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KW ANTHOLOGY 08
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:00 pm
by aTOMiC
Okay guys I think we've waited quite long enough. With May knocking on the door I believe we'll need every minute from here on in to keep this from being KW ANTHOLOGY 09.
I'm going to begin creating threads and PMing people about their participation.
BTW here something terrifying. I was thinking about doing a reading of KW ANTHOLOGY 06 ala Scott Brick but wouldn't it be so cool if we managed to get Scott himself? Now that would be awesome!
Unfortunately if I do the reading it will sound like a mix of Kermit the Frog and Ric Ocasek. Anyone got a great voice out there?
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:19 pm
by aliantha
Well, I used to be in radio...but I don't have access to production facilities any more. And anyhow, I'm pretty lousy at voices. I vote we ask Scott.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:39 pm
by aTOMiC
aliantha wrote:Well, I used to be in radio...but I don't have access to production facilities any more. And anyhow, I'm pretty lousy at voices. I vote we ask Scott.
Well if you have the basics (a quiet place with your pc/laptop and a halfway decent microphone) its not too difficult to record with decent quality. There are a few cheap and free recording software programs that enable one to edit the bits together pretty seamlessly. BUT it can be a tedious endeavor.
What would really be stone cold cool would be if each author recorded a reading of his or her story.
I'm just crazy enough to try this. I'll share my success and/or failure with a link to an mp3 whenever I manage to produce something. This ought to be fun.
But having said all that it would indeed be amazing to hear Mr. Brick reading our stories.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:22 pm
by aliantha
You think digital editing is tedious? Try doing it the old fashioned way, with a grease pencil and a razor blade....
Hmm, free recording software? Could you post a link or two? I could certainly read my *own* story....
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:38 pm
by aTOMiC
aliantha wrote:You think digital editing is tedious? Try doing it the old fashioned way, with a grease pencil and a razor blade....
Hmm, free recording software? Could you post a link or two? I could certainly read my *own* story....
audacity.sourceforge.net/
www.nch.com.au/wavepad/
www.freecorder.com/freecorder3/index.ph ... gedoor.com
www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/ ... itor.shtml
I can't personally vouch for any of these bits of software since I use an older version of Cakewalk Pro but there seem to be usable features in each of these bits that ought to serve the purpose.
BTW ALI, I used to edit raw 8 and 16mm film with a splicer and editing tape. What a difference a couple of decades make.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:24 pm
by aliantha
Thanks for the links! I'll check 'em out.
Yes yes, splicer and editing tape! You *do* know my pain! Our splicing tape came on rolls, like rolls of Scotch tape. The most fun was when some idiot would try to save on splicing tape and only use a half-inch-long piece on a splice -- and then the next time you used the reel, the splice would break. Usually in the middle of something important. Ahhh, good times.....
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:53 pm
by balon!
Audacity is what I have on my comp, and it works great. I'd reccomend it.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:22 am
by iQuestor
Id read "Becoming Elijah" as long as my editor is OK with it..
Joy?
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:28 am
by drew
I think a woman would sound better reading The Unwanted.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:09 am
by Worm of Despite
I'd gladly read "Heaven's Center," as I can give a good reading of it. In fact, I recently won a new award at my college--"Command Performance."
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:55 pm
by Dragonlily
It took me long enough to find this thread. IQuestor, I support you doing a reading of BECOMING ELIJAH.