[DTB-Talk] From Brian Hartgen: Studiously Recording: Using Studio Recorder From APH

[David Goldfield]

<http://www.hartgen.org/studiorecorder>Original Source
The following announcement is from Brian Hartgen 
of <http://www.hartgen.org/>Hartgen Consultancy.




Studiously Recording. Using Studio Recorder from APH!

Submitted by brianhartgen on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 18:24


Introduction.

As visually impaired audio enthusiasts, we often 
talk about many of the mainstream production and 
recording tools available: Sound Forge, Reaper, 
GoldWave, to name but three. But when a new 
version comes along, the first question we're 
going to be asking is, how accessible will it be? 
What we really need is something which is easy to 
use, contains a lot of power and where you can 
just get the job done. And there's something 
else. You want the editing work on the audio to be of the utmost precision.

Fortunately there is a product which meets all 
requirements and is the subject of our new 
training course, Studiously Recording.


What is Studio Recorder?

Studio Recorder is a seriously underrated 
software package from APH, the American Printing 
House for the Blind, and is ideal for anyone who 
wishes to record speech perhaps for podcasting, 
to produce and edit the reading of a book, or 
some other purpose. While not widely recognised, 
it also can be used to mix music with speech. 
Indeed we would go as far as saying that unless 
you want to use multi-track software, it beats 
every other mainstream product hands-down for 
mixing sound on sound for some very compelling reasons!

Studio Recorder includes features not found in 
audio recording and editing programs primarily 
designed for music production. Such features include:
·         Speed up playback with no change in pitch.
·         Three levels of phrase detection.
·         Index tone generation and removal.
·         Instant open on large files.
·         Instant cut, copy, paste, and delete.
·         Simple user interface.
·         Accessibility for blind and visually impaired users.
·         Multiple user marks and notes.

Studio Recorder was originally written for 
internal use at American Printing House for the 
Blind to serve as a tool for creating direct to 
digital audio recordings for the National Library 
Service (NLS). It contains many features that 
ease the task of recording, editing, and 
proofreading audio books. It also includes 
features that simplify the production of analog 
cassette tapes from the digital master, and it 
aids in the production of Digital Talking
Books.

The training course not only teaches you how to 
work with Studio Recorder, but also to understand 
important concepts such as good microphone 
placement, poor and excellent editing, and 
effective audio mixing. Topics include, but are not restricted to:
·         Installing Studio Recorder and the 
accompanying optional JAWS script files.
·         Configuring Studio Recorder including 
the settings specific to recording and playback.
·         Making Your first recording.
·         Saving and opening files.
·         Playing and navigating through the 
audio in many ways including for audio narration, 
for example next and prior sentence, next and prior paragraph.
·         Learning the location of the cursor in hours, minutes and seconds.
·         Moving to a specific time in the audio.
·         Selecting audio ready for editing.
·         Playing the selected audio.
·         Cut, copy, paste and delete.
·         Making very small audio adjustments.
·         Moving between a number of files which are open.
·         Copying audio from one file to another.
·         Adjusting playback speed and pitch.
·         Adjusting Volume and normalising.
·         Checking the level metres.
·         Fading and Crossfading.
·         Mixing voice over music.
·         Creating a simple podcast intro with music, speech and sound clips.
·         Creating a promotional item for radio blending songs and speech.
·         Saving recordings to MP3.
·         Recording within a selection period.
·         Pre/Post-Roll Corrections
·         Inserting material through recording.
·         Singing to a Kareoke track and recording at the same time.
·         Other processing functions.
·         The Record Bell.


Course Dates.

The training course is divided into three lessons 
to take place at 7 PM UK time, 2 PM US Eastern, on the following dates:
·         Wednesday 20 January.
·         Wednesday 27 January.
·         Wednesday 3 February.

If you cannot meet at those times, you can still 
benefit from the audio archives of the webinars 
and ask questions while the course is ongoing.

The course will give to you:
·         A set of JAWS for Windows scripts which 
can optionally be installed. They provide some 
additional functionality so as to ensure that 
JAWS works alongside Studio Recorder at an 
enhanced level, including suppressing some 
unwanted speech output and to provide time-based 
information in a more concise form;
·         Sample audio files for practice;
·         The opportunity to participate in Zoom 
meetings to ask any questions about topics 
covered or anything related to Studio Recorder;
·         An audio recording of the lessons;
·         A text keystroke summary to cover all topics covered in the lessons.

The audio recordings and Zoom meetings are 
accessed through a secure area of our website 
which is only available to course participants.


Things You Should Know About Studio Recorder.

The training course uses JAWS as the 
screen-reader to work with Studio Recorder. While 
users of other screen-readers are welcome to 
purchase this training course, we cannot guarantee the performance.

Studio Recorder is priced 200 US dollars. Sadly 
the American Printing House do not seem to allow 
you to purchase the product online, but a 
demonstration copy is available. If an order is 
placed by telephone, a code to unlock the full 
features of the product can be emailed.


How to Purchase.

Studiously Recording is priced 50 pounds which is 
approximately 62 American dollars.
<https://www.hartgenconsultancy.com/store.php?rn=702&action=show_detail>Purchase 
Studiously Recording Here.

Alternatively, anyone can purchase the course by 
sending an Email to 
<mailto:jaws at hartgen.org>jaws at hartgen.org, 
whereupon a fully accessible electronic invoice 
will be sent to you which can be paid through 
PayPal or any major credit or debit card.


Conclusion.

While Studio Recorder was originally written for 
use by the professional narrator and narration 
monitor, its simple operation makes it ideal for 
nearly anyone interested in recording, editing, 
and producing spoken word audio documents and 
other audio-related material in an efficient 
manner. Come along to find out how it can be used to its best effect!





David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
WWW.DavidGoldfield.org