"The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged modern artificiality does not prevent a prompt appreciation of the qualities of directness and simplicity in approaching the greatest themes,—life and love and death. That "irresistible needle-touch," as one of her best critics has called it, piercing at once the very core of a thought, has found a response as wide and sympathetic as it has been unexpected even to those who knew best her compelling power. This second volume, while open to the same criticism as to form with its predecessor, shows also the same shining beauties." (Summary by Mabel Loomis Todd)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Start of recording (Intro)
"Chapter [number] of Poems: Series Two . - 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]"
Say: " Poems: Series Two , by Emily Dickinson . [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of Poems: Series Two by Emily Dickinson . This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name]"
Only if applicable, say: "[Chapter title]"
End of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of [Chapter]"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of Poems: Series Two , by Emily Dickinson . "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
Example filename
poemsseriestwo_#_dickinson.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. poemsseriestwo_1_dickinson.mp3)
Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: # - [Section title]
Artist: Emily Dickinson
Album: Poems: Series Two
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Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: http://upload.librivox.org
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You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: tg - TriciaG
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
OK, you should be set. I'll PM you your Magic Window login and instructions for use.
I've added the first two titles to the Magic Window; you can add the rest. When doing your file names and ID tags, you only need one digit for the number, since this project has fewer than 10 sections.
Holler if you have any questions!
We'll hang out here in the Launch Pad for a little while to see if a DPL shows up. After a while, I'll move us to the Going Solo folder.
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
Laura - I see you've added the preface. Please put the file length (mm:ss) in the Notes field of the Magic Window and click the "complete" box. (That means it's uploaded; when it gets the "PL OK" note, we'll know it's ready to catalog.)
Also, you'll want to post in the thread that you've uploaded a section; otherwise your DPL probably won't know.
Thank you, TriciaG. I have added the file length and clicked "complete." Hobbit, in the future, I will post on the forum when I upload a file to the MW.
LJAtkinson wrote:Thank you, TriciaG. I have added the file length and clicked "complete." Hobbit, in the future, I will post on the forum when I upload a file to the MW.
Thanks. I hope to listen to the preface later this evening.
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
I have only one tiny PL note for the preface. At 2:06 there is a slight stumble: "each of six or s - eight sheets." This is so very minor that, as no other changes need to be made, I think it would be OK to leave it unless you particularly want to fix it.
Lovely reading, by the way! You have a very soothing voice.
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
Why, thank you, Hobbit! I have fixed the stumble at 2:06 and uploaded another section.
Great! I'll have a listen soon!
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
The Preface is now PL OK! Looking forward to listening to section 1 (though I might not be able to do it until tomorrow or the day after.)
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
There is no hurry. The recording has been going faster than I expected, so don't mind me if I post more, but I don't expect to hear back about the PL for a while. (After all, I posted this as a December book).
PL notes for section one: First, the ID3 tags are incorrect. Look toward the bottom of the first post to see what they should say. The tags for the preface are also incorrect. Sorry for not catching that before.
Once again, a very nice reading!
Between being a full-time college student and working 20+ hours per week, I'm not able to be involved at LV these days, but I remain a loyal fan and look forward to a triumphant return sometime in the (probably distant) future.
