COMPLETE: Sketches of Gotham by Owen Davis -jo

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This is my two bits worth.

What I do is read straight through the piece, no matter how long. As I am reading, if I catch an error I have made, I go back to the logical point, maybe a word, maybe a phrase or maybe an entire sentence. I then continue on is this way until the end of the piece. That way, my voice is very close to the same when I make those corrections. I then go back and listen to it again from the beginning, trying to fine the mistakes I missed in the original reading. When I find one, I use the same correction method as above. I go to the end of the recording, read the error correctly, then cut and past the new reading into the place of the error. Again,since it is in a very close time frame, my voice is usually close enough. After that, I upload it to LV.

I have found that it usually takes me about three times the length of the recording to get this process done. So a 20 minute recording will take about an hour to complete, an hour recording, about three hours. I find that doing it in one sitting allows me to keep my ever changing voice closer to the same throughout the recording.

Anyway, that is the way I have found that works best for me.

Good luck to all, and do whatever works for you. :D

Wayne
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Post by JVoxMachina »

Kalamareader wrote: May 2nd, 2023, 10:07 pm
JVoxMachina wrote: May 2nd, 2023, 9:11 pm Here's section 23-
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_23_davis_128kb.mp3
Duration- 13:27
Still trying to figure out the right effects "recipe", so any tips are appreciated! Thank you!
Great Job!!! I really enjoyed listening to your recording. Great voice, phrasing and inflections and word perfect to boot, but.....

There are two little 'housekeeping' things that you need to look at. At the beginning, your intro silence is just a little long, could you cut it down to between .5 and 1 second? (I wouldn't ask you to correct it in this one since it is so close, but would just have given you a heads up for future recordings, but since you will be in this already....)

Your volume is on the low end of LV standards at 87.9 dB. If you could go into Audacity and raise it up to closer to 89dB that would be great.

Thanks for your work,

Wayne
Updated! Thanks!
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_23_davis_128kb.mp3
Duration - 13:27
- J.T.
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Post by BrianFullen »

JVoxMachina wrote: May 6th, 2023, 5:27 pm
Kalamareader wrote: May 2nd, 2023, 10:07 pm
JVoxMachina wrote: May 2nd, 2023, 9:11 pm Here's section 23-
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_23_davis_128kb.mp3
Duration- 13:27
Still trying to figure out the right effects "recipe", so any tips are appreciated! Thank you!
Great Job!!! I really enjoyed listening to your recording. Great voice, phrasing and inflections and word perfect to boot, but.....

There are two little 'housekeeping' things that you need to look at. At the beginning, your intro silence is just a little long, could you cut it down to between .5 and 1 second? (I wouldn't ask you to correct it in this one since it is so close, but would just have given you a heads up for future recordings, but since you will be in this already....)

Your volume is on the low end of LV standards at 87.9 dB. If you could go into Audacity and raise it up to closer to 89dB that would be great.

Thanks for your work,

Wayne
Updated! Thanks!
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_23_davis_128kb.mp3
Duration - 13:27
I'll mark it Ready for spot PL. Thanks.
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JVoxMachina wrote: May 6th, 2023, 5:27 pm Updated! Thanks!
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_23_davis_128kb.mp3
Duration - 13:27
You did good work. You put the volume up to 90.5 which is on the high end, but listening to it, it sounds fine. Have you heard of/have "Checker"? This is a program that will tell you your volume and background noise levels on your LV readings. Here is a link to help you find it and show you what it does.

https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker

Your recording is now PLOK :thumbs:

Keep up the good work and don't make yourself a stranger. :clap:

Thanks,

Wayne
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Kalamareader wrote: May 2nd, 2023, 2:46 pm
CleverUsername wrote: May 1st, 2023, 5:45 pm Hi Wayne,

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it, there is so much to learn!! I have a couple of questions: 1. What is the checker? Is that a part of audacity? 2. Should I just re-record? I haven't recorded a separate audio file and integrated it into another before and I am a little intimidated.

Sorry if I am asking something obvious, some times I get lost in the librivox info page.

