Comments on: LibriVox Community Podcast #96

By: musici123

musici123 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:06:15 +0000

Fascinating comparisons and thank you, Andy, for this compilation. I think my favorite examples are the Scot accents you gave– very difficult to render and that has prevented me from considering any of Mrs. Oliphant’s works; she did sometimes use or imply the burr, which I am incapable of imitating.

Another interesting aspect about reading aloud is that it can sound like, well, somebody *reading*. Yet, audio books are not like acting, so that some professional actors are horrible at audio books or radio plays even with years of voice training. And the problem of the “reading” sound is why only some people can become professionals on radio.

Thank you, again, for this very interesting podcast.

By: y2kdaddio

y2kdaddio — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:33:55 +0000

Thanks John and Cori for this very interesting podcast. I realize there was a lot of work put to put it together and it is greatly appreciated. It made me stop and think about some of the readings I have done, and what I might do better. It also made me think of some other suggestion for other podcasts (I know we all have so much free time) – timing, speed of narration, and how to handle exclamations – for example, “Wait!”, he cried.

By: LibriVox Admin Team

LibriVox Admin Team — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:01:01 +0000

Thanks, John! I loved this show too … it’s so interesting to hear what other people are up to. I do listen to audiobooks from a range of sources, but Andy did a great job in pulling so many neat examples together. — Cori

By: John K.

John K. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:48:13 +0000

Hello Librivox

Cori thank you for the continous dedication to the podcast!!
I love the series on the voices.
Cori your doing a greet job!
Andy thank you for the professional look at voices.

A fan