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With technology advancements, almost anyone now with a basic computer from the last few years will be able to create great audio and video products. Why would you want to do this at all, I hear you ask?

Well, quite simply, there are numerous reasons you might look at this-

 

If you’re interested in creating great sounding audios or actually creating videos for yourself or others for product, it is one reason.

Another alternative is actually to both promote your business and products or services, as well as creating content for member websites.

Yes, it is true, and these websites are becoming more and more popular. I highly recommend membership websites as you can keep a regular group of loyal subscribers happy for many months or even years.

To give you an example, I have a site where I market mp3 recordings for people wanting to develop a list of loyal subscribers. These people are interested in creating great lists for their business futures and increasing their client base. Therefore, what can be done to help them succeed better? I create audio products, video products and more to promote my materials as well as to create actual products.

 

I also make a point of producing ther best quality programs I possible can.

 

Whilst I am on the subject, I also believe in being able to use our minds at our highest levels, and thus, am recommending the below products for relaxation while working and for an improved performance.

 

 

Essentially, the idea is that when we are able to be at our most relaxed inwardly, we can be at our very best outwardly. That is the concept I am referring to here and wish to see the best resultsoccurring for this to occur.

 

I have created a course to help you learn a bit more about creating audio using your computer and some ancilliary equipment. The days of needing to invest over $100 000 are no longer with us, as the advent of the computer has allowed us to have a full recording studio with all th bells and whistles in our very own home, with only a small extra cost for items like a microphone and CD writers etc.

 

The reason for this is that computers at home have become powerful enough to run both simple and complex programs to edit audio.

 

There are free versions like the Audacity product, as well as the paid for Sony Audio editor. Which ever products you choose, you will be able to create a decent result, given some practice.

 

I invite you to sign up to the course- it’s free and also to read the articles.

Website Audio – A Weapon For Internet Marketers

 

Website Audio – A Weapon For Internet Marketers

By Priti Royand Pratt Roy

What is web audio/website audio?

Web audio means adding audio to websites. The audio may be streaming/non streaming type. Streaming audio is of most demanding. In streaming audio technology the sound is being played as frame by frame basis i.e each frame contains sound information so that when a person is downloading a webpage which contains streaming sound, the sound can be heared with each frame downloaded but for non streaming case the sound can be heared after total sound file is downloaded which is embedded in the webpage.

What web site audio software can do for you

There are many web audio softwares in the market.All are almost same,they only differ in price.So a person interested in web audio must find the correct one which is low cost and reliable.

- Record voice from PC microphone) to website

- Add music(mp3/wav) or

- Can add sound to mp3 file also to flash buttons

- Some can record text directly to website(flash buttons) or mp3 files(I found only one such kind)

Where you can use web audio

- Online resume for example an online resume with a voice describing your skills and your strong points etc.

- In your blogs to make the people hear your voice or music (streaming audio)

- For any person who has a website

- Production demos

- Music demos(in music related site)

- Can make your website more personal b adding your own voice to website

- Online Radio Stations

- Voiceover Artists

- Production Companies

- Production Music/Effects Providers

- Musicians

- Online Resumes

- Bloggers (just imagine a how attractive your blog site may be if it has voice message of yours on each day-no doubt a huge traffic will be there to your blog site)

- Anyone with a website!

Why Web audio can boost the traffic to a website

Voice attracts visitors to stay longer, which improves your chance of the visitor taking action, whether it’s buying a product, signing up for a newsletter, or filling out a survey. The typical visitor will listen to your entire audio clip and view your webpage in the process.

Voice increases visitor confidence because they actually hear someone talking to them energetically about your site and your products, giving your website more credibility.

Voice reduces help requests, a friendly voice helps your visitor understand what to do, so you save on customer support time and costs.

Voice helps people complete their orders. Statistics show that having voice on an order form increases order completion by 30% or better. Just remind them about your guarantee, your secure site and give them a few instructions to guide them through the order process.

With Voice, you convert more visitors into customers, which means more cash to your bottom line. Audio adds a whole new dimension to your website that will captivate and motivate your customers.

Why does voice make such a difference? Because it…

• gives your website personality.
• builds rapport and trust.
• is a natural sales medium that people relate to.
• makes your website easier to understand.

Adding Voice can Dramatically Improve your Conversion Rate. Think about it. The more senses the customer uses, the more impacted his or her experience and memory will be during and after visiting your website. Placing audio on your website increases your visitors awareness and motivation by what they both see and hear. Just the enthusiasm alone from an audio clip can cause people to buy that wouldn’t otherwise.

Don’t take our word for it listen to the testimonials in the left column and hear for yourself how powerful audio can be.

We predict that 95% of all websites will have some form of audio built into them within two years. That’s because once a visitor has experienced the personal touch and warmth of a voice enabled website, or received voice emails, they never look at a plain text sites the same again.

Can you afford to miss out on the benefits of having voice on your site? Don’t let your website and emails go another day in dead silence. Convert more visitors into customers and increase sales .

How you can increase traffic by using web audio software

- A few tricks

(written by J Paul -Marketing executive of reputed MNC)

Ad voice to homepage: A welcoming personal voice can make your website more reliable to visitors.

Giving voice based instructions to website visitors: Many websites loose their sales because their visitors always find difficulty for what to do next. Introduction of voice based flash button which give instructions to true buyers can help them much and less likely for you loose your customers.

eZines: You can promote new ideas to your subscribers by adding audio commentary

ebooks alternative audio eBook: You can sell the audio tutorial just by recording audio of your specialized subject and making a flash audio button instead of typing an eBook which takes weeks to prepare.

