VRTY allows adding audio into VR/interactive 360º projects. Before we begin, make sure you have an audio file prepared in a location that is easily accessible for you (e.g. USB, hard drive, desktop) OR have a script ready to use for the Text-to-Speech feature in VRTY.

Uploading or Generating Audio into a Content Marker

1. Create or open an existing project, and go to your chosen scene. Move the scene (click and drag) to the position where you would like to add the sound marker.
2. In the create tool bar, click on the Content Marker icon.
3. Give the marker a name which clearly represents the content of the marker.
4. Choose a marker icon. Click on the media icon and choose an icon image or you can upload your own icon by dragging and dropping the file into the box.
5. There are three methods to put audio into the Content Marker which are the Upload an Audio File, Text-to-Speech and Recording Voice.

 

Audio File

If you have pre-recorded audio file (music, voice recording, etc.)

• Select ‘Upload Audio’ tab.
• Drag and drop the audio file into the box from your computer to upload it into a sound marker.
  OR
• Click on the ‘Choose File’ icon to upload your audio file from your desktop.
  OR
• Click on the icon in the top right side of the box to upload your audio file from the VRTY media library.
• Then click  or to create/update your sound marker.

 

Text-to-Speech

This feature generates a human-like voiceover which reads aloud the words you type into the dialogue box.

• Click on ‘Text-to-Speech’ tab to choose this function.
• Select a language and a voice style from the dropdown menu (e.g. male or female with Australian, British or American accent).
• Type in the text for your voiceover into the text box provided. Make note of your character limit.
• Click ‘Generate Audio’.
• Then click the play button to listen the preview of the voiceover.
• You can make any adjustment if required. Remember to click ‘Generate Audio’ after making any changes.
• Once you are happy with the voiceover audio, click to create/update your sound marker.

 

Recording Voice

The VRTY platform just released a new feature where the creator can record their own voices using our own voice recorder. This will come in handy for those who wants to learn languages, they can practice it by recording it straight on the platform.

• Select ‘Audio/Sound’ tab in the content marker.
• Select ‘Record Voice’ tab.
• Click on the ‘start’ button and you can start recording.
• ‘Pause’ is to stop the recording momentarily.
• ‘Stop’ is to end the recording.
• Then your audio file will generate automatically.
• If you were like to rerecord the audio, you just have to press the ‘start’ button and repeat the steps.

 

Selecting a Sound Type

The next box option is selecting a Sound Type.

•  Click on the dropdown box to select ‘Interactive Sound’ or ‘Background Sound’.
• Interactive Sound means your audio will only play once the viewer triggers the Sound Marker in a scene.
• Background Sound means your audio will automatically play when a viewer teleports into that particular scene. Eg: used as a voiceover for a scene.

 

Learn about markers and how to edit or place your markers onto scenes.