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Best Practices for Voice-Over

CourseArc

Studio microphone and pop shield on mic stand. If you are designing and developing eLearning, you are most likely going to need voice-over work. As psychologist Richard Mayer points out in his book, Multimedia Learning , combining narration with visuals will help to increase learning and long-term retention of content.

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eLearning: What's the Best Microphone for Voiceover Audio?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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? When it comes to selecting a headset or microphone, it will often come down to personal preference.

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The Ultimate Course Creation Resources Guide

Fly Plugins

That being said, the cost of capable cameras, microphones, lighting, and backdrops is lower than it’s ever been. Most of the DSLR cameras which offered full 1080HD video capabilities and an external microphone input were expensive and bulky. Microphones Blue Yeti Pro The Blue Yeti Pro has been my go-to microphone for years.

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6 Elements of an Outstanding Tutorial Video

LearnDash

If you’re only recording your voice, buy a simple podcast microphone. But that doesn’t mean you can just start speaking into a microphone and expect everything to go smoothly. From a technical standpoint, you don’t need a lot of equipment. But if you’re filming, invest in some softbox lighting kits and a lapel mic.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Tech Thoughts

Clark Quinn

Then I was on a Zoom call, and I started having hiccups in the microphone and camera. All the things, drives, microphone, external monitor, are connected by a external hub. Even typing. When I switched to the laptop camera, it was all good. The hub had gone wonky!

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ID and eLearning Links 8/25/20

Experiencing eLearning

This also has an audio mixer so you can adjust the volume between a shared video and your own microphone (or other inputs). You can also set up different scenes in advance so you can transition between different combos. Web Captioner Free real-time captions in a browser based tool.