[SPN Podfic] Not In Kansas Anymore

[ratherastory]

So by way of procrastinating on my Dean/Castiel Big Bang, I decided to do something nerve-wracking. I'm testing my boundaries, or having a mid-fandom crisis, I dunno. Anyway, back in the day when nwhepcat wrote Not In Kansas Anymore I thought it would be really awesome if someone did a podfic of it. And then sometime last week she posted giving people blanket permission to podfic her stuff, and I decided it was a SIGN.

So, uh, this happened.

Title: Not In Kansas Anymore
Author: nwhepcat
Reader: ratherastory
Fandom: Supernatural
Genre: Gen.
Rating: Mature
MP3 info: 32.32 MB, 1 hour 10 mins.
Summary: Castiel finds himself dragged back to life yet again after his confrontation with Lucifer. He looks for a phone, but finds something else instead.
Warnings: Religious themes and personages.
Download Link: via megaupload http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H8WRXMOT


I think it's pretty good for a first attempt ever at podfic. I've been told by reliable sources that the French accent some people claim I have isn't audible, so yay! Unfortunately my recording program picks up on my computer fan, and there's nothing I can do about that, but otherwise I think it works.

I had to learn a ton about recording a bit on the fly, but it was fun.

I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to elsewhere_kels who schooled me properly in the basics of podficcing: everything from which settings to use in my software all the way to podficcing etiquette, metadata, and how to differentiate between narration and dialogue without killing my vocal cords. She also discovered an accidental glitch in a previous recording, which I *really* hope is fixed now. I've listened to it so many times I'm kind of cross-eyed.

Also thanks to pkwench who also did a fair amount of hand-holding for me (you'll have noticed this is a recurring pattern).

:::ETA:::

elsewhere_kels made a PODBOOK for me! Because she is awesome!



File type: M4b (podbook)
Length: (1:10:35, 55 MB)
Mediafire link: Here

Comments

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

You're unstoppable. :) I will have to check this out, even though I've never listened to podfic before.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*g*

I only started listening to podfic like, maybe a week ago.

I don't know, man. What this fandom DOES to me! *hands*

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Help! I've fallen into fandom and can't get out!

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

You are awesome! I have been listening for a year or so, and I haven't recorded my first one yet!

I'm going to download this and listen to it on my commute in the morning. My heart is filled with squee!

xx

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*beams*

It was your fic, all the way. It lived at the back of my head forever after you posted it and bugged me to DO something about it, and then you posted that blanket permission post and... well, what's a fangirl to do? :D

I really hope you like it! *waffles*

[cantarina]

Welcome to the fray! This sounds interesting - looking forward to listening.

Also, I'm actually hoping I can hear your French accent! There is not enough of that language in my life anymore.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am ridiculously excited and SO NERVOUS OMG I CAN'T EVEN. *flails in capslock for a while*

[cantarina]

For that kind of enthusiasm for podficcing, I'll definitely have to remember to come back with comments once I've had a listen :P

[bellatemple]

Podfic! Eeeee!

I downloaded and listened to, like, a minute of it, just out of curiosity. You've got a lovely reading voice! I'll listen to the whole thing later, when I'm not madly distracted by other things.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

:D

Glad you like my voice so far! It goes a little hoarse by the end, alas. ;)

*wibbles anxiously about the whole process*

[bellatemple]

Dude, you recorded a whole, like, hour or more of reading. That's something like ten times the length I've managed on any podfic project. I think getting hoarse is allowed.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Yay!! Looking forward to listening!

Congrats on your first podfic!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And thank you for your advice on podfic_tips. :)

[cybel]

http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/not-in-kansas-anymore
http://audiofic.jinjurly.com/not-in-kansas-anymore-audiobook

:-)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO MUCH!

You rock. :)

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

LOL! You go girl! I've thought about doing podfic, but I don't think I could deal with the swear words. I can read them and it's no problem, but it's MUCH harder hearing them, and SAYING them is worse. I know, it's bad.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

There are lots of fics out there without swearing. (There were a few uses of the f-word in the one I read, but not that many, and I agree that I found it jarring to read them aloud)

I think I forgot to congratulate you on your CD. When's it coming out for public consumption?

(Also, if I could, I would totally bribe you for podfic.)

[selu.livejournal.com]

I just listened to the first 15 and you read it really well. Also the sound in my iTunes and my iPod is really clear. May I ask what program you used to record?

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D It's my first podfic and, like everything else to do with fandom, I am feeling unaccountably and unreasonably anxious about the whole thing, so it's good to hear that it's being well-received.

I am using a MacBook, and the software that came with it, Garage Band. You can hear the cooling fan in the background, but unfortunately there's not much I can do about that (someone on my flist has since told me using frozen peas is a good trick, so I'll try that next time).

[sela117.livejournal.com]

Yay podfic! I'm stealing this now and I'll listen to it on my way to work. I can't wait!
:)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

:)

Thanks! I hope you like it!

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

eeek i wanna listen and hear your voice! unfortunately I don't have enough memory on my computer to download anything *wince* but when I unpack my harddrive you bet i will.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

YAY! I am excited that you are excited! \o/

No worries, it's not like there's a timetable on this. ;)

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

GEN! Wheee! *nabs*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

Hope you enjoy it!