As previously-mentioned in the last voice effects article, the Dalek effect was changed to use the process identified in the Wikipedia article. According to the Wikipedia article on the Daleks, the original design used midrange boost and a ringmod set with a sinewave at 30Hz. This provides an improvement over …
One of the more fun aspects of voice-over is making different voices. Even more fun is the creation of special effects for the voice. With LADSPA plugins, we can make some pretty interesting effects, and these can be done in real-time. Combined with the Alsa-Jack bridges and Skype/Teamspeak/Mumble, you can …
Human speech spans the range between 70 Hz and 10 KHz. The absolute lowest note a human has been known to sing is D2, which has a frequency of 73 Hz. This requires effort and strong lungs, and is much lower than the lowest human speaking voice, barring those whose …
For anyone doing voice-over, there is a lot of work to make sure the voice comes out correctly, in the person, in the environment, in the gear, in the recording, and in the final processing. For an effective voice-over, you need to make sure that all four aspects of the …