[COMPLETE] King Lear by William Shakespeare - kit

WiltedScribe · Post by **WiltedScribe** » February 19th, 2018, 8:41 pm

Hamlet wrote: ↑February 19th, 2018, 6:40 pm Albany's only line in 1_1 is "Dear sir, forbear!" which he shares with Cornwall. Do we both say all three words, or do we split it up--one of us saying "Dear sir!" and the other "Forbear?"

Brad

No, say all three words. Both voices will be combined during editing so that they will sound in unison.

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » February 21st, 2018, 10:10 am

Albany

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_1_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_1_4.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_4_2.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_5_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_5_3.mp3

Now, on to Kent.

Brad

Craigos · Post by **Craigos** » February 21st, 2018, 11:19 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_lear_1_5.mp3 1:38

The other two files amended and uploaded.

Cheers

Post by **Kitty** » February 21st, 2018, 11:23 am

an ebay link, Craig ?

and thanks Brad for Albany ! Will try to PL later on. Looking forward to your voice now

Sonia

Craigos · Post by **Craigos** » February 21st, 2018, 11:29 am

I just thought it was an opportunity for you to consider buying a powerful mitre saw.
I've changed it, as you don't seem that interested.

Sorry.

Craigos · Post by **Craigos** » February 21st, 2018, 12:38 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_lear_2_2.mp3 11:47

One more.

Cheers

PS. Mitre saw still available.

Post by **Kitty** » February 21st, 2018, 12:40 pm

Craigos wrote: ↑February 21st, 2018, 12:38 pm PS. Mitre saw still available.

I would never dare bidding against you. Also I don't think I have an imminent use for a mitre saw. I did look the name up though, as I had no clue what it is.

will PL now

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » February 21st, 2018, 1:01 pm

Hamlet wrote: ↑February 21st, 2018, 10:10 am Albany
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_1_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_1_4.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_4_2.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_5_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_albany_5_3.mp3

excellent and flawless performance, Brad

all scenes PL ok. I love Albany as the real upright good guy, only married to the wrong woman LOL but he seems to find that out quite quickly. I especially enjoyed this admonishing he did "What have you done? Tigers, not daughters, what have you perform’d?" etc...really great outrage there

Loved it ! Thanks. Now looking forward to Kent.

PS only your files were all around 93 dB. Careful with the volume, so you don't get too many clippings !

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » February 21st, 2018, 1:55 pm

the Dramatis Personae have been assembled

Could someone please check, that I put them in the correct order as in the Gutenberg text, and that I didn't miss any of them ?

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_0_shakespeare_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 2:46 min.

The idea for putting them all in one file was a good one, it saved me a lot of time to assemble this section.

Sonia

WiltedScribe · Post by **WiltedScribe** » February 21st, 2018, 2:09 pm

Dramatis Personae is PL OK, Sonia! All credits in order and no missing words.

Post by **Kitty** » February 21st, 2018, 2:19 pm

thank you Tomas, that was fast

another section done

now over to Lear:

Craigos wrote:https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_lear_2_2.mp3 11:47
One more.

this scene was GREAT

Lear's outrage at Goneril and Regan is simply delicious. Especially in the dialogue with Regan, I can picture it well because I remember how I spoke my quotes. She was really a bitch

BTW your file name is wrong it should be 2_4, but no matter, there are no errors or anything missing, so no need to reupload. I put it in the correct slot, so there will be no confusion.

Lear 1.1. / 1.5. / 2.4. all PL ok Great job so far Craig !

Now get ready for real madness. BTW with your final quote "I shall go mad" you reminded me of John Cleese in this Python sketch where he was a cook in a restaurant with a war-wound who constantly had bouts of madness

Sonia

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » February 22nd, 2018, 11:26 am

I thought I'd better ask for opinions on my Kent voice before going further with it. Here is the first act. Basically, as I had stated previously, I wanted him to have a "disguise voice" for when he's talking to the king, but I don't want that voice to be totally unrecognizable from his regular voice, so I don't confuse the listeners. So what I have done was deepen my own regular voice by about an octave. In the first scene, he speaks normally in that low octave. In the second scene, I started in that same voice when he explains in soliloquy about his disguise, but once the king enters, I changed to a sort of pseudo-Cockney accent, but still maintaining the deeper octave. I say "pseudo" because I think I tend to butcher the Cockney accent. It's roughly the same voice I used when I was reading Sam Weller's speeches in my solo "The Pickwick Papers" project, and I still think I did it badly lol. Not being British myself is probably not helping.

When he has his conversations with the "Gentleman" later in the play, I figure he can use his normal voice since it's entirely possible the gentleman knows his true identity, but that's a matter of interpretation.

My main worry is that it makes Kent sound too comical when he's disguised, but I'm my own worst critic, so I need the opinion of others.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_kent_1_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_kent_1_4.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/kinglear_kent_1_5.mp3

Brad

Post by **Kitty** » February 22nd, 2018, 11:57 am

Hamlet wrote: ↑February 22nd, 2018, 11:26 am So what I have done was deepen my own regular voice by about an octave. In the first scene, he speaks normally in that low octave. In the second scene, I started in that same voice when he explains in soliloquy about his disguise, but once the king enters, I changed to a sort of pseudo-Cockney accent, but still maintaining the deeper octave.

I LOVE the pseudo cockney and I hope Kent is saying more in that voice

All three scenes definitely PL ok. I really love the extreme outrage in scene 1.1. where he talks into the king's conscience.

I don't think the accent will confuse listeners. If they follow the play they should know what is happening. I think Edgar/Tom's voice is much more confusing as he is really changing in register

My main worry is that it makes Kent sound too comical when he's disguised

no I didn't find it too comical. He sounds like salt of the earth to me, a simple, honest man. Anyway, he will interact with a Fool, a mad King and Poor Tom. Believe me, he will sound the most sober of that quartet

Well done, Brad ! Only thing (again) your volume is way over the limit. Scene 1.1. is over 96 dB

and there is clipping. I don't think it is distorting the sound, but be careful. Don't you have replayGain ? It would help with the volume control enormously.

Sonia

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » February 22nd, 2018, 8:24 pm

I can't find anything called replayGain on my Audacity program. I do know how to lower the volume, so I could do that if you like.

Brad

Post by **Kitty** » February 23rd, 2018, 3:27 am

Hamlet wrote: ↑February 22nd, 2018, 8:24 pm I can't find anything called replayGain on my Audacity program. I do know how to lower the volume, so I could do that if you like.

ah no, it's not there by default, it's a plug-in you can download:

Replay Gain plugin for Audacity: - http://forum.audacityteam.org/download/file.php?id=4668

1. Save the file to your computer - your desktop or somewhere where you can easily find it.
2. Now browse to the folder in which Audacity is installed. It's probably in C:\Program Files\Audacity) and then open the Plug-Ins folder.
3. Drag the file you saved into the Plug-Ins folder.
4. When next you start up Audacity, you will be able to select the whole recording (Ctrl+A on Windows), then go to Analyze | ReplayGain, and it'll tell you how much to amplify your file to get to about 89 dB.

I use it on each of my files, it's very handy.

Sonia