18||0|2335|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|Steveo||06:42:56|02/03/2011|I haven%27t read through Symphony of the Sword in years now%2C but this was a delightful nostalgic trip. It feels just a bit dated%2C with Google%2FBing%2FYahoo%2F%3CFillInTheBlank%3E map service on the internet %28and the Red Sox breaking the curse%29%2C but in a charming way.%0D%0A%0D%0AConstructive %28I hope%29 criticism%3A%0D%0AHigh Point%3A %0D%0A %2A Character Voice -- You manage to convey the speech in personality fairly well. In some cases little details that I%27ve managed to ignore come vivid in your telling.%0D%0A %2A Clarity -- You%27ve got enough talent to be a professional at this%2C should you want to. %0D%0A%0D%0ALow Points%3A%0D%0A %2A Interjections - they were a bit too loud when compared to the volume of the narrative. It was just a bit jarring. Easing off just a bit may work a bit better.%0D%0A %2A Not too sure of a clever word for this%2C but you started making some mistakes towards the end. Kinda felt like you were pushing yourself to finish. You can take breaks when you%27re tired. We%27ll forgive you. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AIf you decide to do more of the Symphony%2C I%27ll be all ears. And typos.%0D%0A---%0D%0AChris Stevenson%0D%0A%0D%0A 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|Gryphon||12:22:57|02/03/2011|%3E %2A Not too sure of a clever word for this%2C but you started making %0D%0A%3Esome mistakes towards the end. Kinda felt like you were pushing %0D%0A%3Eyourself to finish. You can take breaks when you%27re tired. We%27ll %0D%0A%3Eforgive you. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AI suspect that%27s probably a coincidence%3B WR was recorded in several sessions%2C and if fatigue had played a part%2C you%27d most likely have noticed similar issues at several other points toward the middle. %28OTOH%2C I did record the last piece fairly late in the day%2C so I might have been tired already when I started. General fatigue does mess with my talky parts a bit thanks to the miracle of wobbly Gryphon syndrome.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%2C if there%27s a segment that%27s particularly bad%2C it could be replaced. For obvious reasons%2C I don%27t really %22proofread%22 these%2C and don%27t have an engineer listening while I do the recording%2C so I%27ve only got myself to catch my oral typos. Sometimes things slip past.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ll see what I can do about the volume levels%2C too. It%27s tricky to capture%2C e.g.%2C a moment when a character is shouting%2C without actually shouting. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 2|2|1|||1||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|Steveo||17:24:17|02/03/2011|%0D%0A%3EI suspect that%27s probably a coincidence%3B WR was recorded in several %0D%0A%3Esessions%2C and if fatigue had played a part%2C you%27d most likely have %0D%0A%3Enoticed similar issues at several other points toward the middle. %0D%0A%3E%28OTOH%2C I did record the last piece fairly late in the day%2C so I might %0D%0A%3Ehave been tired already when I started. General fatigue does mess %0D%0A%3Ewith my talky parts a bit thanks to the miracle of wobbly Gryphon %0D%0A%3Esyndrome.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat said%2C if there%27s a segment that%27s particularly bad%2C it could be %0D%0A%3Ereplaced. For obvious reasons%2C I don%27t really %22proofread%22 these%2C and %0D%0A%3Edon%27t have an engineer listening while I do the recording%2C so I%27ve %0D%0A%3Eonly got myself to catch my oral typos. Sometimes things slip past. %0D%0A%0D%0AIs nothing extreme or anything%2C just misspeaking a work and immediately correcting yourself right afterwards.%0D%0AOh%2C I forgot to mention that your audio %28read%3A mic%29 quality is excellent. Your voice comes through cleanly.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0ASo%2C what did Carthage do to you%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AChris Stevenson%0D%0A%0D%0A 3|2|1|||||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|BZArcher||00:26:18|02/04/2011|I%27m about halfway through listening to it - I haven%27t noticed too many problems. A couple of the possible %22mistake%22 areas actually came %28I think%29 when Kaitlyn is speaking%2C and I put them off to her speech disorder.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m really enjoying it%2C honestly%2C and just for kicks I compared it to the %28very early%29 audio you did of Hogtown Rhapsody. The improvement in quality is really%2C really noticeable.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf I have one minor quibble%2C the master volume level for this and the last few audios %28WL%3A 07%2C Starcrossed%29 seem to be a bit low - I play them on my iPod in the car when doing longer drives%2C and I really seem to have to jack up the volume to get everything. 