Glad it worked out for you. Have fun.
Jim Bruce Nik wrote: > Great advice and feedback from everyone. Thank you very much > for reminding me to no complicate stuff. Per your guides, I > have recorded in a not so quiet environment and still it's great > voice quality. > > Thanks again, > Bruce > >> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:43:15 -0400 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> CC: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Question for those who have recorded their >> own IVR - Sound Qualitymatters >> >> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Jim Van Meggelen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> 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 is right though. After he told me this a couple years ago I'm >> able to provide reasonably good sounding prompts and have even gotten >> compliments on the ones I've implemented into a production system. >> The magical device I've used to record them? My Cisco 7960. A quiet >> room and you'd be surprised at how good the sound quality can be. >> Just record them into G.711 and you're gold. >> >> -- >> http://www.leifmadsen.com >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional >> commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > ________________________________ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1510 - Release Date: > 6/19/2008 3:21 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
