DigitalChalk eLearning

DECEMBER 25, 2014

When creating an online course, you often need to capture a live video, audio, or screen recording. We’ve narrowed it down to 12 great eLearning audio and video tools to help you get started easily. Fine-tune every cut and transition, edit color and audio, and fix shaky video. ScreenFlow.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

by Kevin Siegel      Adding voiceover audio to eLearning enhances the learner experience. And before you spend thousands of dollars hiring voiceover talent to record your audio, you should know: your voice is fine (nobody likes their own voice so trust me on this, yours will do nicely). wait for it. 

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LifterLMS

JULY 9, 2023

In this LMScast episode, Ken Theriot, shares his journey into audio and how he became a course creator and how to produce professional audio for courses. Ken Theriot is an audio professional and course creator. He is the owner of Home Brew Audio , a platform aimed at teaching people how to do audio recording at home.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 3, 2014

There are several things you can do before, during, and after recording to make your voice overs for eLearning sound more professional in your courses. Nothing is worse than when you are on a roll recording a voice over and then you come across a misspelled word or incorrect placement of a comma.

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TalentLMS

MAY 14, 2021

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “ voice-over video? ”. Voice-over is an extremely versatile type of video and can be used on anything from movie trailers to college lectures to, of course, corporate training. But how would you even go about creating an eLearning voice-over? A lecture?

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Mindflash

JULY 20, 2010

Audio in online training is usually served up in one of two forms: (1) poor-quality, amateurish, or (2) high-quality and professional. But leaving audio out of the training mix isn’t a great option, either. When to Use Audio. Audio in all its various forms is most helpful when you need to make an impression.

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360 Training

APRIL 28, 2015

Audio can add a great deal to the quality of your course. Many devices and industry-standard elearning tools offer simple and effective software for recording audio. One of our authors who was just getting started with elearning never before had had the need to record audio—and asked for advice on tools.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

If you think music will distract from your message then you may choose not to include it at all and focus on your voice. If it is too loud the track will distract from your voice and your message will be lost in the mix. Camtasia comes with two handy ‘audio fx’ to help you. Bonus Audio Tips for Your Videos.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JULY 24, 2014

Whether you are looking for a SCORM, audio, or video application, let us help! Audacity is a free, open-source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds. With Audacity, record live audio, cut, copy, or mix sounds together, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more. Articulate. Garageband.

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TalentLMS

MAY 22, 2017

When a student enrolls in your course, they’re dedicating the next few hours to listening to your voice. Nasality can’t be easily fixed, but feedback, background noise, and fuzziness when recording your voice can be reduced with decent microphones. My desktop microphone of choice is this Audio-Technica 2020 USB Microphone.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 19, 2019

A voice-over drives the story and explains to viewers what they’re seeing. Step 3: Record and edit the audio narration. For this step, you first need to choose who will be the ‘voice’ of your company. The truth is almost any voice can work. One option for recording audio is Adobe Audition. Step 2: Write a script.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 12, 2009

The audio quality is great on this screencast which is important as viewers are generally intolerant of poor audio. The background audio music was a great touch and added polish to the screencast. And, Ian has a great voice for narration! The screencast runs 1:32 and is short and to the point.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 29, 2018

Audio transcription – the process of converting recorded speech into text – isn’t the most glamorous topic. Aside from marketing-focused benefits, one of the best reasons for transcribing videos is to make your content accessible to all your users, including people who can’t hear the audio or see the video.

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Mindflash

APRIL 29, 2015

This article will walk you through the best tools to use and the best practices to follow in order to create the best video and audio for your online course. Voice Overs and Screen Captures. Audio: Microphones. The AKG 820 is the microphone used in most Mindflash voice overs. Audio: Software. Pop Screen.

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Mindflash

APRIL 6, 2015

This article will walk you through the best tools to use and the best practices to follow in order to create the best video and audio for your online course. Voice Overs and Screen Captures. Audio: Microphones. The AKG 820 is the microphone used in most Mindflash voice overs. Audio: Software. Pop Screen.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 7, 2010

SCORM compliant learning object generator, customized editing interface, web based media player that works across multiple platforms, video/audio, image slides, text synchronization. You can record any part of the screen’s activities,plus use a mic for voice-overs (narration). Audacity – I use this all the time.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Chances are, if you make videos — especially how-to and explainer videos – you will need to record voice overs. In fact, depending on how many videos you create, you may have to do a lot of voice over work. Some might think that the audio portion of a video takes a backseat to the visual portions, but that’s not true.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Audacity , Levelator. Skype , DimDim , Oovoo , Google Talk/Voice. PaintNet , PaintShop Pro. Celtx Script Writing. Sony Vegas Pro , Sorenson Squeeze , After Effects. Soundbooth. WordPress , Moodle , Drupal. Blackboard. Synchronous Communication. Elluminate , WebEx , Centra , LiveMeeting , Project Management. OpenWorkbench , Evernote.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 4, 2012

Audio recorder/editor/capture tool. I wasn’t paying attention and it started to record a blank screen of another audio product I was using. The audio recorder and editor is very simple to use, and I especially liked the countdown before it started to record your audio. Edit Screen – Your Best Friend.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 9, 2019

I mean, in the early days I was very hypercritical of not liking my audio capabilities. They have the audacity to expect an audience for your dress rehearsal. ROBERTO BLAKE: I feel like there’s always something in every video that I’m completely dissatisfied with. Here’s the reality.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 9, 2009

You don’t need to be a professional audio engineer to record narration. Last week, we looked at some basic tips to record high-quality audio. If you place the microphone too close, you get that distorted clipping sound; and if you have it too far from the narrator, you pick up more ambient noise with the audio being less discernible.

