Oh yeah, and one more thing: If you have to record the prompts, don't use your normal voice. My colleague Steve likes to advise people to "just put a little junk on it". Make it sound just a little cheesy, like you are trying just a little too hard.
"THANK you for calling ..." (you really mean this; ever seen The Big Lebowski? Say it like Brandt would). The trick here is, if you think to yourself "that sounds just a little silly" when you are recording, you're on the right track. It's just a little over the top. Just a dash of whatever. And pronounce each word in a way that'd make your English teacher weep. Enunciate each and every letter. Make your mouth really exaggerate each word. Open up wide for the "O"s, really hiss those "S"es. Pack some punch into those "P"s, and fry those "F"s up like you're gonna serve 'em for breakfast. Record the prompt over and over until you are bored (but you cannot sound bored--don't lose the cheese), and you'll probably have it. After a few hundred of them, you won't even think about it anymore. I'm done amusing myself. I'll shut up now. Jim Bruce Nik wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I would like to know what type of tricks, tools, and > environment you use to achieve the best sound quality > possible for Asterisk IVRs. I am looking into in-house > solutions rather than professional sound recorders or Digium > voice overs. Do you use a Doller Store microphone? Do you use > any specific software? Does a really expensive Sony > microphone makes much of a difference (3-way microphone)? Do > sound effects to normalize the sound help afterwards? How > many Mhz do you set the sound at? Stereo? Mono? Do you close > the windows when recording ? :) any feedback would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bruce > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can > form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at > Live Search Games! > http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1500 - Release > Date: 6/12/2008 4:58 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
