[CHRISTIAN BIO] The Autobiography of Charles H. Spurgeon, Volume 1 - tg

[InTheDesert]

Could I please take sections 25-28?

Assigned!

[InTheDesert]

This section hasn't been proof-listened yet but here are the technical notes for it. Could you resolve them and then re-upload the file before it gets PLed?

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

• We need 0.75 seconds of silence at the start of each Librivox track and 5 seconds at the end (or as close as you can make it). Currently, it's about 28.7 at the start and about 6 at the end.

[LeahHansen]

I have re-uploaded Section 13, with the blank spots trimmed out. Here is the link for the re-uploaded section.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

[KatieMama]

Hi there,
I can take chapters 8 and 9 if you think having a female voice is OK for this! It'll be my first project!

[InTheDesert]

Hi there,
I can take chapters 8 and 9 if you think having a female voice is OK for this! It'll be my first project!

Welcome to Librivox (again), Katie!
It would be great to have you record sections 8-9 for this project (Spurgeon). It looks like you've just passed your 1 minute test recording which means you are ready to go. Don't forget in all future recordings to make any changes that were suggested when you did the test recording (eg: if you needed to amplify, you'll need to do that for every section you submit).

In order to assign a section to you in the Magic Window (MW) of this project, I've entered you into the database of readers. Your reader page is accessible here and a list of your assigned sections is here (you might want to bookmark it). It's great that you're eager to record but many new users have trouble with their first section so instead of assigning all the sections you requested, I've just done section 8. Once that has been uploaded successfully, I would be more than happy to assign you any other sections you would like.Your claim is confirmed - you have one month to submit section 8. Looking forward to hearing your section and have you help out with this project!

Some common questions that new readers ask:

• Footnotes: They are optional. You can read all, some or none. An easy way to mark them is to say 'footnote' then read the footnote then say 'end footnote'.
• Quotes: You can mark these by saying 'quote' then reading the quote and then saying 'end quote'. You can decide whether to say quote at all - sometimes it will be clear from context. I'd suggest saying it if the quotation spans multiple sentences.
• Non-English phrases: We do have to read them. You could 1) pronounce it however you want 2) post in this thread and ask for someone to record it for you so you can either mimic it or splice it into your own recording 3) try Forvo for individual words or the sound icon on Google Translate for a text to speech version to copy.
• Roman numerals: Read these as their corresponding number.
• Abbreviations: You can choose to expand these or not to. You could say 'e.g' or 'for example'.
• Heading numbering: Sometimes books use roman numerals and digits for two different levels of headings. I think a good solution to this is to say 'first, second' etc. for roman numeral headings (I, II etc.) and 'one, two' etc. for digit headings (1, 2 etc.).

[KatieMama]

OK great, thank you for that. I look forward to diving in!

[mleigh]

I have re-uploaded Section 13, with the blank spots trimmed out. Here is the link for the re-uploaded section.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

Thank you for eliminating those. There is just one more fix that needs to be done. The background noise has been pushed over the allowed level, so this will need to be reduced. You might need to increase the volume of the recording, if the noise reduction brought it under the minimum of 86 dB.


Thanks,

M

[KatieMama]

Hello! Here goes nothing! Here's section 8 - it's my first recording (aside from 1 minute test) so I'm completely happy to re-do if it's not right!
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_8_spurgeon_128kb.mp3 It's 12:41 long.

[LeahHansen]

I have re-uploaded Section 13, with the blank spots trimmed out. Here is the link for the re-uploaded section.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

Thank you for eliminating those. There is just one more fix that needs to be done. The background noise has been pushed over the allowed level, so this will need to be reduced. You might need to increase the volume of the recording, if the noise reduction brought it under the minimum of 86 dB.


Thanks,

M

Hi, I have no experience editing audio recordings. I attempted to fix the background volume by re-running the "ReplayGain" on Audacity, and re-exporting the clip. Did this decrease the background noise? If this didn't fix it, I'll need to be shown how to increase the volume of a recording, or where to alter the noise reduction.

Here is the link to my newly uploaded version of Section 13...
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

- Leah

[mleigh]

I have re-uploaded Section 13, with the blank spots trimmed out. Here is the link for the re-uploaded section.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

Thank you for eliminating those. There is just one more fix that needs to be done. The background noise has been pushed over the allowed level, so this will need to be reduced. You might need to increase the volume of the recording, if the noise reduction brought it under the minimum of 86 dB.


