Hi Tasha!
Great first recording. I do have some notes. First of all your link above is not complete -- if you click it, you'll notice it does not link to anything. I was able to find your recording among the files, however, so I can give you feedback.
The title should be:
storygirl_mrsmclaren_01_128kb.mp3 (all small letters, no brackets, no number sign, and no underscore before your final .mp3) and when you upload it here, it will be:
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/storygirl_mrsmclaren_01_128kb.mp3
Next, your recording settings are not correct.
The bit rate should be 128kbps - and yours is 63 kbps (variable).
The recording should use a constant bit rate rather than a variable bit rate.
Your volume is 68.2 dB, which falls outside of the target range of 86-92 dB.
I advise you to download the program "Checker 0.96", so that you can check your own files before uploading them. Here is a link to explain:
https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Checker
Now to the text.
You don't need to say the title "The Story Girl" or "character" or "Chapter 1" at the beginning. Just start right off with:
"Mrs. MacLaren, The Housekeeper, read by Tashakim4713." (I would like you to include "
the housekeeper" please).
You only need to submit one version of each line. Pick the version you like the best. I like them all (especially the last one), but you'll probably need to re-record because of your recording settings.
You left out "
while you're winking" in all your takes:
"The fat one isn't so bad. He isn't so quick to move and get out of your sight
while you're winking as the thin one."
And you left out your last two lines:
"The fat one"
and
would soon be as broad as he was long.
Thanks so much! And welcome to Librivox!
TJ
