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====Using the Moodle media icon====
====Using the Moodle media icon====
*With your editing turned on, click into the HTML editor where you wish to embed your sound file.  
*With your editing turned on, click into the HTML editor where you wish to embed your sound file. (It needs to be mp3)
*Click the Moodle media icon as in the following screenshot:
*Click the Moodle media icon as in the following screenshot:
[[File:Addmedia.png]]
[[File:Addmedia.png]]
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[[File:Filepickermedia.png]]
[[File:Filepickermedia.png]]


*Either click ''Upload a file'' to upload an mp3 file from your computer or choose the appropriate repository from which you wish to bring in your sound file. (What you see will depend on what the Moodle admin has enabled)
*Change the ''save as/author/license'' settings if desired and click upload this file or select this file
*Your sound file will appear in a preview player. Click ''Insert'' at the bottom
*'''Don't panic'''! You will now only see a blue text link of your mp3 file
[[File:Mp3bluelink.png]]


*When you click'' Save changes'' to return to the main course page, your mp3 file will display:
[[File:Displayedmp3file.png]]


====Using a hyperlink====
(Note - this method has no advantage over using the  media icon, but was popular in older versions of Moodle)
*With your editing turned on, click into the HTML editor where you wish to embed your mp3 file.
*Type some blank spaces and select them.
*Click the hyperlink icon as in the following screenshot.(The icon will only be clickable if you have selected text or spaces)
[[File:Hyperlinkicon.png]]
*Click the icon to the right of the link URL box:
[[File:Linkurl.png]]
*This takes you to the file picker. Follow the instructions for uploading/selecting your sound file as for using the Moodle media icon.
*When your file is chosen, it will appear in the link URL box as below. Click ''Insert:''
[[File:Insertvideo.png]]
*'''''Don't panic!''''' You will now only get a blue line in the HTML editor:
[[File:Audiopreview2.png]]
*When you click ''save changes'' to return to the main course page, your mp3 file will display.


==See also==
==See also==


MoodleDoc Links:
[[Advanced_Audio|Advanced Audio]] (for troubleshooting audio in Moodle and help creating your own)
*[[Speech_tools]]
*[[Speech_tools]]
*[[MP3 player]] with many techniques for inserting sound.
*[[MP3 player]] with many techniques for inserting sound.
*[[Portable recording devices]]
*[[Portable recording devices]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Podcasting]]
Modules and Plugs at Moodle:
 
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=616 Audio Recorder 1.1 (create MP3 audio files)] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.6 - 1.9
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&mode=single&page=35 Audio Conference module] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.7
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1191 Covcell Audio Recording Assignment Type] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.6 - onward?
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1190 Covcell Audio-/Video Conferencing Tool] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information.  1.6 - onward?
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1038 INWICAST Mediacenter] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.7  - onward?
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=418  MoodleSpeex voice recording tool] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information.  Perhaps for 1.7
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1113 WiZiQ Live Class] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.7 - 1.9
*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1114 WiZiQ Live Class Block] can be found in Modules and Plugs for downloading and more information. 1.7 - 1.9
*[[NanoGong]] is Open Source, may require code change of HTML editor
Freeware or almost:
***[http://gong.ust.hk/ Gong] integrates with Moodle (requires a Java server)
* [http://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER?oldversions=1 SUPER] - a Windows-only general media encoder that offers full control over media file parameters and supports all major audio and video file types.
*[http://www.hairersoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html Amadeus Pro] for both recording & editing; not freeware but close.


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Revision as of 11:35, 27 August 2011

This page really needs improving. Please see the page comments for suggestions of what to include, then remove this template when you're done.

  • Note: This page covers audio which is added to a course by the teacher for students to listen to. Various modules exist that allow students to record audio for assessment, but they will be dealt with elsewhere. NanoGong is the most popular such module but is not currently available for Moodle 2.0
  • Audio is a very powerful tool to use in a Moodle course, allowing students, for example to catch up on lectures they missed, learn from podcasts, or improve their language skills by listening to native speakers interact.
  • To use audio in Moodle to best effect, multimedia plugins must be enabled and the mp3 filter turned on.

Types of audio (sound) files

  • Moodle will accept the following audio file formats.If you want your sound file to play in its own player (embedded) on a page then choose mp3 format.
    • .mp3
    • .aac
    • .wma (Windows Media Audio)
    • .ra (Real Media)

Creating your own audio files

  • For hints on creating your own sound files and using them to best effect in Moodle, see the Advanced Audio page

Ways of displaying audio

Uploading audio for students to download

  • Choose this option if you wish to upload your sound file to Moodle and give users the option to download it to their own computers.
  • Choose Add a resource>File
  • For more information, see File
  • Note that the way the audio will display depends on the software the user has on their own computer. This could mean that some students might be unable to view your audio.

Embedding a sound file in its own player

  • Moodle includes a built-in mp3 player. If multimedia filters are enabled by the administrator and within the course, sound files embedded into the text editor will play inline.
  • Anywhere that Moodle's TinyMCE text editor is available, it is possible to embed a sound file, for example in a label or a page, a course topic summary, a quiz description or a lesson. The next section explains how:

Using the Moodle media icon

  • With your editing turned on, click into the HTML editor where you wish to embed your sound file. (It needs to be mp3)
  • Click the Moodle media icon as in the following screenshot:

Addmedia.png

  • Click Find or upload a sound,video or applet
  • The file picker will appear:

Filepickermedia.png

  • Either click Upload a file to upload an mp3 file from your computer or choose the appropriate repository from which you wish to bring in your sound file. (What you see will depend on what the Moodle admin has enabled)
  • Change the save as/author/license settings if desired and click upload this file or select this file
  • Your sound file will appear in a preview player. Click Insert at the bottom
  • Don't panic! You will now only see a blue text link of your mp3 file

Mp3bluelink.png

  • When you click Save changes to return to the main course page, your mp3 file will display:

Displayedmp3file.png

Using a hyperlink

(Note - this method has no advantage over using the media icon, but was popular in older versions of Moodle)

  • With your editing turned on, click into the HTML editor where you wish to embed your mp3 file.
  • Type some blank spaces and select them.
  • Click the hyperlink icon as in the following screenshot.(The icon will only be clickable if you have selected text or spaces)

Hyperlinkicon.png

  • Click the icon to the right of the link URL box:

Linkurl.png

  • This takes you to the file picker. Follow the instructions for uploading/selecting your sound file as for using the Moodle media icon.
  • When your file is chosen, it will appear in the link URL box as below. Click Insert:

Insertvideo.png

  • Don't panic! You will now only get a blue line in the HTML editor:

Audiopreview2.png

  • When you click save changes to return to the main course page, your mp3 file will display.

See also

Advanced Audio (for troubleshooting audio in Moodle and help creating your own)