The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 28, 2016

However, during the meeting, I was told that my audio had a bit of an echo.   My home-office won't ever be confused with a sound studio. When I record my voiceover audio, I make everything as quiet as possible. What are you using to absorb unwanted sounds in your home/office recording "studio?

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Instructional designers sometimes run into pitfalls when writing voice over scripts. Jill Goldman of Goldivox is a voice over professional who graciously agreed to share with me the issues she sometimes sees in scripts. This is part 3 of my series on writing voice over scripts. Formatting Tips for Voice Over Scripts.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?” Think about it.

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Play.ht

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Anyone looking to create natural Text to Speech audio would want the best and most realistic natural sounding voices. The post Microsoft Text to Speech: Now create Natural sounding Audio appeared first on Play.ht - Blog.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 17, 2014

When recording voice overs in a non-professional studio, you’re bound to run into unwanted background noises, and other pesky sounds that your microphone picks up. Make your own sound booth. If you want to clean up your audio and make better voice overs for your eLearning projects than keep reading.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When I work in Storyline, I often use the TTS voices for the alpha version. That automatically generates captions that can be retained when replacing the audio with real voices, but again, the captions break awkwardly. Castmagic is a web-based tool for automatically turning audio into other content.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

Storyline Accessibility for Multimedia Application of these principles has led to the common practice of developing eLearning that uses images synchronized with audio narration. Storyline allows us to add captions to video and audio files or to import caption files. This is known as the Redundancy Principle.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

In e-learning software like Storyline 360 and Rise 360 you can record (or import) audio narration into your courses. Since many e-learning developers tend to produce all media that belongs in the course, recording audio narration usually is one of those responsibilities. Audio Narration Script. Sound like a real person.

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SweetRush

MARCH 30, 2021

Do you want to write blockbuster audio scripts that will make stars of your on-screen characters and have your audience reaching for popcorn and hoping for a sequel? If you’re already visualizing your acceptance speech, keep reading for our top five tips for writing audio scripts. Tip 1: Use the Right Voice. If in Doubt, Ask! .

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

If we as instructional designers write scripts that are easy for voice over talent to understand, the voice over professionals we work with can record and edit those scripts faster. This is part 2 in my series of posts on tips for creating voice over scripts. Part 1: Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips. Screen Names.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

by Rick Zanotti Have you ever listened to an eLearning lesson and heard annoying popping sounds as the narrator spoke? The popping sounds are called plosives , as in "explosives," or P-pops. The air causes the microphone to create the "popping" sound, which can be distracting to learners.

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BigTinCan

MAY 19, 2021

Do I sound boring at points during my presentation? This is where voice analytics software comes into the mix. In this brief article, I’ll share the following: What is voice analytics software? The benefits of voice analytics tools for sales. What is the VoiceVibes voice analytics technology? Still not sure?

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Elucidat

APRIL 12, 2018

Audio can be a useful tool to add life to and explain your content. However, too much audio in the wrong place could make your content sink, not sing. In this article, we’ll show you some great ways to use audio and share inspiring demos of where audio rocks. Audio can be cheap to produce and quick to make.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2018

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. Absolutely not.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2018

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. However, home-grown audio featuring you as the voiceover talent works great. Absolutely not.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

by Rick Zanotti One question I get asked a lot is "How can I get my eLearning audio to the point so that I sound like a DJ?" " The most sure-fire way to sound like a DJ is to have been born with great pipes (i.e. Here's some simple techniques to make your voice sound deeper. vocal cords)!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 8, 2017

Should there be voiceover audio combined with text and images? In fact, the study says that most people learn best with a combination of audio and visual. Why Developers Don’t Record Their Own Audio. These days, all the eLearning tools allow you to record and edit your own audio. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

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eLearning Brothers

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

When making a clean and crisp eLearning video, you have several choices for audio styles and recording setups. For our live-action video, we have two types of visual situations with audio that runs throughout. Whenever the camera is on our actress, we used a boom microphone to record her voice. Simple for the performer.

