[COMPLETE] Short Story Collection Vol. 053 - gu

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 17th, 2012, 12:58 pm

Eduard Rochester wrote:Dolly,

I can de-amplify the section in Audacity, but what software are you using to determine the decible level? Does Audacity have a plug-in that will allow me to check the level?

I'm not sure if this is what Dolly is using, but we have our very own LibriVox Checker software that you can use. Here's the thread that explains how to download and use it: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=36489

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 17th, 2012, 1:00 pm

Rowland wrote:Here is a story by Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951) from The Best Biritish Stories of 1922, called "The Olive".

Thanks, Lars! It's in the MW.

Eduard Rochester · Post by **Eduard Rochester** » August 17th, 2012, 1:36 pm

Guero wrote:
Eduard Rochester wrote:Dolly,

I can de-amplify the section in Audacity, but what software are you using to determine the decible level? Does Audacity have a plug-in that will allow me to check the level?
I'm not sure if this is what Dolly is using, but we have our very own LibriVox Checker software that you can use. Here's the thread that explains how to download and use it: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=36489

Thanks, John. I downloaded Checker, but I'm confused about the decible level. I loaded The Piazza and checked it, but the closest thing I can find is something called an RMS Amplitude number which reads -21 db (8.96%). Where's the decible level number in all this?

Jim

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 17th, 2012, 1:57 pm

Hmmm...that's odd. Here's what I see when I check your file with the Checker:

Is that interface at all similar to the one you see?

Eduard Rochester · Post by **Eduard Rochester** » August 17th, 2012, 2:06 pm

Yeah, I'm missing the Volume and Background Noise.

catrose · Post by **catrose** » August 17th, 2012, 2:09 pm

Eduard Rochester wrote:Yeah, I'm missing the Volume and Background Noise.

The older version (not the experimental version) doesn't have the volume. You need to download the experimental version to get the volume. http://cgjennings.ca/checker/ (Sorry for interfering!)

Cat

Eduard Rochester · Post by **Eduard Rochester** » August 17th, 2012, 2:23 pm

Now we're cooking. Thanks, Cat, and thanks John for the help.

Jim

Eduard Rochester · Post by **Eduard Rochester** » August 17th, 2012, 2:51 pm

arden1066 wrote:
Eduard Rochester wrote:http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_piazza_jkw.mp3
The Piazza
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15859
40:13, 38.6 MB

PL-OK!

The decibel level was a smidge loud. I'm reading 92.8 and Librivox likes it around 89.

Any chance of de-amplifying by 2 or 3?

thanks!!!
neat story, I haven't read much Melville.

Dolly

Alrighty then! Now that I've got the Checker software, I'm going through recent uploads and reducing the decible level a little. Here's a re-upload of The Piazza: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_piazza_jkw.mp3

Eduard Rochester · Post by **Eduard Rochester** » August 17th, 2012, 3:27 pm

Eduard Rochester wrote:http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_lightningrod_jkw.mp3
The Lightning-Rod Man
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
http://www/gutenberg/org/ebooks/15859
19:34, 18.8 MB

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_belltower_jkw.mp3
The Bell-Tower
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
http://www/gutenberg/org/ebooks/15859
40:21, 38.7 MB

Both of these sections have been re-uploaded with volumes adjusted appropriately.

Jim

arden1066 · Post by **arden1066** » August 17th, 2012, 4:50 pm

Eduard Rochester wrote:http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_lightningrod_jkw.mp3
The Lightning-Rod Man
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
http://www/gutenberg/org/ebooks/15859
19:34, 18.8 MB

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_belltower_jkw.mp3
The Bell-Tower
Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)
http://www/gutenberg/org/ebooks/15859
40:21, 38.7 MB

down down loading loading! LOL

arden1066 · Post by **arden1066** » August 17th, 2012, 5:01 pm

I use MP Gain mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ for the decibel check. Quick an Dirty. and, it probably read the 92.7 (not 92.8) because I checked on my laptop at home, but posted the note when I got to work... (sorry, my bad! memory lapse after the drive )

thanks!

Dolly

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 17th, 2012, 5:02 pm

Catrose - No need to apologize for helping out. It's much appreciated.

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 17th, 2012, 5:05 pm

Oh....and the MW is updated to reflect the PL OK on The Piazza now that the volume is right. Thanks, Dolly and James!

Britannia · Post by **Britannia** » August 20th, 2012, 12:09 pm

Hi John

Here is one more contribution :

• MP3 URL : http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/gu/shortstory053_hauntedmind_brit.mp3
• Title : The Haunted Mind
• Author : Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)
• Text URL : http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9209/9209-h/9209-h.htm
• Length in minutes : 12:00
• Size in MB : 10,9

Hope everything is okay with it.

Regards,
Britannia

Guero · Post by **Guero** » August 21st, 2012, 11:12 am

Britannia wrote:• Title : The Haunted Mind

Thanks, Britannia! I've added it to the Magic Window.