Audio
What is an Audio Element?
An audio element allows you to integrate sound files into your content, providing an auditory learning experience.
Edit General Audio Element Settings
Open an audio element settings window to start editing.
1
File / Link
Uploads an audio file.
Select an option:
Select a File tab and click the Upload button to open the Resources window and select an audio file.
Select a Link tab and enter the audio URL at the Insert link field.
2
Autostart
Enables / disables automatic audio starting.
Select an option:
Click Yes to allow the audio to start automatically;
Click No to start the audio only by clicking the Play button.
3
Repeat
Enables / disables audio auto repeating.
Select an option:
Click Yes to allow the audio to automatically repeat after it ends;
Click No to stop playing the audio after it ends.
4
Disable seeking
Enables / disables audio skipping / scrubbing.
Select an option:
Click Yes to disable forward scrubbing within the seek slider;
After listening the audio allows rewinding and navigation by time codes.
Click No to allow the learner to rewind the audio using the keyboard arrows, clicking the audio seek slider or using time codes.
5
Display playback time
Shows / hides audio current playback time and total audio duration.
Select an option:
Click Yes to show audio playback / duration time;
Click No to hide audio playback / duration time.
6
Sound
Sets the default sound volume for audio playback.
Adjust the slider or enter the value from 0 to 100 to increase or decrease the default volume.
7
Speed
Sets the default speed for audio playback.
Select the speed option from the drop-down menu.
This option is available only for uploaded files and YouTube / Wistia links.
8
Crop
Trims audio start / end time.
Enter a time or select the values from the drop-down menu in the left field to set an audio start time;
Enter a time or select the values from the drop-down menu in the right field to set an audio end time.
9
Percent
Sets the percentage of audio to listen necessarily before moving to the next block.
Adjust the slider or enter the value from 0 to 100 to set the percentage.
10
Captions
Adds a captions file to an audio.
Captions are a synchronized text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content.
a. Click +. A pop-up window will appear. b. Upload a closed caption file in VTT format:
Select a File tab and click the Upload button to open the Resources window and select a caption file.
Select a Link tab and enter the captions URL at the Insert link field.
c. Select a Turn Caption on by default option:
Click Yes to enable the captions along with audio playback;
Click No to disable the captions.
11
Timecode
Inserts timecode tags to audio, breaking it down into meaningful segments.
Add a timecode: a. Click +; A pop-up window will appear. b. Click the Add button; c. Enter a time or select the values from the drop-down menu to tag a timecode; d. Add a timecode description at the field below the caption time tag; e. Click the Save button to apply the changes.
Manage a timecode: a. Click the … icon next to a timecode record; A pop-up window will appear. b. Select Edit to change the timecode; c. Select Delete to remove the timecode.
The changes will be saved automatically.
Brand an Audio Element
Set corporate branding for an audio element.
Use the pro mode of the editor to set an element branding different from the corporate branding template.
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