In determining noise levels in your recordings). With our current example you would say:Ī one second pause before and after you speak (these pauses will help Words in the first line of your prompts file (skipping the name of theįile). Your first audio track by clicking Record in Audacity and saying the Vf5-22 This time he did not yap for mercy

The following words on the same lineĬontain the text you will record in the audio file (see example below): vf5-21 So cheer up, and give us your paw Line of the prompts file (which you got in Step 1) corresponds to the Recording your first Audio Track Prompts file Selector on the bottom left hand corner of the Audacity window, make Now you need to exit and re-start Audacity to make these Project Setting changes active.

set your 'Uncompressed Export Format' to WAV (Microsoft 16 bit PCM).

Next click the 'Audio I/O' tab, and then:

set your 'Default Sample Format' to 16-bit.

set your 'Default Sample Rate Format' by clicking the up/down.

Preferences (under the 'File' menu selection). If you don't have your manual, this FAQ entry might help you get the required information (another FAQ entry provides some caveats with respect to your sound card and recordingĪudacity, you set the Project Sampling Rate and Sample Format in your Your Sound Card's manual to determine the maximum it supports. Sample Rate that your Sound Card can support (up to a Sampling Rate of 48kHz, at 16 Bits Per Sample). VoxForge collects speech audio at the highest Necessary, adjust Audacity's microphone volume to keep your audio The 1.0 to -1.0 range, as this will generate distortion. Go outside the 0.5 to -0.5 range, but avoid having any go beyond Try to keep your recording levels between 0.5 and -0.5,Īveraging around 0.3 to -0.3. The Waveform Display provides you with a guide to your audio

Normal voice for a few seconds, and then click Stop (i.e. the red circle button) and begin speaking in your Make sure your microphone volume in Audacity is set to 1.0.Ĭlick Record (i.e. Now you need to test your recording levels. Microphone won't pick-up your breathing), and no more than a half inch Microphone should be a bit to the side and below your mouth (so the You have a headset microphone, this should be easy to do. Next you need to adjust your microphone for optimal pickup of your voice. InĪddition, make sure you turn off you speakers while recording - to avoid acoustic feedback in your audio files. That the room you are recording in is as quiet as possible.

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