This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page:
http://legamus.eu/blog/?p=441
Magic Window
Intro, Outro and Disclaimer for CC0:
At the beginning of each file please say:
[Section number] of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Legamus recording may be distributed and adapted freely for any purpose.
(if you wish: Read by [your name]**)
[Chapter title]
At the end of each section please say:
End of [Section number]
(if you wish: Read by [your name]**)
At the end of the project please say additionally:
"End of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Legamus.eu"
**Please add your name at the beginning or the end, not in both places.
About recording:
Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Save files as:
128 kbps MP3
thegreatgatsby_##_fitzgerald.mp3
(all lower-case) where ## is your section number.
(shorten the first part of the filename if too long!)
Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use - if you are unsure about ID3 tags, please ask). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Album: The Great Gatsby
Genre: Speech
Track Number: Section Number (if sections are numbered from 1, section +1, if sections
Our proof-listener is the wonderful Joggler! ... interim: crowwings
Our MC is the fabulous Viktor!
Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes! This is because some MP3 players cut off the last 5 seconds and ensures that the listener gets to hear the whole file
How to upload your file:
Use http://ge.tt - you do not need to log in, anonymous mode is sufficient.
Alternatively, test our own uploader.
When your file is uploaded, you will get a link. Please post the link here.
And now?
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Solo / Group project?: Solo
Book Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dates of birth and death of author: September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940
Language: English
Translator: N/A
Dates of birth and death of translator: N/A
Date of first publication: 1925
Wikipedia link to author: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald
Wikipedia link to book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby
Number of sections the project will have: (please note that the sections should be less than 70 minutes long) 9
Does the project have a preface that will be recorded as a separate section? Yes
Category (Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama): fiction
Tags that describe the book (like: place, time, historical people/events, mystery, fairy tale, horror/ghost story, philosophy, ... : TO COME LATER
Summary for the catalog (from Wikipedia): TO COME LATER
Online text source: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041h.html
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