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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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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The voice of one of the screen characters becomes the voice who is guiding my learner through the spreadsheet lesson.   But how did I get the same TTS voice from GoAnimate to Captivate?     From there, I used the NeoSpeech voices that come with Captivate to create high-quality TTS audio files. 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 11, 2013

I received an email asking the following: What specific advice can you give about the kind of microphone to purchase for making good quality audio narrations to accompany my Captivate training sessions, minimizing echo and other audio problems? Do you record your audio in a studio or in the office? Audio-Technica.

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Yukon Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Imagine…a cacophony of simultaneous noises and voices competing on the same e-Learning slide. From the sounds of it, this blog post may be just for you. During our hands-on Storyline 360 training , we work with audio in various ways. Then, interactive buttons appear that each play audio from a corresponding layer.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Are you an eLearning developer struggling with audio? You're getting stuff done, but you wish your audio was better. Like most things technical, once you know the little tricks and gain a better understanding of the technology it becomes an easy leap from amateur audio to "wow, that's sounds great" audio.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 28, 2018

Audio Best Practices. Nothing turns off viewers faster than a video with bad audio. If you’re recording with mobile devices or lower end cameras, they will most likely have very poor built-in mics that are designed to pick up a wide pattern of sound. They do a great job of picking up only the audio that is close by.

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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. Location, Location, Location.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Annoying background sounds in your eLearning voice over courses can be frustrating. Not everyone in eLearning is an audio engineer, that’s why I wanted to make a quick video on how to take out noise reductions in your voice over projects. eLearning Featured Resources eLearning Voice Over eLearning Voice Overs'

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Yukon Learning

JULY 9, 2020

Now I get to work with a professional voice talent (and it sounds much better, believe me). Once you have the audio files for an entire e-Learning on hand, however, you may wonder if there’s a way to streamline the process of incorporating it. We’ll toggle to Audio. Importing audio into the Media Library.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 27, 2022

Are you ready to upgrade your microphone but aren’t sure where to start in the complex world of audio equipment and microphones? This episode of The Visual Lounge is all about audio – how to pick the best equipment, how to use it correctly, mistakes to watch out for, and much more. But don’t overlook audio. You’re in luck.

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Storyboard Hero

MARCH 7, 2024

An editor then enhances the boardomatic by adding limited camera animation, such as pans, zooms, and dissolves, and overlays it with an audio track to establish pacing and enhance the storytelling experience. Audio Elements Dialogue : The spoken words of characters play a crucial role in advancing the story and conveying emotion.

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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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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can’t record video and audio at the same time. How to record your screen on Mac with audio. Step 2: Choose audio to record. With Snagit, you can easily record your Mac screen with audio included. After you have selected the region you want to record, it’s time to choose your audio record settings.

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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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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

For voice over tips there are several things you can do before , during, and after recording to make your voice overs sound more professional in your courses. Here are some simple voice over tips to think about as you begin and while you are recording your next project. . Soundcheck!

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JCA Solutions

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Using eLearning Audio Can Make or Break the Success of Your Learning. People who don’t value audio haven’t been paying attention. Not just in terms of eLearning audio, but even in general. Audio Driven Lives. Our lives are based on audio. Sound Learning. Benefits of eLearning Audio.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

by Kevin Siegel    When it comes to adding narration audio (voice-overs), Captivate developers have plenty of choices. You can insert audio using any of the following methods: Object-Level Audio   Right-click any slide object and choose  Audio > Import to  or  Audio > Record to.

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BigTinCan

JUNE 2, 2021

In my last article, I gave you an overview of voice analytics software. This software is a game-changer for Enablement organizations looking to increase the 38% of communication that occurs due to voice quality and tone (as compared to only 7% from the words an individual uses). VoiceVibes is a voice analytics software solution ?built

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LearnUpon

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Poor audio quality is one of the most frustrating things you can subject your learners to. Not everyone has access to studio quality equipment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have great audio in your training courses. Audio editing tools. There are lots of different audio editing tools available to you.

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