3 Check your volume
Look towards the top of the screen and you’ll see an icon of
a microphone; click on it and talk, and you should see the volume
level indicators – they start green and turn yellow, orange and
finally red as the volume increases. Chat for a bit and see what
they do. If they’re consistently hitting the red you’re too loud. Sit
further back, or turn down the mic with Windows’ volume control.
4 Red button to record
To record your voice simply press the red record button
– the one with the red dot towards the top left of the screen – and
start talking. As you do, you’ll see the jaggy blue lines shown here.
That’s the waveform of the sound waves you’re making. Keep an
eye on the volume indicators to make sure you’re not going into
the red; if you’re too loud, just stop, delete and record again.Jargonbuster!
Gain
Gain enables you to
increase or decrease
the power of an
audio signal to make
it louderorquieter.Pan
Most of us hear with
two ears. Panning
adjusts how much
of the sound goes
to each ear, giving
the impression that
it’s nearer one side
thantheother.Ambient noise
Ambient noise is
the noise occurring
in the background:
the hum of lights,
the sound of cars
or trains going past
and anything else
you can hear in
a recording.EFFECTS
Do things to a
section: you can
add weird effects,
fade in or out or just
remove unwanted
ambient noise.SHORTCUTS
These give you quick
access to common
features including
zoom, cutting and
pasting and overall
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