[SOLO] David Copperfield, Version # by Charles Dickens - icequeen

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » December 17th, 2021, 6:07 pm

That's okay, I slowed down on it again because of increased hours at work. But I hope to get back to it this weekend.

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » December 21st, 2021, 4:13 pm

Sounds good. I have been run off my feet at work, but in a good way, just happy to be busy honestly! It is a nice break to listen to your recordings in the evening! Those ones are PL OK!

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » January 28th, 2022, 6:38 am

Now I'm the one who disappeared, but I'm back. I think I've set a personal record for longest I've taken to finish one book. I'll be back at this soon.

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » January 28th, 2022, 8:31 am

I have not logged in for some time either and just yesterday I did to make sure I had not missed anything here!

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » March 7th, 2022, 7:42 am

I swear I haven't forgotten about this project! Just checking in so you know I'm still here. My job is still taking up more of my time than usual.

Post by **icequeen** » March 7th, 2022, 3:16 pm

No problem, Brad! Thank you for checking in!

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » June 7th, 2022, 7:10 am

Two months after my last message, and still busy. But I have a little bit of time very soon. First, I'm finishing up my part in a long-overdue project in the "Readers Found" section, and then I'll finally finish the chapter of David Copperfield that I began months ago! And then, I'll be reading far more frequently than I was!

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » June 7th, 2022, 7:18 am

Sometimes life gets busy, I know I have been super busy lately! But I will be looking forward to getting back into this book when you have the time to record!

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » June 16th, 2022, 9:40 am

I usually post three chapters at a time, but I'll do this one right now, partly to show you that I have FINALLY resumed the project and partly to ask you if you can hear a difference between the first part and the last part of my recording.

The first part I actually read several months ago and it ends at 26:13 with the words, "at time of public trouble." The rest I recorded today. When I listen to it through my headset, the first part sounds like it has a bit of an echo which disappears when the second part begins. With my regular speakers, it sounds much better. I am using a different computer and a different headset now, so that may have made the difference between the two halves. Do you notice any difference? If so, is it bad enough that I should reread the first half?

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » June 16th, 2022, 4:35 pm

I will have it pled by tomorrow evening for sure, but just downloaded it and ran it through the checker and figured I would let you know it is 71kbps, of course it needs to be 128kbps, and uses a variable bitrate which needs to be changed to constant bitrate.

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » June 16th, 2022, 5:08 pm

I have no idea how to adjust that. Audacity seems to have changed a lot over the past year.

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » June 16th, 2022, 5:20 pm

When you export the file from audacity and are saving it to your computer there is a "quality" drop down menu where you can choose 128kbps. Right now it probably says 71kbps. I am 90% sure that the bitrate is in that same window when you export the file, just a different drop down. I think it is just the two option, variable and constant and of course you want constant. After you change those two settings they should save that way so I believe you should only have to do it once then you should be good to go after that. I would double check about where the bitrate is but I cant right now, but I am pretty sure its that same window.

EDIT:
The bitrate is in the same window, right above where you change the kbps, there are four options, chnge it to constant

Hamlet · Post by **Hamlet** » June 16th, 2022, 5:26 pm

Okay, I think I found what you mean. How does it look now?

Brad

Guster · Post by **Guster** » June 16th, 2022, 5:29 pm

perfect! Both issues are now fixed! I will pl it tomorrow

Guster · Post by **Guster** » June 17th, 2022, 5:51 pm

Aaaand it is PL OK! I had to go back and listen to the spot the two parts connect and still could only hear a mild change. Great to be listing to this project again!