[Complete] Children's Short Works, Vol. 037 - m8b1

Post by **m8b1** » July 26th, 2020, 6:20 pm

ElizabethRayner wrote: ↑July 26th, 2020, 8:16 am Hi! I have recorded 'Connla and the Fairy Maiden' from Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (b. 1854 d. 1916)
I accessed it on Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7885/pg7885-images.html
Length: 6:00
This is my first Librivox recording (I have done the test however) and my name is Elizabeth Rayner.
Please let me know if this is okay!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_connlafairymaiden_er_128kb.mp3

Thank you, Elizabeth! Nice job!

There is one issue. The volume is too low at 80.8 DB. It needs to be between 86 and 92. If you could amplify it a bit an reupload, that would be great!

Here is a link to your catalog page: https://librivox.org/reader/14718

Post by **m8b1** » July 26th, 2020, 6:29 pm

kraphuk wrote: ↑July 26th, 2020, 11:54 am Hi there,

We have recorded 'The Little Match Girl'. This is my son's first Librivox recording.

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_littlematchgirl_ak_128kb.mp3

Story Name: The Little Match Girl

Author (birth year - death year): E. LOUISE SMYTHE (1907-1944)

Source url: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7841/7841-h/7841-h.htm#iii

Length in minutes: 4m 35s

Read by Avinash Kalaga

Nice job!

Everything is fine, except the Librivox disclaimer is missing at the beginning.

It should go as such, the bolded part being missing: The Little Match Girl by E. Louise Smythe."This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox Recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org"

Post by **m8b1** » July 26th, 2020, 6:30 pm

ElizabethRayner wrote: ↑July 26th, 2020, 2:30 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_thequeenoflanternland_er_128kb.mp3

Hi again, I have also recorded 'The Queen of Lantern Land' by Henry Beston (b.1888 d. 1968)
I accessed it on Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19207/19207-h/19207-h.htm
Length: 19:12
Name: Elizabeth Rayner

Hope this is okay! Let me know if I need to change anything

Thank you, Elizabeth ~ I will listen to it tomorrow!

ElizabethRayner · Post by **ElizabethRayner** » July 27th, 2020, 1:20 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_connlaandfairy_er_128kbps.mp3

I have tried to amplify the sound, hope this is okay!

Post by **m8b1** » July 27th, 2020, 8:00 am

ElizabethRayner wrote: ↑July 27th, 2020, 1:20 am https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_connlaandfairy_er_128kbps.mp3

I have tried to amplify the sound, hope this is okay!

Hi Elizabeth,

Better, but still too quiet. I see what the issue is. You have a few spikes in the recording that are preventing you from amplifying the entire file. What you will need to do is de-amplify the spikes, and then amplify the entire file. The two most prominent are at 5 seconds and at 3:53. In order to deamplify, select just where the spikes are, and slide the slider in the opposite direction, to get a negative number. Does that make sense?

If that doesn't work for you, you can try the compressor effect. Here are a couple of videos about using it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ3lOTDsN6c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fKYYj6HMZU

Post by **m8b1** » July 27th, 2020, 8:19 am

The Queen of Lantern Land is PL OK!

ElizabethRayner · Post by **ElizabethRayner** » July 27th, 2020, 8:45 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_connlaandthemaiden_128kbps.mp3

I think I've sorted it! Thank you for your help

Post by **m8b1** » July 27th, 2020, 8:54 am

ElizabethRayner wrote: ↑July 27th, 2020, 8:45 am https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_connlaandthemaiden_128kbps.mp3

I think I've sorted it! Thank you for your help

It is PL OK now!

One other note. If you have to makes edits in the future, be sure to use the exact same file name each time you upload! It will override the previous upload. If we don't catch that it is different, and the link in the MW is not updated, the wrong file might be cataloged!

ElizabethRayner · Post by **ElizabethRayner** » July 27th, 2020, 8:58 am

Oh okay thanks I'll do that in future!

ElizabethRayner · Post by **ElizabethRayner** » July 27th, 2020, 2:20 pm

I have recorded another one!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_earlmardaughter_er_128kbps.mp3

Name: Earl Mar's Daughter in 'English Fairy tales' edited by Joseph Jacobs (b. 1854 d. 1916)
Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7439/7439-h/7439-h.htm#link2H_4_0031
Length: 7:08

OooThatsNifty · Post by **OooThatsNifty** » July 27th, 2020, 3:47 pm

Hello!

Here's another submission for the collection...this has always been one of my favourites.

The Three Dogs
by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
from The Green Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_threedogs_ag_128kb.mp3
Length: 9:53

Text Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33571/33571-h/33571-h.htm

Post by **m8b1** » July 27th, 2020, 3:53 pm

ElizabethRayner wrote: ↑July 27th, 2020, 2:20 pm I have recorded another one!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_earlmardaughter_er_128kbps.mp3

Name: Earl Mar's Daughter in 'English Fairy tales' edited by Joseph Jacobs (b. 1854 d. 1916)
Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7439/7439-h/7439-h.htm#link2H_4_0031
Length: 7:08

Than you, Elizabeth!

There is one PL Note. The intro is a bit off. It should have the story title, not the book title at the beginning. (Collections like these use a different intro then regular books.

)

It should be "Earl Mar's Daughter, edited by Joseph Jacobs" "This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox Recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org"

After I caught this one, I went back and checked your other two submissions to make sure I hadn't missed it in those. "The Queen of Lantern Land" is fine, but "Connla and the Fairy Maiden" has the same issue, and needs to be fixed. My apologies for not catching it initially.

Post by **m8b1** » July 27th, 2020, 4:04 pm

OooThatsNifty wrote: ↑July 27th, 2020, 3:47 pm Hello!

Here's another submission for the collection...this has always been one of my favourites.

The Three Dogs
by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
from The Green Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_threedogs_ag_128kb.mp3
Length: 9:53

Text Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33571/33571-h/33571-h.htm

Thank you! It is PL OK!

Mmemari · Post by **Mmemari** » July 27th, 2020, 5:56 pm

Good evening!

I just uploaded the following short story:

Title: The land of Laughter

Author Angelina W. Grimke (1880 -1958)

Collection: The Upward Path: A Reader for Colored Children

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31456/31456-h/31456-h.htm#Page_40

Length: 00:11:32

Link:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_landoflaughter_mp_128kbps.mp3

-Mari

Hiranmayi · Post by **Hiranmayi** » July 28th, 2020, 1:56 am

Hello,
This is not my first recording but my first time reading a story.

Name: The Little Match Girl

Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

Text source: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32571/32571-h/32571-h.htm#Page_117

Recording URL: https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw037_thelittlematchgirl_hg_128kb.mp3

Thank you
Hiranmayi