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JamieBarrier-e8
Community Member
3 months ago

Record Mic in Articulate Storyline- Always cuts off first few seconds of recorded audio

I am new to Articulate Storyline and am trying to record audio for each slide. I am finding that every audio recording that I do, Storyline "fades" the audio in for the first second or two. For example, if I say "this is my audio recording," the words "this is" will not be heard. It is so frustrating. I have tried multiple microphones and it does not make a difference. I have not been able to find any setting that controls this. I have left several seconds of recorded silence before I begin speaking, and it makes no difference. Has anyone encountered this? 

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  • AnnaJohnston-b6's avatar
    AnnaJohnston-b6
    Community Member
    15 days ago

    This happens to me too and while I don't have a technical suggestion for you...I find that if I say a couple of nonsense words before my actual audio needed, then my audio comes out fine and I delete the nonsense words. I have found that saying "Hey there" gives me the reflection I need to move into my real audio. For example: "Hey there! Click the checkbox to initiate the process" then delete "Hey there". Tedious but works.

  • JHauglie's avatar
    JHauglie
    Community Member
    3 months ago

    You may have better success using a standalone audio program such as Audacity. (It's free and has more capabilities than you may ever need or use.) Record the audio, export it as an *.mp4 or *.mp3 format, insert the clip. Done.

  • StacyVeerhusen's avatar
    StacyVeerhusen
    Community Member
    12 days ago

    I too am having this issue and the trouble is that it's sporadic and hard to nail down. I've tried the suggestion of using nonsense words and cutting them out but it makes no difference.

  • CaryGlenn1's avatar
    CaryGlenn1
    Super Hero
    12 days ago

    I'm a big fan of using a program like Audacity for my audio. It gives me so much more control of the audio and you can set up some automation for editing. It is an extra step but having good quality audio (especially when people are using earbuds) is crucial. Mouth noises and unwanted background noise are so much more obvious and annoying with headphones or earbuds. 

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