For a more modern example of a bad choice of hold music, let’s take an example I have to endure on a regular basis, Month of Sundays by Passenger. At CD quality it’s got lots of interesting stuff going on, which you’d imagine might be ideal to distract someone from the fact they’re being kept on hold for ages. However, playing it over the phone it’s simply too busy. As soon as the brass and backing vocals kick in it just sounds yuck.
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Instead of writing to inform people or to entertain them, you need to write your script as a way to create a conversation. You need to imagine what someone would say to another person and then put it on the page. Don’t be afraid if it feels like you’re talking to yourself — that just means you’re writing well.
The best hold music has few instruments and preferably only one. Simple music handles the change in quality better than a full orchestra arrangement. The latter gets distorted, particularly if it’s too loud for the phone to handle and clipping happens. No one wants to hear a dirge-like cacophony masquerading as “Pachelbel’s Canon in D.”
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The effectiveness of the first three above-mentioned elements are often neutralized by a poor understanding of the broadcast carrier of the On Hold message and how it affects the recording process. For more information on this topic, click here.
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"It's been this ridiculously great viral feature," said Walker. "The feedback I get from people is like, they'll sometimes even show up late to make the other guy listen to the hold music."
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Our scriptwriters have years of experience in writing for audio, especially on hold and IVR systems. We’ll create an on hold message your callers will be happy to listen to – avoiding the clichés and stock phrases they hate to hear.
Yes. Depending upon your phone system and its capabilities, the majority of our clients have the ability to play specific messages at specific locations.
The Grace Digital Message and Music on Hold Media MP3 player is an on-hold music and media player designed for use with almost any business telephone setup including PBX, IBX, or Key Phone systems. Keep your customers, clients, or coworkers occupied and …
Note that the music will always play from the beginning each time the unit is turned on. This isn't a problem when using the device for music on hold, it's intended purpose. But for my use, I bought a bunch of 1 GB USB drives, and recorded different "cheesy elevator music" on each, which we will be able to change out for variety.
What’s the average length of the musical interludes in a Message on Hold program?
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