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If you have a bit of a budget you can hire a voice over (VO artist) or hire a specialized on hold messages service company. Depending on what your requirements the price may range between $50 – $60 and several hundreds dollars. Sometimes, for a little extra cost, the VO artists can also provide background music.
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So how do you choose the right hold music? Start with what’s appropriate for your business. A funeral home wouldn’t blast the Bee Gees. A sports arena isn’t going to stream some easy listening to the fans. Know your audience, understand their mind space, and pick your music accordingly.
Professional business voicemail greetings are significantly different from ones you record for individual use and complete your professional business image. They’re more generic in nature and designed to provide information to the caller while ensuring they leave a message. Where possible, explain when you expect to return calls. Typically, they’re recorded for the following:
For those still using analogue or digital phone systems, voice on ISDN circuits has a bandwidth of around 4000Hz. The audio from an analogue phone is sampled at 8000Hz, and because of the nyquist theorem, must be low-pass filtered to 4000Hz. So any frequencies in the audio beyond 4000Hz are lost. Interestingly, the human ear and mind are good at recognising human speech, so this is considered "toll-quality" voice, i.e. good enough to pay for. This is the reason why certain vocalised letters are difficult or impossible to tell apart on the phone. For example, the differences between B, P, T, C, etc. are almost entirely above 4000Hz.
Talking about windows could be dull and boring, but not with Charlottesville Glass and Mirror! With a message that grabs callers by the ear, while at the same time focusing on premium window products, we help Charlottesville Glass and Mirror get their message out in a fun, creative way. We think you can’t help but smile as you hear what we’ve done for CGM! This a great example of true Voice Acting, followed up by an excellent delivery from a special out-of-house voice!
AT&T has offered music while the phone is ringing to the calling party (music plays instead of ring...ring..ring), but they charge what seems to be a lot for the service and it only lasts for a year, as I recall. Lots of choices of music, though. No idea about call holding, try calling AT&T. Apr 14, 2009 3:40 PM Apr 14, 2009 4:53 PM in response to PsychedelicWonders In response to PsychedelicWonders
OnSIP’s enhanced music on hold allows each user to select their own hold music, so each caller gets different tunes depending on who put them on hold or which menu they came in through. (You can even change your hold music for the holidays or for a special event!) You can also record a customized hold message to engage your callers while they’re waiting on the line. This presents a great opportunity to advertise additional features of your business or inform your audience of a special sale or promotion.
Talking about windows could be dull and boring, but not with Charlottesville Glass and Mirror! With a message that grabs callers by the ear, while at the same time focusing on premium window products, we help Charlottesville Glass and Mirror get their message out in a fun, creative way. We think you can’t help but smile as you hear what we’ve done for CGM! This a great example of true Voice Acting, followed up by an excellent delivery from a special out-of-house voice!
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I have used On Hold Audio by Advanced Productions since opening our law firm. The owner and all team members are professional, timely, creative, easy to work with and always on-point. I love their on hold voice selections; their on hold music selections are numerous and varied. I will not work with any other company for my on hold needs. Fausto is particularly amazing and their prices are very reasonable. All projects were delivered ahead of schedule!
On hold music & message on hold recording services available to businesses across Australia. Our on hold message recording uses the latest high quality recording equipment and editing techniques. We optimise our digital music on hold for phone transmission to ensure that callers receive a quality performance – our aim is to produce on hold messages and on hold music that keeps your waiting callers happy and holds their attention.
Curation by context is the game of late. We choose music by our mood, by our activity, and by our audience. Spotify lets you browse by mood and events, showcasing playlists that cross multiple genres because music can’t be sorted into individual boxes.
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