Thanks,

M

Hi, I have no experience editing audio recordings. I attempted to fix the background volume by re-running the "ReplayGain" on Audacity, and re-exporting the clip. Did this decrease the background noise? If this didn't fix it, I'll need to be shown how to increase the volume of a recording, or where to alter the noise reduction.

Here is the link to my newly uploaded version of Section 13...
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_13_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

- Leah

It is showing a noise level of 51 dB which fails in Checker. Have you used the "Noise Reduction" feature in Audacity?
The noise level needs to be brought down a couple of dB at the least.

M

[mleigh]

Hello! Here goes nothing! Here's section 8 - it's my first recording (aside from 1 minute test) so I'm completely happy to re-do if it's not right!
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_8_spurgeon_128kb.mp3 It's 12:41 long.

Definitely not a bad job. It is actually fairly good. There are a few changes to be made.

The filename needs to be corrected. There needs to be a "0" before the section number. Should be autobiography1_08_spurgeon_128k

6:28 you have "father" instead of "grandfather" in "your grandfather as a Dissenter? "
7:23 extra words(?) between "and" and "Divine" in " a new heart and Divine direction,"
9:58 extra "ut" between "have" and "already" in "hobbies of utterance I have already struck a blow,"

There is a moderate level of background noise. This does not need to be fixed unless you want to as it is not too high, nor did I find it too much for me.

Please make at least the three changes with the time stamps and repost with the corrected filename. Whether you want to fix the noise level here is up to you but it is something you should address in future recordings.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

M

[KatieMama]

Hello! Here goes nothing! Here's section 8 - it's my first recording (aside from 1 minute test) so I'm completely happy to re-do if it's not right!
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_8_spurgeon_128kb.mp3 It's 12:41 long.

Definitely not a bad job. It is actually fairly good. There are a few changes to be made.

The filename needs to be corrected. There needs to be a "0" before the section number. Should be autobiography1_08_spurgeon_128k

6:28 you have "father" instead of "grandfather" in "your grandfather as a Dissenter? "
7:23 extra words(?) between "and" and "Divine" in " a new heart and Divine direction,"
9:58 extra "ut" between "have" and "already" in "hobbies of utterance I have already struck a blow,"

There is a moderate level of background noise. This does not need to be fixed unless you want to as it is not too high, nor did I find it too much for me.

Please make at least the three changes with the time stamps and repost with the corrected filename. Whether you want to fix the noise level here is up to you but it is something you should address in future recordings.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

M

Thanks so much! I think I've manage to make those three changes as well as reduce the background noise. Let me know how this is: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_08_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

[mleigh]

Hello! Here goes nothing! Here's section 8 - it's my first recording (aside from 1 minute test) so I'm completely happy to re-do if it's not right!
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_8_spurgeon_128kb.mp3 It's 12:41 long.

Definitely not a bad job. It is actually fairly good. There are a few changes to be made.

The filename needs to be corrected. There needs to be a "0" before the section number. Should be autobiography1_08_spurgeon_128k

6:28 you have "father" instead of "grandfather" in "your grandfather as a Dissenter? "
7:23 extra words(?) between "and" and "Divine" in " a new heart and Divine direction,"
9:58 extra "ut" between "have" and "already" in "hobbies of utterance I have already struck a blow,"

There is a moderate level of background noise. This does not need to be fixed unless you want to as it is not too high, nor did I find it too much for me.

Please make at least the three changes with the time stamps and repost with the corrected filename. Whether you want to fix the noise level here is up to you but it is something you should address in future recordings.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

M

Thanks so much! I think I've manage to make those three changes as well as reduce the background noise. Let me know how this is: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/autobiography1_08_spurgeon_128kb.mp3

Excellent job with all the small changes. Noise level is much better as well. Loved listening to your reading and look forward to hearing more from you.

Thanks,

M

[KatieMama]

So glad my first section went well! I'm really happy to do section 9 as well now if that's OK?

[InTheDesert]

So glad my first section went well! I'm really happy to do section 9 as well now if that's OK?

Appreciated!