Audio emails: Add tour voice to your emails makes it more personal than ever.

Updates using audio:To let your website visitor know about the updates you can record audio about the updates instead of writing them.

website audio site:

http://www.bik-audio.bsystems7.com

Priti Roy and Pratt roy

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I really feel this is an important point- anyone with knowledge on a particular subject can create an audio product in a day.

The best way to go about this, if you are on a budget, is to use the Audacity program, available here.

 

Now, I recommend either preparing a general script, and talking yourself, or alternatively, conducting an interview style recording presentation. However, by this stage some of you will be asking about the microphone. Good call. There are two options generally. You can use eithere

• a high quality USB microphone or a
• lower quality headset microphone,

and each can be USB powered and connected. I personally recommend the USB option, even though they are a little more expensive, as it is an automatic installation, and there are no further cords to worry about.

 

An important point to consider with the USB professional style microphone is that as they have a larger diaphragm, you will typically get a much better result in terms of audio quality. A highly recommed microphone is the Audio Technica USB 2020 microphone.

 

It is definitely more expensive than a cheap microphone from the local electronics store, but I can assure you, the audio quality is comparable to thebest recording studios or radio stations.

 

Many of my recordings are made with the USB 2020 microphone, and I could not be happier. I never ever recommend something I would not be prepared to use myself.

 

Ina addition, the sound from a headset combination unit will potentially be a little more tinny, due to the small size of the headset mic. If you do choose to g this way, at least try to position the mic just around the point of you r nose, to help reverberate the bass a little bit more.

 

Now, as I was saying, getting back to the product creation, make a point of preparing and then recording your material. I have found it best to save the audio as a .wav file as this will then play on most CD players- even the older ones. The idea is to create your file, and then transfer it to a CD, and create your graphics and so on as well.  This can be done by using an external company called Kunaki.  They are very professional, and well priced, and I organise most of my CD duplicatoin with them. It is more efficient to do that, by storing the data with them and then ordering as required. I will write more on this tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

Further Audio & Related Resources

Who else wants to learn to record voice information products at home?

Now you can easily do it with the packages & video tutorials that no one else has!

To learn more, and start your own recording system, and save a fortune in the process, see the link above.

In addition, to ensure you are always laser targeted, I always recommend the Success Strategies System as well.

For self performance reading improvement, I highly recommend the Self Help Database as well.

 

I specialize in creating websites and developing marketing tools. Contact me here.

There is no doubt that audio recording has come a long way, and effectively, brought the possibility of a professional recording studio into the hands of the average person, as long as you have a reasonable laptop computer, and some disk space.

The rest can be achieved with software programs, like Audacity or Sony Audio Studio.  The later does have a nominal price tag, but Audacity is free, if you are on a tight budget.

As I have read of many pianists wanting to record their own music recitals at home, without incurring the heavy costs of using a traditional recording studio, I decided to put aside some time to write about the subject. Primarily, the good news is that nowadays, the process can be accomplished with little more than a basic laptop computer and one extra piece of peripheral equipment- being a USB, large diaphragm microphone. The microphone that I best recommend is the Audio Technica USB 2020 microphone, available here.

You might well ask, how can this be done? What about the software? Certainly, you can go ‘all out’, and use some very expensive software, and I will be writing about that in future articles, but for this purpose, as long as you have a laptop, (for portability reasons) and a USB connection on it, you can load up a free program called Audacity. It is available from the internet , for no charge, and is relatively lean on the use of your computer’s memory and other resources.

Once this has been installed, you can then connect a USB large diaphragm microphone to your computer. I recommend the use of a USB microphone, as there is less difficulty in setting it up, and once plugged into a USB port, will be set up on your computer in a matter of a minute or two. Further, the audio is processed directly by your computer, rather than passing an analogue stage on your sound card. Simply put, it is easier to use, with less degradation in quality. Additionally, the larger diaphragm will ensure that a much better quality recording is achieved, when compared to a small, consumer microphone. For the above, the most expensive part is the microphone, but still very cheap in comparison to the alternatives, assuming you already have a computer. Please note these microphones will work equally well with a PC or a Mac machine.

Now that you have done the above, it is time to start to set up for the recording.

It may take a few attempts to position the microphone in the right position, but experiment a little, as the acoustics of the room will play a part, as well as the type of piano.

Ensure the roo is not tiled, with bare walls, as this will be too reflective, causing an echo. On the other hand, thick carpeting and drapes will deaden the sound to be too flat. Somewhere in the middle is ideal.

If you can, you may also open the lid of the piano, to help radiate the sound more evenly. Try a few positions of the mic, and if you like, you can also use two, to get a more balanced stereo sound effect. To start the recording simply mute the speakers, by turning the volume control to zero, to minimise feedback, or howling, and then, also ensure that you press the Record tab. The software is very intuitive, but more information is available in the help section of the software.

Once you have the sound recorded, test the playback, preferably with a set of headphones, as the speakers in a laptop normally are not too good, or clear, again, because of their size. This is a similar concept to the microphone needing a large diaphragm.

When you are happy with your recording, it is time to save the file as an MP3 or Wave file.

The wave file is already built into your Audacity software, but you will need a plug in, or small program to add to Audacity to convert to the MP3 format. This will be explained when you try to save as an MP3 format on your computer.

Once the above steps have been taken, you can then upload the file to your website, or create a CD with it, and so on.

I will write future articles on the best ways to convert your files to professional quality CD’s.

Are you able to store your piano performances for future listening? Have you been having trouble recording your piano performances , for the long term?

Not only can you record your performances, but also gain an enhanced comfort from your playing. To learn more, see the Piano Magic Touch.

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