The Baby's Opera is a charming book of 37 nursery rhymes set to music. It contains several favorites from "Three Blind Mice" to "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and other delightful tunes that will be sure to please children and adults alike! ( Jenn Broda)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Poetry
Keywords that describe the book: nursery rhymes, songs, children's songs, music
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The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! START of recording (Intro):
"Song [number] of The Baby's Opera.
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: "The Baby's Opera, by Walter Crane. [Song Title]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Song [number] of The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Only if applicable, say: "[Song Title]"
END of recording:
At the end of the section, say: "End of Song [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 The Baby's Opera, by Walter Crane. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Example filename babysopera_##_crane_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. babysopera_01_crane_128kb.mp3)
Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Walter Crane
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: The Baby's Opera
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
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You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: mightyfelix
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
Could I DPL this? (If I am not experienced enough, please tell me, and I will keep recording instead!) Thanks! (I also read the PL wiki, like one of the other MODS suggested)
spatel2 wrote: ↑September 28th, 2020, 7:48 pm
Could I DPL this? (If I am not experienced enough, please tell me, and I will keep recording instead!) Thanks! (I also read the PL wiki, like one of the other MODS suggested)
A new PLer has to start somewhere! I'd guess that this book won't have too many challenges for a new DPL, and might be a great place for you to practice and learn. But I'll let Jenn make the final call.
spatel2 wrote: ↑September 28th, 2020, 7:48 pm
Could I DPL this? (If I am not experienced enough, please tell me, and I will keep recording instead!) Thanks! (I also read the PL wiki, like one of the other MODS suggested)
Of course! I'd be happy to have you as DPL! As Devorah said, we all have to start somewhere (I'm still fairly new to LibriVox myself)
spatel2 wrote: ↑September 28th, 2020, 8:16 pm
Thanks so much for your kindness! I can't wait to get started.
Alright. I've given you access to the MW. As DPL, the only thing you're in charge of as far as editing the MW goes is that, after listening to a section, you'll change the status to either PL ok or See PL notes. Phil has given you instructions on how to log in to the MW. Let him and/or me know if you have trouble. It's the same system for both projects.
Is it OK to do the disclaimer as follows instead of using what's in the MW?
"[Song Title] of The Baby's Opera.
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.
For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
Recording by [your name]
The Baby's Opera, by Walter Crane. [Song Title]"
For all chapters after the first I'd use:
"[Song Title] of The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane.
This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
Hmm. Well, the numbering is important, actually. It's helpful when listening, especially for people with visual impairments or who just can't look at the screen for whatever reason (driving, etc). It makes it easier to skip through and find the right section quickly and be sure you're not skipping one by accident. How about this:
Section 1:
"Song [number] of The Baby's Opera.
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org Recording by [your name] The Baby's Opera, by Walter Crane. [Song Title]"
For all chapters after the first:
"Song [number] of The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain. [Song Title]"
And at the end of each section:
"End of Song [number]"
mightyfelix wrote: ↑September 29th, 2020, 8:12 pm
Great! Don't forget you can edit the first post, to enter that disclaimer script there where you can find it easily.