http://librivox.org/crime-and-punishment-by-fyodor-dostoyevsky/
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime and Punishment - translated by Constance Garnett
Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving his financial problems and at the same time, he argues, ridding the world of evil. Crime and Punishment is considered by many as the first of Dostoevsky's cycle of great novels, which would culminate with his last completed work, The Brothers Karamazov, shortly before his death. (From Wikipedia)
This project was started as a solo project, but will be continued as a group project.
- 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'd 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. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: 01 February 2008, but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There is no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen. - Where do I find the text?
Gutenberg e-text: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2554 - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
(BC admin link) - BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
At the Beginning of the Chapter say- "Crime and Punishment, part ##, chapter ##. 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]" - Say:
"Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, part ##, chapter ##"
- "Crime and Punishment, Epilogue. 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]" - Say:
"Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, Epilogue"
End of recording- At the end of the section, say:
“End of part ##, chapter ##"
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 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett."
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording:
Save files as
128 kbps MP3
crime_and_punishment_##.mp3
(all lower-case) where ## is your section number (not the chapter!).
ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ##[Section number] - Part ## chapter ## (or Epilogue for the last section)
Artist: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Album: Crime and Punishment
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.- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ry - raynr - If this is more comfortable, you can still use my uploader located here (however, the librivox uploader is preferred): http://librivox.prolegomena.org/
You need a password to upload the files. The password is public - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
- your name/pseudonym as you want to appear in the LibriVox catalog, and your website URL if you like. These are only necessary if this is your first LibriVox recording.
- the file size of your .mp3 file.
Please post below or PM me.
Advice on pronunciations:
Nevertheless, if you want advice, please feel free to ask. I can help with German and Russian (a little bit) pronunciation.ChipDoc wrote:Here's a trick I've used to deal with unfamiliar pronounciations: Say it in whatever way seems best to you, but say it WITH AUTHORITY. If you sound like you know what you're talking about, most folks will believe you. Even if you're dead wrong, most folks who know "the right way" to pronounce a word will pause and consider if possibly YOU are right if you speak the word with easy conviction.