Because most of us can’t afford to cover an entire room with acoustic foam to create a recording booth, there are several cheaper options. As a result, you should consider using a noise-cancelling device with your microphone. I use this as my everyday audio recording microphone, and it serves me well.Įven a quality microphone won’t eliminate ambient room noise, static, and echoes. This is very important, as you can rarely compensate for bad audio recording quality after the fact.ĭoes this mean you should purchase a top-tier microphone like this one for $4000+? Not at all! I think the sweet spot for a quality microphone, at a consumer price, would be this Snowball USB Microphone by Blue Microphones for $70. A cheap microphone will record audio just like an expensive one, but the quality won’t be the same. No matter how much-or little-money you spend, a car will get you from point A to point B however, the driving experience between a $10,000 car and a $50,000 car differs greatly. Here are five tips for recording your own high quality audio for e-learning.
All it takes is a few simple, cheap, and sometimes free tools and tips. The truth is, recording and creating high quality audio for e-learning doesn’t require professional-grade tools, special training, or a multi-thousand dollar budget.
There’s also a perception that creating top-quality audio yourself is equally costly.
Although I am a big fan of using professionally recorded narration, the cost alone can prevent this from being an option for many people. Whether it’s unwanted static, an echo, or ambient room noise, bad audio can distract your learners from the content in your e-learning course and prevent them from clearly receiving your message. We all recognize the sound of poor quality audio when we hear it.