Have you ever wished you could incorporate professional level voiceover or audio in your training course or training video? Do you find that your recordings sound thin, distant, or lack a depth and richness that you hear in professional audio? What if you could improve the quality of your audio without going to a professional studio or without hiring outside voice talent?

In this session you'll learn how you can achieve professional-sounding audio recordings from your own home or office, with software that you probably already own or can get for free,  Adobe Audition, or Audacity. You'll learn simple techniques that you can immediately incorporate with no cost into your daily work to record higher quality voice over … things such as room treatment, improvement of your acoustics, and proper mic placement and technique. I'll show those of you who have a budget how you can integrate better audio recording equipment and software, and I'll provide you with example materials lists in three different price points to fit into any budget. Finally, you'll learn how to use that equipment and software to achieve a professional result, as well as learn audio editing techniques that can help improve previously recorded, poor quality audio.

In this session, you will learn:

• The importance and impact audio quality can have on your training results
• How you can use everyday items to improve room acoustics and turn your home or office into a better studio space
• How to use software to improve audio quality through the use of equalization, compression, noise reduction, and other simple editing skills
• About other audio equipment available and be given sample materials lists that you could incorporate into your studio at various prices to meet low, medium, or higher budgets

Technology discussed:
Adobe Audition or Audacity, common USB microphone usage such as Blue Yeti or Snowball, Waves and Universal Audio software plugins, acoustic room treatment techniques from DIY blankets, quilts, rugs, etc. to specialized acoustic foam and room treatment