http://librivox.org/his-last-bow-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/
His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
This short story collection, first published in 1917, was intended to be the final set of Sherlock Holmes adventures... but of course it wasn't, lol. It was published after the Return but before The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (which is not PD in the USA, therefore off-limits for us).
- 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’d 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. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: October 30, 2007 – but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. 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. - Where do I find the text?
Source text (please only read from this text!): http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/d/doyle/arthur_conan/d75la/ - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! Please claim both parts of a story. You may divide it wherever seems best to you; Wisteria Lodge is written in two parts already. Wisteria Lodge is also the longest story (don't say I didn't warn you).
(Admin link) - BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
Start of recording (Intro)- "Part [number] of [Story title], from His Last Bow. - 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]" - Say:
"His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. [Story title], Part [#]."
- At the end of the section, say:
“End of [Story], Part [#]"
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 His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."
Also, 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 background noise, you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
hislastbow_##_doyle.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. hislastbow_01_doyle.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Album: His Last Bow
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.- If you have your own server space, post the link here. Please leave the file in this location until the project is catalogued.
- If you have ftp software, go to ftp.studioae.com
Login using:
LibriVox (user)
L1br1V0x (pw)
Go to the chocoholic folder, then put your files in the HisLastBow folder inside that. The webaddress for your file will be:
http://www.studioae.com/LibriVox/chocoholic/HisLastBow/yourfilename.mp3 - If you don't have your own server space, please upload with the LibriVox Uploader:
http://upload.librivox.org/
username: librivox
password: librivox123
If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- your name/pseudonym as you want to appear in the LibriVox catalog, and your website URL if you like. These are only necessary if this is your first LibriVox recording.
- the file size of your .mp3 file/duration of the recording.
Please post below or PM me.
