COMPLETE Ghost and Horror Story Collection Vol. 054 - rap

TyjDoherty · Post by **TyjDoherty** » July 4th, 2021, 8:43 am

Morning!

The Alchemist by H.P. Lovecraft
Length:19:59
Read by Tyler Doherty

Audio: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_Alchemist_Lovecraft_TD_128kb.mp3

Text: http://www.lovecraft-stories.com/pdf/the-alchemist.pdf

Post by **Rapunzelina** » July 4th, 2021, 12:57 pm

Thank you for your contributions everyone, and sorry for the wait!

SarahJ05 wrote: ↑June 29th, 2021, 4:00 pm Link to audio: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_thepitandthependulum_poe_sj_128kb.mp3
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2148/2148-h/2148-h.htm#chap2.15
Length: 43:37

Thank you, Sarah! All great with your recording! I noticed one or two hesitating pauses, but nothing wrong with that. I think the more you record, the more comfortable you'll feel in front of the microphone

Grothmann wrote: ↑July 1st, 2021, 2:58 pm Good Afternoon:

The Most Horrible Story
By John W. Jakes
Read by Dale Grothmann
Time 12:10

Audio at:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_mosthorriblestory_jakes_dg_128kb.mp3

Text at:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65727/65727-h/65727-h.htm

I believe this John W. Jakes is John Jakes, who goes on to write several novels.

Thanks
Dale

Hi Dale! I believe you're right about John Jakes!

All PL OK with the file!

twylla wrote: ↑July 2nd, 2021, 9:31 am Good morning

Our Scientific Observations on a Ghost
From Strange Stories by Grant Allen
Read by Twylla Johnson
Length of Recording mm:ss 48:22

Audio File uploaded:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_observationsonghost_allen_tjj_128kb.mp3

Text:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38575/38575-h/38575-h.htm#OUR_SCIENTIFIC_OBSERVATIONS_ON_A_GHOST

Hi Twylla! Thank you once again! I have one optional edit to suggest, because it was confusing for a moment there. At around 15:27 text is "Harry and I endeavoured successively to grasp it", but I think I'm hearing "successfully" (which is all but

) if it's an easy fix. If it's not, it's not a problem, the listener can catch the meaning from the context

TyjDoherty wrote: ↑July 4th, 2021, 8:43 am Morning!

The Alchemist by H.P. Lovecraft
Length:19:59
Read by Tyler Doherty

Audio: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_Alchemist_Lovecraft_TD_128kb.mp3

Text: http://www.lovecraft-stories.com/pdf/the-alchemist.pdf

Hi Tyler! Welcome to the Ghost and Horror Collection!

Great work with the recording! There is one repetition at around 2:35 of "a month before I was born".
A paragraph is missing at 13:16. The paragraph beginning "As soon as the torch ...". It would go after " ... the top of a flight of stone steps."
I noticed you used a filter for the alchemist's voice; there's one more word he says "Fool!" at current 19:13 if you'd like to apply that filter on that word, too.
This is probably subjective, but the pause between the end of story and the phrase "End of ..." felt too long to me. I would probably shorten that to 2", 3 seconds at most. You could also shorten the silence at the very end to 5 seconds. And that should do it!

One tip on filenaming: avoid upper-case letters because they mess with the system's alphabetical ordering. When you're ready to re-upload, use only lower-case letters for the filename.

Thanks!

twylla · Post by **twylla** » July 4th, 2021, 3:55 pm

I made the correction ("Harry and I endeavoured successively to grasp it") and uploaded the correct file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_observationsonghost_corrected_allen_tjj_128kb.mp3

Twylla

Jonahruss · Post by **Jonahruss** » July 5th, 2021, 9:17 am

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor54_caterpillars_benson_rl_128kb.mp3

Caterpillars by E F Benson - 22:18

read by Russell Lewendon

This is my first recording so any feedback would be most appreciated

Post by **Rapunzelina** » July 5th, 2021, 2:21 pm

twylla wrote: ↑July 4th, 2021, 3:55 pm I made the correction ("Harry and I endeavoured successively to grasp it") and uploaded the correct file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_observationsonghost_corrected_allen_tjj_128kb.mp3

Twylla

Thank you for the updated file Twylla! Perfect and PL OK!
About filenames, you can use the same filename whenever you need to re-upload a recording. The original file gets automatically renamed, and it's still in the server if needed. I will fix this one at cataloguing to follow the filenaming format of the project

Post by **Rapunzelina** » July 5th, 2021, 2:40 pm

Jonahruss wrote: ↑July 5th, 2021, 9:17 am https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor54_caterpillars_benson_rl_128kb.mp3

Caterpillars by E F Benson - 22:18

read by Russell Lewendon

This is my first recording so any feedback would be most appreciated

Hi Russell! Welcome to the Ghost and Horror Collection! Sorry I have been calling you Jonah till now!

