[COMPLETE] Short Science Fiction Collection 068-ag

sonofcoltas · Post by **sonofcoltas** » May 22nd, 2020, 9:31 am

Hello,
This is my first recording.
The story is The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long
The LibriVox Uploader URL is https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_themanfromtime_long_atk_128kb.mp3
The online URL is http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29418/29418-h/29418-h.htm
The duration is 34 minutes and 11 seconds
My name is Andrew Kennedy

Kind regards,
Andrew Kennedy

LiamGreen · Post by **LiamGreen** » May 22nd, 2020, 10:10 am

alg1001 wrote: ↑May 21st, 2020, 4:42 pm Hi Liam,
That was fantastic and very touching. PL OK
-Amy

Thanks Amy!

Looks like the admins updated all my details pretty quickly.

adamhiller · Post by **adamhiller** » May 22nd, 2020, 4:11 pm

Hello LibriWorld, newbie here with first post. Probably the worst story ever, a chauvinistic, sexist cliche by an unknown author, hardly worth fishing out of the public domain. But I put in the work so might as well enter it into a slot. I wish Mystery Science Theater 3000 could get its hands on it.

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_satelliteoffear_kummer_lmb_128kb.mp3

And now for the technical stuff:

The story title: Satellite of Fear
The author’s name: Frederic Arnold Kummer
The URL displayed by the LibriVox Uploader after the file has successfully uploaded:
https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_satelliteoffear_kummer_lmb_128kb.mp3
The URL for the online version of the text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61869/61869-h/61869-h.htm
The duration of the recording: 38:04
o Your name/pseudonym as you wish it to appear in the LibriVox catalog:
Lyons McBean

I apologize in advance to the poor PL, who will probably (hopefully) be the only person that will ever listen to it.

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » May 22nd, 2020, 7:00 pm

Hi Amy:

Here is something for your collection

The Fourth Invasion
by Henry Josephs
Time 10:57
Read by Dale Grothmann

Audio at --
https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_fourthinvasion_josephs_dg_128kb.mp3

Text at
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23099

Thanks.
Dale

Post by **alg1001** » May 22nd, 2020, 7:40 pm

sonofcoltas wrote: ↑May 22nd, 2020, 9:31 am Hello,
This is my first recording.
The story is The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long
The LibriVox Uploader URL is https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_themanfromtime_long_atk_128kb.mp3
The online URL is http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29418/29418-h/29418-h.htm
The duration is 34 minutes and 11 seconds
My name is Andrew Kennedy

Kind regards,
Andrew Kennedy

Hi Andrew,
What a wonderful story! I enjoyed your narration. Your recording is PL OK. It is great to have your first recording in this collection.
Thanks!
Amy

Post by **alg1001** » May 22nd, 2020, 8:30 pm

adamhiller wrote: ↑May 22nd, 2020, 4:11 pm Hello LibriWorld, newbie here with first post. Probably the worst story ever, a chauvinistic, sexist cliche by an unknown author, hardly worth fishing out of the public domain. But I put in the work so might as well enter it into a slot. I wish Mystery Science Theater 3000 could get its hands on it.

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_satelliteoffear_kummer_lmb_128kb.mp3

And now for the technical stuff:

The story title: Satellite of Fear
The author’s name: Frederic Arnold Kummer
The URL displayed by the LibriVox Uploader after the file has successfully uploaded:
https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_satelliteoffear_kummer_lmb_128kb.mp3
The URL for the online version of the text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61869/61869-h/61869-h.htm
The duration of the recording: 38:04
o Your name/pseudonym as you wish it to appear in the LibriVox catalog:
Lyons McBean

I apologize in advance to the poor PL, who will probably (hopefully) be the only person that will ever listen to it.

Hi Lyons,
This is the kind of story that makes these collections fun. More than 20,000 people may listen to your recording. Good thing you did a great job with it!
PL Notes:
There are 3 technical issues that need to be corrected.
-The bit rate needs to be 128kbps.
-It needs a constant bit rate.
-It is too loud. Our target is 89db. This is at 95. Please bring it down in the 89db range.
Please listen to it again afterwards to see if the bit rate change makes you sound like a chipmunk. I can't remember which change does that. If it makes it sounds too slow or fast, please adjust the tempo until it sounds good to you.
Thanks!
Amy

Post by **alg1001** » May 22nd, 2020, 8:48 pm

Grothmann wrote: ↑May 22nd, 2020, 7:00 pm Hi Amy:

Here is something for your collection

The Fourth Invasion
by Henry Josephs
Time 10:57
Read by Dale Grothmann

Audio at --
https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_fourthinvasion_josephs_dg_128kb.mp3

Text at
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23099

Thanks.
Dale

Hi Dale,
Thank you for this! PL OK

-Amy

adamhiller · Post by **adamhiller** » May 24th, 2020, 11:06 am

Amy (I apologize for burdening the whole thread with a new post on technical issues but I can't seem to figure out how to reply to your reply), thank you for your advice on fixing the bit rate. I have made that change. I am having difficulty reducing the volume. Should I be reducing the gain on the entire recording, reducing the entire recording by a percentage, or doing something else? FYI, I am using Audacity to make and edit the recording. Thank you again for your wisdom!

Lyons McBean

Post by **ColleenMc** » May 24th, 2020, 2:04 pm

A Witch in Time by Herb Williams (no dates available -- I can't find any info on him)

https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_witchintime_williams_cm_128kb.mp3

27:33

Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58980

Colleen

Post by **alg1001** » May 24th, 2020, 8:55 pm

Thank you, Colleen! I will PL soon and track down Herb.

Post by **alg1001** » May 24th, 2020, 9:00 pm

adamhiller wrote: ↑May 24th, 2020, 11:06 am Amy (I apologize for burdening the whole thread with a new post on technical issues but I can't seem to figure out how to reply to your reply), thank you for your advice on fixing the bit rate. I have made that change. I am having difficulty reducing the volume. Should I be reducing the gain on the entire recording, reducing the entire recording by a percentage, or doing something else? FYI, I am using Audacity to make and edit the recording. Thank you again for your wisdom!

Lyons McBean

Hi Adam,
You could reduce the gain on the whole recording if it doesn't say it will cause clipping.
Another way that won't cause clipping is to use the compressor effect and then reduce the amplification by 1.5 db. I think that will bring this recording in range.
Thanks,
Amy

PaulThomas · Post by **PaulThomas** » May 27th, 2020, 5:26 am

Hello
will this one work?
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41481/41481-h/41481-h.htm#The_Stolen_Mind
its The Stolen Mind by M. L. Stanley
im asking because its 9786 words, so is that cutting it to close?

Post by **ColleenMc** » May 27th, 2020, 12:27 pm

Good luck with Herb -- neither he nor the story is in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, usually my go-to for even the obscure authors.

Colleen

Grothmann · Post by **Grothmann** » May 27th, 2020, 2:18 pm

Hi:

Baker's Dozens
By Jim Harmon
Read by Dale Grothmann
Time 37:12

Audio at--
https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/ssf068_bakersdozen_harmon_dg_128kb.mp3

Text at--
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60683

A precursor to Slippery Jim,

Thanks
Dale

Post by **alg1001** » May 27th, 2020, 4:38 pm

ColleenMc wrote: ↑May 27th, 2020, 12:27 pm Good luck with Herb -- neither he nor the story is in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, usually my go-to for even the obscure authors.

Colleen

I found a Herb Williams who write non-fiction. In goodreads, they list this story as his, too. I asked him in there whether it really is. I haven't heard back yet.