This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/faust-part-1-by-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/
Editors found! Please see Magic Window below section 28, and this post.
Please note: By submitting your files to this project, you agree to place them in the Public Domain.
- How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a part 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 section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording. - New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording! - Is there a deadline?
We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim (or by the target completion date, whatever is sooner). Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. 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. The target completion date for this project is 01 August 2011. - Where do I find the text?
Please use this, which is the Gutenberg text slightly amended so characters are more consistent and easier to find: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dt724vw_26d83q35&revision=_published
I have created a spreadsheet with three sheets: 'By character,' 'By reader' and 'By scene' - to make it easier to find things: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=ple47UDX0gH7MAV_WhR-fGQ Click on the three tabs at the bottom of the sheet to change between views. - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below), not characters!
A note about parts:- No auditions; just claim whatever you fancy. Please don't ask me to suggest a part for you; I'd rather you chose yourself.
- Please claim a section, not a character. Each section represents one reader, and all characters within the section should be read be that reader. You can claim more than one section if you're confident you can read all the characters in the sections sufficiently differently.
- There are 98 characters in total, so I've opted to have multiple castings per person. Don't be put off by 4-7 characters for one reader - most of these characters appear in only one scene and only have a few lines to say. Refer to the text and the spreadsheet (see 4. above).
- Some characters need to be read by more than one person, e.g. Witches, Peasants, Choruses. In these cases I've assigned 'Witches' etc to more than one section. I've put a note in the Magic Window below as to which file we'll use as a reference so the recordings can be edited together.
- Numbers in brackets behind characters refer to scenes in which the characters appear.
- Some characters sing. We'll make up the songs somehow.
When several characters sing together, I've put a note in the Magic Window below as to which file we'll use as a reference so the recordings can be edited together. - Please don't feel you have to be a good singer. It's not like the characters attend choir practice together. As long as it doesn't sound completely awful, it'll be fine! - I think some of the smaller roles don't have to be gender-specific.
- Total length of the play is about 2 hours.
(Admin link) - BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
Please post recordings by scene - don't wait until you have everything together, just send it up when you've completed a scene.
Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording:
Save files as
.mp3 128kbps (not as .wav!)
faust_xx_scyy_charactername.mp3 (all lower-case) where xx is the number of your section (first column in Magic Window above) and yy is the scene number in two arabic digits. (e.g. faust_04_sc01_student1.mp3). If you have a prelude/prologue, put faust_xx_prologue_charactername.mp3.
For characters who appear in more than one scene, please create a separate file for each scene.
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ge - Gesine - If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- Your name/pseudonym as you want to appear in the LibriVox catalog, and your website URL if you like. These are only necessary if this is your first LibriVox recording.
- The file size of your .mp3 file.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread):
Please post below or PM me.
But I promise you, this is the only digression of mine until Moby Dick is completed.