COMPLETE High altars; the battle-fields of France and Flanders as I saw them, by John Oxenham - cm

victordorff · Post by **victordorff** » March 13th, 2023, 6:43 pm

High altars; the battle-fields of France and Flanders as I saw them, by John Oxenham (1852 - 1941)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: [https://librivox.org/high-altars-by-william-arthur-dunkerley/]

A first-hand account of World War I, with detailed descriptions of scenes from the front. (Summary by Victor Dorff)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4008128&view=1up&seq=7

Target completion date: 2023-06-01

Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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Magic Window:

BC Admin
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Keywords that describe the book: history, WWI, war, military

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of High altars. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "High altars, by John Oxenham. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Section (or Chapter) # of High altars, by John Oxenham. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."

End of recording:
Say:

"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

If you are recording the final section of the book, add:

"End of High altars, by John Oxenham."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: highaltars_##_oxenham_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. highaltars_01_oxenham_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: ColleenMc

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.

Post by **ColleenMc** » March 15th, 2023, 5:00 pm

I will take this one ...be back shortly with your Magic Window!

Post by **ColleenMc** » March 15th, 2023, 5:37 pm

Magic Window is ready! We will leave the post on the Launch Pad for another day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

The book is cataloged under the author's real name, William Arthur Dunkerley, which is already cross-indexed in our system with the John Oxenham name.

You will want to log into the MW using the BC login link just below the MW box, and go ahead and add your chapter titles as they appear in the book. They will be entered into the catalog the way you enter them here, once the project is finished and compiled. As you record the sections, upload them the same way you do as a reader, but you will also need to enter them into the MW as well. When I was starting out doing solos and BC-ing, I looked at the posts created by people I knew did a lot of BC-ing or solos and followed their formats. That helped me a lot.

Happy reading/recording!

Colleen

Post by **Rapunzelina** » March 16th, 2023, 4:32 pm

I'd like to proof-listen if I may, when you're ready!

Post by **ColleenMc** » March 17th, 2023, 10:06 am

Awesome! I will add you and we will move this post to the Going Solo board! Thanks Rapunzelina!

Colleen

Torobins · Post by **Torobins** » March 19th, 2023, 11:12 am

I can assist with PL if needed.

victordorff · Post by **victordorff** » March 20th, 2023, 3:00 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_07_oxenham_128kb.mp3 2:48
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_05_oxenham_128kb.mp3 1:19
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_03_oxenham_128kb.mp3 1:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_01_oxenham_128kb.mp3. 1:13

Here are four of the poems interspersed between the chapters.

Please let me know if the tone is what you're looking for before I start reading the longer chapters.

Thanks.

Victor

victordorff · Post by **victordorff** » March 20th, 2023, 3:05 pm

ColleenMc wrote: ↑March 15th, 2023, 5:37 pm Magic Window is ready! We will leave the post on the Launch Pad for another day or two to see if we can pick up a DPL.

The book is cataloged under the author's real name, William Arthur Dunkerley, which is already cross-indexed in our system with the John Oxenham name.

You will want to log into the MW using the BC login link just below the MW box, and go ahead and add your chapter titles as they appear in the book. They will be entered into the catalog the way you enter them here, once the project is finished and compiled. As you record the sections, upload them the same way you do as a reader, but you will also need to enter them into the MW as well. When I was starting out doing solos and BC-ing, I looked at the posts created by people I knew did a lot of BC-ing or solos and followed their formats. That helped me a lot.

Happy reading/recording!

Colleen

I tried clicking the link below the MW, but the response was that I do not have permission for that area.

By the way, what does BC stand for?

Thanks.

Victor

Post by **ColleenMc** » March 21st, 2023, 8:11 am

BC is Book Coordinator. Sometimes the link denies me when I first click on it, but if I immediately go back to the page and click again, it works the second time. I don't know why that is. Let me know if that doesn't work for you.

Colleen

Post by **Rapunzelina** » March 21st, 2023, 9:06 am

victordorff wrote: ↑March 20th, 2023, 3:00 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_07_oxenham_128kb.mp3 2:48
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_05_oxenham_128kb.mp3 1:19
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_03_oxenham_128kb.mp3 1:34
https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_01_oxenham_128kb.mp3. 1:13

Here are four of the poems interspersed between the chapters.

Please let me know if the tone is what you're looking for before I start reading the longer chapters.

Thanks.

Victor

These sound very good and are PL OK! As the reader you are free to deliver the text in any tone you choose, but what you are doing sounds great to me

victordorff wrote: ↑March 20th, 2023, 3:05 pm I tried clicking the link below the MW, but the response was that I do not have permission for that area.

This may also happen if you have first signed in the uploader with the universal librivox password, so it doesn't let you log in with your own password. You need to "log out", then log back in with your Magic Window password. If you don't have one yet, you'll need to create your own password for the Magic Window, which you should then also use for the uploader too. Here are instructions on how to set up your password: "Accessing the System - First Time Login" at https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Soloists:_How_to_update_the_Magic_Window
Please ask if anything is unclear.

Post by **ColleenMc** » March 21st, 2023, 9:09 am

Thanks Rapunzelina!

Post by **Rapunzelina** » March 21st, 2023, 9:20 am

Torobins wrote: ↑March 19th, 2023, 11:12 am I can assist with PL if needed.

By the way, thank you for your offer, but it probably won't be needed at this time. When you are looking for projects to PL, you can check if a project already has a proof-listener assigned from the Magic Window: above the section table, there is a line saying "This project has a dedicated proof-listener who will listen to all sections: [name here, if there is someone assigned]"

Hopefully you can find something else as interesting to PL

victordorff · Post by **victordorff** » April 6th, 2023, 12:40 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/colleenmc/highaltars_02_oxenham_128kb.mp3 31:43

This is ready to be PL'd.

Thanks.

Post by **Rapunzelina** » April 7th, 2023, 6:49 am

Section 2 is PL OK!
I do have a suggestion, optional of course, at 18:18, it is written as "S. Joseph", but I think it is better read as "Saint Joseph", what do you think?

Overall an amazing listening experience, very moved at the mention of the November poppies...

victordorff · Post by **victordorff** » April 7th, 2023, 11:59 am

Rapunzelina wrote: ↑April 7th, 2023, 6:49 am Section 2 is PL OK!
I do have a suggestion, optional of course, at 18:18, it is written as "S. Joseph", but I think it is better read as "Saint Joseph", what do you think?

Overall an amazing listening experience, very moved at the mention of the November poppies...

Thank you for your kind words and your suggestion. I have corrected the reference. The time, not surprisingly, hasn't changed.