SlideRocket users can import Audio files from a computer or record narration directly into SlideRocket. Audio can be added to the entire presentation or to individual slides.  Please note that audio files must be in MP3 format to be uploaded into SlideRocket.
Audio can be accessed by clicking the Audio icon  in the Element Toolbar, located on the left-hand side of the canvas, within the Presentation Editor. Changes can also be made to Library Slides and Slide Groups using the Slide Editor. Once added to a slide audio, can be customized. 

This document covers

• Presentation Soundtrack
  • Adding a Presentation Soundtrack
  • Customizing a Presentation Soundtrack
• Slide Audio
  • Adding Audio to a Slide
  • Recording Audio for a Slide
  • Synchronizing Builds to Slide Audio
  • Removing Slide Audio
  • Previewing Slide Audio
  • Setting the Default Volume for Slide Audio
• Adjusting Audio during Presentation Playback

Presentation Soundtrack 

The Presentation Soundtrack is a single audio file that can be played through the entire presentation.

Adding a Presentation Soundtrack 

1. Open presentation in Presentation Editor 
2. Click File  
3. Click Presentation Settings… 
4. Click Select… to open Media Library
5. In Media Library:
   • Double-click file already in Media Library
   • Click Import Media to upload file from computer
6. Click Ok 

Customizing a Presentation Soundtrack 

1. Open presentation in Presentation Editor
2. Click File 
3. Click Presentation Settings… 
4. Under Presentation Soundtrack:
   • Clear: Remove audio from Presentation Soundtrack
   • Play: Set how audio file plays
     • Off: Prevent audio file from playing 
     • Once: Play audio file one time through 
     • Loop: Continually play audio while presentation is played 
   • Volume: Set maximum level audio will be played. Can be adjusted by viewer once presentation starts 
   • Preview: Preview audio at set volume 
5. Click Ok to apply the Presentation Settings

Slide Audio 

Audio files can be added to an individual slide or recorded live directly onto a slide.   

Adding Audio to a Slide

1. Click Audio icon  to open Slide Audio Panel  
2. Click Add audio… button  to open Media Library
   • Trial and Business level users who have Wait for Click builds on the slide will see a pop-up warning that all Wait for Click builds will be set to start automatically. This is to allow users to sync builds to the audio. Click Yes to set builds to start automatically and continue
3. From Media Library:
   • Double-click file already in Media Library
   • Click Import Media to import file into SlideRocket
4. Click Ok

Recording Audio for a Slide

Users can narrate a slide by recording live audio directly into SlideRocket. The audio will be named with the date and time of recording and then saved in the Media Library. The audio can then be added to additional slides or presentations as well as collaborated with other users in the account. Trial, Pro, and Enterprise users have the ability to record audio.

1. Click Audio icon  to open Slide Audio Panel  
2. Click Record button 
3. If this is first time recording audio after logging in, there will be pop-up from Adobe Flash Player asking for permission to access computer microphone. Click Allow to give permission
   
4. If the computer has more than one microphone, primary microphone must be selected. Click on microphone tab and select a primary microphone from drop-down menu  
   
5. Click Start Recording 
   • If there are already builds in slide, pop-up will appear asking if you want to synchronize your builds. Click Yes to synchronize builds while recording. Click the mouse each time you would like a build to animate. After recording, all builds will synchronize automatically with audio. Builds can be synchronized again at a later time 
6. Recording will begin after 3-second countdown
7. When finished, click Stop Recording 

ADVANCED NOTES: 

• If SlideRocket is unable to pick up any audio during the recording there will be a pop-up alert
• The maximum amount of time that audio can be recorded for a single slide is approximately 15 minutes
• After the audio is added, the slide will be set to automatically advance to the next slide when the audio finishes playing 
• Recording audio requires an outgoing connection to TCP port 1935. Windows and Mac OS X system firewalls allow this type of connection by default. If you are behind a corporate firewall, you will need to contact your system administrator if you are unable to record 
• Recorded audio is streamed to a Flash media server using the Speex codec at 16 kHz. It is then transcoded using ffmpeg to a 64kbps MP3 at 16 kHz 

Synchronizing Builds to Slide Audio

The Resync builds feature lets the user set when the builds animate during slide audio by clicking the mouse at the desired time. This feature can be used with both recorded and imported audio and is available to Trial, Pro, and Enterprise users.

1. After audio is added to slide, click Resync builds button 
2. Click Yes
3. As audio plays click mouse to set when each build will animate

ADVANCED NOTE: Use the slider  to zoom in and out in the visual representation of the audio file. Dragging the slider to the right will increase the space between sound waves.

Removing Slide Audio 

Click Clear button  to remove audio from slide.

Previewing Slide Audio

Click Preview button  to hear how audio will play when slide is viewed. Any builds in presentation will animate with audio.

Setting the Default Volume for Slide Audio 

Click Volume icon  and adjust slider to set volume. 

Adjusting Audio during Presentation Playback

When a slide with audio is played a slide timer will appear to show the viewer how much time is left on slide. Click Pause button to pause audio and slide.