Audio recording questions

Audio question types let candidates record themselves speaking, providing a unique way to assess oral skills.

In the Quiz Builder, select 'Add Question' and choose 'Audio recording' from the question types. Use the Question tab to write your instructions for this question, eg "Please repeat the following phrase in French". Or alternatively you can use an audi stem to provide the candidate with a snippet of audio to listen to that asks your question.

Select 'Add question' > 'Audio recording'

If you are using an Audio stem make sure to check our the Configuration tab, this will let you set any settings related to the use of an Audio stem. Below is a breakdown of the settings and how they affect the user when enabled.

The configuration tab lets you configure the settings related to your audio stem

Setting	Description
Restrict play count	Allows you to define the number of times an audio stem can be replayed.
Auto play when question is displayed	Begins playing the question stem as soon as the question has been displayed to the candidate.
Disable progression until audio is played	The candidate can not move to the next question until the audio stem has finished playing.
Hide answer options until audio is played	Answer options will be hidden until the audio stem has finished playing.

Go to the Answer tab where you can define a host of recording settings for your candidates.

There's a range of advanced settings in the 'Answer' tab of the question builder

With so many different settings to take advantage of when using audio response questions, you can create a seamless experience for your candidates, or you can give them a bit more flexibility by not enabling certain settings.

Below is a breakdown of the settings and what each one does.

Setting	Description
Enable auto-recording	Once a candidate starts a question their audio will begin recording automatically and wont stop until the maximum recording time has elapsed. They can not stop or pause the recording during this time.
Recording delay	When auto-recording is enabled, this delay is automatically enabled. A 3 second delay is applied by default. A candidates recording will not begin until the defined recording delay timer has elapsed.
Maximum recording time	The maximum amount of time a candidate can record for.
Auto-advance	Disabled - The candidate will not be moved on to the next question automatically After defined time - The candidate will be moved on to the next question after a defined amount of time Immediately after audio recording has finished - The candidate will be moved on to the next question as soon as they have finished recording their audio
Recording controls	Do not allow responses to be deleted and re-recorded - A candidate will not be able to delete a recorder response or re-record a new one. Effectively giving candidates one attempt to record their audio. Do not allow responses to be paused and resumed - Candidates will not be able to pause and resume their response recording