Whew! I think I have got my first recording under my belt. I am pretty new to all of this, so I'm still getting the hang of using Audacity. I'm looking forward to becoming more familiar with it! Below is the required information:
I was just reading part of the thread above, and I just wanted to confirm if my selections would be okay. They are stand-alone stories, but they are within a collection of stories. For example, I would like to read part 7- Mrs. Brownlow's Christmas Party from Around the Yule Log by Willis Boyd Allen. (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43008/43008-h/43008-h.htm). I'm on the hunt for a back-up, but if this is okay, I'll continue.
Thank you again for your help!
Alina
Hi Alina,
That seems to be a separate story, so it would be fine. However, I am not sure if it is considered a children's story. The book is not cataloged under juvenile at Project Gutenberg. It would however be a good selection to submit to the Christmas Short Works project, which you can find here: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=83226
And that way, it would be guaranteed to be cataloged before Christmas, where as this collection will most likely not be.
Hi Maria,
Thanks so much for the recommendation! I'll go check out the Christmas Short Works for those stories. I've recorded The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse for this collection. It was my first stab at recording (other than the 1-minute test), so I'm looking forward to the feedback. I hope it works well for this collection!
I would very much like to do "Hans my Hedgehog" by The Brothers' Grimm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_My_Hedgehog), but I never realised how hard it was to find. It doesn't seem to be available with the Project Gutenberg collection of Grimm Fairy Tales. I have come across two versions online, but I'm hesitant about the issues of translation copyright.
I would very much like to do "Hans my Hedgehog" by The Brothers' Grimm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_My_Hedgehog), but I never realised how hard it was to find. It doesn't seem to be available with the Project Gutenberg collection of Grimm Fairy Tales. I have come across two versions online, but I'm hesitant about the issues of translation copyright.
lightwhisper wrote: ↑December 6th, 2020, 1:27 pm
If "Hans my Hedgehog" is in fact the story "Hans The Hedgehog", here is a translation of the work containing that story from Gutenberg:
Whew! I think I have got my first recording under my belt. I am pretty new to all of this, so I'm still getting the hang of using Audacity. I'm looking forward to becoming more familiar with it! Below is the required information:
Please let me know if there is anything I need to do next.
Thank you!
Hi Alina,
Don't worry, the more you do it, the easier it gets!
You did a lovely job! There is only one tiny thing that needs to be fixed. The beginning silence is over 2 seconds, and we need it to be 1 second or less. If you could snip a bit out and reupload, that would be great!
If acceptable I can only do it on weekends, so might take a couple of weeks.
Penny Witt
VoiceOverWithP.com
Hi Penny,
Yes, that would be fine. Just submit it here when it is finished. There is no preclaiming in Short Story Collections. When this one is full, I will immediately start a new one!
• The link you copied from the uploader to your file: https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw043_hansthehedgehog_am_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: Hans the Hedgehog
• Author (birth year - death year) The Brothers Grimm (Jacob Grimm 1785-1863 & Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859)
• Translator if applicable: Mrs. Alfred William Hunt 1831-1912)
• Source from which you read: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5314
• Length in minutes: 13:23
AngeliqueAnja wrote: ↑December 7th, 2020, 1:49 pm
Hi there,
Here is my contribution
• The link you copied from the uploader to your file: https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw043_hansthehedgehog_am_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: Hans the Hedgehog
• Author (birth year - death year) The Brothers Grimm (Jacob Grimm 1785-1863 & Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859)
• Translator if applicable: Mrs. Alfred William Hunt 1831-1912)
• Source from which you read: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5314
• Length in minutes: 13:23
Enjoy,
Annie
Thank you, Annie ~ it is PL OK! I don't think I ever read that one before.
pwitt wrote: ↑December 8th, 2020, 6:25 pm
How do I introduce a short story within an author's book of short stories when I begin a recording?
"THE ISLAND OF THE NINE WHIRLPOOLS" by EDITH NESBIT in THE BOOK OF DRAGONS
Or
From THE BOOK OF DRAGONS by EDITH NESBIT
And
When I save it to the mp3 is it just ninewhirlpools_nesbit_pw_128kb or bookdragons_nesbit_pw_128kb?
Just Say "The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit." No need to have the book title included - it will be linked on the catalog page.
The file naming instructions are in the first post. We do not put the author in this collections file name.
So it should be csw043_ninewhirlpools_pw_128kb
There is only one tiny thing that needs to be fixed. The beginning silence is over 2 seconds, and we need it to be 1 second or less. If you could snip a bit out and reupload, that would be great!