JaimeWeaver wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2024, 6:24 pmI wasn't totally sure, so I recorded the first bit about the magazine and the various sections being read at the beginning. If I was not supposed to I can cut it out, just let me know. This was so much fun to record!! I hope you enjoy and let me know what I should fix/if you have any advice about how I'm reading. This is my first attempt at something like this, so any input about how I could make it better is much appreciated.
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0404jan1899_1_various_128kb.mp3
File length: 33:12
this was a hilarious story, and here I thought the title sounded a bit dry...far from it. Highly entertaining.
As to your narration, very lively done and lovely to listen to.
You were courageous to tackle such a long story as your first endeavour, but you did it wonderfully. Already looking forward to hearing you in some other project soon.
Since this is you first section, there are a few kinks to iron out still, which I'll write down with the exact time stamps below. Don't worry, it might look like a lot but it's actually not that much considering the length of the text.
Now, please,
do not re-record from scratch (I mention this because some new readers think they need to). It's too much work for both reader and prooflistener, especially with such a long text as this. The way to go is Spot-editing the parts in the PL notes. If you need help on how to edit, please let me know and I can work you through it.
I would recommend,
starting with the last note and working your way up, that way, the time stamps stay correct for you to find the exact spot
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at the beginning: we recommend
0.5-1 second maximum of silence, you have over 2 seconds
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from 0:02 to 0:50:
my summary indeed can be cut, this is for the official catalogue page, not for the audio version. Sorry that I was imprecise, with "full intro" I meant the LV disclaimer intro, which you can see in full under the Magic Window in the first post. You have that one correct.
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from 1:24 to 1:29: between author and start of story, the
silence feels too long. I always recommend
staying under 2 seconds, even between paragraphs, 1.5 seems enough, to make the story more fluent.
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at 1:36: (p. 1) "It
then assumed an aspect
almost Corsican" – you say "it
was assumed an aspect
of Corsican" which changes the meaning quite a bit.
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at 3:28: (p. 2) "the three did
Capri, Sorrento,
Ischia" – as a suggestion if you want the correct Italian pronunciations, it's
Ca-pree (you say Ca-pa-ree) and
Iss-kee-ah (you say Ish-shia)
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from 18:42 to 18:45: (p. 8) between "this was the despatch" and "Italy" – also here the
pause is a bit too long, I would cut significantly to under 2 seconds
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at 21:49: (p. 9) "he bought the second edition of the
corriere di Napoli" – as a suggestion, it's "
co-ri-e-re / dee / na-po-lee", to make it a bit more precise to understand maybe
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at 24:04: (p. 10) "he caught the 2:
40 train" – you say "
four"
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at 31:39: (p. 13) "you've ex
posed it" – you say "ex
pressed"
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at 33:04: "
read by JayJay..." – actually, please only say the
name credit, either at the beginning or at the end, saying it twice is a bit redundant
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at the end: we need a
standard of 5 seconds of silence, you only have 3.5
Simply reupload with the exact same filename, then the old recording will replace the new one.
Thanks
Sonia