Thank you, Claire!
I've put you in for this.
I would be glad for you to make your LibriVox debut here!
Well, this is very unfortunate, Pete.petegordon wrote: ↑April 25th, 2024, 5:40 pm My first recording ever. Sorry, Abigail, I didn't read the second page of the thread before taking this on to try to practice and do my first recording. I would be fine if you did 03 and mine was not used. I'm just learning and getting comfortable. Best wishes.
https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/unfinishedrainbows_03_petegordon_128kb.mp3
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Pete Gordon
Columbus, Ohio
That's fine. You are added to the LibriVox catalog and I've assigned you Section 6 (always good to claim by section number -- easier for everyone). Just click on you name in the Magic Window to view your personal reader page. This is where you can track all of your LV projects of which I hope there will be many!
Thank you, Pete!petegordon wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 6:40 am Thanks for the insight into the process to first claim and be assigned a chapter or section before submitting a recording.
I agree the built in mic is not the best quality even though it seemed to have passed the 1-minute test. viewtopic.php?p=2323064#p2323064
I’d like my name added as Pete Gordon.
But, I’ll hold off on taking an assignment until I find a better quality mic.
Abigail, chapter 3 is beautiful text; I would enjoy hearing you read it.
Thanks again,
Pete Gordon
Thank you so much! I just finished reading for this section! Please do let me know what you think and if there are any edits that need to be made! https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/_Section_6_-_The_Ages_to_Come_-_AbigailWK.mp3silverquill wrote: ↑April 26th, 2024, 9:52 pmThat's fine. You are added to the LibriVox catalog and I've assigned you Section 6 (always good to claim by section number -- easier for everyone). Just click on you name in the Magic Window to view your personal reader page. This is where you can track all of your LV projects of which I hope there will be many!
WELCOME TO LIBRIVOX
Well, it's a start. But, I am asking you to do a few things before I sent this to our proof listener. I'm puzzled by the file name you came up with and the lack of introduction and ending, all of which are clearly given in the instructions. You will find these in the initial post of every project, so it is important to look for them. The format is fairly standard, but will have different information for each project. I'll copy them here for your reference:AbigailWK wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 2:45 pm Thank you so much! I just finished reading for this section! Please do let me know what you think and if there are any edits that need to be made! https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/_Section_6_-_The_Ages_to_Come_-_AbigailWK.mp3
Abigail
This is fine!petegordon wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 9:01 pm I found my external USB mic. Here is the recording of Chapter 3 redone with USB mic. Thanks!
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https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/unfinishedrainbows_03_anderson_128kb.mp3
Fun stuff! Thanks for the guidance.silverquill wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 10:47 pm
This is fine!
I've put it in the MW Ready for PL.
Sounds much better. You will need to trim the silences at the beginning and end, and there's a mike bump near the end, but our DPL will give you a full report.
Thank you for working on this!
My apologies for the mix ups here! I noticed my mistakes after I completed another recording this afternoon . Please find the edited version of the recording here! https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/_unfinishedrainbows_6_anderson_128kb_mp3.mp3silverquill wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 4:36 pmWell, it's a start. But, I am asking you to do a few things before I sent this to our proof listener. I'm puzzled by the file name you came up with and the lack of introduction and ending, all of which are clearly given in the instructions. You will find these in the initial post of every project, so it is important to look for them. The format is fairly standard, but will have different information for each project. I'll copy them here for your reference:AbigailWK wrote: ↑April 27th, 2024, 2:45 pm Thank you so much! I just finished reading for this section! Please do let me know what you think and if there are any edits that need to be made! https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/_Section_6_-_The_Ages_to_Come_-_AbigailWK.mp3
Abigail
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Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
"Chapter # of Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays. 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."] "Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson. Chapter Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.
Filename: unfinishedrainbows_##_anderson_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. unfinishedrainbows_01_anderson_128kb.mp3)
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Here are some things to correct:
Silence at the beginning is fine, but we need five seconds at the end. I usually let the recording run extra at both beginning and end, then trim accordingly, listening for extraneous noises that might creep into my silence, like mouse clicks, etc. that I can cut.
Then, please record the intro, as given above, and also the "outro" at the end of the chapter leaving the appropriate silences.
Then, copy ad past the file name, as above, including the leading zero as given in the example.
Upload the file again and post the link again with the new file length as mm:ss
Your volume is fine as are all other tech specs!!
There is quite a bit of reverb, or "hollow room" effect in your recording. So, you might want to think about your recording set up and space down the road, but these are less important things than those mentioned here.