This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/understood-betsy-by-dorothy-canfield-fisher-3/
Volunteers outside the USA: Dorothy Canfield Fisher died in 1958. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
MC: MaryAnnSpiegelSickly and sheltered, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann is horrified to hear she must be sent away to live with the "Putney cousins." According to Aunt Harriet, these mysterious relations are cold-hearted and stiff-necked, in addition to being heavy-handed with the delegation of children's chores. But what does life at the Putney farm truly have in store for her?
BC: Twinkle88
DPL: sati
Narrator: Bookworm360
Editors: Bookworm360, Guster, MrsHand
Additional proof-listening by rraudales
Please read only from the chapter text links in the Magic Window -- scroll down the past the character listings!
**Please take a quick look over the Pronunciation Guide (HERE) before recording.
Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.
Claiming roles: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available roles. All roles will be gender correct, except where noted in the MW (M=Male, F=Female, N=Neutral). Post a reply in this thread asking for the role you would like to record.
Please note: All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. When you submit your recording, you will be placing your recording in the public domain as well.
New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.
Prooflistening level: Standard, but please follow along in the text to ensure no lines are missed nor the meaning of a sentence changed.
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process unless you are the BC or PL. Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!
Magic Window:
BC Admin
LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per chapter. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence)."Character, read by your name."
Filename:
For individual roles: understoodbetsy_role_##.mp3 where ## is the two-digit chapter number. (e.g. understoodbetsy_abigail_01.mp3)
Instructions for the Editor:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of each chapter.
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of each chapter.
Filenames for final edited chapters: understoodbetsy_##_canfieldfisher_128kb.mp3 where ## is the two-digit chapter number. (e.g. understoodbetsy_01_canfieldfisher_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)
MC to select: maryannspiegel
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.