Some wonder how Global Sunday School Study is produced. The following is a list of what Mike uses to make recordings.
The following are available in the Apple app store. These apps may have Windows and/or Android versions.
Listening to MP3 Files: Most browsers will play the audio files from the website inside the browser. Sometimes the files do not play well and that may be due how a browser is setup to access the internet. If you are having difficulties with our audio files (or any of our files), please download them to your computer and access them there. It eliminates some of the interference.
Printing PDF Files: Apple provides a Preview app that displays and prints pdf files well.
Reading on screen EPUB Files: Mike uses Bluefire Reader for reading these files. The app makes the font sizes are adjustable and scrolling is horizontal from page to page. The Apple Book app does not appear to have adjustable font sizes and it scrolls vertically, line by line. Both work well.
Listening to the study live on Sunday mornings uses the Conference Now. This provider has a free and pro version. We are in the initial stages of using it to see how to make it work with our study. More information is on the Sunday Live page.
If you are interested in how the files are produced:
Note: Mike uses Apple products to produce his recordings: Mac laptop, iPad, and iPhone.
Bible Program: Mike uses Bible Study app by Gospel Technologies on his Apple products. He primarily uses two translations: New American Standard Bible (1995) and the English Standard Version.
Outline program: Bike is a subscription app for Macs in that can be found in the Apple Store. It is not available on other platforms. It is superb in its ability to create usable outlines. For other platforms, please look for apps that use OPML.
Page formatting: most word processors will work well. Mike uses Pages (free), an Apple app that allows exporting to PDF and EPUB.
Recording app: from the Apple app store (purchased), Mike uses Voice Recorder, not Voice Memos. Voice Recorder allows recordings to be paused if necessary. It records in M4a format, which is native to Apple.
Mixing app: Mike uses Audio One (purchased) on his Mac to assemble the message, the opening and closing, and the songs. The app is very intuitive. It will also convert the audio file to MP3 format, which is the most commonly used audio format.
File storage: All files are made available through My Drive which is free with a Google account.
Website: This website is produced in Sites through Google (free).