"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. This is the fourth issue, containing 7 stories and a poem. ( Sonia)
How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
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Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording: No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording: START of recording (Intro)
"Section [number] of The Rover Volume 1 Number 4. 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 Rover Volume 1 Number 4, edited by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. Section [Number and Title]" (see MW)
END of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of Section [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 Rover Volume 1 Number 4, edited by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree."
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Save files as
128 kbps MP3
rover0104_#_smith_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where # is the section number (e.g. rover0104_1_smith_128kb.mp3)
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
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.
I would like to claim section 3, The Soul Cages, by Crofton Croker.
Kate Follis
I love to read, AND my employer matches my volunteer hours with a donation to the Internet Archive, flagged to benefit Librivox.org. How cool is that?
queenk8 wrote: ↑January 6th, 2021, 2:46 pm
I would like to claim section 3, The Soul Cages, by Crofton Croker.
thank you Kate, lovely to have you in this part as well It sounds just as interesting as the Necromancer...do I see a pattern here ?
Sonia
Having just finished The Necromancer, lord I hope not! I believe this one includes a talking fish, which will hopefully be as pleasant as it sounds.
Kate Follis
I love to read, AND my employer matches my volunteer hours with a donation to the Internet Archive, flagged to benefit Librivox.org. How cool is that?
HannaPonomarenko wrote: ↑January 8th, 2021, 1:16 pm
It seems, we have a missing bottom line at p.49. Where could I find it?
UPD I found it at a previous page
oops, yes indeed, 8 lines are missing in each column but yes, two pages before there is the end scanned I hope the other stories are complete.
No mention of an author who was apparently "Mrs Campbell"
This is based on a traditional Irish legend, the subject of several folk songs, about a woman who was "a maid, a wife and a widow" all in the same day. "She awoke a maid and went to bed a widow"
Alan the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
alanmapstone wrote: ↑January 9th, 2021, 3:33 amSection 8 - The Maid of Malahide https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0104_8_smith_128kb.mp3
3.06
No mention of an author who was apparently "Mrs Campbell"
This is based on a traditional Irish legend, the subject of several folk songs, about a woman who was "a maid, a wife and a widow" all in the same day. "She awoke a maid and went to bed a widow"
how tragic yes I can easily hear this being sung on festivals in old castles. Nice narration, Alan, thank you.
Only one detail to add is the end disclaimer for the whole project, since yours is the final section: "End of The Rover Volume 1 Number 4, edited by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree."