An adventure story for children, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fun-filled book that shows life along the Mississippi River in the 1840s. Written by Mark Twain, the book shows masterfully-done satire, racism, childhood, and the importance of loyalty and courage- no matter the cost. (JayKitty76) A note to parents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is considered a children's classic, but contains racial slurs which, although "acceptable" in the time and place of the story's setting, will likely offend modern listeners.
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.
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.
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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NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT READ THE SUMMARIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAPTERS. Thank you!
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: START of recording (Intro)
"Chapter [number] of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. 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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain [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 Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
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
tomsawyer_##_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. tomsawyer_01_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.
I will set this up for you.
EDIT: OK, the Magic Window is up. I have removed the referenced to ID3 tags since these will be added automatically at cataloging. As BC you should now update the magic window with section names. Since you have been a DPL you should have access to the MW, but here is a short video in case it is new to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cDPSmlTjGM
BTW, I think standard PLing is definitely the best way to go. !
Please ask if anything is confusing or not clear. I am here to help. Here is a flower for starting your first BC project!
Peruvian owls always hunt in pairs because they are inca hoots.
89 Decibels? Easy Peasy ! https://youtu.be/aSKR55RDVpk
philchenevert wrote: βOctober 17th, 2018, 7:21 pm
I will set this up for you.
EDIT: OK, the Magic Window is up. I have removed the referenced to ID3 tags since these will be added automatically at cataloging. As BC you should now update the magic window with section names. Since you have been a DPL you should have access to the MW, but here is a short video in case it is new to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cDPSmlTjGM
BTW, I think standard PLing is definitely the best way to go. !
Please ask if anything is confusing or not clear. I am here to help. Here is a flower for starting your first BC project!
MW filled in and ready to go. I used the chapter titles from my hardcover book, not the Gutenberg edition (since we won't be reading the summaries anyway).
Thanks!
JayKitty76 wrote: βOctober 18th, 2018, 11:23 am
MW filled in and ready to go. I used the chapter titles from my hardcover book, not the Gutenberg edition (since we won't be reading the summaries anyway).
Thanks!
I don't think that is appropriate. You may omit the chapter headings, but adding text from another book, which may be in copyright and which titles the author did not write, is problematic. If you choose not to have readers record the chapter lead-ins as show in the Contents page, I feel you would need to stick with just Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc'. My personal preference would be to read the lead ins since this is what Twain wrote and intended to lead off the chapter but you may choose the second option too.
Please let me know if you wish to go forward with one of these options: read the lead-ins or just say Chapter. Thanks.
Peruvian owls always hunt in pairs because they are inca hoots.
89 Decibels? Easy Peasy ! https://youtu.be/aSKR55RDVpk
JayKitty76 wrote: βOctober 18th, 2018, 11:23 am
MW filled in and ready to go. I used the chapter titles from my hardcover book, not the Gutenberg edition (since we won't be reading the summaries anyway).
Thanks!
I don't think that is appropriate. You may omit the chapter headings, but adding text from another book, which may be in copyright and which titles the author did not write, is problematic. If you choose not to have readers record the chapter lead-ins as show in the Contents page, I feel you would need to stick with just Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc'. My personal preference would be to read the lead ins since this is what Twain wrote and intended to lead off the chapter but you may choose the second option too.
Please let me know if you wish to go forward with one of these options: read the lead-ins or just say Chapter. Thanks.
Oh. I didn't know that. I'll replace that with Chapter...thank you for telling me.