)
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Post by Carolin »

this project is now ready to go! all readers and a dpl are most welcome!
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Post by mightyfelix »

I'll DPL!
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Post by Carolin »

Cool! Welcome to this project, devorah! :D
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Post by PatoCuak11 »

Hello! May I read Section 1 "the letter"? :D
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Post by 2839reader »

Claim sections 13,14 and 15 please.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you both :thumbs:
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Post by neethugnath »

Hi,
Can I take p9?
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Post by Carolin »

Hi and welcome to librivox!

You are welcome to read that section. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.

Please also complcomplete the one minute test before getting started. I see there are some issues there, and they need to be sorted out before you start recording :) thank you!
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Post by 2839reader »

Signature: KATHLEEN
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you kathleen!
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Post by CharmingJo12 »

Hello,

Please can I claim Section 2, page 9?

I would like to shown as Joanne Hoare
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Post by CharmingJo12 »

Sorry I've now seen p9 has been claimed. How about Section 3?
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Post by mightyfelix »

I hope you don't mind if I read the story before I PL those final few chapters? I'd hate to know the end before the beginning, you know. I promise I'll read quickly!
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Post by mightyfelix »

13-15 are all PL ok! :thumbs:
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