Audio Creation Submission and Upload

So you have an account on SermonAudio, now what?  You have many options for recording and uploading your sermons to SermonAudio. This page will help you sort them out.

Summary of steps:

  • Use a digital voice recorder, phone, tablet or PC to record directly from your existing sound system using a line in. For those using a phone, tablet or digital voice recorder you can record with a lapel mic OR a line-in connection.
  • All MP3 files are encoded using a variable bitrate targeted to 64kbps but you can upload them at any bitrate (64kbps or higher) and we’ll autoconvert them.
  • Use the Broadcaster Dashboard to enter the sermon details and upload the media!

Recording the Audio

The first step is to record the sermon. Our broadcasters use a variety of tools to accomplish this, among them are recording direct to the PC, digital voice recorders, and iOS or Android devices. However you choose to do it, as long as you have a digital file and an internet connection you can load your sermons to the site.

If you have a sound system already in place at the location where the recording will be made you can simply take a line out to any of the following:

  • Direct to PC or Laptop Computer using a sound recording/editing software.
  • Digital Voice Recorder.
  • iOS or Android Device with an appropriate recording app,
If you do not have a sound system in place we recommend using a lapel mic or wireless mic plugged directly into a voice recorder, laptop, phone or tablet.  This will ensure a good sound level for your recording. Some have even found that open air recording from a phone or tablet works in a pinch but a mic will do much better.

For recording on a PC many have had good success using Audacity for both Windows and Mac but there are many choices out there and there is really no need to spend a lot of money for recording software.  Many software packages like Audacity are free.

The free Voice Memo app for iOS devices is also a good choice for those wishing to record directly to an iPad or iPhone. For Android users there are many choices.

Editing Audio

For simple trimming we recommend using the trimming tool available using the advanced upload option in the dashboard. For edits a little more in depth or if. you are wanting to improve the quality or remove sections from within the audio itself you will need a program like Voice recorder pro on iOS or Audacity on a PC.

Uploading Audio

You can upload your audio file using the Dashboard, Dropbox or FTP. You can upload just about any format and we will convert it for you. Some of the more common formats include: MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A.

Once you have the media ready for upload you can add it to the site using the Sermon Dashboard. We have a brief tutorial on submitting sermons to help with this if you need it.

Dropbox

Great for batch uploads! You can submit and upload sermons in one step via DropBox. For more on this mechanism for upload visit the Dropbox instructions page.

FTP

Similar to Dropbox you can do batch uploads and both submit and upload mp3 files using this method.  For more visit the FTP instructions page.

 

Auto-import via RSS feed

If you have an existing RSS feed we can even import from most standard feeds automatically for you!

If you need assistance with any of this, of course, feel to contact us and we will do what we can to help.