I record using whatever cheapie little microphone I’ve managed to acquire, and create a .wav file. (Any audio editing software will do.) I edit out the hums and clicks with my software, then use LAME to turn my .wav file into an .mp3. Again, whatever software you’ve got will do; but LAME is good, small, and free.
My preferred text is generally the Gutenberg digital edition. For religious texts (like the Fathers), usually the Christian Classics Ethereal Library digital edition is what I use. On occasion, I use other digital editions, like Blackmask or the digitized magazines online at major libraries. I do, however, reserve the right to use pre-1923 works which haven’t been digitized yet. (Ooooooh, real paper!)
In general, I strive to produce a faithful audio edition of what’s on the page. At all times, I reserve the right silently to correct typos. (Of which there are many, both in Gutenberg and CCEL editions — though the CCEL ones are more confusing.)
However, particularly in translations, I also reserve the right to change the wording slightly for clarity’s sake. If there are homophones in the text, or unreasonably archaic words with simple synonyms, I will use them. Since “naught”/”nought” and “aught” are pretty much indistinguishable from “not” and “ought”, I will generally change them to “nothing” and “anything”. “Spake” will also usually become “spoke” without further ado. I realize that this is not the way Librivox does it, but it’s how I do it.
On occasion, I may inadvertently introduce verbal typos, or forget to edit out mistakes. For this, I apologize.
On most occasions, I will not read the footnotes, or I will reserve them to endnotes or even a separate file. These are audiobooks done by me and for free; they’re not really intended for scholarly work. They are intended to flow and be interesting.
Please feel free to use the comment boxes to point out any problems, mistakes, or difficulties in accessing files. The way WordPress is set up, all new comments on the blog come to my attention whenever I log in, whether they’re about the latest post or the first one I ever made.
If you go to the archive.org link, you can download a .zip file of all the soundfiles for an entire book (or the book thus far). This will save you a lot of clicking around.
Maria Lectrix 
I just wanted to thank you for some hours (to date – I have a good deal more of your readings archived for future listening) of mysteries and fantasy. Well read and much enjoyed…
I read older detective stories when I get the opportunity (used copies of Dover reprints are marvelous sources) but you allow me to hear some I might never find… Or might never get round to if I did find them.
I use a CD mp3 player (I’ll get a newer device eventually) to listen while walking or doing chores and audio books are interspersed with audio drama and what I conisder to be apprtopriate music. I am fond of film scores and your readings of period detective stories go well with classic film music or even Patrick Gowers’ Sherlock Holmes music.
I’ve been listening to Little Fuzzy, thanks to the folks at SFF audio who gave you a nice promo! Your reading is great, and so is the story. After years of looking down my nose at “cat people”, I’ve recently adopted a couple of kittens who were cell mates at a local shelter. I love my own little fuzzy guys, despite the fact that they can’t make tools or clean up after themselves. So, your recording comes at just the right time for me! Thanks!
I just wanted to say thank you! I am a student who has a severe learning disability. It helps me very much to read the text while listening to it at the same time. You do wonderful work and I sincerely appreciate it from the bottom of my soul.
Do you have or know of where I can aquire any other free religious audio?
Aristotle Nicomeachean Ethics?
God bless you
steve
Librivox.org and CCEL (http://www.ccel.org/index/mp3.html) both have religious audiobooks. Sonitus Sanctus points to lots of religious audio of various kinds.
Here’s a podcast on the Nicomachean Ethics, but it doesn’t have the whole thing: http://digg.com/podcasts/The_Philosophy_Podcast/351364
Nigel Warburton talking about it: http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/aristotle-nicomachean-ethics/3964263/
I hope this helps, Steve. Thanks very much for letting me know you find this place useful.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to create these great readings. My mother, 85 years old & virtually blind, is grateful and very appreciative. Unfortunately, the way audio books have been delivered to date prevent her being able to use them on her own. I am currently involved in a technology development effort to provide access to audiobooks that has overcome her difficulties. The biggest developments for her are the Drag-and-Drop audiobook and the Global MP3 bookmark, allowing her to pick audiobooks out of the library, drop them on an audiobook player, and they play uninterrupted. All the file, resource, position and bookmark management is done for her. She can even have multiple open books and I am can load more books into her player from half way around the world. I was wondering if you would allow us to include your content in the Library so that other people in similar situations can also experience these benefits? You have my email address and I would like to hear from you.
In the mean time, keep up the noble effort. And on behalf of my mother… “Thank You”.
John
You are doing a great work, I found it very usefull, thank you.
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