[COMPLETE] The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr by David Cory-Leni

[silverquill]

This project is now complete! All files can be found at https://librivox.org/the-adventures-of-puss-in-boots-jr-by-david-cory/

The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. by David Cory (1872 - 1966).

David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This is the first in the series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots fo the legend of Puss in Boots seems to back to Italian folklore. These books are written for younger readers, about second grade and up, hence the "junior" designation. ( Larry Wilson)

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[lomond]

Greetings -

I'm in if DPL is needed.

Lomond

[silverquill]

DPL will be Lomond

This is a new series by David Cory of short stories for young children.

I've found reference to this being a series of ten books.
I found three on Gutenberg, but there are more on Archive which we may try to do later.

[melilycui]

Hi Larry,

I'm interested in volunteering for this, I'm new to LibriVox and would like to start on something easy and relatively short. I would indicate which section I'd like to take but I'm not sure where I can find that here.

If help is still needed, please let me know!


Sincerely,

Lily

[silverquill]

Hi Larry,

I'm interested in volunteering for this, I'm new to LibriVox and would like to start on something easy and relatively short. I would indicate which section I'd like to take but I'm not sure where I can find that here.

If help is still needed, please let me know!


Sincerely,

Lily

Sure, I'd be glad to have you record something for this project!
Make sure you complete your one-minute test recording and have it approved.
Then let me know how you would like to be listed in the LibriVox catalog - Full name or some pseudonym or nickname.

One we have the Magic Window up and filled out, just choose a chapter to start with, and post your request here. (I will be reading the first chapter).

Be sure to read the Newbie Guide to Recording, and let me know if you have any questions.

[melilycui]

Hi Larry,

Sounds good, I'll get that one minute test recording done to make sure everything's good to go on my side. I'd also like to be listed by my name, Lily Cui.

When should I expect the Magic Window to be up so I can watch out for it being open?

Thank you for coordinating this!


Sincerely,

Lily

[melilycui]

Hi Larry,

As and update, I was able to upload my 1 Minute Test to the Listener/Read group, https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/1_Minute_Test.wav

I'm looking forward to working on this project with you.


Sincerely,

Lily

[Leni]

One magic window coming up!

ETA: Larry, all added, let me know if everything looks ok.

[melilycui]

Thank you Leni, and Larry, I'm not sure which pages the sections corresponds to. Could you provide me with some guidance so I can get started with recording them?

[silverquill]

Hi Larry,

As and update, I was able to upload my 1 Minute Test to the Listener/Read group, https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/1_Minute_Test.wav

I'm looking forward to working on this project with you.


Sincerely,

Lily

OK, Lily, I'll add you to the Librivox catalog.
I've got the Magic Window populated now. It was blank when you saw it, so that's why it didn't make much sense.
You can go ahead and choose one section to get started.

Someone should be along to give you a report on your test, but you really need to upload it again before it can be properly analyzed.
All LV recordings have to be in .mp3 format, and yours is a .wav file. The file format is incorrect. The instruction give you the proper naming format, and, also, LV file name must all be in lower case only.

The other major problem is far, far to low. Our Checker program will give you an exact reading, but it won't read .wav files. But, using another tool, it looks as if this only about 81-82 dB. Our LV target is 89dB with a range of 87-91 dB. Volume can be adjusted in Audacity, but it is better to adjust your recording settings. You probably need to increase your input gain and/or get closer to the microphone. You may need to experiment until you get good settings that work for your particular set up.

I would also suggest doing a little noise reduction to eliminate some of the background hum. I do this routinely on all of my recordings as well as volume adjustments.

And, one final point. The beginning and ending silences on actual recordings are important. Less than one second at the beginning, and five seconds at the end.

These technical things can seem a little overwhelming at first, but once you get them down, you can concentrate on the reading! Your reading is quite nice, and I look forward to hearing you read one of these stories! You will be a great addition to our global LV community!!

[silverquill]

One magic window coming up!

ETA: Larry, all added, let me know if everything looks ok.

Thanks for picking this up, Leni.
MW is populated and we are ready for readers!!

[melilycui]

Hi Larry,

Thank you so much for the constructive feedback! I'll be sure to increase the input volume, include more pause in between, reduce background noise, and make sure it's in MP3.

I'll take a stab at Section 2! : ) Looking forward to collaborating with you!


Sincerely,

Lily

[silverquill]

Hi Larry,

Thank you so much for the constructive feedback! I'll be sure to increase the input volume, include more pause in between, reduce background noise, and make sure it's in MP3.

I'll take a stab at Section 2! : ) Looking forward to collaborating with you!


Sincerely,

Lily

OK, I've assigned Section 2 to you.
Just click on your name in the MW to see your catalog page.
Let me know if you have any questions along the way,
There is a lot to learn at the beginning.

[Leni]

Moving us to Readers Wanted!

[julianpratley]

Could I please have 7-9?