I would like to ntroduce a new MP3 voice recorder based on Vimas Technology's Mp3 Recording Applet SDK. Here's a screenshot of their demo product from their webpage:
And here's my modified version after roughly 12 hours of work, sitting pretty on my Moodle coursepage in a Moodle HTML block:
You can try the live demo here:
http://scm.moodleace.com/course/view.php?id=44
Username: student
Password: moodle
Here's my Youtube video on how to use it.
So what's it all about then?
I have created a new MP3 voice recorder (PHP code, no MySQL database) that can be easily installed onto your Moodle 1.9 or Moodle 2.0 site. I designed it to fit in a Moodle block by using iframe HTML code.
It is based on the MP3 recorder by Vimas Technologies. (http://www.vimas.com). I tidied up the original code of their 20-second demo voice recorder, improved the interface and added a few more features. The core feature remains unchanged, which is to make 20-second voice recordings and save them as MP3 files.
I've named my contribution to the Moodle community as the MP3 Quickie. You can use this MP3 Quickie in a Moodle block, website or your own blog, to make 20-second recordings - quickies. For short recordings , my modified version will suffice. If you want to make longer recordings, you might have to use an alternative software or wait for Nanogong to mature in Moodle 2.x which is already in the works by some individuals on Moodle.org.
In my MP3 Quickie, the voice recordings are stored in efficient small-sized MP3 files on your server. For those who are now on Moodle 2.x, and if Nanagong voice recording for Moodle 2.x is still on the way, you can use my MP3 Quickie to do short recordings.
For more screenshots, information, source code and installation instructions, please head over to my blog at: http://moodurian.blogspot.com.
I can't tell if the quality of the recording is because of my cheap headset or if the demo applet is purposely coded to produce more background static. Perhaps if you happen to have a decent quality headset with noise-cancellation technology, you can test the MP3 Quickie on my Moodle site and judge for yourself.
I have tested the MP3 Quickie on m Moodle 1.9.7 site, and on Mozilla Firefox. Please let me know if there are any bugs, problems or browser incompatibilities (ie., IE!). I hope you have fun using this MP3 Quickie.
Regards,
Frankie Kam, Melaka, Malaysia