Curse my desire to be involved. Why must I add more to my schedule? Oh well.
How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are �up for grabs.� Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you�d like to read (include the blue number, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: January 1st 2007 � but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it�ll go back to the pool. There�s no shame in this; we�re all volunteers and things happen.
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz preferred, 32 and 22.5 also acceptable
DURING recording: Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording: Start of recording (Intro)
"This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Say: "The Island of Dr. Moreau, by HG Wells. [Chapter]"
End of recording
At the end of the section, say:
�End of [Chapter]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "The Island of Dr. Moreau, by HG Wells."
Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording: Save files as
128 kbps MP3
island_dr_moreau_##_wells.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your chapter number. (island_dr_moreau_01_wells.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags
(To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use � if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ## - [Chapter title]
Artist: HG Wells
Album: The Island of Dr. Moreau
(Optional) Comments: Recorded by [your name]
Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Files can either be posted here in the forum (link to your webspace) or emailed via http://yousendit.com to: LibrivoxXander@gmail.com (if you use yousendit, it's helpful if you'll post the resulting link in this thread)
I'll need the following information from you when you submit a recording:
- your name as you want it to appear in the LibriVox catalog,
- your webpage URL (if applicable)
- the runtime of the recording in format hh:mm:ss
Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.
Last edited by Xander on February 18th, 2007, 8:17 pm, edited 42 times in total.
I'm rather overextended here, so forgive me if I don't check in much. You're fairly experienced, so things should go smoothly. But email or PM me if you have any troubles and I'll help you sort things out :)
Kara http://kayray.org/
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"Mary wished to say something very sensible into her Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, but knew not how." -- Jane Austen (& Kara)
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Laura wrote:Is what i thought. Just checking though. Its a bit embarassing not to be able to pronounce the name of the book
As long as you pronounce it with a confident tone of voice you are fine and might even make the people who know how to pronounce it the "right way" rethink themselves (to paraphrase ChipDoc).
