Adding Audio to Adding Audio to Story DesignStory DesignUploading Audio Files and Using Uploading Audio Files and Using Digital RecordersDigital Recorders

Uploading MP3 to WebUploading MP3 to Web

Open the file you were playing with and Open the file you were playing with and “Export” as an MP3, saving file to your Desktop“Export” as an MP3, saving file to your Desktop

Go to Desktop, Web FolderGo to Desktop, Web Folder Drag your mp3 to this folder=ftpDrag your mp3 to this folder=ftp Ta-Da!Ta-Da!

Once get it on “web host,” figure out the URLOnce get it on “web host,” figure out the URL Something like: Something like:

http://students.otterbein.edu/yourname/audiofilename.mp3http://students.otterbein.edu/yourname/audiofilename.mp3

In WP

In post or page’s story editor, Choose “link”Choose “link” Type in the URL.Type in the URL. How will audience know it is audio?How will audience know it is audio?

Explain with text: “To hear Dr. Kelly in her own Explain with text: “To hear Dr. Kelly in her own words, click here”words, click here”

Or insert a clip art audio speaker iconOr insert a clip art audio speaker icon Link that to the location on Otterbein server of audio file.Link that to the location on Otterbein server of audio file.

(Icons might be good idea for “samples” page, too)(Icons might be good idea for “samples” page, too) See how to refine layout of images: Advanced Settings See how to refine layout of images: Advanced Settings

under “edit image”under “edit image”

Capturing Audio using DVR

Check out from Diane Wootton during business hours or library (lending time is only a couple hours)

Release “hold” button Check battery (see on screen) To help file management, note folder name (A,

B, C, etc.) and when record Try test recording; by default, create new file # (01

or 20) When you stop and start again, will be file 02 or 21.

Capturing Audio using DVR

If seems to be working, but you don’t hear anything, check volume level Hit + side of center button; will read out on

screen. If you need to change any menu options,

hold down OK button until menu appears.

Record and Downloading

Everyone take turns recording something (can leave room) Get in habit of sliding “hold” button so don’t accidentally record

over it! Done it!

Rest of class work on WP site. When return, hit “release” button to expose USB jack. Will see several folders, so important to remember if

yours in A or B, etc. Unfortunately, default file names NOT same as what

you saw on screen, but odds are yours is the highest number.

File FormatsFile Formats

What comes out of recorder: .WMAWhat comes out of recorder: .WMA What Audacity can understand: .WAVWhat Audacity can understand: .WAV The best way to save in Audactiy so you can The best way to save in Audactiy so you can

come back to it later: .AUPcome back to it later: .AUP What the web understands: .MP3What the web understands: .MP3

ITunes or another converter can take it from WMA ITunes or another converter can take it from WMA to WAV before opening in Audacityto WAV before opening in Audacity

Audacity can save both an .AUP and .WAV to an Audacity can save both an .AUP and .WAV to an MP3 (as “save as”)MP3 (as “save as”)

Making ITunes save a WMA as a WAV

Establish ITunes Establish ITunes account if you don’t account if you don’t have onehave one Any song or audio on Any song or audio on

your harddrive will be your harddrive will be added to library.added to library.

Set import Set import preferences (Edit, preferences (Edit, Preferences)Preferences) Advanced: tell it to Advanced: tell it to

convert all WMAs to convert all WMAs to WAVs WAVs

““WAV Encoder” (not WAV Encoder” (not MP3)MP3)

Another Cool App

If you can upload to YouTube, it might embed in WP

Even if not, it is still too cool. Free and all that: Vuvox

http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/01341d6333

http://www.vuvox.com/channels/10906