I double-clicked the installer and just followed the on-screen prompts. Pretty standard stuff, you know, "next, next, next, accept the terms, next, install". I did make sure to pay attention to where it was installing, though. I've made that mistake before, installing things in random places and then never finding them again.
Setting Things Up
Once it was installed, I launched the program. First thing I did was poke around the settings. I like to customize things, change the colors, the layout, you know, make it my own.
- Checked the audio input and output. Made sure it was using my good microphone and my headphones.
- Adjusted the volume levels. Didn't want to blow my eardrums out, or have it be too quiet.
- Played around with the visual themes. Ended up going with a dark mode, because, well, everything is dark mode these days.
Then I tried a test run. I hit the "record" button and just rambled for a bit. Mostly nonsense, just testing to see if it was picking up my voice correctly.
I listened back to the recording, it sounded okay. A little bit of echo, I need to figure that out. Maybe I need to move my microphone, or add some soundproofing to my room. Or Maybe I am in a bad room.
The Real Test
Next, I actually tried using it for what I wanted it for: recording a quick voice-over for a video I'm working on. I opened my video editing software, imported the audio file I just recorded, and lined it up with the video.
It… kind of worked? The timing was a little off, I had to fiddle with it a bit to get it to sync up properly. I'm not sure if that's a Pinch Hitter issue, or just me being bad at timing. I think it must be myself problem.
Overall, it's getting there. I still have some kinks to work out, but Pinch Hitter 4 is definitely an improvement over my previous attempts. I'm going to keep using it, and see if I can get better at this whole voice-over thing.
