How to record great science questions from kids
Want to get great audio for your kids’ science questions?
Here are some tips compiled by John O’Leary – a teacher at the American School in Japan – and EarthSky producers.
O’Leary says the process of downloading the necessary software and recording a question takes about 20 minutes from start to end.
He recommends a USB microphone & headphone, connected to a computer.
A great program for audio recording and editing on a computer is Audacity. You can download the latest version. It’s free! To download, go here
Final hint if you are using Audacity and want to export your file as an MP3: download one plug-in for Audacity to enable the selected section of the music file to “export as MP3.” You will know you need to do this if you try to export your files as an mp3, and Audactiy asks you for lame_enc.dll.
To get it online, type in LAME MP3 encoder into Google
select the download. Download the entire folder into the Audacity Plug in folder.
Now when you select save as an mp3 file, you can tell it that the lame_enc.dll file is in the Audacity plug in folder.
Having problems? Email us at askus[at]earthsky.org. EarthSky producers are standing by to help you!
The Ask the Scientists project is made possible by a generous grant from the Monsanto Fund, bridging the gap between the needs of people around the world and their resources.