COMPLETE Bambi A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten - rap

[anneflebari]

Bambi A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten (1869 - 1945), translated by Whittaker Chambers (1901 – 1961).

This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/bambi-a-life-in-the-woods-by-felix-salten/

Coming of age and journey into adulthood of young deer as he confronts the harsh realities of life and death in the forest. (Summary by Anne Fletcher)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/72577

Target completion date:

Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:

BC Admin
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Genres for the project: General Fiction; Nature & Animal Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: Hunting, coming of age
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:

"Foreword to Bambi, A Life in the Woods. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Bambi A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten, translated by Whittaker Chambers. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Chapter # of Bambi, A Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."

End of recording:
Say:

"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

If you are recording the final section of the book, add:

"End of Bambi A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten, translated by Whittaker Chambers."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: bambi_##_salten_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. bambi_01_salten_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: Rapunzelina

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.

[laurakgibbs]

I am delighted to see someone is doing Bambi!
If you are in need of a DPL, I would be very glad to listen.

[anneflebari]

Hi Laura..thank you for stepping up as DPL, I think this will be an enjoyable read, although it's certainly not Disney! Mind you I have called him Barbie a couple of timescheers, Anne

[laurakgibbs]

Hi Laura..thank you for stepping up as DPL, I think this will be an enjoyable read, although it's certainly not Disney! Mind you I have called him Barbie a couple of timescheers, Anne

Exactly! I'm an anti-Disney folklorist, ha ha. And animal stories are my thing. So I am fascinated to see how this started before Disney got hold of it. Or Barbie for that matter, ha ha. Looking forward to it!

[anneflebari]

Hi team, Laura has offered to DPL so all ready to go when M W is set up, Anne

[Rapunzelina]

Hello Ladies, let me set this up for you.

[Rapunzelina]

MW is in place. I've set this up with the foreword as the first section, but feel free to adjust the intros if you're skipping the foreword or combining with the first chapter.

[anneflebari]

Hi I am getting a failed message on Checker:the name appears to include bit rate information(128kb) but standard names do not
This is the file name: bambi_00_salten_128kb.mp3
Don;t know what Im doing differently, have Checker altered something?
Anne

[anneflebari]

Hi I am getting a failed message on Checker:the name appears to include bit rate information(128kb) but standard names do not
This is the file name: bambi_00_salten_128kb.mp3
Don;t know what Im doing differently, have Checker altered something?
Anne

OK realised Checker has two levels of validation, should have been on Gentle not Strict...now passed:)

[Rapunzelina]

ah, yes, that was the old filename format. The new requirement is to include the bitrate _128kb - but Checker is not updated on that. Glad you figured it out

[anneflebari]

Hi Laura, first three sections for PL thank you..the foreword is short but I think it's an interesting perspective from a respected author.Anne
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_00_salten_128kb.mp3 1m 53s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_01_salten_128kb.mp3 5m 29s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_02_salten_128kb.mp3 24m 12s

[laurakgibbs]

Hi Laura, first three sections for PL thank you..the foreword is short but I think it's an interesting perspective from a respected author.Anne
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_00_salten_128kb.mp3 1m 53s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_01_salten_128kb.mp3 5m 29s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_02_salten_128kb.mp3 24m 12s

Ohhhh, this is going to be a delight, I can tell. You are a PERFECT reader for this book. I loved all the voices you did, especially the magpie and the butterfly. I saw some deer just this weekend at a friend's house, and now the next time I see the deer there I will look at them differently for sure.
All 3 files sounded super, so I will go mark them PL OK now in the window. And I'm glad you included the bit from Galsworthy. For sportsmen indeed!
I'm very much looking forward to what's next

[anneflebari]

Hi Laura, another two chapters for PL thank you, Anne
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_03_salten_128kb.mp3 7m 02s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_04_salten_128kb.mp3 16m 29s

[laurakgibbs]

Hi Laura, another two chapters for PL thank you, Anne
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_03_salten_128kb.mp3 7m 02s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_04_salten_128kb.mp3 16m 29s

Oh my gosh, Anne, you really are a brilliant reader! How on earth do you manage to do all the voices? It makes this really lovely to listen to. My favorite part this time was how you had a different voice for each of the three fawns so that when they were all talking together, I could follow the dialogue perfectly, always knowing just who was speaking, and it made them feel so real that way too.

So, both of these files are PL OK and I am eagerly awaiting what comes next (although I am already scared of what the DANGER will be when it arrives...).

What a treat this is going to be for people to get to hear when you are done!

[anneflebari]

Hi Laura, next two for PL thank you...animal impersonations now!!:) cheers, Anne
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_05_salten_128kb.mp3 18m 48s
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/bambi_06_salten_128kb.mp3 13m 06s