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Single audio block

The single audio content block allows you to add "play-on-demand" audio to your course, helping enrich your e-learnings with narration, sound effects, or spoken instructions.

María Isabel Zuleta Zapata avatar
Written by María Isabel Zuleta Zapata
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Use the Single audio block to add audio content to your course. You can upload your own audio files from your computer, reuse previously uploaded files from your Media library, record directly in the tool, or generate audio using the Text-to-Speech functionality.

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How to add a Single audio block

You can add a Single Audio block to pages and questions in your course.

Add a single audio block to a page

  1. Add a New page to your course.

  2. Open the page, and select the Content blocks panel > Media & document.

  3. Scroll down to find the Single audio block; then, drag and drop the block into your page.

Add a single audio block to a question

  1. Add your desired question to the course.

  2. Open the question, and click Add instructions – this allows you to insert content blocks in the question.

  3. select the Content blocks panel > Media & document.

  4. Scroll down to find the Single audio block; then, drag and drop the block into your page.

Adding audio to the block

Once the Single audio block is on your page, you can:

  • Upload an audio file from your computer

  • Add one from your Audio Library

  • Record directly in Easygenerator

  • Use the Text-to-Speech feature

You can also use Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V or drag and drop to place an audio file into the block.

  • Note: To replace or paste an audio file using Ctrl + V, make sure you’ve selected the audio player section of the block:

How to customize the Single audio block player

You can customize the appearance of the Single audio block's player by clicking on the Audio layout button. You can choose one of the following display options:

  • Player only

  • Player with title

  • Player with image

  • Player with title and image

Note: You can add and resize an image from your PC, media library, Easygenerator's stock library, or via a link.

Supported audio formats

Easygenerator supports the following audio formats:

  • .aif

  • .au

  • .mp3

  • .ogg

  • .wav

If your audio is in a different format, you can convert it to one of the supported formats using free online tools, such as media.io and Online Audio Converter.

For more details on audio requirements, see our Audio Upload Guidelines.

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