A quick question if possible about the Evernote Tour. I am impressed by the graphics used for the iPhone simulation and was wondering what did you need to do to simulate the iPhone? The image looks like the SDK image but how did you achieve that in Articulate?

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thanks again

Any standard desktop mic stand should do just fine (the type with the heavy round base, not the tripod style). Google “desktop mic stand” and you’ll find plenty of options, and they’re inexpensive. B&H (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/) is a great source, though they’re closed this week for a Jewish holiday.

Great article…very useful, thank you.

You mentioned changing the stand of the .008. Do you have any suggestions of what to buy? I’ve just purchased the .008 and would like a better sturdier stand to add the Pop Filter.

Thank you very much for the feedback. I ended up doing just that (bumping the audio quality) to get to an acceptable level.

My next move is to try and get a budget for the MXL USB.008. I know the company will not go for the $400 (or $310 on Amazon).

Thanks again,

Paul

My first suggestion would be to not record your audio directly in Engage (or any of the other Articulate apps). You will get better results if you use an external app dedicated to audio recording/editing/enhancing. I use GarageBand on the Mac. Audacity (free) is a good choice in Windows, and SoundBooth (by Adobe) would be even better. These tools give you a wide range of tools for “sweetening” your sound after the initial recording.

A lot of the “tinniness” you’re hearing is probably resulting from the compression process. You may want to experiment with the compression settings in the publishing options in Articulate. Bump the audio quality setting up until you have an acceptable compromise between sound quality and file size.

Loved your presentation … you deserve the award.

Here is my question. How did you get such good audio of the the Engage Interaction? We have been recording, with some top of the line microphones, and the playback results always come out sounding “tinny”. If you listen to the audio in the Engage audio editor is sounds fine. If you export it and play it in Windows Media Player it sounds fine. Our problem is when it is played from within the Engage Interaction. Any suggestions.

Thanks,

Paul MacKinnon

I came across your blog thanks to Tom Kuhlman’s comments on your Silver Guru. But I already bought my mic; a Samson C03U; an improvement over my old headset mic my orders of magnetude. I don’t suppose you seen how it stacks up against the MXLs or your old Snowball? Thanks.

And congrats on your win. I like your style.