multiple audio files

May 05, 2011

Nancy Reyes
By Nancy Reyes

Hi,

I just started using Articulate today.  I would like to add multiple audio files to a single slide because there is a conversation taking place and I was unable to record both actors at once.  I added them to PowerPoint and timed them so that they come in one at at time.  However, when I publish, only the first piece of audio plays.  I tried adding them via Articulate but it only allows me to place one file per slide.  I don't have editing software to combine the files.  Is there some way to get this to work?  I am using PPT 2010 and Studio '09.

Thank you,

Nancy

8 Replies
Brian Batt
almost 13 years ago05/05/11 at 9:09 am (UTC)

Hi Nancy and welcome to Heroes,

The only way to get this to work is by combining the audio files using an editing program.  Have you tried using the Audio Editor in Articulate to combine the audio?

http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/?p=68

If Articulate's audio editor doesn't suffice, there are several free programs available.  I would highly recommend Audacity:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Michael Fimian
almost 13 years ago06/24/11 at 9:03 pm (UTC)

Hi Brian,

How are you doing these days?

I've been hunting for an audio utility on the Heroes, Gabe's, And Tom's websites...

I know I've seen it somewhere, but for the life of me I can't find it now...

This utility lets you drag an audio file into it, then it would process it and export an edited version...  Ring any bells?

Hopefully,

Michael

Kevin Willis
over 11 years ago08/20/12 at 12:07 pm (UTC)

Bryan

I am relatively new to Storyline, but have used Articulate for many projects. I am trying to import multiple audio files into a storyline presentation that imported from Power Point. With Articulate you could import multiple audio files and it would place them into the appropriate slides automatically. Using storyline I can only seem to do it one slide at a time, which is both frustrating and time consuming.

Any suggestions or tips??

Kevin

True Disbeliever
over 11 years ago09/20/12 at 8:09 am (UTC)

Apparently I can't import more than one audio file per slide, but maybe I can have more than one per slide.

Do I work around this as follows?

  1. Append surplus (blank) slide for each desired additional audio file
  2. Import audio to each surplus slide, one file per slide
  3. In audio editor, move the boundary of each surplus slide to the far right, so the audio of those slides plays on the last "real" slide before the surplus set begins. As a result, no audio plays when the surplus slides appear.
  4. Hide the surplus slides

The reason I'm asking: I just attempted this and Articulate hung. Doh!

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