~[COMPLETE] The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe - tg

LilianaVale · Post by **LilianaVale** » February 4th, 2011, 4:28 pm

I just bought a new mic... I'm guessing it's either not very good (at all apparently), or it's broken... I've put everything in the max volume already and it's still fairly low... I've boosted the mic and then the volume does go higher but it also makes some noise...

Post by **TriciaG** » February 4th, 2011, 7:10 pm

Amy - PL OK on your version.

Liliana - depending on how much noise the microphone picks up, you can remove it using Audacity's Noise Removal. Here's a link: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Noisecleaning_With_Pics

Post by **aradlaw** » February 4th, 2011, 8:25 pm

I hear ringing, and there's no one there...
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/bells_poe_dl.mp3
4:39

Post by **TriciaG** » February 4th, 2011, 8:26 pm

Tee hee hee!

Algy Pug · Post by **Algy Pug** » February 4th, 2011, 8:44 pm

LilianaVale wrote:I just bought a new mic... I'm guessing it's either not very good (at all apparently), or it's broken... I've put everything in the max volume already and it's still fairly low... I've boosted the mic and then the volume does go higher but it also makes some noise...

Hi Liliana

Is it a USB microphone? If you are using a microphone plugged into the audio in jack on your computer you will most likely get both noise and low output. If you want to use a non-USB microphone and still achieve good sound quality you really need a mixer as well. A USB microphone is a cheaper - and easier - option. I believe that is what most experienced LV readers use.

I wish you all the best in finding a solution to the problem. There is nothing more frustrating than putting your heart and soul into a recording and having it sound like the cat scratching at the door.

Cheers

Algy

LilianaVale · Post by **LilianaVale** » February 5th, 2011, 4:14 am

I think Ive fixed the problem by both boosting the microphone and using noise reduction of my audio drivers. I think it sounds fairly good now, with low noise and everything, I will upload tonight and see

LilianaVale · Post by **LilianaVale** » February 5th, 2011, 1:41 pm

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/bells_poe_lv.mp3

Ok, here is my second attempt... I hope the volume is ok now, but if I have to I can increase it more. I hope it's good now thought because if I have to increase it more I think I'll have to much distortion to my voice...

Post by **TriciaG** » February 5th, 2011, 2:03 pm

Volume is great!

I did hear spots , more towards the beginning of the poem, where you have air directly hitting the microphone, causing distortion (that woosh sound like on a cell phone in the wind). In future recordings, you can put your mouth to the side of the microphone (or above/below it, if it's a headset microphone) so that the air goes past the mic instead of hitting it directly.

You're good to go. PL OK!

Post by **TriciaG** » February 5th, 2011, 2:13 pm

aradlaw:

Loved it!

1:20 - read "to the ringing and the chiming" should be "rhyming"
3:05 - read "toiling, toiling, toiling" should be "tolling, tolling, tolling"
3:22 - read "and their king it is who rolls" should be "tolls"
4:16 - read "to the toiling of the bells" should be "tolling"

miketheauctioneer · February 5th, 2011, 4:03 pm

That was a fun one. http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/bells_poe_mdv.mp3 :4:38

Post by **TriciaG** » February 5th, 2011, 4:45 pm

Thanks, Mike!

Post by **TriciaG** » February 5th, 2011, 6:57 pm

Mike -

0:00 - title is "THE Bells" (you said just "Bells")

1:40 - in a mad expostulation (you said "expolusion" or something like that) - up to you if you want to fix this.

miketheauctioneer · February 5th, 2011, 8:41 pm

Fixed it 4:39 http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/bells_poe_mdv.mp3

Post by **aradlaw** » February 6th, 2011, 9:26 am

Take 2:
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/tg/bells_poe_dl.mp3
(new time 4:41)
The twanging and clanging as well as the jangling and wrangling were bad enough, but with all that voluminous euphony and rolling and tolling it was hard to read straight.

Brian Morgan · Post by **Brian Morgan** » February 6th, 2011, 11:29 am

I've only just joined Librivox, I've done the entry test and been passed OK, but would like to try something fairly moderate in length for real - may I do The Bells?