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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. Voice Principle – People learn better when the narration in multimedia lessons is in a friendly human voice, rather than a machine voice.

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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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eLearning: Two Awesome Microphones

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Jeff Harris   In March, Kevin shared his techniques for  improving sound quality by using sound absorbers. In this article, I cover two of my favorite microphones for voiceover recording: the Heil PR-40 and the Shure MV51. Without an amplifier, dynamic microphones produce recordings with low audio levels.

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How to Make Your Own Sound Booth for Better Voice Overs

eLearning Brothers

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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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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Mic Check! Upgrade Your Microphone for Better Audio

TechSmith Camtasia

Are you ready to upgrade your microphone but aren’t sure where to start in the complex world of audio equipment and microphones? Host Matt Pierce shares some helpful need-to-know tips and even tests some of the most popular microphones on the market. A great example of a good all-round affordable microphone is the Blue Yeti.

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What Microphone Is Best for Recording Video?

TechSmith Camtasia

A good place to start is choosing the right microphone for video. How do you know which microphone is going to serve your needs best? There are hundreds of different microphones to choose from and multiple microphone types. We tested all of our microphones in our sound studio. We’re here to help.