Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player Open Navigation Menu NPR Shop Close Navigation Menu News Expand/collapse submenu for News National World Politics Business Health Science Climate Race Arts & Life Expand/collapse submenu for Arts & Life Books Movies Television Pop Culture Food Art & Design Performing Arts Life Kit Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music #NowPlaying Tiny Desk All Songs Considered Music News Music Features Live Sessions Shows & Podcasts Expand/collapse submenu for Shows & Podcasts #NowPlaying Tiny Desk All Songs Considered Music News Music Features Live Sessions About NPR Diversity Organization Support Careers Connect Press Ethics The Many Requirements Of Hold Music, A Genre For No One Hold music is camouflaged sound — it needs to obviously exist, while also barely doing so. Small wonder, then, that its biggest "hit" does none of that. Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Hold music has a paradoxical purpose: Keep folks on the line, but don't draw their attention. DigiPub/Getty Images hide caption
"I just wanted to tell you that I was on hold the other day, listening to the Halloween / Road Hazard message you wrote. It’s so funny! And the voices are hilarious, too. It made my day!" - Suzy Mitchell / Hercules Tires
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For someone to call a company and get put on hold, it is almost an impossible situation. While it may not be a very pleasant step, it is necessary for businesses to handle a large number of calls. Telephone on-hold has a bad reputation for several reasons. This could be due to a radio silence, an aggressive beep, or a poorly designed on-hold message, which does not help in making waiting pleasant. But it is possible to remedy this and use your telephone system, as a powerful promotional and organizational tool! Below are a few ideas and tips on how to go about it!
Slow your roll—there’s a lot more to hold music than just genre. A phone line isn’t a state of the art speaker system; its primary function is to make sure the call is connected. Volume changes, frequency, and distortion are all elements to consider when choosing hold music.
With music and messaging that appeals to your target market, you will captivate your audience. Your Message On Hold program can be more than a time filler for callers waiting, it can be an informative, entertaining, and educational tool. With the right content, callers will not only stay on hold, but will have an emotional reaction to your message.
-Customers left on-hold without any background music felt that a 30-second on-hold call actually lasted 90 seconds. Furthermore, customers thought a 30-second on-hold call that used music-on-hold last only 15 seconds.
OnHold.com Music On Hold Messaging for ESI-50 Phone Systems It’s easy to connect your OnHold.com music on hold player to the ESI-50 phone system for custom audio on hold playback! A few programming steps, and your custom OnHold.com audio will be marketing to all your callers. Playing your OnHold.com customized messaging on hold via the ESI-50 phone …
Connect your Business Audio System via the built in RCA mono audio output. Utilize the optional 8/600 ohm switch on the rear of the unit to optimize your audio output level for either newer or older phone systems then, set the perfect volume level for your callers via the front located master volume switch.
Note: if you have deleted the default music on hold and would like to restore it you may download the file from here. In the Upload audio file box, click Choose File to select a file from your computer, or type the location of the file.
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Your business personality and its brand can be reflected using the right music and voice delivery. JustMyVoice Production will help you choose the perfect on-hold music, match it with the ideal voice delivery and bingo...your “Audio Brand” is being heard.
monitor what kind of message we are sending to our callers and the outside world. Some basic rules of telephone etiquette are. . . Speak directly into the mouthpiece of the phone or a headset while talking DO NOT eat or chew gum while talking on the telephone DO NOT cover the phone with your hand or put it against your chest to avoid the
2) An experienced and reputable on-hold messaging provider uses a royalty-free music, or they should offer licensing as part of the price.
VoIP providers also use other audio technologies such as silence suppression, background noise removal, echo cancellation, etc, which also affect the way voice sounds, and on hold music too.
Yes. Depending upon your phone system and its capabilities, the majority of our clients have the ability to play specific messages at specific locations.
We can also produce simple instructions to assist callers in navigating their way through menus of available options and provide a full range of prompts and voiceovers to ensure that your response to your incoming calls is useful, whilst sounding professional and courteous.
The most common codecs are G729 (compressed) and G711 (non-compressed). They are designed to compress human speech, and often cause a loss of audio fidelity — which is worse in some languages than others. On hold music that has been specifically designed for that purpose, to be used with VoIP systems and codecs, can sound great. But it is not easy to come by.