[Full[[Dramatic] Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney - kd

[Winnifred]

Here's the narrator, Chapters 17 and 18. Had some free (and quiet!) time today, so was able to knock off two chapters.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_17.mp3 (20:24)
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_18.mp3 (20:25)

Cheers,

Whoops. Late Edit: Just after 19:15 of Chapter 18, I read “cried little Dick in alarm;” but then did not read the next bit “‘why, she’s just come; we want to see her.” as this line is Dick’s and should be coded for him.

At 23:08, I read a bit that was coded to Jasper: “he finished more politely,” but that should be part of the narration.

[ej400]

Here's the narrator, Chapters 17 and 18. Had some free (and quiet!) time today, so was able to knock off two chapters.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_17.mp3 (20:24)
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_18.mp3 (20:25)

Cheers,

Whoops. Late Edit: Just after 19:15 of Chapter 18, I read “cried little Dick in alarm;” but then did not read the next bit “‘why, she’s just come; we want to see her.” as this line is Dick’s and should be coded for him.

At 23:08, I read a bit that was coded to Jasper: “he finished more politely,” but that should be part of the narration.

Thank you!

I'll correct the scripts soon

[EricaB]

Here’s Percy, chapters 18-25. It’s my first time recording a DR so please let me know if I should redo any/all!

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_18.mp3
00:42

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_19.mp3
00:35

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_20.mp3
00:21

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_21.mp3
00:07

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_22.mp3
1:39

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_23.mp3
1:39

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_24.mp3
1:24

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_25.mp3
00:42

[Winnifred]

Chapter 19 is a nice short one, so I did that one today too. I'm now sure I can finish up the remaining 6 chapters by the end of the year.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_19.mp3 (6:55)

Cheers,

[ej400]

Here’s Percy, chapters 18-25. It’s my first time recording a DR so please let me know if I should redo any/all!

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_18.mp3
00:42

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_19.mp3
00:35

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_20.mp3
00:21

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_21.mp3
00:07

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_22.mp3
1:39

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_23.mp3
1:39

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_24.mp3
1:24

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_percy_25.mp3
00:42

Thank you! I will get to these over the next 3-5 days, stay tuned!

[ej400]

Chapter 19 is a nice short one, so I did that one today too. I'm now sure I can finish up the remaining 6 chapters by the end of the year.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_19.mp3 (6:55)

Cheers,

Thank you!

[Roxby]

Fingers crossed for my first attempt.

Mr Atkins part 16
1:09
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_mratkins_16.mp3

[ej400]

Fingers crossed for my first attempt.

Mr Atkins part 16
1:09
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_mratkins_16.mp3

Thank you!

MW & Scripts updated

[Winnifred]

Here's the narrator, Chapter 20: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_20.mp3 (11:25)

A couple of notes about this one:

• Starting at about 3:20, I left out two lines that belong to Polly, but weren’t color-coded for her: “I shall have to give up!” and “I can’t bear it!”

• I’ve noticed a mistake in the PG text, particularly noticeable in this chapter. Phronsie, in the original book (see Archive version at https://archive.org/details/pepperfivelittle00sidnrich/page/288/mode/1up?q=Chapter+20) calls Jasper “Japser.” This has Van, Percy, and Dick laughing at her, until Jasper warns them to stop. But the PG version has corrected what she says to “Jasper” everywhere, which means that their laughter is inexplicable, and Dick is the only one to say "Japser," which makes no sense. I suggest you compare the two versions, and restore “Japser” whenever Phronsie says it, at least to this chapter, so it’s not so puzzling for listeners (and so the reader will read it that way). (You might also contact PG to let them know about the error. It was quite likely an attempt by an overzealous proofreader to correct what they thought was an error.) I did a quick search in the Archive version, and this change was also made to how she pronounces it in chapters 13, 15, 21, and 22 (there are 13 instances of it altogether).

Cheers,

[ej400]

Here's the narrator, Chapter 20: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_narrator_20.mp3 (11:25)

A couple of notes about this one:

• Starting at about 3:20, I left out two lines that belong to Polly, but weren’t color-coded for her: “I shall have to give up!” and “I can’t bear it!”

• I’ve noticed a mistake in the PG text, particularly noticeable in this chapter. Phronsie, in the original book (see Archive version at https://archive.org/details/pepperfivelittle00sidnrich/page/288/mode/1up?q=Chapter+20) calls Jasper “Japser.” This has Van, Percy, and Dick laughing at her, until Jasper warns them to stop. But the PG version has corrected what she says to “Jasper” everywhere, which means that their laughter is inexplicable, and Dick is the only one to say "Japser," which makes no sense. I suggest you compare the two versions, and restore “Japser” whenever Phronsie says it, at least to this chapter, so it’s not so puzzling for listeners (and so the reader will read it that way). (You might also contact PG to let them know about the error. It was quite likely an attempt by an overzealous proofreader to correct what they thought was an error.) I did a quick search in the Archive version, and this change was also made to how she pronounces it in chapters 13, 15, 21, and 22 (there are 13 instances of it altogether).

