As you watch the video, look out for these learning points:

• Basics and best practices for capturing audio for voiceover using digital audio recording
• Suggestions for equipment and how to set the settings for best audio results

Equipment needed:

• a computer
• a digital audio workstation (DAW)
• Examples include: Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Audacity, Garageband, and more
• microphone and pop filter
• speakers or headphones
• soundproofing

Tips

• CoPilot Designer supports 3 types of AudioFiles → WAV, AIFF, and OGG.
• The recommended settings are 48 kHz sample rate and 24-bit depth.
• Minimize room noise and background sound by sound proofing (set up padding, a booth or use a closet!)
• The most commonly used microphone for voiceover is a condenser microphone, and a pop filter (which is placed between the mouth and the microphone) is recommended to reduce plosives (low end distortion).
• Recording levels should be set to an average of around -18 decibels.