[group] Six Metaphysical Meditations by Rene Descartes - philc

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BrentPatrick wrote: March 14th, 2023, 12:45 pm Meditation V for your review:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_05_descartes_128kb.mp3

Time: 16:42

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Glad to mark this one PL OK!
Just to sections, one of the mine which I won't get to for a few days when I can shake this throat ailment. :cry:
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Just to sections, one of the mine which I won't get to for a few days when I can shake this throat ailment. :cry:
I'm glad it's not just me that is suffering with strange throat and vocal problems this Spring. Odd noises come from me when i try to speak. t sk, tsk. :shock:
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Ok! Here meditation IV for review:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_04_descartes_128kb.mp3

Time: 20:25

This the first on that I have submitted! It was fun! But I felt pretty clumsy, let me know if any thing needs to be changed.
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CleverUsername wrote: March 19th, 2023, 11:24 am Ok! Here meditation IV for review:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_04_descartes_128kb.mp3

Time: 20:25

This the first on that I have submitted! It was fun! But I felt pretty clumsy, let me know if any thing needs to be changed.
Thanks. You picked a tough one to start with but I'm sure it will be fine. I'll put this into the magic window for proof istening. :thumbs:
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CleverUsername wrote: March 19th, 2023, 11:24 am Ok! Here meditation IV for review:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_04_descartes_128kb.mp3

Time: 20:25

This the first on that I have submitted! It was fun! But I felt pretty clumsy, let me know if any thing needs to be changed.
This is a good first offering, esp. for such a challenging piece of text. :thumbs:

Only one real change, and a couple of comments for your consideration.

-- Your personal attribution, "Read by . . . " should appear either at the beginning OR at the end, but not both. So, choose one and delete the other. "End of Meditation #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

-- Their is a background hum from the beginning to about 5:17 when is just stops. It is still in the acceptable range, but something you might want to keep in mind. Some noise reduction, getting a noise profile from the first second, might help it.

-- We usually don't comment on pronunciation, but for future reference, the word, "err" rhymes with "her" not "hair." It is a common mispronunciation. No need to change anything here.

Fix the "Read by . . ." and upload the corrected file under the same file name and post the link and time here again.

Again, thank you for an overall impressive reading!
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Thanks for your feedback Larry! I appreciate it. Below is the revised audio; time is now 20:19. I removed the "read by..." at the end and tried to clean up the hum a little. Let me know if I should change anything else!


https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_04_descartes_128kb.mp3
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CleverUsername wrote: March 26th, 2023, 8:47 am Thanks for your feedback Larry! I appreciate it. Below is the revised audio; time is now 20:19. I removed the "read by..." at the end and tried to clean up the hum a little. Let me know if I should change anything else!

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_04_descartes_128kb.mp3
Sounds a lot better. Glad to mark this one PL OK
Congratulations on a fine reading. :clap:
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Friendly update on 6

I read it but I'm not 100% happy on the emphasis I picked. This translator's punctuation is the stuff of nightmares sometimes! I've been doing audio for a book (yay!) which is where most of my voice time has gone and that's nearly done. I'll circle back and satisfy my pickiness on 6 and finally upload; I think I'm still within my two-month grab limit--I'll check that.

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PeaceGalley wrote: March 28th, 2023, 11:27 am Friendly update on 6

I read it but I'm not 100% happy on the emphasis I picked. This translator's punctuation is the stuff of nightmares sometimes! I've been doing audio for a book (yay!) which is where most of my voice time has gone and that's nearly done. I'll circle back and satisfy my pickiness on 6 and finally upload; I think I'm still within my two-month grab limit--I'll check that.

Medals to everyone who made it through their readings!! :thumbs:
Let me know if you would like an extension of time. Philosophy is patient. And so is Librivox.
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Okay, here is something to tickle your ears:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_01_descartes_128kb.mp3 11:14

I've put it in the MW Ready for PL
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silverquill wrote: March 29th, 2023, 4:50 pm Okay, here is something to tickle your ears:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_01_descartes_128kb.mp3 11:14

I've put it in the MW Ready for PL
Ooooooh. Something to enjoy tomorrow. :D
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silverquill wrote: March 29th, 2023, 4:50 pm Okay, here is something to tickle your ears:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_01_descartes_128kb.mp3 11:14

I've put it in the MW Ready for PL
Meditation 1 PL OK! :thumbs: Although I still feel confused by his thought process, this was well read.
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Happy to have finally this cleaned and uploaded! It was a real pleasure and challenge...
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_06_descartes_128kb.mp3
Duration - 35:54
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PeaceGalley wrote: April 20th, 2023, 12:28 pm Happy to have finally this cleaned and uploaded! It was a real pleasure and challenge...
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_06_descartes_128kb.mp3
Duration - 35:54
Thank you. :thumbs:
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PeaceGalley wrote: April 20th, 2023, 12:28 pm Happy to have finally this cleaned and uploaded! It was a real pleasure and challenge...
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/sixmetaphysicalmeditations_06_descartes_128kb.mp3
Duration - 35:54

Almost done . . . . at about 15:04 there is a missed edit
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