Cheers,

Oh goodness I'll be in the works on correcting those on the scripts and contacting PG as well. Thank you for finding that! (And for Chapter 20 )

[ej400]

• I’ve noticed a mistake in the PG text, particularly noticeable in this chapter. Phronsie, in the original book (see Archive version at https://archive.org/details/pepperfivelittle00sidnrich/page/288/mode/1up?q=Chapter+20) calls Jasper “Japser.” This has Van, Percy, and Dick laughing at her, until Jasper warns them to stop. But the PG version has corrected what she says to “Jasper” everywhere, which means that their laughter is inexplicable, and Dick is the only one to say "Japser," which makes no sense. I suggest you compare the two versions, and restore “Japser” whenever Phronsie says it, at least to this chapter, so it’s not so puzzling for listeners (and so the reader will read it that way). (You might also contact PG to let them know about the error. It was quite likely an attempt by an overzealous proofreader to correct what they thought was an error.) I did a quick search in the Archive version, and this change was also made to how she pronounces it in chapters 13, 15, 21, and 22 (there are 13 instances of it altogether).

Cheers,

I went ahead and corrected the lines for Phronsie in this section to say "Japser" where Achieve's text aligns. We should be good on our end now. I'll still reach out to PG.

Also corrected the Polly line

[ej400]

Jasper Chapters 10, 11 & 12 are ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_10.mp3 -0:31
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_11.mp3 -3:54
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_12.mp3 -10:47

Thanks!

[Winnifred]

Jasper Chapters 10, 11 & 12 are ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_10.mp3 -0:31
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_11.mp3 -3:54
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_12.mp3 -10:47

Thanks!

And here's your feedback on those!

Chapter 10: The volume is sitting right at 86 dB, which Checker thinks is low, and I notice the background noise is a bit more noticeable just at the start, before and after Jasper’s first line. Otherwise, all is fine and I’ll mark this PL OK.

Chapter 11:

• At 1:01, I hear “…and he looked so mean and cringging…” with a silent g on cringing. But cringing is actually pronounced crinjing, with a soft g. I don’t think listeners will know what the word means the way you’ve pronounced it, so I suggest you fix that.

• Your closing silence is only one second. It might make editing easier for you if you bump that up to 5 seconds.

Chapter 12:

• Your volume is at 85.8 dB, so below the minimum.

• At 7:35, and just after there are a few knocking noises in the background. The ones in the silence that follows this line don’t matter, as you can edit them out, but you might want to do something about the line “It goes up here, don’t it, with the rest?”

• At 8:02, I hear “Yeah, I see” but the text reads “Yes, I see.” You might want to fix that, as Jasper never says “Yeah” (nor do any of the other characters.)

• From around 8:30 to the end, there are repeated buzzing sounds in the background. You might run noise reduction on just that section, as some of them run through the speeches.

• Again, your closing silence is only 1 second. I suggest you bring that up to 5 seconds.

I'll come back and do the spot checks once you've made those changes.

Cheers,

[mycatmissesme]

Have uploaded Dick's lines. I think you might have missed him in 25.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_dick_18.mp3 36 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_dick_20.mp3 19 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_dick_22.mp3 1:34

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_dick_23.mp3 53 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_dick_25.mp3 19 sec

[ej400]

Jasper Chapters 10, 11 & 12 are ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_10.mp3 -0:31
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_11.mp3 -3:54
https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/fivelittlepeppers_jasper_12.mp3 -10:47

Thanks!

And here's your feedback on those!

Chapter 10: The volume is sitting right at 86 dB, which Checker thinks is low, and I notice the background noise is a bit more noticeable just at the start, before and after Jasper’s first line. Otherwise, all is fine and I’ll mark this PL OK.

Chapter 11:

• At 1:01, I hear “…and he looked so mean and cringging…” with a silent g on cringing. But cringing is actually pronounced crinjing, with a soft g. I don’t think listeners will know what the word means the way you’ve pronounced it, so I suggest you fix that.

• Your closing silence is only one second. It might make editing easier for you if you bump that up to 5 seconds.

Chapter 12:

• Your volume is at 85.8 dB, so below the minimum.

• At 7:35, and just after there are a few knocking noises in the background. The ones in the silence that follows this line don’t matter, as you can edit them out, but you might want to do something about the line “It goes up here, don’t it, with the rest?”

• At 8:02, I hear “Yeah, I see” but the text reads “Yes, I see.” You might want to fix that, as Jasper never says “Yeah” (nor do any of the other characters.)

• From around 8:30 to the end, there are repeated buzzing sounds in the background. You might run noise reduction on just that section, as some of them run through the speeches.

• Again, your closing silence is only 1 second. I suggest you bring that up to 5 seconds.

I'll come back and do the spot checks once you've made those changes.

Cheers,

Thank you for the feedback on these. 2 small notes: I haven't been correcting any volume or silences at the end of sections, as at the time when I'll edit everything together, I will have to complete a final pass on the volume and have the set silences on the files etc. Thank you for checking on those anyway