"Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, a family of rabbits lived in the woods near the top of a mountain. There were six in the family, counting Flop Ear, the funny rabbit, and I speak of him first because this story is going to be mostly about him and his adventures, or what happened to Flop Ear." Another hippity-hoppty tale about an adventurous little rabbit whose left ear just would not stand up straight. ( Phil Chenevert)
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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Magic Window:
BC Admin
=========================================== Our wonderful DPL is Julian Pratley !!!
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Animals & Nature
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 Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit. 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: "Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit, by Richard Barnum. [Chapter Number and 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 Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit, by Richard Barnum. "
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
flopearthefunnyrabbit_##_barnum_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. flopearthefunnyrabbit_01_barnum_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.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: philchenevert
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
whitedo19 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2020, 6:41 pm
Can I claim section 1? This is my first recording so could you use the name, Dominique for the claim?
Welcome whitedo19 to this project and to LibriVox. I will assign t hat section to you but before you record it, please complete your little 1 minute test to check out your technical specs. Instruct ions are in your welcome email and in our wiki. Once you do that and get the official OK, then record that section. If you have any questions at all just ask! Here is a video to get you started. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlaRY_-bcfs
EDIT: your forum name is whitedo19, I will make your catalog name Dominique, is that right?
whitedo19 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2020, 6:41 pm
Can I claim section 1? This is my first recording so could you use the name, Dominique for the claim?
Welcome whitedo19 to this project and to LibriVox. I will assign t hat section to you but before you record it, please complete your little 1 minute test to check out your technical specs. Instruct ions are in your welcome email and in our wiki. Once you do that and get the official OK, then record that section. If you have any questions at all just ask! Here is a video to get you started. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlaRY_-bcfs
EDIT: your forum name is whitedo19, I will make your catalog name Dominique, is that right?
Yes, the catalog name is correct. I will complete the 1 minute test soon. Thank you for the help!
I would love to claim section 2 of this book. I am also new to Librivox. I have posted my 1-minute test to the listeners and editors needed section.
Thanks,
Beth
Hi Beth and welcome to his hippity hoppy project. I am assigning that sect ion to you but please wait for your 1 minute test OK to record it. I notice that Jo is working with you and that you seem to have a good grasp of recording already so it will be a snap for you. Our LV bannana is glad to see your here.
EDIT: How would you like to be credited in our catalog? What name? A lot of us use our real names but it is up to you, you can use your forum name 'JBConnor' or whathever.
The file has been sent for part 2
File Duration: 12:34. Let me know if I have forgotten anything in this process! I'm happy to do section 3 if you are allowed to claim more than one.
JBConnor wrote: ↑April 7th, 2020, 2:55 pm
The file has been sent for part 2
File Duration: 12:34. Let me know if I have forgotten anything in this process! I'm happy to do section 3 if you are allowed to claim more than one.
Beth
You need to upload the file then post the link in this thread. You can claim as many as you like. I will assign section 3 to you.
JBConnor wrote: ↑April 7th, 2020, 2:55 pm
The file has been sent for part 2
File Duration: 12:34. Let me know if I have forgotten anything in this process! I'm happy to do section 3 if you are allowed to claim more than one.
Beth
You need to upload the file then post the link in this thread. You can claim as many as you like. I will assign section 3 to you.
I hope you can stand the amazing adventures in this book!
