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The Phantom Death and Other Stories by William Clark Russell (1844 - 1911).

This project is complete! All audio files are available on our catalog page:
https://librivox.org/the-phantom-death-and-other-stories-by-william-clark-russell/

This is a book of remarkable nautic ghost and horror stories, written by William Clark Russell in 1893. The stories are for the most part set on ships and bring the reader on board for ghostly nights, wonderful sights, and strange occurrences. ( 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.
    2. New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
    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/phantomdeathand00russgoog
    5. Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.

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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 Phantom Death and Other Stories. 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 Phantom Death and Other Stories, by William Clark Russell. [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 The Phantom Death and Other Stories, by William Clark Russell. "

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

      Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
    8. 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 latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
      Save files as
      128 kbps MP3
      phantomdeath_##_russell_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. phantomdeath_01_russell_128kb.mp3)
    9. Example ID3 V2 tags (just leave those blank! )

      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
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      • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: Carolin
      • 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
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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 Eduard Rochester »

May I read Section 1?
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Post by Carolin »

absolutely! thank you!
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you :thumbs:
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Post by grundor »

I can take Section 2.

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Post by MichaelKnowles »

I'd like to do section 6. This will be my first recording, so I would like to appear in the LibriVox catalog as Michael Knowles.
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Post by linny »

Chapter 1 sounds great. :thumbs:

Only PL note is that the ending silence is ~10 seconds instead of ~5 seconds.
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Post by Eduard Rochester »

Oops. OK, I'll take care of that.
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Post by Eduard Rochester »

linny wrote: October 22nd, 2018, 12:55 pm Chapter 1 sounds great. :thumbs:

Only PL note is that the ending silence is ~10 seconds instead of ~5 seconds.
Linny,

I checked Section 1 again, but it already has 10 seconds of silence at the end. I also checked the file that's on the server.

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Thank you all :thumbs:
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Post by Carolin »

Eduard Rochester wrote: October 22nd, 2018, 7:21 pm I checked Section 1 again, but it already has 10 seconds of silence at the end. I also checked the file that's on the server.
Hi jim, the old rule was 5 seconds silence, and 10 seconds if the file is longer than 30 minutes. About a year ago, we looked af this rule again and decided that this was rather arbitrary and that it would be easier to just apply a five second rule to all recordingd, no matter how long they are.

Do you think you could trim the silence down to five seconds? Thank you!
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MichaelKnowles wrote: October 20th, 2018, 3:38 pm I'd like to do section 6. This will be my first recording, so I would like to appear in the LibriVox catalog as Michael Knowles.
Hi michael, welcome to librivox!

You are welcome to participate in this project. I have signed you up, your personal catalog page is here https://librivox.org/reader/12873

Please also complete the one minute test before getting started! Thank you!
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Post by Eduard Rochester »

Thanks, Carolin, for clarifying that. I’ll fix it.
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