COMPLETE: The Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu -jo

[knotyouraveragejo]

Hi Michael,

Shall I put you in as DPL here?

[Kazbek]

Hi Michael,

Shall I put you in as DPL here?

Hi Jo,

Yes, thank you.

Michael

[NancyChris]

Hi NancyChris,

Thanks for volunteering! Unless otherwise specified, readers can decide whether they want to read each particular footnote. If the BC has special instructions about footnotes, they usually put them above the Magic Window. In this case, I'm asking readers not to read the footnotes (because they interrupt the flow of the letters and don't reflect current scholarship). Thanks for checking!

Here's your reader page:

https://librivox.org/reader/14869

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Michael
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Hey Michael,

Sorry to be such a pain, but would you please change my catalog name to: Nancy Midlin.

I am uploading file with the first section now.

Thank you.

NancyChris

[NancyChris]

Hi Michael,

I just uploaded Section 1 of The Turkish Embassy Letters. Here is the link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration: 18' 12"496

Sure hope I did all of this correctly on my inaugural submission. If not, I look forward to fixing.

Thank you for this opportunity!

NancyChris

[Kazbek]

Hi Michael,

I just uploaded Section 1 of The Turkish Embassy Letters. Here is the link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration: 18' 12"496

Sure hope I did all of this correctly on my inaugural submission. If not, I look forward to fixing.

Thank you for this opportunity!

NancyChris

Thank you, Nancy! I'll listen to it soon.

I'll ask our MC to change your catalog name.

Michael

[ke126]

I'd like to claim section 5

thanks!

-Kristin

[Kazbek]

I'd like to claim section 5

thanks!

-Kristin

Thanks, Kristin!

Michael

[Kazbek]

Hi Michael,

I just uploaded Section 1 of The Turkish Embassy Letters. Here is the link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration: 18' 12"496

Sure hope I did all of this correctly on my inaugural submission. If not, I look forward to fixing.

Thank you for this opportunity!

NancyChris

Hi Nancy,

It's a special moment when you PL someone's first LV contribution and hear a reading as accomplished as this! Thanks for adding the text before the first letter. I just realized the instructions were unclear on this point.

There are a couple of technical points that do need to be fixed:

1) The silence at the start should be no more than 1 second, and the silence at the end should be ~5 seconds. Please shorten the former and lengthen the latter.

2) The average volume is 83.9 dB, which is outside our target range of 86–92 dB (ideal 89 dB). I'm not familiar with Twisted Wave, but hopefully you know how to amplify your recording. If you want, you can download the Checker program and check yourself the volume and other technical specs we look for.

https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker

Also, your catalog name has been changed.

Michael

[NancyChris]

Hi Michael,

I just uploaded Section 1 of The Turkish Embassy Letters. Here is the link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration: 18' 12"496

Sure hope I did all of this correctly on my inaugural submission. If not, I look forward to fixing.

Thank you for this opportunity!

NancyChris

Hi Nancy,

It's a special moment when you PL someone's first LV contribution and hear a reading as accomplished as this! Thanks for adding the text before the first letter. I just realized the instructions were unclear on this point.

There are a couple of technical points that do need to be fixed:

1) The silence at the start should be no more than 1 second, and the silence at the end should be ~5 seconds. Please shorten the former and lengthen the latter.

2) The average volume is 83.9 dB, which is outside our target range of 86–92 dB (ideal 89 dB). I'm not familiar with Twisted Wave, but hopefully you know how to amplify your recording. If you want, you can download the Checker program and check yourself the volume and other technical specs we look for.

https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker

Also, your catalog name has been changed.

Michael

Hi Again,

What a learning experience this has been! Here is the new file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

I believe I have the correct amount of silence at the beginning and end and I'm pretty sure I successfully increased volume -- I downloaded Checker and the file "passed," so I hope the quality is still okay. If not, I will be happy (well, maybe not exactly "happy," but certainly "willing") to re-record.

Thank you also for your kind words. They were a real confidence-booster!
Nancy

[NancyChris]

Hi Michael,

I just uploaded Section 1 of The Turkish Embassy Letters. Here is the link:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration: 18' 12"496

Sure hope I did all of this correctly on my inaugural submission. If not, I look forward to fixing.

Thank you for this opportunity!

NancyChris

Hi Nancy,

It's a special moment when you PL someone's first LV contribution and hear a reading as accomplished as this! Thanks for adding the text before the first letter. I just realized the instructions were unclear on this point.

There are a couple of technical points that do need to be fixed:

1) The silence at the start should be no more than 1 second, and the silence at the end should be ~5 seconds. Please shorten the former and lengthen the latter.

2) The average volume is 83.9 dB, which is outside our target range of 86–92 dB (ideal 89 dB). I'm not familiar with Twisted Wave, but hopefully you know how to amplify your recording. If you want, you can download the Checker program and check yourself the volume and other technical specs we look for.

https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker

Also, your catalog name has been changed.

Michael

Hi Again,

What a learning experience this has been! Here is the new file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

I believe I have the correct amount of silence at the beginning and end and I'm pretty sure I successfully increased volume -- I downloaded Checker and the file "passed," so I hope the quality is still okay. If not, I will be happy (well, maybe not exactly "happy," but certainly "willing") to re-record.

Thank you also for your kind words. They were a real confidence-booster!
Nancy

Oops -- forgot to tell you that duration is 18'15"9

[Kazbek]

Hi Again,

What a learning experience this has been! Here is the new file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_1_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

I believe I have the correct amount of silence at the beginning and end and I'm pretty sure I successfully increased volume -- I downloaded Checker and the file "passed," so I hope the quality is still okay. If not, I will be happy (well, maybe not exactly "happy," but certainly "willing") to re-record.

Thank you also for your kind words. They were a real confidence-booster!
Nancy

Thank you, Nancy! Now everything's perfect. PL OK!

Michael

[Manders375]

Section 4 complete:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_4_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

21:16

[Kazbek]

Section 4 complete:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_4_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

21:16

Thank you, Amanda!

Michael

[Kazbek]

Section 4 complete:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_4_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

21:16

PL OK. Well done!

Michael

[Manders375]

Awesome, thanks!