1. Shadowing Practice from a Podcast
Self-taught Language LearnerBackground
A student learning Spanish wants to practice shadowing native speakers from a 5-minute podcast episode, but the speech is too fast to repeat in real-time.
Problem
The student needs the podcast broken down into individual phrases, with each phrase repeated 3 times followed by a 2-second pause to allow time to speak.
How to use
Upload the podcast MP3, set the Segment Source to 'Voice activity', set Repetitions to 3, and set the Pause Between Repetitions to 2.0 seconds.
{
"segmentSource": "voice-activity",
"repetitions": 3,
"pauseSeconds": 2.0,
"outputFormat": "mp3"
}Outcome
A new MP3 file is generated where each detected Spanish phrase plays three times with a two-second gap in between, allowing the student to shadow the audio easily.