wow, that's a huge delay. well i would love to help out, but i forgot to ask, what recording program would you recommend that's good and easy for beginners? goldwave or something? for i'm definitely planning on doing a lot more of it, especially when brandon cole's site comes up.
On 2/12/12, Kai <wraith...@comcast.net> wrote: > Greetings folks. > > Five days since my last post, and I currently have 17 male voices and 5 > female voices. While this indeed is a good number, I know we can do much > better than that! (We especially need more female voices!) > > In my last post, I asserted that it would take about an hour to record, but > made this point without proving the point (if only to myself). I therefore > have recorded my own voice. > > I started the process by writing a linear script of phrases corresponding to > the 20 different categories required for Swamp. I then had to calibrate my > new Blue icicle XLR to USB adapter, making sure the gain wasn't too high, > and performing various test to check my levels. > > My script contained at least three phrases for each category, but for most > of them I had four. I recorded three iterations of each phrase, then did the > pain grunts. > > Net time: 45 minutes. The actual recording time was only 15 minutes. This is > me going to extreme. as I've said, you'll probably have a much smoother > experience than I. > > There's nothing holding you back from being a part of one of the best audio > games available to date, folks. all it takes is at most an hour of your > time, a recording setup (even a headset with a suitable microphone would > do), and some creativity. > > Jeremy's put in a lot of time and effort into coding this game, for which > people are constantly still placing requests and even demands upon him. > isn't it only fair that, if we expect him to give, we should be willing to > give in return? aprone's dedicated tons of hours into development and > debugging, 15 minutes to an hour isn't really too much to ask when compared > with that. > > So come on, folks. Lets get recording. Lets give you the players lots of > choices on what kind of character voice you'd like. Lets give back to a > project that's given us hours and hours of enjoyment. >>> http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=7205 > > Kai > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kai" <wraith...@comcast.net> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:49 AM > Subject: [Audyssey] Voices For Swamp > > >> Greetings List. >> >> I'd just like to take a bit of time to remind you all that Swamp is still >> looking for vocal talent contributions. It's been a week since Aprone's >> post, and I've so far only got 11 viable voice selections from nine >> vocalists. That seems disappointingly few to me, and I'd like to urge >> those of you who enjoy Swamp and have been wanting to be a part of it to >> take this opportunity and contribute your voice to the project. >> >> It doesn't take much time (an hour at most), and you get the chance to be >> a part of one of the most popular games in the Audio Games community. >> >> I'd also like to urge any female list members to contribute their voice, >> as we currently only have one viable female selection (two, if I can get >> one of the volunteers to resubmit her entry). Time and again I've heard >> requests for female voices in Swamp, and I am only able to deliver what >> you guys give me to work with. >> >> I tried to add Aprone's original email to this one, but it seems that the >> size limit on the list won't let me make such a post. Below, therefore, is >> >> a link to the a discussion forum on Audiogames which contains Aprone's >> original email, as well as some comments and clarifications. Feel free to >> ask questions either here or there. >> http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=7205 >> >> Again, I'd like to urge each and every one of you who enjoys Swamp to take >> >> at most an hour out of your time and give something back to one of the >> most popular audio Games to date. Thank you in advanced to those who have >> or are going to submit an entry, and I look forward to having you be a >> part of the Swamp epidemic. >> >> Kai >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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