Audio can be used to brand your product or service. If you need to make your own radio commercial or Internet audio ad, Mixcraft makes this easy!
Create Your Script
Type and edit your script using any word processor. Print it out and go over it a few times to make sure that it is about 60 seconds in length.
Record Your Script
Record yourself reading the script. If you make mistakes, don’t worry; you can redo parts of it later. Click the "REC" button on the toolbar and click "Record" to start recording. Click the caret to position where the recording will start.
Add Some Music
You can purchase royalty free music from sites like PartnersInRhyme or search in your favorite search engine for ‘royalty free music’. In addition, if there is a song you’d like, you can rip it from a CD using Audio Converter Pro or download it from a service such as Emusic, as long as you secure the rights from the song’s copyright owner or through an agency such as the Harry Fox agency. Of course, if you have musical chops, record your own song or just grab a free loop.
Edit The Music
If you have added a song, you’ll need to edit it so that it fits in 60 seconds. If you like the chorus, make sure to crop it from the left and right so that the only part left is the chorus. Alternatively, if you want to loop a sound, click on the right side of the sound and drag to the right to loop the sound.
Reduce Volume At Key Points
You can add volume points manually, or you can select the area on the music that is clashing with the voice part and lower it by clicking "Reduce 20%" from the "Sounds" menu. If it’s not low enough, hover your mouse over the volume line until it turns into an up/down arrow. Drag it to the best level.
Add Some Sound Effects
Need a bit of applause or a cartoon sounds? You can download some or purchase royalty free sounds from the Internet. Or you can record your own, of course! Add and position the sounds, as you’d like.
Finish With Effects
You may want to put some Compressor on the voice track to give it that extra boost, or you can use delay/echo to accent a specific part of the voice track. To delay a part, cut the part out and paste it to another track with delay/echo. Add some global reverb to give it a sense of space.
Create An MP3 or Burn A CD
Save your mix by selecting "Save" from the "File" menu. If you wish to make an MP3, select "Mix Down To ", followed by "MP3". Type in a name, click OK and then select a format. Click "Save" to finish the process. To burn an audio CD, click the CD icon on the toolbar or select "Burn CD…" from the "Mix" menu.