[COMPLETE][SOLO]The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers - kit

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Shalott
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Post by Shalott »

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers (1865 - 1933).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/king-in-yellow-version-2-by-robert-w-chambers/
A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, The King in Yellow revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. ( Eva Staes)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8492
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard

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    Magic Window:



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  • The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    START of recording (Intro):
    • "Section [number] of The King in Yellow. 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 King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. [Section title]"


    For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
    • "Section [number] of The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • Only if applicable, say:
      "[Chapter title]"
    END of recording:
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of Section [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 King in Yellow, by Robert W. Chambers. "

    There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
  • Example filename kinginyellow_##_chambers_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. kinginyellow_01_chambers_128kb.mp3)
  • Example ID3 V2 tags (just leave those blank! )

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    Please post below
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Post by TriciaG »

You can do this, of course, but just an FYI that we have this in the catalog already, in 2 parts:
https://librivox.org/search?q=king%20in%20yellow&search_form=advanced

Some people prefer to do something not already recorded, so I thought I'd mention it. However, the 2nd part is a group project, if that is encouragement for you to continue on with it. :)
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Shalott
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Post by Shalott »

I did see that it was already done a while back. I don't mind. I was thinking it would be nice to have all one project. Thanks for letting me know though!
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Post by Carolin »

Hi eva, i can mc this for you :thumbs:
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Post by Carolin »

Youre all set :thumbs:

I see this is your first solo! I have added you as book coordinator for this book so that you can update your own magic window. Nothing to worry about, it is very easy :) see the full guide here
https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Soloists:_How_to_update_the_Magic_Window
And please let me know if you could log on and if you have any questions.

Lets stick around in the launch pad a little and see if we can catch a dpl.
Carolin
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Post by Shalott »

Thanks for being my MC! :D I can log in and I'll take a closer look at things this weekend!

Eva
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Post by Carolin »

Great! Lets move on out to going solo!
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Post by Shalott »

Section 1
Length 26:08

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/kinginyellow_01_chambers_128kb.mp3

Going to update the magic window too

Eva
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Post by Carolin »

Well done! Could you also please add the duration in the notes field? Thank you :D
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Post by Lucasoliveira »

Removed.
Last edited by Lucasoliveira on April 26th, 2019, 2:08 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by Carolin »

Hi lucas, as long as there is no dedicated proof listener in a project, other volunteers can just jump in. You neednt ask, just get started and post your feedback. Thank you!
Carolin
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Post by Shalott »

So the file that go uploaded was the unedited version of the first chapter. I'll repost it when I re-edit it.

Sorry for the confusion,
Eva
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Post by Shalott »

Shalott wrote: January 25th, 2019, 10:54 am So the file that go uploaded was the unedited version of the first chapter. I'll repost it when I re-edit it.

Sorry for the confusion,
Eva
The current one in there should be the edited version. Sorry for the mix-up!

Eva
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Post by Lmnei »

Hi there!

I came by tonight to PL your first reading -

:25 – You need to read the Intro below Part 1. I know it is in French – if you need help with pronunciation, I can write it out for you in English.
2:25 – You said Roads – Text says Streets
Do not need to change but quays are pronounced “keys”
There were several other switched words that did not make a difference to the meaning of the text – such as "that" for "when" etc. Just something to watch out for when you are recording and then doing your own PL work.

Lastly, your volume is a bit high - 92db - if you could get it down towards 89db that would be great!

Lynda
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you lynda :thumbs:
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