Clear and crisp audio is essential, especially when recording narratives and interviews. Quality audio influences audiences to judge your message as trustworthy. Clear audio is key to the success of your digital story, so take time to listen to your environment and make informed decisions on how and where you will record audio.

Sound quality is crucial in digital storytelling as it can evoke emotions and convey messages to the audience. To ensure good sound quality, it’s important to consider the emotions that the sound should convey and choose appropriate sounds. Visiting the location of the issue and recording natural sounds can make the audience feel present in that location. Engaging musicians and poets from the community to share pre-recorded audio or perform live can create a sense of ownership and engagement. Incorporating natural and community sounds can make digital stories more impactful.

Location

Be thoughtful about the location you choose. Be aware of all the sounds that exist there.

Listen

Take time to truly listen to the environment where you will record. What stories do you hear? What natural sounds exist?

Isolate

Do your best to isolate the audio you want to capture. Move away from distracting sounds that could interfere with interviews and voice recordings.

Record

Document the way your community sounds and archive the audio files. Think about the images that are part of your story – what do they sound like?

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