005 – Working With Multiple Voices

It takes two to tango! The live roleplay scenario is a staple of the in-person training world. But when it comes to eLearning, the closest you can probably get is to have two voices acting out a conversation or scenario as part of your narration. Whenever you have multiple actors, a whole new set of issues can show up. Problems with mismatched volume, echo, and weird sounding conversations. Next time you plan to have two or more people in a conversation for one of your eLearning modules, here are a few things to consider before you hit record. Hopefully, they can save you some time in the recording sessions or in the editing process. In this episode, I discuss: Working with two talents recording at the same time Working with two talents recording at different times The Cardioid Pickup Pattern A new definition for the word "distracting" The Sympathy Chuckle Stuff I Talked About: Firewatch Voice Acting Joey Tribbiani Cardioid Patterns Subscribe! Be sure to subscribe. Find all the links here. Question? If you have any questions for me, please email them over to [email protected] or send me a message on my fancy new Questions Page. That's all for now. Be sure to subscribe in your podcatcher so you can catch the next episode. Get Notified! Be sure to sign up for updates about new episodes and resources. Especially things that are not part of the podcast! #btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 .text {font-size:28px;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;}#btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 {padding:16px 24px;border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;-moz-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;background:#004a80;box-shadow:0px 1px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);}#btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 .gradient {-moz-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}#btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 .shine {-moz-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}#btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 .active {-moz-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}#btn_1_092e40a8514ed3d7365b7d53af014031 .hover {-moz-border-radius:6px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;}Get Notified We value your privacy and would never spam you