This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/my-musical-life-by-walter-damrosch/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58871This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great musicians of the 19th and 20th centuries. - Summary by Warren Bergmann
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Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Say:
End of recording:"Section # of My Musical Life.
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."]
"My Musical Life, by Walter Damrosch.
Chapter Title." [see MW for exact title]
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #."
[Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of My Musical Life, by Walter Damrosch."
Filename: mymusicallife_##_damrosch_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. mymusicallife_01_damrosch_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Kitty
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.