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Is the Shure MV7 Good for eLearning?

In this video, I review the Shure MV7 microphone and discuss if it's a good choice for eLearning developers like myself. Also, I talk about my experience using the Blue Yeti.

In this video, I review the Shure MV7 microphone and discuss it it's a good choice for eLearning developers like myself. Also, I talk about my experience using the Blue Yeti. Here is the original video that inspired me to take a look at the MV7 in the first place: https://youtu.be/Xnvu7MTWtvY

Shure MV7: https://amzn.to/3rgXpVN

Blue Yeti: https://amzn.to/3DWNjPf

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Convert Audio Files for Adobe Captivate Using Software You Already Have

In this video tutorial, I show you how you can convert audio files that have been sent to you for inclusion in your Adobe Captivate eLearning project but are in the wrong file format.

In this video tutorial, I show you how you can convert audio files that have been sent to you for inclusion in your Adobe Captivate eLearning project but are in the wrong file format. The good news is that you already have this software installed on your computer.

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3 Things to Improve Audio with Adobe Audition

I applied the three things I like to do to my audio narration files before I import them into Adobe Captivate.

In this video tutorial, I will show you 3 things to improve your audio with Adobe Audition. I recently received some audio narration files from my client that were less than ideal. I applied the three things I like to do to my audio narration files before I import them into Adobe Captivate.

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Stop Audio on Slide Revisits in Your Adobe Captivate eLearning

In this video, I show you how you can use a variable and simple advanced action to prevent a slide's audio from replaying on subsequent revisits.

In this video, I show you how you can use a variable and simple advanced action to prevent a slide's audio from replaying on subsequent revisits. This is useful for slides that contain audio instructions but important on-screen text that learners may wish to review. If your course has many such slides you can save this advanced action as a shared action and apply the same logic to many slides throughout your course. Free Download Members of my YouTube Channel can download this project file for their own use.

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How to Edit Audio Right Inside Adobe Captivate

In this video tutorial, I'm going to show you how you can edit your audio clips directly inside Adobe Captivate instead of using another tool like Adobe Audition or Audacity.

In this video tutorial, I'm going to show you how you can edit your audio clips directly inside Adobe Captivate instead of using another tool like Adobe Audition or Audacity.

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Top 5 Audio Narration Options for eLearning

In this video, I review my choices for the top 5 audio narration options for your eLearning courses (#1 and #2 might surprise you).

In this video, I review my choices for the top 5 audio narration options for your eLearning courses (#1 and #2 might surprise you).

Links to these options:

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Online Learning Live - Narration: Human vs. Computer Generated | April 22, 2019 12 PM EDT

In this installment, I will be discussing narration in eLearning and whether you should use an actual human narrator or if text-to-speech technology is acceptable. We will be looking at the state of text to speech technology. Does it really save you more time? Is it superior to using a human voice?

In this installment, I will be discussing narration in eLearning and whether you should use an actual human narrator or if text-to-speech technology is acceptable. We will be looking at the state of text to speech technology. Does it really save you more time? Is it superior to using a human voice?

Follow this link to set a reminder for this live event or use it to participate in the live chat at the time of the broadcast: https://youtu.be/tttg7sZMVXE

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Continue Playback of Interrupted Slide Audio

In this video tutorial, I answer a viewers question about interrupting slide audio with some optional content with audio attached. Then when this optional content is closed the slide would continue to play the original slide audio where the interruption first occurred.

In this video tutorial, I answer a viewers question about interrupting slide audio with some optional content with audio attached. Then when this optional content is closed the slide would continue to play the original slide audio where the interruption first occurred.

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Multi Track Slide Audio

In this video tutorial, I show you how you can add a second slide audio track to each slide of your Adobe Captivate eLearning project…

In this video tutorial, I show you how you can add a second slide audio track to each slide of your Adobe Captivate eLearning project. I also show you a bonus method to bring in additional audio attached to slide objects as well. Use your imagination to figure out how these two tricks can help you.

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