[Asterisk-Users] English vs American voice files

[Nick Barnes]

Hi,

Bill asked:
> 1) One of the recordings says "please enter the full 10 digit 
> number starting with the area code".  Any opinions on whether 
> this should be changed for the UK and, if so, to what?

Yes, definitely. How's about "Please enter the full telephone number
including the STD code."

> Any thoughts on what we can do to make the recordings
> sound "sharper"?

I did something similar to this a while back and had all sorts of problems.
I found:

a - Sampling at the highest rate available let me do some post processing on
the file before I resampled it down for the final application.

b - The environment the sound was recorded in had a much greater effect on
the sound quality than I would ever have thought. Try adding, removing or
repositioning reflective and non-reflective surfaces around the person and
the microphone.

c - If you are using a spit/pop guard, make sure it's positioned correctly.

That's my 2p anyway.

Nick Barnes