Usually I would wait until I get a response from you before I would do a proof listening on this, but because I'd like to see you get off to a good start, I've put together some PL notes for you. I few of them might seem a little picky, but we do need to be more precise with poetry because each word is chosen by the poet for its meaning, cadence, sometimes rhyme, and nuance. I've ignored several other places where there are minor issues, so these are just the ones that I think really need correcting.DivineJustice wrote: ↑July 12th, 2023, 1:03 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/anthologyofmagazineverse1915_005_braithwaite_128kb.mp3 2:18 minutes
Overall there is quite a strong background hum. You can use the Noise Reduction feature in Audacity to limit this. We have some good tutorials on this, or I can walk you through it.
At the beginning, we need ½-1 second of silence, I’m finding not even ½. This buffer is needed because players will cut off a bit at the front and your beginning could be lost.
0:33 slight stumble on “I hear a heavy calling” so the first four words are undistinguishable
0:38 slight stumble on, “Aweary of its restless, flowing motion.”
0:41 Text: “I am choked with sand” I hear, “I’m choked with sand” (importance to the cadence of the poem)
0:56 Text: “and a stone above my head” I hear, “a stone above my head” (and is omitted)
1:00 Text: “and my babe is on her knew” again, I hear the word “and” omitted
(also this portion from about 0:54 – 1:00 shows marked clipping, which happens when you over drive your audio and part of your voice is lost, or clipped, as evidenced by the flattening of your wave form. This isn’t crucial, but something to keep in mind when recording).
1:13-14 slight hesitation and long gap
1:37 Text: “For my grave next hers,” I hear, “For my grave heart next to hers,” (somehow you’ve added two words, and the meaning is changed)
1:43 Text: “Lord God has heeded Peter Day” This sounds slurred and I can’t really hear the word, “has.”
2:06 Instead of repeating the title of the poem, the ending should be:
“Poetry: A Magazine of Verse -- Miriam Allen de Ford. End of poem. This recording is in the public domain." Then leave 5 seconds of silence (I find only about four seconds).
If you want to proceed with this, please submit a corrected file, with the same file name, and new file length, so I can check it over again.
I'll hold this section for you until I hear from you.
I know there is a learning curve here, but it's worth it!
So, give it a shot and see how it goes.
Well, I don't know enough about your equipment, set up, or software to know how to advise you. Just double check everything. If you are using Audacity, the input gain is easy to adjust, and then you can always use the Amlify feature under the Effects tab to bring it up or down. See what you can do. And, you can always go ahead and upload it, and I'll see if I can help on this end.