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Hello and Happy New Year everyone!

I have finally finished section 13. It took a lot more time than I had anticipated but I had a blast recording it. I hope you'll like it as well.

Cheers! :)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/bestghoststories_13_various_128kb.mp3 29:24
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TotalEcho wrote: January 3rd, 2024, 6:15 am Hello and Happy New Year everyone!

I have finally finished section 13. It took a lot more time than I had anticipated but I had a blast recording it. I hope you'll like it as well.

Cheers! :)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/bestghoststories_13_various_128kb.mp3 29:24
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TotalEcho wrote: January 3rd, 2024, 6:15 am Hello and Happy New Year everyone!

I have finally finished section 13. It took a lot more time than I had anticipated but I had a blast recording it. I hope you'll like it as well.

Cheers! :)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/bestghoststories_13_various_128kb.mp3 29:24
I loved it! Laughed out loud several times. It's obvious you had a lot of fun making this, and it really comes to life.

There is one correction required and I have a question:
  • At 1:06, 3:06, 6:23, 8:49, 14:46, and 27:54, for the sound of the rain-doves, owls, and wind, were those made using just your voice and your recording program's special effects? I ask because we’re not supposed to use any external special effects for copyright reasons, and I'm not entirely sure if these are human-produced sounds. If you can assure me you created them all using just your voice and your program's effects, then it’s fine. Otherwise, you’ll have to sub in your voice making those sounds. (I assume that the ghost voices are your voice with special effects applied. They’re very effective.)
  • At 28:40, there’s a phrase missing (“So he ma she say’:”) that should appear just before she says “‘Git erlong wid yo’! Whut yo’ skeered ob whin dey ain’t no ghosts?” Please add that in.
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Winnifred wrote: January 3rd, 2024, 5:32 pm
  • At 1:06, 3:06, 6:23, 8:49, 14:46, and 27:54, for the sound of the rain-doves, owls, and wind, were those made using just your voice and your recording program's special effects? I ask because we’re not supposed to use any external special effects for copyright reasons, and I'm not entirely sure if these are human-produced sounds. If you can assure me you created them all using just your voice and your program's effects, then it’s fine. Otherwise, you’ll have to sub in your voice making those sounds. (I assume that the ghost voices are your voice with special effects applied. They’re very effective.)
I had a listen to those parts and I must agree, those are computer generated sounds or possibly taken from the internet and as such PD problematic. LV doesn't accept special effects of this magnitude. If the sounds are written in the text, as in "the owls go whoo-hoo" or something similar, then you have to make that sound with your voice. If they are not even written out, you can leave them out altogether.

The recording needs to be purged of those, sorry.

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Hey guys. Thank you for the feedback!

Yes, those sounds are recorded sounds from the internet. Although they are copyright free, I guess there is no way to prove that. I figured they might not be accepted but it was worth a shot because they really fit in and made the story more immersive.

The ghost voices are my own with a bit of added delay effect.

No worries, I will use my voice to make those sounds.

I will upload the edited file asap.

Cheers!

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Post by Kitty »

TotalEcho wrote: January 4th, 2024, 10:20 amYes, those sounds are recorded sounds from the internet. Although they are copyright free, I guess there is no way to prove that. I figured they might not be accepted but it was worth a shot because they really fit in and made the story more immersive.
it's not only the copyright problem, but also that LV stands for human recordings, nothing AI or computer generated, so these special effects also would be flagged in that category.
The ghost voices are my own with a bit of added delay effect.
I think that can be accepted, as long as it's your voice one should be able to recognize it as such. If you don't go over the top with it. ;) I agree, that a bit of reverb fits nicely for ghostly voices.

thanks for understanding

Sonia
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I’ve always enjoyed Rudyard Kipling stories. I would like to be assigned section 9.
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DaneVO wrote: January 7th, 2024, 3:47 pm I’ve always enjoyed Rudyard Kipling stories. I would like to be assigned section 9.
Great! Before I assign it to you, what name would you like to go by in the catalog? This could be your real name, username or anything else you'd like. Thanks!
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Excellent!! For the catalog please use Neil Hatton.
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DaneVO wrote: January 8th, 2024, 5:27 am Excellent!! For the catalog please use Neil Hatton.
Great! You're assigned!
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What a fun collection! May I read section 2?
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KDonProduction wrote: January 8th, 2024, 9:04 am What a fun collection! May I read section 2?
You bet! It's yours!
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flavo5000 wrote: January 8th, 2024, 7:30 am
DaneVO wrote: January 8th, 2024, 5:27 am Excellent!! For the catalog please use Neil Hatton.
Great! You're assigned!
Awesome, thanks
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Here is the uploaded file with the special effects replaced and with the missing line added.

I assure you: the owl, doves and wind noises are my own :lol:


https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/bestghoststories_13_various_128kb.mp3 28:55

Cheers!
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TotalEcho wrote: January 9th, 2024, 11:57 am Here is the uploaded file with the special effects replaced and with the missing line added.

I assure you: the owl, doves and wind noises are my own :lol:


https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/bestghoststories_13_various_128kb.mp3 28:55

Cheers!
And I think they're even better than what you had before! However, my apologies; I missed one. There’s another instance at 19:59 that needs to be swapped out.

Thanks,
Winnifred

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