Thursday, December 11, 2008

Audacity

Richard E. Mayer, the author of Multimedia Learning, suggests we use narration in multimedia productions because it increases learning when animation is also used.

Audacity is an open source tool to use for recording narration. It offers:
  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
  • And more! See the complete list of features.
In the past, I have used Captivate but the quality is not quite there with Captivate. Audacity provides a easy approach to recording, editing and exporting audio into multimedia presentations.

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