Toward A Community of Hope — EN SKU A (AI scratch full book)
Status: Full English SKU A AI-scratch narration for review only. Not retail masters (retail = human cast).
Identity Snapshot
Primary work page: |Toward A Community of Hope (work & sources)
Full text (GitHub): complete extract
- Work: Dr. Albert S. Lai, Toward A Community of Hope (EN AMT v1.0)
- Scope SKU A: 1971 Preface + Chapters I–VI through CONCLUSION
- Narration: AI scratch ·
en-US-ChristopherNeural· rate+0%· pitch−1 Hz - Total audio: ~262 min (~4.4 h) across 9 tracks
- Ch.1 voice/tempo/style: approved (Albert) — method unchanged for remaining tracks
- Retail: human narrator later
Method lock (do not alter without new sign-off)
| Dimension | Setting |
|---|---|
| Voice | en-US-ChristopherNeural |
| Rate / pitch | +0% / −1 Hz |
| Loudness | loudnorm ≈ −16 LUFS / −1.5 dBTP |
| Text | Speak-layer ligature fixes only; frozen AMT bodies unchanged |
| Role | Review/scratch timing — not commercial AI retail without platform+consent path |
Ch.1 detail page: |Chapter I EN review
Track list & players
Use headphones. Preload is metadata-only so the page stays light.
00b — Dissertation Preface (1971) · ~5.6 min · ~146 wpm
Chapter I — Formosan in Formosa Yesterday · ~29 min · ~149 wpm (approved)
Chapter II — Formosan in Formosa Today (part 1) · ~35 min
Chapter II — part 2 · ~11 min
Chapter III — Formosan in The United States · ~39 min
Chapter IV — Formosan Christian Church in Los Angeles · ~37 min
Chapter V — Integration, Independence and Identity · ~37 min
Chapter VI — Toward a Community of Hope (part 1) · ~34 min
Chapter VI — part 2 (through CONCLUSION) · ~36 min
QC summary
| Track | Min | WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Preface 1971 | 5.6 | 146 |
| Ch I | 29.1 | 149 |
| Ch II p1 | 35.0 | 134 |
| Ch II p2 | 10.9 | 135 |
| Ch III | 38.6 | 143 |
| Ch IV | 37.2 | 127 |
| Ch V | 36.9 | 138 |
| Ch VI p1 | 33.6 | 142 |
| Ch VI p2 | 35.5 | 141 |
| Sum | ~262 | — |
Same CLI settings as approved Ch.1. Some later tracks measure slower WPM (text density); loudness remains ~−17 LUFS. Optional future re-bake only if you want a global tempo change.
Not included (SKU A cut)
- 2025 front matter, author afterword (Recall the Story…), back-matter autobiography — companion only, not this SKU A package.
Next
- Community listen / spot-check beyond Ch.1
- Human EN cast for retail
- Mandarin (zh-TW) plan from frozen AMT — separate track