4|3|3|||1||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|Gryphon||01:21:27|02/04/2011|%3EIf I have one minor quibble%2C the master volume level for this and the %0D%0A%3Elast few audios %28WL%3A 07%2C Starcrossed%29 seem to be a bit low - I play %0D%0A%3Ethem on my iPod in the car when doing longer drives%2C and I really seem %0D%0A%3Eto have to jack up the volume to get everything. %0D%0A%0D%0AHmm. I%27ve got my mic gain about as high as it will go%3B for the next one I%27ll try amping the output a little before encoding and see if that helps without distorting anything. %28Running the noise reduction to scrub out the fan noise in the background from the DNS server probably doesn%27t help.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 5|4|4|||1||That reminds me...|Gryphon||01:25:58|02/04/2011|While I%27m tinkering%2C do people have any thoughts as to file sizes%2Flengths%3F I%27ve been aiming vaguely for the 35-45-minute range%2C depending on scene breaks%2C because the Symphony movements are longer than%2C say%2C the individual pieces of %5Bi%5DStar-Crossed%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DManhunt%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but nowadays it%27s not unusual to get audiobooks that are split up to the tune of %5Bi%5Dsix hours%5B%2Fi%5D per file. The total amount of data involved is the same either way%2C so I guess it%27s just a matter of personal preference and download time. I%27m game to just do them in single chunks if people would rather not have as many files to juggle%2C or keep breaking them up into some smaller increment %28which could also be adjusted%29%2C whichever. It%27s roughly the same amount of work on my end either way.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 6|5|5|||||RE%3A That reminds me...|BZArcher||10:46:26|02/04/2011|Honestly%2C the file sizes are fine from where I sit. It%27s also nice in case my audio player accidentally goes on shuffle from one part to the next - much easier to get back to the point in the story I wanted to be at%21 7|5|5|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|trigger||12:16:54|02/04/2011|I prefer a slightly shorter file%2C but hey%2C I%27ve got a fanfiction audio book that %5Bi%5D9 hours long%5B%2Fi%5D%2A. So I think you%27re dong just fine with the 35-45 minute marks. Plus since many of are children of the 80s and 90s we%27re used to the 1%2F2 hour tc series that is really 22 minutes%2C and the tv show that%27s really 40 minutes. Not to make your life more difficult %28more files%3Dmore work%29 but keeping them to under an hour is excellent. %0D%0A%0D%0AI haven%27t down the download yet - it%27s that pesky life%2Fwork%2Fpaycheck thing that keeps taking me away from the good stuff - but you%27re on my list for my marathon coding session tomorrow. %0D%0A%0D%0Acheers%2C %0D%0At.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2Aand it%27s totally worth it%3A %5Bi%5DStealing Harry%5B%2Fi%5D by Sam Storyteller rocks my little world.%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Maccadon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I hate to advocate drugs%2C alcohol%2C violence%2C or insanity to anyone%2C but they%27ve always worked for me.%22 - HST 9|6|7|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|BobSchroeck||09:00:58|02/05/2011|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-05-11 AT 09:01 AM (EST)]%3E%2Aand it%27s totally worth it%3A %5Bi%5DStealing Harry%5B%2Fi%5D by Sam Storyteller %0D%0A%3Erocks my little world. %0D%0A%0D%0AAs an audiobook%3F Where did you find it%3F Google doesn%27t turn up anything when I try looking.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite. 10|7|9|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|trigger||00:16:44|02/06/2011|I was doing a seriously random search %28I think looking for the .pdf of %5Bi%5DThe Cartographer%27s Craft%5B%2Fi%5D%29%2C and came across this %5Blink%3Aaudiofic.jinjurly.com%2Fbrowse-by-fandom%7Caudio fanfic archive%5D. Frankly the noise to sound ratio is pretty awful%2C but I found a couple of Sam%27s stories %5Blink%3Aaudiofic.jinjurly.com%2Fcategory%2Fauthorsam-storyteller%7Chere%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahth%2C %0D%0At.%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Maccadon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I hate to advocate drugs%2C alcohol%2C violence%2C or insanity to anyone%2C but they%27ve always worked for me.%22 - HST 11|8|10|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|BobSchroeck||08:50:41|02/08/2011|%3EI was doing a seriously random search ... and came across this %0D%0A%3E%5Blink%3Aaudiofic.jinjurly.com%2Fbrowse-by-fandom%7Caudio fanfic archive%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0AThanks%2C Trigger%21 As it so happens one of the good folks at my own forums has already found that site and pointed me at it%2C but I appreciate the response.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite. 8|5|5|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|Peter Eng||21:06:03|02/04/2011|%3E...it%27s not unusual to get audiobooks that %0D%0A%3Eare split up to the tune of %5Bi%5Dsix hours%5B%2Fi%5D per file.