Infomercial Production Note #3 - How To Get Rid Of The Dreadful Ummms & Ahhhhs When Recording

An old wife's tale has it that the reason we use umms, and ahhs, and you-knows it because we haven't quite thought through exactly what we want to say. The same tale says that's the same reason that people use curse words, because they haven't stopped long enough to think about and formulate what they REALLY want to say.

So, in place of that you get the, you-know, ummmm and so on. Know what I mean?

Well, this is one of the easiest things to conquer when you're recording because not only can you easily edit out those ugly monsters, you can prevent them from occurring in the first place by using a prepared script - either in the form of an exact script or an outline.

If you've taken the time to formulate a thorough script of what you plan to say, you're less likely to have a reason to throw in a filler like You-Know, because YOU really DO know what you want to say.

Besides planning a good script, the next thing you want to do is to read it aloud to yourself - several times. Don't worry about sounding silly. Just try it. Because it works!

The reason it works is because it prepares you for "what's coming next" when you're reading your script. Sure, it's a bit of a hassle. But I'm sure you'll agree that re-recording a track fouled by umm's and ahh's takes a lot more time and effort than doing it right in the first place!

Fast Audio Streaming - Dealing with Audio Streaming in 1-2-3 Steps

Have you heard the latest craze on the net? Have you been one of the million net users who have been hooked up with this new technology called audio streaming? Well, if you have not heard about this yet, then you must be engaging on a more Jurassic internet technology. Audio streaming is the fusion of streamed sounds with your internet. Of course, this may be one technology that is demography based, but it generally makes the site more lively and entertaining. Below are some of the ways on how you can deal with audio streaming on your website:

a. Remember that audio streaming is a matter of choice. As such, it is not mandated that you put basically all your streamed audio files on every corner of your site. You need to make sure that what you embed on your site should generally be appealing to all potential visitors. Make use of your wise judgment and your critical taste in choosing the best audio files to inject on your website that will fit the needs and requirement of your potential site visitors.

b. You need to make sure that you place strategically the audio file on your site. There will be times that the presence of the streaming audio does not at all help the site that it becomes more of a nuisance and an irritant in the perception of the net users. Place these audio files on a few section of your site to test its presence.

c. You can send audio e-cards to people who visited your site especially those who particularly liked the audio streaming that you have placed on your site. This is more of building a business rather than personal relationship with your potential visitors. A strategy that works in general.

Today's Evolution of Music Media

Through the years, music evolved into generation along with humans. With the advancement of technology, previous music sources become obsolete and replaced with new and improved gadgets. With the desire of creating a new type of music media, many sort into modification of previous devices. This time, music devices are better, which cover not only local radio stations, but more of International distance coverage.

Lots of people find music significant to their lives. Some people divert their attention by listening to music as their way of healing process. Others spend longer time having radio devices at side for relaxation. Although new devices such as iPods, mp3's, ranked as top music media sources today, the way music is delivered is just the same. People still have their own taste of music. Music genre such as classical, rock, R&B, country, and many more are those that distinguish one music from the other. There are some people that love country songs rather than ballads, while other find rock music better than love songs. The only way people appreciate music is through listening to any type of song, either through radio or online. The latest trend teenagers are using these days are those USB radio tuner. This type of software can be used only to those PC's that has Internet access. This works primarily by getting access to Internet server and search thousands of online radio music station. Through this software, users are capable of getting access to top list music Internet stations from various countries. Some of these are talk radio stations, wherein you can listen to any live news fresh from its country of origin.

The availability of live radio on Internet makes people easier to tune in to their favorite music station, both in local and International arena. Internet radio station is broadcast online through live streaming. Local radio stations that use frequencies may also be heard to other countries. The good thing about online radio is that, it supports various radio channels no matter where you are located. While there are some radio stations that work without DJ's, most of its songs are recorded or pre-saved. People can tune into music stations that are broadcast by thousands of available FM channels. Aside from music, there are also radio stations that only covers sports events or latest news happenings. Internet radio station is available for 24 hours, which means that people can have access to music stations and listen to their preferred songs anytime of the day.

In general, anyone can listened to music in various ways. Whatever type of music you're playing, it gives another experience that enhances inner feelings, physical condition, and expression. Having these available music media sources, music would be much appreciated even to people who are not music enthusiasts. Its one way of entertaining yourself aside from other activities. By simply going to a specific website, or tuning in to your own radio software, one can experience live radio listening at no cost.

Blackberry Wholesale

So you have come to the internet to find products that you sell on eBay or even Amazon. Maybe you want to get the products cheap online and sell them offline. What ever your reason is I am sure it is valid. Most people start off by looking for mobile phones. They especially look at popular items like buying blackberry wholesale.

