Audio

Good audio is the basis of

multimedia.

Audio

Voices

Emotion

People telling their own stories in their own words

Allows audience to imagine visuals

Audio

WHAT YOU NEED TO GATHER AUDIO:

•Digital recorder or cell phone

•Headphones (strongly preferred)

•Microphone (optional, but best way)

•Way to get your audio to computer (USB, email, WiFi)

Getting Started with Recorder

1. Turn it on.

2. Find record, stop, playback, files etc.

3. Plug in headphones and microphone.

4. Press record.

5. Listening on your headphones.

6. Start talking. Listen for sound quality.

Reposition mic.

Tips for Interviewing

•Find a quiet place.

•Get comfortable. Make your subject

comfortable.

• Ask a introductory question.

Tips for Interviewing

•Encourage the subject to answer in

complete sentences by keeping your

questions short and open ended.

•Avoid “yes” or “no” questions.

•Ask subject to repeat herself if necessary.

Tips for Interviewing

•Do not move your hand or shake the device.

•Do not say “uh huh” or talk while you

interview. Listen.

•Maintain eye contact. Listen. Nod.

•Get an ID: Name, age, occupation, location.

Tips for Interviewing

•When you are done interviewing, let the

recorder continue to run. Sometimes this is

when you get the best stuff.

•Make sure you have your ID.

Collect Other Sounds

Room Tone

The background sound of the room. Turn

on your recorder and let it run

For 2 min.

Use it to loop under your interview later.

Collect Other Sound

Sound Effects

Makes audio more vivid.

Car doors slamming. Eggs frying. Dogs

barking. Birds chirping. Gavel pounding.

Dentist drilling. Etc.

Editing Audio

Basic Audio Editing Programs

GarageBand (for Macs)

Audacity (for PCs and Macs) –Free download

Editing Audio

Common Types of Audio Files You Should Be Able to Recognize

.wma - windows media audio

.wav - uncompressed

.aiff - Mac and standard podcasting format

.m4a -common cell phone audio file

.mp3 - most universal audio format and what you want to post online

Editing Audio

1. Plug your recorder into the USB or email to yourself.

2. Drag your audio file(s) onto your desktop.

3. Make a copy. Ctrl and Click. Duplicate.

4. Edit the copy, NOT the original.

Editing Audio

Switch Audio Converter

A free download

Works on both Macs and PC

Available in Boz 134

Go>Applications>Switch

Editing Audio

Switch Audio Converter

1. Go>Applications>Switch

2. Drag file in.

3. Set Output to .aiff for

Garageband or .wav for Audacity.

4. Hit “Convert” button

Editing and Posting Audio

•Edit your audio to desired length

•Save and Export as .mp3

•Post .mp3 online

•Soundcloud.com offers audio free

hosting and a player that is

compatible with Wordpress.com