Comments on: About that Ulysses Recording http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/ free public domain audiobooks Fri, 25 May 2012 04:18:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Randy http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-335607 Randy Mon, 07 May 2012 19:30:09 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-335607 OK; this helps explain it. I did make it through the first hour. I made it here looking for a way to log my complaint. However, after reading this explaination, I'll try another couple chapters. Further, a friend and I are starting plans to record that first hour again. We'll pour a couple drams of Bushmills 16yo and put on a CD of appropriate Irish background music and have at it. Once done, I hope it would meet with approval. I appreciate the "artistic approach" but it is about the result, eh? You don't really want the method to get in the way of the author's original message/mood, but to complement it. In the end, this feels like the audio equivalent of when some high school decides to paint a community wall mural - some things are OK, some not too polished, overall effect is "artsy-crapsie". (My comments at the time were that it sounded like a fraternity had read it as payment for losing some wager!) Keep up the good work, otherwise, though. OK; this helps explain it. I did make it through the first hour. I made it here looking for a way to log my complaint. However, after reading this explaination, I’ll try another couple chapters. Further, a friend and I are starting plans to record that first hour again. We’ll pour a couple drams of Bushmills 16yo and put on a CD of appropriate Irish background music and have at it. Once done, I hope it would meet with approval. I appreciate the “artistic approach” but it is about the result, eh? You don’t really want the method to get in the way of the author’s original message/mood, but to complement it. In the end, this feels like the audio equivalent of when some high school decides to paint a community wall mural – some things are OK, some not too polished, overall effect is “artsy-crapsie”. (My comments at the time were that it sounded like a fraternity had read it as payment for losing some wager!) Keep up the good work, otherwise, though.

]]> By: Gem http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-332673 Gem Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:58:59 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-332673 Well, I will just say one thing, hang them if they didn´t like it!! You are doing a brilliant work to be proud of!!!. I knew about you as a Cambridge English student. Being from Spain i thought it would be nice to relate the word to a sound, to help me improving. As far as i remember i have read, with you in the background, a few novels, some better, some worse but even if i didn´t like a read or a reader (not all of us like the same tone of voice, etc) i always kept in mind that i was reading with audio a book that someone liked and tried to do the best out of it. Furthermore, he or she read it for us to listen!!!! Now i´m going for the Ulysses that if i had already thought it would be difficult to read, i would not expect something different from an audio but people who enjoy reading and did the best out of it. Many thanks for your work. Ps: Hope you understood my Spaniglish oops... Well, I will just say one thing, hang them if they didn´t like it!!

You are doing a brilliant work to be proud of!!!. I knew about you as a Cambridge English student. Being from Spain i thought it would be nice to relate the word to a sound, to help me improving. As far as i remember i have read, with you in the background, a few novels, some better, some worse but even if i didn´t like a read or a reader (not all of us like the same tone of voice, etc) i always kept in mind that i was reading with audio a book that someone liked and tried to do the best out of it. Furthermore, he or she read it for us to listen!!!! Now i´m going for the Ulysses that if i had already thought it would be difficult to read, i would not expect something different from an audio but people who enjoy reading and did the best out of it.

Many thanks for your work.

Ps: Hope you understood my Spaniglish oops…

]]> By: Andrew Kornylak http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-310556 Andrew Kornylak Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:49:50 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-310556 I tried to tackle Ulysses many years ago while in high school, then again in college but I think I was too uptight in those days. Today I randomly selected the Audiobooks iPhone app to give it another try as an audio book. Just my luck that I'd pick the one recording read by a bunch of rambling strangers in a pub. Hell, I think I've got a shot at it this time! I tried to tackle Ulysses many years ago while in high school, then again in college but I think I was too uptight in those days. Today I randomly selected the Audiobooks iPhone app to give it another try as an audio book. Just my luck that I’d pick the one recording read by a bunch of rambling strangers in a pub.

Hell, I think I’ve got a shot at it this time!

]]> By: shima http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-300514 shima Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:18:22 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-300514 Hi.EVERBODY would you please send me a copy of text of ylusses and a copy of audio of It.I can not download it.I wrote my email below.That will be your kindness to send me this book. ze_shima@yahoo.com Hi.EVERBODY
would you please send me a copy of text of ylusses and a copy of audio of It.I can not download it.I wrote my email below.That will be your kindness to send me this book.
ze_shima@yahoo.com

]]> By: David http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-295452 David Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:52:24 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-295452 I havent listened to this yet, but having read the summary, I would like the whole of the libravox collective to know that I am both impressed and filled with respect for their non-traditional approach to such an enigmatic book. The presence of such thinking, feeling individuals who love the literature they work with only encourages me further to become involved with the audiobook project. I havent listened to this yet, but having read the summary, I would like the whole of the libravox collective to know that I am both impressed and filled with respect for their non-traditional approach to such an enigmatic book. The presence of such thinking, feeling individuals who love the literature they work with only encourages me further to become involved with the audiobook project.

]]> By: Estelle http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-292659 Estelle Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:15:13 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-292659 Gack. This has got to be one of the worst Librivox recordings I've encountered yet and I'm a great fan of this site. One wonders if the readers had pre-read the text at all. Or were they perhaps under the affluence of incohol? Maybe it's that dreadful violin that evokes drunkenness, a night of drowning one's woes. I do often wonder why a person would want to record in a foreign language in which they have strong accent from their mother tongue, no idea how to pronounce even slightly difficult words or where on earth to place emphasis in a sentence. The mystery remains, because there's quite a lot of that about and some in this chapter. Gack. This has got to be one of the worst Librivox recordings I’ve encountered yet and I’m a great fan of this site. One wonders if the readers had pre-read the text at all. Or were they perhaps under the affluence of incohol? Maybe it’s that dreadful violin that evokes drunkenness, a night of drowning one’s woes. I do often wonder why a person would want to record in a foreign language in which they have strong accent from their mother tongue, no idea how to pronounce even slightly difficult words or where on earth to place emphasis in a sentence. The mystery remains, because there’s quite a lot of that about and some in this chapter.

]]> By: James Mites http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-287181 James Mites Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:37:19 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-287181 Ulysses is a great book I read it in high school but it will be fun to listen to it as an audio book. Ulysses is a great book I read it in high school but it will be fun to listen to it as an audio book.

]]> By: Ralph Mange http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-286850 Ralph Mange Wed, 26 May 2010 18:52:10 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-286850 Call of the wild is a really great book I am certainly pleased to see it here. I visit the library often but love having the audio books for travel and vacations. Call of the wild is a really great book I am certainly pleased to see it here. I visit the library often but love having the audio books for travel and vacations.

]]> By: Chuck http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-284538 Chuck Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:07:39 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-284538 It's true that the quality of the recordings is relatively poor. There are many distracting sounds and misreadings. I had to stop listening shortly into the first chapter. Objectively speaking, the criticism is deserved, but how do you criticize a bad gift?: "Thank you." It’s true that the quality of the recordings is relatively poor. There are many distracting sounds and misreadings. I had to stop listening shortly into the first chapter. Objectively speaking, the criticism is deserved, but how do you criticize a bad gift?: “Thank you.”

]]> By: Brendan http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/comment-page-1/#comment-284108 Brendan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:41:24 +0000 http://librivox.org/2009/11/22/about-that-ulysses-recording/#comment-284108 I don't have home Internet access so the whole ftp thing is difficult for me but you're welcome to add my recording of Ulysses to librivox if you wish - http://joycecast.podomatic.com. I don’t have home Internet access so the whole ftp thing is difficult for me but you’re welcome to add my recording of Ulysses to librivox if you wish – http://joycecast.podomatic.com.

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