COMPLETE [GROUP] Elsie's Children by Martha Finley - dl

[GabrielleC]

Elsie's Children by Martha Finley (1828 - 1909).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/elsies-children-by-martha-finley/

This book continues the delightful "Elsie Dinsmore" series. Elsie's children, introduced in the previous volume, live life, grow up, and encounter various problems of their own. ( GabrielleC)

• 1. 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 would 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.
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  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14875
  5. Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
     
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     This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
     
     • Project Code: yjnxbw44
     • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Martha Finley) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Finley
     • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
     • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 30
     • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
     • Original publication date (if known): 1877
     • If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
     
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     Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/General; Children's Fiction/Historical; Children's Fiction/Religion; Family Life; General Fiction/Published 1800 -1900; Historical Fiction; Religious Fiction
     
     Keywords that describe the book:
     
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     Set your recording software to:
     Channels: 1 (Mono)
     Bit Rate: 128 kbps
     Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  7. DURING recording:
     No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
     Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
     
     START of recording (Intro)
     • "Chapter [number] of Elsie's Children. 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:
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     END of recording
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     There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
     
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  8. AFTER recording
     Need noise-cleaning?
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     Save files as
     128 kbps MP3
     elsieschildren_##_finley_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. elsieschildren_01_finley_128kb.mp3)
  9. Example ID3 V2 tags
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     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!
     Artist: Martha Finley
     Title: [Section title]
     Album: Elsie's Children
     
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     Any questions?
     Please post below

[aradlaw]

I'll set this one up for you Gabrielle.

..all set, your O.P. looks good, let me know if there is anything else you need. We'll hang out here to attract a DPL.

[GabrielleC]

Okay, thanks David! I posted in the project for the previous book in the series to try to attract some of them over here, so hopefully we'll end up with a DPL for that as well. If not, I can PL a few sections until we get one if we get the readers first.

[ElPiet]

Hey,
I volunteer myself for DPLing this project.
It would be my first DPL experience. Hope that is ok for you.

[GabrielleC]

Hello ElPiet,
Yes, you may DPL the project, as long as the MC agrees. We all have to start somewhere, don't we?
I do have a program for you that will help you check the tech specs of the files, it's over here: http://www.cgjennings.ca/checker/#Download - get the latest release. Just to warn you though, it doesn't know about our recent file-name change, so ignore that warning, and if you fiddle around with the settings somewhere (if you need me to tell you let me know, I can find it) you can turn it off.
After that, open the file to listen to it (I just go ahead and open it in Audacity) but the main thing is just to be able to hear when the reader slips up, stumbles, repeats themselves, or messes up on the intro/conclusion. Again, unless the proof-listening type listed on the first post is Word Perfect or Special, there's no need to have the text right in front of you, though some PLers like it that way. All the stuff should be listed on the first post of the thread. Oh, and for the rule of thumb about silence at the beginning/end of the recordings, about 1/2 to 1 second at the beginning, and then if the recording is less than 30 minutes long, 5 seconds at the end. If it's over 30 minutes long, 10 seconds at the end. I'd say that if the end silence is only a couple seconds off, don't worry about it unless there's other things that also need fixing. But tech specs (stuff noted by the checker program) and slip-ups by the reader always need fixing.
So when you listen to it, note what things need fixing, and post them in the forum thread. When it's at a specific place in the recording, note that by minute:second so the reader knows where to listen for the mistake to fix it.

I'm pretty sure I had something else to say....but I lost my train of thought. I think we're set to go now, though! Let me know if you have any questions. The MC (David) and I will be around to answer any questions anybody might have.

[aradlaw]

Welcome ElPiet

Gabrielle covered a lot of ground in her DPL description there. The main thing to ask yourself is "am I being too picky ?"
And over we go to Readers Wanted:Books.

[aradlaw]

Gabriella, I could do the (very) short preface, unless you prefer a more Martha Finley sounding reader.

*I notice you have Finley Martha in a couple of spots in the OP.

[GabrielleC]

Ooops! Off to fix that, I guess.

And sure, take the Preface.

[ElPiet]

Hey, thanks for letting me in on that project and for the input on PLing.
I use the checker already together with mp3gain if there is the need for it.
I just havee one question, how can I download the files. So far they were always just streams available.

[GabrielleC]

If you right-click on the link in the MW, choose the option to "Save Link As" or "Save File As" - or something similar, depending on what browser you use. Then you should see the option to download the mp3 file. That also works after you open the link in your browser, I believe.

[annadearydo59]

May I take the first section?

[aradlaw]

Here's the Preface Gabrielle.
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/elsieschildren_00_finley_128kb.mp3
1:18

[GabrielleC]

May I take the first section?

Yes, you may! Thank you Anna!

Here's the Preface Gabrielle.
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/elsieschildren_00_finley_128kb.mp3
1:18

Thanks, David!

[annadearydo59]

Here is the first section. It is 08:01.
https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/elsieschildren_01_martha_128kb.mp3

[GabrielleC]

Thank you, Anna! Would you like to claim any more sections?