SpokenText blog

Today I was talking to a member of the site on the phone who was using mp3 files to distribute recordings he had created.

Mp3 is a great format but if your intended audience has access to an Apple device like an iPhone, iPod or iPad or even a computer running iTunes then it might be better to send your intended audience our Audio Book formatted files.

This type of file when used in iTunes or any iOS device like an iPhone,iPad or iPod will remember the last position the recording was at and start from that point when you next listen to the recording.

This is the format I use to listen to all of the long format recordings I use SpokenText to create. One other option is to download the recording from your SpokenText podcast URL and then access it via the podcast section of your device or iTunes. When accessed this way the recording will remember its last position.

I have found that either of these two options are best when listening to long format recordings.

Happy listening

Mark

If you want to add a pause add <BREAK/ > into your text.

Example: What is 3 + 3 <Break /> 6

Or you can use <Break time="3s" /> to add a 3 second break.

Example: What is 3 + 3 <Break time="3s" /> 6

Note: Recording of Voice tags optional. Just check the box for Respond to voice tags? if you want SpokenText to respond to voice tags you have placed into your text content. Note that if your voice tags are not well formed or you have text within your content which looks like a voice tag your recording will fail to be recorded.

Mark

Spokentext.net now supports email submission of text files for recording. Which means that you don’t have to visit to site to record a file. Just attach it to an email add a subject and you will be notified by email when it is ready for download.

Spokentext.net allows you to just copy and paste text in to the site. Or type the text in direclty. This way you can quickly record small chunks of text.

To get started:

1. Login to to your Spokentext.net account
2. Click on the My Account link in the left hand menu
3. Locate your Private SpokenText email address
4. Once you have the address open up your email program
5. Create a new email
6. Enter a subject for the email. This mandatory for SpokenText to record your email
7. Enter the text you want recorded in to the body of the email or attach a file to record
8. Press Send.

That’s it!

You will be notified by email when your recording is ready. Or you can check the View Recordings page to see the status of your recording.

Email notification of completed recordings is now optional. If you would like to be notified by email when your recording is ready for download.

Just select Yes from the Sent me an email when this recording is completed select list when submitting your text for recording.

Mark

You can now delete multiple recordings at one time on the view recordings page.

Just click the check box next to the recordings you want to delete or click the recording name to select the recording you want to delete and press the delete button.

Login and check it out.

Mark