This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/ballads-and-legends-by-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/
THIS IS NOW A GROUP RECORDING, READERS ARE INVITED TO CLAIM ANY REMAINING OPEN SECTIONS
Source text (please read only from this text!):A short collection of Ballads by the German poet and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe based on German and other European and Asian legends
(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
https://archive.org/details/poemsballa00goet/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
(PAGES 23-107)
Deadline: Please submit your recording within 1 month of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.
Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.
New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.
Prooflistening level: Special - Standard PL, plus checking all tech specs including file names, volume, background noise, and plosives for new readers. For everyone, follow along with text and check to make sure any deviations from text don't affect rhyme, meter, or meaning.
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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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:
End of recording say:"Introduction to Ballads and Legends.
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."]
"Ballads and Legends, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Theodore Martin.
Section Title."
"End of Introduction."
[Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name."]
For the second and subsequent sections say:
End of recording say:"Title of Poem. by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Theodore Martin.
This LibriVox recording is in the public domain."
[Optional: "Read by your name."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Poem." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Ballads and Legends, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Theodore Martin."
Filename: balladsandlegends_##_goethe_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. balladsandlegends_01_goethe_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Kitty
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.
