Hello LV

[mwinn]

Hi, I'm Judd, instinctively I chose a jibberish-y user name when I registered (after first trying "judd" which was already taken), but call me whatever you like.

I've been enjoying LibriVox books for some time now, after discovering a few on Spotify, particularly Darren Slider's City of God by St. Augustine, which led me into this world. The app is a goldmine, and a well-functioning piece of software which is not always easy to find! Kudos to you all...

I had thought about recording myself reading some books for a relative who is no longer able to see well enough to read, but that never came to fruition for a few reasons, technical challenges on their end mainly. Also, my brother happens to do a lot of narration and some acting for a living, and he is a good resource for me in this department, plus I'm always looking for healthy activities so... here I am.

I live in Baltimore, work in IT, am mostly focused on football today but I'm looking forward to participating if I can be of use. I bought a Yeti Blue microphone already-- I needed something decent so I figured I may as well go for it. Lately my interests have been, yes, the Catholic Saints, but over the course of my 50 odd years I've gone through many phases and am open to just about anything.

Great to be here. Thanks for being a thing!

[InTheDesert]

Hi, I'm Judd, instinctively I chose a jibberish-y user name when I registered (after first trying "judd" which was already taken), but call me whatever you like.

I've been enjoying LibriVox books for some time now, after discovering a few on Spotify, particularly Darren Slider's City of God by St. Augustine, which led me into this world. The app is a goldmine, and a well-functioning piece of software which is not always easy to find! Kudos to you all...

I had thought about recording myself reading some books for a relative who is no longer able to see well enough to read, but that never came to fruition for a few reasons, technical challenges on their end mainly. Also, my brother happens to do a lot of narration and some acting for a living, and he is a good resource for me in this department, plus I'm always looking for healthy activities so... here I am.

I live in Baltimore, work in IT, am mostly focused on football today but I'm looking forward to participating if I can be of use. I bought a Yeti Blue microphone already-- I needed something decent so I figured I may as well go for it. Lately my interests have been, yes, the Catholic Saints, but over the course of my 50 odd years I've gone through many phases and am open to just about anything.

Great to be here. Thanks for being a thing!

Welcome to Librivox, Judson!

Once you have completed your one minute test, I thought you might be interested in contributing to these projects, given your interests:

• The Bible History Israel under Samuel, Saul, and David, to the Birth of Solomon by Alfred Edersheim
• The Shorter Works of Tertullian Volume 2 155 AD–220 AD
• A Review of Ecclesiastical History (John Newton)
• Lectures on Female Scripture Characters by William Jay (1769 - 1853)
• Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth by William Arnot (1808 - 1875)
• Sermons on Canticles by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - 1153)

You can see all the available group projects that are looking for readers here.

[mwinn]

So many choices! Thank you

[Cbteddy]

Hi there! Fellow Yeti Blue microphone users unite!!

InTheDesert provided some great info, but below you'll find some additional details that will help you get up and going as you are starting out.

For Proof Listening (PL) - Check out the Proof Listeners or Editors Wanted forum for links to more information about PL. The most common method is Standard, but some projects do have stricter guidelines.

Then check out the New Projects Launch Pad. This is where any readers post ideas for books they'd like to start as projects, either as a solo or group project. Any projects that have a tilde ~ in front of it means the project is in need of some one to PL. Being brand new, you may want to consider asking if you can start with a chapter or two, just to make sure you understand the process and that it's something you like. It may also be easier to start with PL for a solo project since it'll just be one reader you'll be listening to.

For recording

If not already submitted, be sure to complete your one minute recording test so we can make sure your audio specs are good to go. Once you get that approved, check out the Readers Wanted forums, There's one for readers of other languages, and the rest for mostly English.

There is one forum for poems and shorter works, as well as a forum for longer books. If plays and dramatic readings are more your speed, check out the dramatic works forum too! Click into a post to see a summary of the book/poem/play. If it's something that sounds interesting, scroll down a bit more and look at the Magic Window (MW). You'll see a list with chapters or characters broken down into sections. If there is no name by a chapter, that means it's open and you can put a post in the thread to request that chapter. Once you've gotten the OK from the Book Coordinator (BC), you can then record the chapter.

A best practice that is recommended is to just sign up for a chapter or two to begin with so you can get a feel of the whole process and not be overwhelmed. Be sure to also read the information near the MW about how to access the text, the format the file needs to be saved as, and how to upload once it's ready for review.

When in doubt, don't hesitate to ask any questions. Someone will chime in and provide some assistance

Hope this helps, have fun, and welcome!