Warmly,

Kassandra
Kassandra,

I know that LV can be kind of intimidating at first. We have a guy, Phil Chenevert who has made some videos to help us on our journey to 'master' Audacity and other thing Librivox. Here is a link to one of his that may help in your journey. The one small drawback is that it was made 11 years ago with a much earlier version of Audaicy, so the interface isn't exactly the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9NuSuWYaWg

I found another guy who has done some videos about using Audacity, but the 'problem' with his videos is that he is recording music in 'stereo' rather than the spoken word in mono. The instructions are really the same, buy just disregard the extra 'wave form' that show up on his videos. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqazFFzUAPc7XJjOcH4iPDoIeFHA_eyKh

Maybe you can make a 'sample' recording with errors purposely in it to play around with it some before doing it on the original. The second guys idea of recording it elsewhere and then pasting it into the spot where you want it is basically what I do. I have a 'dummy' file named "unnamed.mp3" where I record the parts that need to be corrected, do Noise Reduction on them, and get the volume about right, then paste them into the original recording where they belong. That usually seems to come out OK.

There are probably as many different ways to do some of this stuff as there are readers, but as for me, I have found that using the Del key and Ctrl C, V and X are more user friendly that the tabs on the tool bar. Also, on the left side of Audacity, in the blue box, there is a small arrow named "select", that will select the entire recording as will Ctrl A.

I hope this helps some. Just ask if you have any other questions. This entire journey is an experience. :shock:

Wayne
Wayne,

Thank you so much, this was helpful! I took your feedback and did my best. I appreciate that this a place to learn and I am grateful for your time :)


Here is round two:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_10_davis_128kb.mp3
(time 14.01)

Please let me know if anything needs to be changed.

Warm regards,

Kassandra
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Post by BrianFullen »

MW has been updated with status set to Ready for spot PL; also the Listen to URL was updated to reflect filename fix. Cheers
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Post by Kalamareader »

CleverUsername wrote: May 7th, 2023, 5:27 pm Here is round two:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_10_davis_128kb.mp3
(time 14.01)
Please let me know if anything needs to be changed.
Warm regards,
Kassandra
Outstanding. Your corrections were seamless. The volume was just right. Section 10 is PLOK :thumbs:

Keep up the good work,

Wayne
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Post by LGreene »

Section 12 ready for PL 13:32

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_12_davis_128kb.mp3

My apologies for how long it took me to get this to you. I've had a brutal bronchitis for the last month or so and couldn't stop coughing long enough to record. On the mend now.

Lisa
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Post by BrianFullen »

LGreene wrote: May 19th, 2023, 1:52 pm Section 12 ready for PL 13:32

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_12_davis_128kb.mp3

My apologies for how long it took me to get this to you. I've had a brutal bronchitis for the last month or so and couldn't stop coughing long enough to record. On the mend now.

Lisa
Please don't apologize, Lisa. So sorry to hear you were suffering and so glad to hear you are feeling better.
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Post by Kalamareader »

LGreene wrote: May 19th, 2023, 1:52 pm Section 12 ready for PL 13:32
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_12_davis_128kb.mp3
My apologies for how long it took me to get this to you. I've had a brutal bronchitis for the last month or so and couldn't stop coughing long enough to record. On the mend now.
Lisa
Lisa,

I, too, am glad that you are feeling better. Your voice sounds great. I can relate, I am going through some lung concerns now, and am getting my LV fix by DPLing, anxiously awaiting the time I can get back reading.

Section 12 is PLOK :thumbs: right out of the box. :clap: :clap:

Wayne
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Post by LGreene »

Kalamareader wrote: May 19th, 2023, 3:07 pm
LGreene wrote: May 19th, 2023, 1:52 pm Section 12 ready for PL 13:32
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/sketchesofgotham_12_davis_128kb.mp3
My apologies for how long it took me to get this to you. I've had a brutal bronchitis for the last month or so and couldn't stop coughing long enough to record. On the mend now.
Lisa
Lisa,

I, too, am glad that you are feeling better. Your voice sounds great. I can relate, I am going through some lung concerns now, and am getting my LV fix by DPLing, anxiously awaiting the time I can get back reading.

Section 12 is PLOK :thumbs: right out of the box. :clap: :clap:

Wayne
Thanks Wayne!~!
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Hi Jo,

This project is ready for cataloging and thanks in advance for that! :D

Best wishes,
Brian
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Congratulations Brian, on completion of this solo recording for LibriVox! This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:

https://librivox.org/sketches-of-gotham-by-owen-davis/
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knotyouraveragejo wrote: May 24th, 2023, 8:21 pm Congratulations Brian, on completion of this solo recording for LibriVox! This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:

https://librivox.org/sketches-of-gotham-by-owen-davis/
Thanks Jo! I wish I could claim credit all to myself, not that I'm greedy so much (only a little) but because there were so many amazing contributors - readers and the DPL - that I do think it's an excellent addition to the catalog. :D And thank you for agreeing to MC this project and for all that you do to make this community the wonderfully productive one that it is. Best wishes, signed, a fan of yours! :clap:
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