This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/catalogs-to-sleep-by-by-various/
Source text (please read only from this text!):Excerpts from vintage catalogs, read in a soft, soothing voice and meant to lull you to sleep. Drift off to dreamland with details of such topics as bowling alley or railroad truck construction, museum exhibits, Kodak cameras, seeds, and baseballs. In other words, be bored to sleep. Inspired by the podcast Boring Books for Bedtime. (Summary by Verla Viera)
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/28466
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/57337
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/66746
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/64155
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/51500
https://tinyurl.com/Extraordinary-Curiosities
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/33183
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/49341
https://tinyurl.com/UW1897
https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal00coxa/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/seedcatalogue00grisc/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/architecturalcat1916swee/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/catalog00spal/page/n1/mode/2up
Target completion date: 2023-09-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of Catalogs to Sleep By. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." Excerpts from Section Title, by Author, Year (if available)."
End of recording:"Section # of Catalogs to Sleep By. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." Excerpts from Section Title, by Author, Year (if available)."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #." "Read by Verla Viera, Las Cruces, NM, USA, date."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Catalogs to Sleep By"
Filename: catalogstosleepby_##_various_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. catalogstosleepby_01_various_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: TriciaG
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.