[Complete] Colonel Thorndyke's Secret by G.A. Henty - ck

Post by **Lynnet** » May 6th, 2013, 9:14 am

nickbulka wrote:
Lynnet wrote:
nickbulka wrote:Chapter 16:
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ck/colonelthorndykessecret_16_henty.mp3
39:35

I'm ready to take on the next two chapters. In fact, I can commit to the rest of the unclaimed chapters, if that's appropriate.
Thank you for that chapter and for claiming the remainder

Have you thought about recording a solo next time? There's no problem with claiming a bunch of chapters in a group project (unless the BC prefers otherwise) but there is not much more work involved in doing a solo, and you have more control over what you read (as in, you choose the book )

Lynne
Thanks, Lynne

yes, I am considering doing a solo. But I wanted to get my LibroVox feet wet first (including possibly getting some feedback and suggestions on how to improve my reading). Once they've dried, I'll look for a suitable book that hasn't already been recorded.

On a side note, I'm enjoying this more than I thought I would.

-nick

Certainly a good plan - and think if you hadn't started that way, one of the admins would have stepped in and suggested it

My problem is there are so many I want to read...
But as you seem to be enjoying Henty, he was very prolific so may be a good place to start. There are quite a few already in the catalog, but if you cross-reference Gutenberg and the Librivox catalog you should still get quite a few to choose from - I haven't counted, but I'd guess 20 or so

. Also, there are no rules against recording a book that has already been done - Librivox stresses "The Choice Of Voice", but I do understand wanting to do a previously unrecorded book.
Lynne

AlaynaMay · Post by **AlaynaMay** » May 6th, 2013, 2:27 pm

That's a great idea! R.M. Ballantyne is another great author that we need more people to read. Chapter 16 is PL OK.

nickbulka · Post by **nickbulka** » May 6th, 2013, 5:28 pm

chapters 18,19 and 20 are unassigned according to the Magic Window.

nick

Post by **Lynnet** » May 6th, 2013, 5:38 pm

nickbulka wrote:chapters 18,19 and 20 are unassigned according to the Magic Window.

nick

Oops, sorry - I put spaces where there shouldn't be spaces. I could see I had assigned them to you

Lynne

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » May 7th, 2013, 1:54 am

moving us to readers found

nickbulka · Post by **nickbulka** » May 7th, 2013, 4:56 am

Chapter 17:
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ck/colonelthorndykessecret_17_henty.mp3
39:26

Post by **Lynnet** » May 7th, 2013, 7:05 am

nickbulka wrote:Chapter 17:
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ck/colonelthorndykessecret_17_henty.mp3
39:26

Thanks, Nick

nickbulka · Post by **nickbulka** » May 9th, 2013, 11:04 am

Chapter 18 uploaded.
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ck/colonelthorndykessecret_18_henty.mp3
34:57

Post by **Lynnet** » May 9th, 2013, 11:45 am

nickbulka wrote:Chapter 18 uploaded.
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/ck/colonelthorndykessecret_18_henty.mp3
34:57

Thank you

AlaynaMay · Post by **AlaynaMay** » May 9th, 2013, 4:28 pm

Sounds great except that I noticed a funny background noise pretty frequently through the whole recording. It was a high pitched sqeaking, like a park swing or something. Not too bad, so I marked the chapter as PL OK, but it is there. Thanks for reading though!

nickbulka · Post by **nickbulka** » May 9th, 2013, 4:35 pm

my rocking chair.

guess I need to get out the WD-40.

The funny thing is that I didn't even notice it when I listened myself, because I was rocking while I was listening.

I'll be happy to fix it.

-nick

Post by **Lynnet** » May 9th, 2013, 4:58 pm

AlaynaMay wrote:Sounds great except that I noticed a funny background noise pretty frequently through the whole recording. It was a high pitched sqeaking, like a park swing or something. Not too bad, so I marked the chapter as PL OK, but it is there. Thanks for reading though!

nickbulka wrote:my rocking chair.

guess I need to get out the WD-40.

The funny thing is that I didn't even notice it when I listened myself, because I was rocking while I was listening.

I'll be happy to fix it.

I think the question is: was it distracting? If not, leave it; if it was, it needs to be fixed.
Lynne

AlaynaMay · Post by **AlaynaMay** » May 9th, 2013, 5:00 pm

Oh that's funny! I didn't think there could be a swingset close by, but that was sure what it sounded like to me. Like I said, not a big issue, but something to fix if you can. Only 4 chapters left... Keep it up!

AlaynaMay · Post by **AlaynaMay** » May 9th, 2013, 5:00 pm

Oh, just saw Lynne's reply- no, it wasn't really distracting. Don't worry about it if it's hard to fix.

nickbulka · Post by **nickbulka** » May 9th, 2013, 5:24 pm

Just listened again. I had to really strain to hear the squeaks, even with headphones. I think I'll just leave it. Already took care of the squeeky chair, so it won't happen again.