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Tips for recording on the E Series
General advice
1.
Find a good acoustic environment for producing your recordings. If you can’t provide a special room at the
very least find a place that is reasonably quiet with little to no wind or background noise.
2.
Noise may be picked up when the unit is placed near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp or a mobile
phone during recording or playback.
3.
Choose someone that has a good voice for narration. MegaVoice has found that the female voice produces
higher quality audio recordings than the male voice.
4.
Practice with the player until you are very comfortable with its operation. This will enable you to focus
completely on the narration of your messages.
5.
For personal recordings, hold the top of the player under the bottom lip while recording. The microphone is
internal, just above the speaker. Keep in mind that holding the player while recording may pick up
background noise from touching it.
a.
For group recordings, set the player on a level surface a fixed distance from the source.
6.
Speak slowly enough to clearly enunciate your words but quickly enough so that the message flows.
7.
Provide proper silence between the parts of each message.
a.
Take a short breath before the message/chapter
b.
Take a breath (about 1 second) after the title
c.
Take a long breath (about 2 seconds) at the end of the message/chapter
8.
Using your favorite audio editing software, review and edit the recording as necessary before saving the
final version.
a.
See
MegaVoice’s web site
for some recommended free audio utilities.
E Series specifics
1.
After pressing the red microphone button to initiate a new recording, the player will beep once. While
recording the LED will blink. Wait until you see the LED blink once (about 1 second) before beginning to
speak to prevent truncation.
2.
When you are finished recording, wait at least 1 second before pressing the red microphone button to quit
recording. Most recorders pick up the internal “click” of the button pressed to end the recording because it
is difficult to prevent. MegaVoice has specially engineered its firmware to “trim” the final 1 second of the
recording in order to eliminate the “click”.