[COMPLETE] The Law by Frédéric Bastiat-mtf

Solo or group recordings that are finished and fully available for listeners
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The Law by Frédéric Bastiat (1801 - 1850).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-law-by-frederic-bastiat/
"The law perverted! The law—and, in its wake, all the collective forces of the nation. The law, I say, not only diverted from its proper direction, but made to pursue one entirely contrary! The law becomes the tool of every kind of avarice, instead of being its check! The law guilty of that very inequity which it was its mission to punish! Truly, this is a serious fact, if it exists, and one to which I feel bound to call the attention of my fellow-citizens." —Frédéric Bastiat
    1. 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.
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    3. 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.
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44800

      Text with Section Word counts (please read from this text! Each section has a color.): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RjzFS1VUQUArZkNAXUOWg9kUJ9NlctC0
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      BC Admin
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      Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Law; *Non-fiction/Political Science; *Non-fiction/Religion/Christianity - Other

      Keywords that describe the book:

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    6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

      Set your recording software to:
      Channels: 1 (Mono)
      Bit Rate: 128 kbps
      Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
    7. 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)
      • "Section [number] of The Law. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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        "The Law, by Frédéric Bastiat. [Section]"

      END of recording
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        "End of [Section]"
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      • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
        "End of The Law, by Frédéric Bastiat. "

      There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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    8. AFTER recording
      Need noise-cleaning?
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      Save files as
      128 kbps MP3
      law_##_bastiat_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. law_01_bastiat_128kb.mp3)
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      Artist: Frédéric Bastiat
      Title: ## - [Section title]
      Album: The Law

      Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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      Please post below
Last edited by LikeManyWaters on May 25th, 2020, 2:30 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Post by cadastra »

May I DPL?
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

Sure, you may.
Thanks.
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I'll MC for you. MW coming up!
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

Awesome, Thanks. :) I need one more row (0-9), but I think I can add that myself, right?
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Post by mightyfelix »

Yes, you can. Sorry, I thought you wanted 9 sections total. Also, we try to limit the number of genres. Preferably no more than two. Is there one of the three you wouldn't mind taking off? You could always add it to the keywords. There's no limit on those.
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

Sure, that's fine. Take off the last (religion). I'll add it to the keywords. It's mostly the first two genres.
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Post by mightyfelix »

Got it. You're all set. Ready for Readers Wanted?
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

All ready.
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Post by mightyfelix »

Here we go!
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Post by msfry »

Great project, which I've been toying for a few years to do myself. May I have Section 1 for starters?
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Post by williamjones »

Please, I would like to be assigned sections 2 & 3.
Possible?
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

Yes to both of you. Great.

Michele, I did see you read a short story by him, although I haven't listened yet.
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Post by msfry »

Section 1 is uploaded
https://librivox.org/uploads/mightyfelix/law_01_bastiat_128kb.mp3 15:39
I wish I could read French, for I think some of the charm is missing in the English translations.
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Post by LikeManyWaters »

Thank you! Yes, I know what you mean.
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