Advice on Voice Recording

Flint · 12-28-2010, 10:09 AM

I need to record some voice messages for a “hold music” device on a phone system. I need to do this on a shoestring budget, but I am concerned about the audio quality.

The device can import mp3, wav, ogg, or wma files. It converts them to 64kbps ogg files and stores them on flash memory. There is a “music” queue and a “messages” queue which are crossfaded, so the audio level needs to be consistent.

My basic idea is using a mic headset (which I do have, and was intended for use with speech recognition software) plugged into a PC (does it need a good sound card?) and record into...some free software? Do I need standalone software? I think Windows records wav files...

For recording voice messages, can I expect a decent result? Or else, what would you recommend?

12-28-2010, 10:09 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Advice on Voice Recording I need to record some voice messages for a “hold music” device on a phone system. I need to do this on a shoestring budget, but I am concerned about the audio quality. The device can import mp3, wav, ogg, or wma files. It converts them to 64kbps ogg files and stores them on flash memory. There is a “music” queue and a “messages” queue which are crossfaded, so the audio level needs to be consistent. My basic idea is using a mic headset (which I do have, and was intended for use with speech recognition software) plugged into a PC (does it need a good sound card?) and record into...some free software? Do I need standalone software? I think Windows records wav files... For recording voice messages, can I expect a decent result? Or else, what would you recommend? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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