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E-learning Uncovered

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As Tom Kulhmann wrote a couple of years ago, “If the course is boring, adding [background] audio will only make it boring and danceable.” I’m not a professional audio editor, but I don’t need to be to work with stock music. Sound effects bear a mention here, as well… Need I say more than “Remember the early days of PowerPoint”?

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Podcasts are fairly easy for anyone to make and with the free downloadable software, Audacity , it becomes an inexpensive option. Users can record and edit audio with Audacity and it runs on most operating systems, including Mac OS X and Windows. Listing is alphabetical.). Category: Podcasts.

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LifterLMS

MAY 27, 2019

When you say sound … Like, what do you do to make a nice voice over? Chris Badgett: Audacity. Kim Merritt: Audacity, pull it out of Audacity as an MP3, and then, use it from there. Kim Merritt: Audacity, pull it out of Audacity as an MP3, and then, use it from there. Chris Badgett: Awesome. Very cool.

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eLearning 24-7

MARCH 20, 2013

Audio Editing. Audacity which is free – destroys it. Scenario Builders with your own voice and text. Just the other day I saw a really cool scenario builder that came with a bunch of avatars and had a voice playing. But what it lacked was the ability for you to upload your own voice. Hmm.not much.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 25, 2014

There are several things you can do before, during, and after recording to make your voice overs for eLearning sound more professional in your courses. Now that you’ve finished your voice over recording, you have an unedited audio clip that needs to be touched up. Normalize your Audio. Apply EQ to your Audio.

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JCA Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Audio for eLearning is Only As Good As the Tools You Use. We have to have not just pictures and words, but captivating audio and video as well. Without audio for eLearning courses, today’s courseware will not be very engaging or effective. Particularly, the voice over narration is a critical part of the instruction.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 23, 2021

Record your voice over. With your script in hand, it’s time to record your voice over. TechSmith Camtasia comes with a built-in, easy-to-use voice recording feature and can be an excellent option. Then, you can literally edit your audio just like you would edit text in a document. Already have a voice over recorded?

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TalentLMS

JULY 15, 2021

Whether you need to create training videos that use voice over or experiment with animation , these niche tools will give you all the technical support you need. Voice over videos. When you want to create training videos with voice over, Audacity is one of the go-to options in the market. Tools for specific video types.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Recording clean audio can be tough, especially in noisy environments. Whether it’s background noise or less-than-ideal equipment, sometimes you end up with hissy audio. Take a listen to what software noise removal can do: Noisy Audio. Clean Audio. The Free Way – Audacity. Noise removal in Audacity.

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E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 16, 2012

The ability to record and edit audio is becoming easier and easier due to user-friendly technology. Most computers are sold with software preloaded that makes audio recording a snap. Here is the recipe we use for our in-house audio recording. Audio Ingredients: 1 narrator with a good, clear speaking voice.

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learnWorlds

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

4 Record your audio. By definition, a podcast is a digital audio recording that you can stream online or download to a computer or other mobile device. Software packages can be free (like Audacity) or expensive (like Adobe Audition). The tone of your voice and the way you speak will be affected by this. What is a podcast?

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CommLab India

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, You can use ‘Audacity’, the free tool, for audio editing in online courses. In-house SMEs and audio narrators/voiceover experts will reduce your e-learning developing costs considerably. Instead of hiring voiceover professionals for audio narration, you can choose a person from your team who can lend his voice.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

This might be as simple as recording just the audio for a presentation, or as advanced as recording PowerPoint point slides, a webcam, and a separate microphone all at once. These videos are digital video recordings of your computer screen and usually include audio narration. Record your voice over. Record your screen.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 8, 2010

AUDIO RECORDING AND EDITING. Audacity is an audio recording and editing application with a lot of the features you find in commercial products. It works on all platforms and is probably the most popular free audio program around. It doesn’t have video or audio chat, though. VOICE OVER INTERNET (VOIP).

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CommLab India

AUGUST 12, 2016

The Action Fine-Tuning feature makes edits and changes to the frames; the Multimedia Support feature allows you to edit videos, audio, and images, without complex conversions or encoding. Record the voice over with your iPhone in an echo-free space. Edit audio with the free audio editing tool Audacity.

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NuggetHead

JUNE 7, 2010

Everything from project management, writing, voice recording, designing graphics, developing the eLearning interface, publishing to SCORM for use on an LMS, and finally course tracking and analysis through reporting. Audio/Video Not all eLearning has Audio and/or Video, but you may end up on a project one day that requires it.

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