712 Building a Recording Studio for Less
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Friday, October 27
Video & Media
Jamaica A
Many learning professionals are faced with limited and shrinking budgets, but at the same time, they’re expected to create professional audio and video. So how do you convince your management to let you build a recording studio?
In this session you will learn how, after some research on materials, a team at Micron Technology was able to take over a regular meeting room and convert it into a recording studio—complete with green screen, lights, and sound-dampening walls—for less than $1,400, with most of the materials costing less than $900. You’ll learn from their success, which included convincing budget approvers that their efforts were worth the money spent.
In this session, you will learn:
- About the difference between sound dampening and soundproofing
- Which sound material is best for you
- How to justify your needs to decision makers
- Tips on recording audio
Audience:
Novice to intermediate developers. Experience
recording voice-overs for eLearning events is good to have but not required.
Andy DeCuir
IT Training Analyst
Micron Technology
Andy DeCuir, an information-technology (IT) training analyst with Micron Technology, has been in the learning and development profession for 22 years, with nearly 20 years' experience working within corporate IT departments. He has a broad range of experience in providing instructional design, online course development, instruction, and training for information systems, customer support, and human resource environments. Andy has been involved in multiple implementations of systems, including eLearning implementations at two different companies. He is an active member of The eLearning Guild, was on the team awarded Best Training Design in 2000 from the New Orleans Chapter of ASTD, was a judge for the 2006 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards, and has presented at multiple industry conferences.
Tim Hush
Global L&D Sr. Specialist, eLearning
Micron Technology
Tim Hush, global eLearning specialist, has been in the learning and development profession for 28 years, with the past 23 years at Micron Technology. He has a vast experience in instructional design, web design, eLearning design, instruction, and training for manufacturing and HR systems. He has created and currently helps manage a global team of eLearning developers located in four different countries.
