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SoniClear makes it easy for anyone to produce professional-quality voice recordings for Java with the click of a button. Three unique features make this possible: Undo capability during recording, VoiceBoost audio enhancement, and automatic resampling to Java AU format.

Undo for Perfection

When you make recordings in SoniClear SalesVoice, you can record the script in sections. After you complete each section you can review how it sounds and re-record it if you are not satisfied. Most people are not trained to read long scripts without making mistakes. With SoniClear, you do not have to be a voice actor to produce a flawless presentation.

VoiceBoost for Studio Quality

The digital signal processing in SoniClear makes your voice sound like it has been recorded in a professional recording studio. VoiceBoost performs all of the functions of a $3,000 recording studio voice processor, automatically, and without requiring any special audio engineering experience.

Automatic Resampling

The standard Java AU format (also known as mulaw) uses slightly compressed 8 bit, 8khz audio sampling. Recording directly to this low bitrate reduces the quality of the voice dramatically. SoniClear takes a different approach. The voice is recorded as 16 bit, 32khz samples. The signal is then run through the VoiceBoost enhancement. The final automatic processing step is to resample the audio into the AU format, using a high quality, proprietary resampling routine.

The result is Java audio like you have never heard it before, loud and clear, even on tiny computer speakers. Even the most expensive audio editing software products on the market cannot produce results of this quality.

Experience Quality Java Audio Production Yourself

Click here to listen to a Java demonstration of SoniClear with VoiceBoost, compared to ordinary audio recordings. Then try out SoniClear SalesVoice for yourself and experience the quality and convenience recording Java voice tracks on your Windows computer. Download the SalesVoice Free Trial today and follow these simple How To Instructions.

How To Instructions

Download and install SoniClear SalesVoice, and start the program.

The default source of audio is from your sound card microphone. If your computer has a built-in microphone (typical for laptops) the program will record automatically from it. Otherwise, plug a computer microphone into the mic-in jack of the sound card.

If you are using some other sound source (such as a USB microphone or line-in from a microphone preamplifier) you will need to review the documentation instructions (see Help/SoniClear Help in the program, or the SoniClear Online Documentation).

Now create a new file for recording. Click the New button, enter a file name, select Dictation as the recording type, and click OK. The Dictation file option generates high quality WAV files with automatic VoiceBoost audio optimization.

After creating the new file, SoniClear displays "Ready to Record" in the status window, along with the length of time that you can record (based on the amount of free space on your disk drive). The program is now ready to record your voice track.

Click the red Record button and start speaking. The first time using the program you will probably need to adjust the record volume. If you are using the standard microphone or line-in sources in your sound card, you simply adjust the "level" slider. The best level is when the record meter registers generally in the middle of the range. Too low or too high of a meter reading will result in poor audio quality.

When finished speaking, click the Stop button. You can review your voice track by clicking the Play button. If you do not hear anything be sure the audio to your speakers is on. This can be adjusted by clicking on the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the compuer screen.

If you are satisfied with the sound of the recording, you are done recording. If not, you can click the Undo button and record again. Keep repeating the record and undo steps until you are satisfied with the result.

A useful SoniClear technique for creating voice tracks is to record in sections. Each time you record and then stop, you have the option to listen to the section just recorded and erase only that portion. Divide the voice track into natural groups of information. Record a section by clicking the Record button and speaking into the microphone, and then clicking Stop. Listen to that section by clicking the Play button, which will play back the section just recorded. If the recording is satisfactory, continue with the next section by clicking Record. If the recording is not correct, click the Undo button. This will remove only the last recorded section from the file. You can then re-record that section.

After the recording is completed, you will need to convert the WAV file to Java AU format. If you closed the WAV file after recording it, open it again using File/Open or the Open button. Then use the File/Convert pulldown menu selection to convert the file to Java format. In the convert dialog select 8K, 8bits, mono, and AU file format. Click OK, specify an output file name, and then click Save. In the Process Dialog, leave the VoiceBoost enhancement option unchecked, since SoniClear applies VoiceBoost while recording in dictation mode. Click Begin Conversion to create the AU file. The resulting file is a highly optimized Java-compatible voice recording that can be incorporated into Java applications and Java-enhanced web pages.