This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/more-about-the-roosevelt-bears-by-seymour-eaton/
To quote the title page, this book contains: "More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears; Being Volume Two Depicting Their Further Travels and Adventures"
(Summary to be updated after I hear all the chapters. For now here is a summary of the first book in the series to introduce readers to the characters and style.)
"The Roosevelt Bears - Their Travels and Adventures" is full of fun as we follow the journeys and mishaps of two big, delightful bears. Tired of life in the West of America and eager to see places of which they had only heard, Teddy-B and Teddy-G head east. All ages will laugh and enjoy the antics told in lively rhyme - whether riding a train, donkey, balloon or boat, running a farm, attending school, or (oh, no!)... sitting in jail.
Book one can be found here: https://librivox.org/the-roosevelt-bears-by-seymour-eaton/
Book three can be found here: https://librivox.org/the-roosevelt-bears-abroad-by-seymour-eaton/
- How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
- New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
- Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
- Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/MoreAboutTeddyBAndTeddyG2
Or if you prefer the full-color scan (which will take much longer to load): https://archive.org/details/MoreAboutTeddyBAndTeddyG - Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!
WORD COUNT NOTE: Since the only available PD copies of this book online are digital scans, we are unable to provide word counts for each section. But it may help prospective readers to know that each chapter of other books in the series ranged from 6 to 10 minutes final file length.
Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Action & Adventure
Keywords that describe the book: children, travel, adventure, mishaps
============================================ - BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz - DURING recording:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
START of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- Say:
"More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears, by Seymour Eaton. [Chapter number and title]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears, by Seymour Eaton. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- Say: "[Chapter title]"
END of recording- At the end of the section, say:
"End of Chapter [number]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of More About Teddy B and Teddy G, the Roosevelt Bears, by Seymour Eaton. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates! - AFTER recording
Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
Save files as 128 kbps MP3
morerooseveltbears_00_eaton_128kb.mp3_##_eaton.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number
(e.g. morerooseveltbears_00_eaton_128kb.mp3_01_eaton.mp3) - Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: dlolso21
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Please post below - Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: