Is it possible narrate all text in a Rise course, similar what's possible in Studio and Storyline? Or is audio restricted to certain content types (timeline, process, etc)? Also, is it possible to have audio play continuously from the start of the presentation through the end, or does the play button have to be pushed for each audio snip?
Hi Katie and Matt! Rise 360 allows you to upload pre-recorded audio files, or you can record your own audio within the app.
If you're looking for text-to-speech, you can use Storyline 360's text-to-speech tool, save the .mp3 file, then insert that .mp3 file into your Rise 360 lesson.
+1 for a Learner option to opt-in to auto-play audio, and also ability for us to add audio to all types of blocks in Rise. I submitted a Feature request - everyone should submit one!
I echo the thoughts of my fellow e-learning colleagues. We are building interactive books to be used by our target audience and the Rise interface is perfect for this project. However, the only limitation is the lack of narration in the text blocks and so many other blocks. Once we have that capability, users can choose to play the narration. As this thread is over a year ago, I am hoping that there is some progress for this capability. However, I do not see any update made on the software. Please advise on the timeline.
I'm new to Rise but all other authoring tools have this function. I don't see why your folks are not on board. At the very least an option for the user to click to read by the module (not by the block). Honestly this is a very robust tool but this option makes it unusable for true business purposes. I mean give the people what they want but this is not just a want it is a need.
I'm nearly done creating my first course in Rise (so easy to create and have such an outstanding look!) and wanted to move onto recording voice over/narration for the blocks to realise it is not possible? So gutted I have to get back to Storyline and create the course there instead (Rise is such a great tool, such a waste!). Please let me know if this has been addressed? Would love to use Rise instead of Storyline...
I am also disappointed in the audio playback feature within Rise. While adding audio to some of the blocks is helpful, and I understand the workaround of creating an audio block - it definitely detracts from the visual appeal of the finished design. If I add an audio block before or after a block that has text that I want to narrate, it would be a much more appealing option if you could just layer the audio block into the existing text block, with a subtle play button rather than appearing like a totally independent lesson.
I just don't understand that with all this feedback regarding the need for auto playback, that Articulate doesn't at LEAST give us the option to autoplay. It's ridiculous and frustrating.
+1 for submitting a feature request for the ability to add in narration in Rise in all the different types of content blocks. As with others who have commented on this issue in this thread, the lack of this feature is one of the main reasons we haven't used Rise that much.
I think it's pretty clear that Articulate has absolutely no intention of implementing this feature into Rise in the future. This is pretty embarrassing 4 years later...
Hello. I'm just checking in to see if audio/narration is a feature that has been added to Rise yet--for all blocks. I've seen some posts on this topic that are 4 years old. I'm wondering if any progress has been made.
For being one of the leaders in learning design software, the lack of this feature, and Alyssa's comment that they won't be adding it, surprises and disappoints me. From a pure accessibility standpoint, this is a huge oversight and ostracizes a growing number of people who may have some type of disability. I would encourage the articulate team to review the Universal Design for Learning model and Mayer's cognitive theory of multimedia learning and reconsider their stance. People learn better with graphics and narration as opposed to a text-heavy approach, which I think Rise 360 encourages.
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Hi Katie and Matt! Rise 360 allows you to upload pre-recorded audio files, or you can record your own audio within the app.
If you're looking for text-to-speech, you can use Storyline 360's text-to-speech tool, save the .mp3 file, then insert that .mp3 file into your Rise 360 lesson.
Let me know if you're looking for anything else!
+1 for a Learner option to opt-in to auto-play audio, and also ability for us to add audio to all types of blocks in Rise. I submitted a Feature request - everyone should submit one!
I echo the thoughts of my fellow e-learning colleagues. We are building interactive books to be used by our target audience and the Rise interface is perfect for this project. However, the only limitation is the lack of narration in the text blocks and so many other blocks. Once we have that capability, users can choose to play the narration. As this thread is over a year ago, I am hoping that there is some progress for this capability. However, I do not see any update made on the software. Please advise on the timeline.
I'm new to Rise but all other authoring tools have this function. I don't see why your folks are not on board. At the very least an option for the user to click to read by the module (not by the block). Honestly this is a very robust tool but this option makes it unusable for true business purposes. I mean give the people what they want but this is not just a want it is a need.
I'm nearly done creating my first course in Rise (so easy to create and have such an outstanding look!) and wanted to move onto recording voice over/narration for the blocks to realise it is not possible? So gutted I have to get back to Storyline and create the course there instead (Rise is such a great tool, such a waste!). Please let me know if this has been addressed? Would love to use Rise instead of Storyline...
Hi Agata!
You can add narration to Rise 360 using any block that supports audio.
For blocks that don't support audio, you can add a multimedia audio block below or above the block that needs narration.
totally agree, narration / voiceover is needed and needs to be implemented ASAP!!
I am also disappointed in the audio playback feature within Rise. While adding audio to some of the blocks is helpful, and I understand the workaround of creating an audio block - it definitely detracts from the visual appeal of the finished design. If I add an audio block before or after a block that has text that I want to narrate, it would be a much more appealing option if you could just layer the audio block into the existing text block, with a subtle play button rather than appearing like a totally independent lesson.
I just don't understand that with all this feedback regarding the need for auto playback, that Articulate doesn't at LEAST give us the option to autoplay. It's ridiculous and frustrating.
If one more customer service person willfully misunderstands our requests and posts about the blocks with built in audio, I'll scream.
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Hello, has the audio autoplay been added to Rise 360?
+1 for submitting a feature request for the ability to add in narration in Rise in all the different types of content blocks. As with others who have commented on this issue in this thread, the lack of this feature is one of the main reasons we haven't used Rise that much.
Hello. Chiming in 2 years later to see if the text to speech and auto audio function is available in Rise 360 yet.
Is there an update on this?
I think it's pretty clear that Articulate has absolutely no intention of implementing this feature into Rise in the future. This is pretty embarrassing 4 years later...
Feature request: Please add an option for narration that does not auto-play!
Hello. I'm just checking in to see if audio/narration is a feature that has been added to Rise yet--for all blocks. I've seen some posts on this topic that are 4 years old. I'm wondering if any progress has been made.
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I'm agree with all comments above. Narration, is the weakness of Rise unfortunaletly.😣
So it doesn't appear that this has been resolved yet correct? It would be great to have narration features just like Storyline 360.
Hi Jen,
Look at this link in (English) of February 22. You may tweek a little bit things out to get the CC in Rise. Have fun!
https://articulate.com/fr-FR/support/article/Rise-360-How-to-Add-Closed-Captioning-to-a-Video?_ga=2.139722291.1499764399.1663173830-709721100.1663159262
For being one of the leaders in learning design software, the lack of this feature, and Alyssa's comment that they won't be adding it, surprises and disappoints me. From a pure accessibility standpoint, this is a huge oversight and ostracizes a growing number of people who may have some type of disability. I would encourage the articulate team to review the Universal Design for Learning model and Mayer's cognitive theory of multimedia learning and reconsider their stance. People learn better with graphics and narration as opposed to a text-heavy approach, which I think Rise 360 encourages.
Hi Alyssa,
We can insert the that .mp3 file in any area of the course -eg. quiz, cover page, etc? If yes how can we do this?
New with Articulate, thank you for your response and feedback.
Andreea
Hi Andreea!
Thanks for your question! While there isn't a way to add audio to a quiz or the course cover page, you can insert a .mp3 audio file in any block that accepts audio. Click here to see a list of blocks that support audio.