Congrats on your first ever Librivox Recording!

And here's your Reader Page https://librivox.org/reader/16417 which you can also access from your name-link in the Magic Windows. It lists the projects you read for, and can also help you keep track of your sections in ongoing projects (under the Reader Section Details link).

You narration is flawless! I only have a couple of more technical edits to suggest. One is the volume which is a bit soft. I remember we had that issue in the first test recording also. Volume can be tricky, it needs constant monitoring! This one would need ideally 4dB amplification.
The other thing I want to mention are the beginning and ending silences. The ideal would be 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning, and 5 seconds at the end. Nothing tragically bad if not, but it makes for a better listening experience overall.
If you are available for these edits, when ready, upload your new file with the same filename.

Also, important, which text source did you use? If online source, please post the link, or if a hard-copy please name edition/publication/year. Thank you!

Jonahruss · Post by **Jonahruss** » July 6th, 2021, 2:01 am

Hi.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll re-edit in the next couple of days and send a new link.

Thanks

Jonahruss · Post by **Jonahruss** » July 6th, 2021, 2:02 am

- and I'll add details of the source.

pmessina · Post by **pmessina** » July 8th, 2021, 5:12 pm

Title: Under the Shadow of Etna, Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga
Author: Giovanni Verga
Translator: Nathan Dole
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37979/pg37979.txt
Length: 0:12:47
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_lalupa_verga_plm.mp3

Paula Messina

pmessina · Post by **pmessina** » July 8th, 2021, 5:14 pm

Title: Under the Shadow of Etna, Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga
Author: Giovanni Verga
Translator: Nathan Dole
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37979/pg37979.txt
Length: 0:12:47
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_lalupa_verga_plm.mp3

Paula Messina

Post by **Rapunzelina** » July 9th, 2021, 12:11 pm

Thank you, Paula!! Your recording is PL OK!

I have once been to Sicily on holiday, and have passed under the shadow of Etna

NeilJaybe · Post by **NeilJaybe** » July 11th, 2021, 10:53 pm

Hi, here's my first attempt at a reading.

Title: The Trial for Murder
Author: Charles Dickens
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1289/1289-h/1289-h.htm
Time: 28:10
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor054_trialformurder_dickens_nj_128kbs.mp3

Post by **Rapunzelina** » July 12th, 2021, 3:45 pm

Congratulations on your first recording!

A noteworthy narration of this spooky story!
Thank you, Neil! It's PL OK!

I have credited you as Neil Jaybe in the catalogue, but let me know if you'd like something else as Catalogue name. Here's your reader page: https://librivox.org/reader/16449 which you can also access from your name-link in the Magic Windows. It lists the projects you read for, and can also help you keep track of your sections in ongoing projects (under the Reader Section Details link).

Note: there is an extra s in the filename, (should be _128kb) but I can fix that at cataloguing; just mentioning it as something to watch out for in the future

lordy · Post by **lordy** » July 12th, 2021, 8:28 pm

The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost by H.G.Wells 39.53

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ghohor54_storyinexperiencedghost_wells_al_128kb.mp3

text used: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1743/1743-h/1743-h.htm#link2H_4_0006

Hope all is ok. Thankyou

NeilJaybe · Post by **NeilJaybe** » July 12th, 2021, 10:38 pm

Rapunzelina wrote: ↑July 12th, 2021, 3:45 pm Congratulations on your first recording!
A noteworthy narration of this spooky story!
Thank you, Neil! It's PL OK!

I have credited you as Neil Jaybe in the catalogue, but let me know if you'd like something else as Catalogue name. Here's your reader page: https://librivox.org/reader/16449 which you can also access from your name-link in the Magic Windows. It lists the projects you read for, and can also help you keep track of your sections in ongoing projects (under the Reader Section Details link).

Note: there is an extra s in the filename, (should be _128kb) but I can fix that at cataloguing; just mentioning it as something to watch out for in the future

Happy to hear it, thanks!