Media & Technology - Voice Recording and Sound Editing - Activities

Media & Technology Introduction | Voice and Sound Presentations | Voice and Sound Activities

Practice recording dialog to your computer and explore sound content sites online (5 to 10 minutes each)

Audio Proximity Test: Try recording dialog to your computer
Explore sound media sites such as FreesoundLinks to an external site. (License-free sounds for AV projects) and Mitch MartinezLinks to an external site. (High def footage for projects)
University of Kentucky community: Prepare to create more sophisticated audio with an overview of the Editing Bays in the Media Depot Links to an external site.

Audio Proximity Test (10 minutes)

You don’t need to buy expensive equipment to record audio. Use the steps below to find the best way to record audio using your computer’s microphone or a set of earbuds.

Set up your computer

Launch your media recording software

On a Mac, launch Quicktime Player
On a PC, launch Voice Recorder
Or use whichever recording software you prefer

Open up a new audio recording file
Change any necessary settings

Make sure your microphone settings are appropriately (to your computer’s microphone or earbuds/headset)
If available, set quality to “high”

Start recording

Click the red record dot (it will turn into a square stop-record button)
Recite a short sentence

If you’re using your computer’s microphone, recite the sentence from a typical distance (1.5 - 2 feet)
If you’re using earbuds, recite the sentence while leaving the earbuds in their normal position (somewhere below your chin)

Change the position of your microphone and recite the sentence again

If you’re using your computer’s microphone, recite the sentence again while leaning very close to the keyboard
If you’re using earbuds, recite the sentence while holding the mic just to the side of your mouth (no more than 1 or 2 inches away)

Stop the recording
Save the file.

Compare the quality

Listen to the recording and note the difference between the two sentences.

Explore sound media sites

FreesoundLinks to an external site. (License-free sounds for AV projects)
Mitch MartinezLinks to an external site. (High def footage for projects)

Further sound editing

Take an overview of the Editing Bay Links to an external site. at the University of Kentucky Media Depot

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