JaimeWeaver wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2024, 6:24 pmI wasn't totally sure, so I recorded the first bit about the magazine and the various sections being read at the beginning. If I was not supposed to I can cut it out, just let me know. This was so much fun to record!! I hope you enjoy and let me know what I should fix/if you have any advice about how I'm reading. This is my first attempt at something like this, so any input about how I could make it better is much appreciated.
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0404jan1899_1_various_128kb.mp3
File length: 33:12
this was a hilarious story, and here I thought the title sounded a bit dry...far from it. Highly entertaining.
As to your narration, very lively done and lovely to listen to.
You were courageous to tackle such a long story as your first endeavour, but you did it wonderfully. Already looking forward to hearing you in some other project soon.
Since this is you first section, there are a few kinks to iron out still, which I'll write down with the exact time stamps below. Don't worry, it might look like a lot but it's actually not that much considering the length of the text.
Now, please,
do no re-record from scratch (I mention this because some new readers think they need to). It's too much work for both reader and prooflistener, especially with such a long text as this. The way to go is Spot-editing the parts in the PL notes. If you need help on how to edit, please let me know and I can work you through it.
I would recommend,
starting with the last note and working your way up, that way, the time stamps stay correct for you to find the exact spot
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at the beginning: we recommend
0.5-1 second maximum of silence, you have over 2 seconds
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from 0:02 to 0:50:
my summary indeed can be cut, this is for the official catalogue page, not for the audio version. Sorry that I was imprecise, with "full intro" I meant the LV disclaimer intro, which you can see in full under the Magic Window in the first post. You have that one correct.
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from 1:24 to 1:29: between author and start of story, the
silence feels too long. I always recommend
staying under 2 seconds, even between paragraphs, 1.5 seems enough, to make the story more fluent.
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at 1:36: (p. 1) "It
then assumed an aspect
almost Corsican" – you say "it
was assumed an aspect
of Corsican" which changes the meaning quite a bit.
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at 3:28: (p. 2) "the three did
Capri, Sorrento,
Ischia" – as a suggestion if you want the correct Italian pronunciations, it's
Ca-pree (you say Ca-pa-ree) and
Iss-kee-ah (you say Ish-shia)
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from 18:42 to 18:45: (p. 8) between "this was the despatch" and "Italy" – also here the
pause is a bit too long, I would cut significantly to under 2 seconds
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at 21:49: (p. 9) "he bought the second edition of the
corriere di Napoli" – as a suggestion, it's "
co-ri-e-re / dee / na-po-lee", to make it a bit more precise to understand maybe
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at 24:04: (p. 10) "he caught the 2:
40 train" – you say "
four"
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at 31:39: (p. 13) "you've ex
posed it" – you say "ex
pressed"
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at 33:04: "
read by JayJay..." – actually, please only say the
name credit, either at the beginning or at the end, saying it twice is a bit redundant
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at the end: we need a
standard of 5 seconds of silence, you only have 3.5
Simply reupload with the exact same filename, then the old recording will replace the new one.
Thanks
Sonia
Since this is your first official section please read carefully through the first post, you can find all the details on how to read the full intro, the title/author and the outro, and how to name the file correctly.
indeed ! I was expecting that robber to show up any time, but that was clearly a red herring. Turned out a wild-west ghost story, how cool.