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The reviews that follow reflect my own erratic but strongly held tastes. I listen to a lot of podfics--largely slash with a mixture of het and gen--in a number of fandoms. I prefer long, if not epic, stories with some notable exceptions. The story matters most to me so the readers' skill levels vary widely from the near professional to those ( Read more... ) -
Horseshoes and Handgrenades by Omphales -- DS Gen -- sortof RayK/Fraser
Podfic: Horseshoes and Handgrenades by Omphales
Readers: Luzula, Crinklysolution, Helens78
Length: 2:27:16
Fandom: Due South -- mostly gen with implied RayK/Fraser
The original story is written in documentary style -- letters and interview clips mixed with traditional narrative and sprinkled with historical photographs. It's very well suited to ( Read more... ) -
Podfic Rec: Avengers: Steve/Tony/Pepper
Come at Me by Closer. Read by susan_voight. (3:10:24 length)
Summary: Steve gets a lesson in pop psychology, drives a roadster, fends off an aspiring killer robot, conquers Tetris, wins a quarter, buys pants, battles the undead, and falls hard for Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.
Steve's at the center of Come at Me, as the summary indicates. In ( Read more... ) -
My Podfics
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Limited Release (XMFC)
Aethel recorded Limited Release by rageprufrock. The recording is well done: clear and easy to listen to with a fun intro and cover. Limited Release is one of my favorite fics. It's well written like everything rageprufrock writes and it has wonderful touches of humor:
"I truly have a very noble and impressive reason for missing our date," ( Read more... ) -
Vid Recs -- Natasha from the Avengers
I really like the Black Widow in the Avengers films. Or maybe I adore the fanfiction version of the Black Widow in the movies. Regardless the following are fun vids.
I Don't Believe in Fairy Tales by TatyanaOracle (HD available):
This is a Natasha/Clint vid. I like the choice of music -- "I don't believe in fairy tales but I believe in you and me ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Audacity -- the Compressor Effect
When I record, I find that my volume levels can vary widely from too loud to too soft. The Compressor effect levels out the volume swings and makes sure that none of the audio is too soft. After I am done recording and editing, I select the entire narration track (or multiple tracks if necessary) and select "Compressor" from the "Effects" menu. ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Audacity -- Using the Labeling Track
I'm currently working on a larger project and I keep getting lost in my editing, forgetting where I am in relationship to the text and the audio. One thing that helps is the Audacity "Labeling Track". Go to the "Tracks" menu and select "Add New." Select "Label" as type of track. You can type directly in the label track, leaving notes to ( Read more... )
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