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%0D%0AIf you ever plan on handing out audio recordings at a con as Free Bonus Material%2C six-hour files might work. But for downloads%2C the smaller file size seems more reasonable.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 12|5|5|||||RE%3A That reminds me...|Senji||13:53:24|02/08/2011|On the flip side audio-books on CD generally have track breaks every 3-6 %5Bi%5Dminutes%5B%2Fi%5D. This works surprisingly well even if it does mean you%27re looking at 400 tracks per novel. 13|6|12|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|Gryphon||14:59:43|02/08/2011|%3EOn the flip side audio-books on CD generally have track breaks every %0D%0A%3E3-6 %5Bi%5Dminutes%5B%2Fi%5D. This works surprisingly well even if it does mean %0D%0A%3Eyou%27re looking at 400 tracks per novel. %0D%0A%0D%0A... Yeah%2C I can pretty much guarantee I%27m not gonna do that. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 14|6|12|||||RE%3A That reminds me...|jonathanlennox||10:28:02|02/09/2011|%3EOn the flip side audio-books on CD generally have track breaks every %0D%0A%3E3-6 %5Bi%5Dminutes%5B%2Fi%5D. This works surprisingly well even if it does mean %0D%0A%3Eyou%27re looking at 400 tracks per novel. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd you can put them on shuffle mode for that William S. Burroughs experience%21 15|7|14|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|BobSchroeck||13:14:16|02/09/2011|%3EAnd you can put them on shuffle mode for that William S. Burroughs %0D%0A%3Eexperience%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AEven better%2C you can shuffle a William S. Burroughs book back into coherence%21%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite. 16|5|5|||1||RE%3A That reminds me...|Offsides||18:44:09|02/09/2011|%3EWhile I%27m tinkering%2C do people have any thoughts as to file %0D%0A%3Esizes%2Flengths%3F I%27ve been aiming vaguely for the 35-45-minute range%2C %0D%0A%3Edepending on scene breaks%2C because the Symphony movements are longer %0D%0A%3Ethan%2C say%2C the individual pieces of %5Bi%5DStar-Crossed%5B%2Fi%5D or %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DManhunt%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but nowadays it%27s not unusual to get audiobooks that %0D%0A%3Eare split up to the tune of %5Bi%5Dsix hours%5B%2Fi%5D per file. The total %0D%0A%3Eamount of data involved is the same either way%2C so I guess it%27s just a %0D%0A%3Ematter of personal preference and download time. I%27m game to just do %0D%0A%3Ethem in single chunks if people would rather not have as many files to %0D%0A%3Ejuggle%2C or keep breaking them up into some smaller increment %28which %0D%0A%3Ecould also be adjusted%29%2C whichever. It%27s roughly the same amount of %0D%0A%3Ework on my end either way. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0APersonally I%27d prefer segments of 25-30 minutes each%2C but that%27s just because that%27s about what my normal daily commute is... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 17|1|0|||1||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|The Traitor||23:08:54|02/10/2011|I loved the audio%2C and I didn%27t really catch on it sounding rushed at the end - possibly because Gryphon%27s stories just sweep me along so hard and fast that I lose myself completely inside them.%0D%0A%0D%0AA thought occurred upon rereading Christmas Rose%2C though - given Kate%27s mania for tiger-striped everything%2C perhaps she might appreciate coromandel-wood furniture%3F It does%2C after all%2C have a naturally occurring pattern of tiger stripes.%0D%0A%0D%0AJust a thought%2C and do feel free to beat me upside the head for it.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Together we will build an empire of a million shining suns.%22 -- Dave%2C Dictator of Utopia. 18|2|17|||1||RE%3A Re%3A Audio version of Wounded Rose|Gryphon||23:20:34|02/10/2011|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-10-11 AT 11:26 PM (EST)]%3EA thought occurred upon rereading Christmas Rose%2C though - given %0D%0A%3EKate%27s mania for tiger-striped everything%2C perhaps she might %0D%0A%3Eappreciate coromandel-wood furniture%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27d never heard of that before. It %5Bi%5Dis%5B%2Fi%5D very pretty. Quite beyond furniture%2C one wonders whether moviegoers might see a more colorful side of their heroine when %5Bi%5DZat%C3%B4ichi%3A Blind Justice%5B%2Fi%5D comes out around Christmas 2410.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28The joke there being that Ichi would be %5Bi%5Dunaware%5B%2Fi%5D that the carpenter who remounted her sword for her after the wooden bits were destroyed at the end of %5Bi%5DZat%26ocirc%3Bichi vs. the Crimson Lizard%5B%2Fi%5D used such a striking decorative touch. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D