Purchasing a blackberry wholesale can be a difficult task if you do not know what your looking for and have not been around the internet for quite a while. Well let me save you the hassle, most places you search will be selling items either second hand or well to be blatant will probably be a scam. The reason being is that many people fall in to these traps on a daily basis. What you need to look for is a reputabable company. A company that has been trading online for a number of years. Do your due diligence and research the company on the net. The simple way to do this is by typing into Google company name + review. You can also do this with scam and a variety of other words.

So is it actually possible to find a blackberry supplier?

Well every thing is possible. Let me tell you through having sold on eBay for the last few years I can literally enter enter niche and find a supplier and be in profit almost immediately. I used to spend days and days searching the internet for that magical supplier selling that product that would make me rich. It wasn't until I started testing the water a little that I really started to make money on eBay. Then I landed on something that really sky rocketed my eBay income and I will let you in on this shortly.

So in order to start selling the products like cell phones there are few things we need to look at.

Do I want to sell these brand new. Can I sell these items refurbished. (A great tip is that refurbished goods still sell really well in the electronics section of ebay.) Can I afford to buy these items on wholesale or am I looking to get these one at a time.

You need to constantly monitor the eBay price of the goods, whether the goods are selling on buy it now or through an auction and then all you do is copy and profit. It is as simple as that.

How Can You Add Audio to a Blog?

I had been looking for ways to add extra pizazz to my blogs and sites, and have only just got into audio and podcasts. Podcasts seem to rank well in SEO. I started by reading a couple of my articles to create a soundfile (using Audacity shareware) and LAME shareware as the format converter to.mp3. It was all easy to set up. The results were passable, and I quickly learned how to edit/splice the sound files using Audacity (after getting tired of umpteen re-takes).

Then I looked more closely at WordPress and discovered that I couldn't just load and go. I dug around and came across a number of articles referring to WordPress plugins such as Cool Player and Anarchy Media Player. I didn't feel like setting up yet another plug in, with the attendant danger of the software becoming unsupported and so on (lorelle's WordPress blog was very informative).

So, I got to thinking. I'd just posted a podcast on Podbean and wondered whether I could make use of that. And I did, though it only appears to work on Wordpress blogs which are not hosted by Wordpress themselves.

Here's how:

1. Log into your Podbean account and locate the required podcast under the My Dashboard/Manage tab.

2. Below the 'Play Now' buttons you should see the rectangular Audio MP3 button. Alongside this is a list of options underlined with dashes.

3. Click the 'Embeddable Player' option and copy (ctrl+c) the script code in the box. There is currently a choice of only two button colours. I had a look at the html code and couldn't see a quick way to change the button theme colours.

3. Now, create your post in your Wordpress blog, with some appropriate text - just a brief summary of what is in the Podcast. My preference is to include the full text of the article/post and offer the Audio option:

'In a hurry? No time to read this great post? Hit the Podbean button and listen in while you do something else!'

4. Then, paste in the Podbean script where you want it in your post(make sure that you have the html view of the post). I prefer to put it at the beginning, as you don't want people to read your post and then find out that they could have listened to it (though it does depend on content - whether it is pure entertainment or informational).

That's it - just publish/update your WordPress post and the button is live.

The great thing is that the button goes out on the blog's RSS feed and is accessible on the feedreader (I use feedburner, so I have not tested any others) - the button displayed properly, and worked as it should have.

This technique also works on blogger.

So, that's all there is to it, looks good, works good, but doesn't always fit the theme colours!

(c) 2010 Phil Marks

Your Site's Audio Sucks! Find Out How to Improve It

Using audio on your website is one of the best ways to effectively and quickly communicate with your customers on a level that they understand. In this day and age, people are used to hearing recordings (either of radio shows, music or podcasts) on their computers of high audio quality. It has come to the point now where this high level of quality recording is the base standard, and anything below that standard will be ignored and cast off.

Unfortunately, most website owners' audio is recorded to a terribly standard, and this can actually hurt them in the long run as it makes their site seem amateur (and no-one wants to buy from an amateur site).

The golden rule here is that you must first invest in a good microphone before anything else can be done. "Your audio is only as good as your microphone" is a common phrase that you'll hear in this industry, and it's absolutely spot on. Secondly, when it comes to actually making a recording you must do your best to eliminate all outside noise that could cause interference. This might mean simply waiting for a time of day when everyone is out at work, or it might mean that you have to do a little bit of soundproofing. This is an especially important point, since all good microphones will pick up even the tiniest background noise (which can often ruin a recording take). Lastly, It is important to consider the kind of room that you are recording in, since different rooms will give you different levels of reverberation.