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Humbleworks
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Humbleworks
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HelloIcloner’s. I started with iClone in about 2010 I was excited as I could use it with a lot of my music projects. I mate lots of films with iClone 5 and never moved on from there as MUSIC has always been ‘My Thing’. A lifetime in it. I not only created films for myself but found clients who needed films too. So it all wen well. But I got back more into music. So I never moved on to new up from iclone 5. I did a bit of Crazy Talk and loved that basic one as well. I have come back to dabble a bit after many years away. I still love iclone 5. The people don't look real...I like that. Same for cartoons. But music is where I am at. A singer and Voice/Over artist. So, if you need voices in any style for animations check me out. I also have my own original music for animations. ‘I will give you special rates’ https://www.shirleykentvoiceservices.co.uk This is a film I created 12 years ago for a New York client. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BvjoE6qaI
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AutoDidact
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Hi you seem to be a bit behind the times AI generated voices have become realistic enough for Iclone animators to use in production particularly the paid services but even the free ones are quite good such as the free ones from open AI https://ttsopenai.com/There are also many AI generated music services for us to create our own royalty free music:
This video I made with Reallusion Cartoon animator is Narrated by an AI generated voice.
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Humbleworks
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Humbleworks
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I guess I am.....but if anyone needs a real voice ! I am here. Robots also can't sing quite like a human. But I get your message. Thanks
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Humbleworks
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Humbleworks
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mmm Had a listen...the dead zone....not really there. So not sold on the 'new'. But thank you for taking the time. Here are two samples of my work...as a singer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-TJI9ttuyAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eSyXrGAB0E PLUS here are a duo I created in 2023 'Daf & Dor' residents at animationonabudget.co.uk
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AutoDidact
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You certainly have a lovely voice.
However if you look at the “showcase yourself” section of this forum you wont find many musical productions in the niche where you operate. Also we have many people in the Iclone community who prefer non english speaking voice over work for their animated film productions for male and females which is an area where AI excels. But, as they say, good luck to you.
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Humbleworks
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Humbleworks
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I can supply American accents....and other accents. I can create male and female strange voices.This...is me male and female. I have never taken a negative approach to what I can and can't do. What robots talk can't do (a far as I can hear) is no intonation....This is a sample animation with voice I have just created. Animation Game Sample 1 created 2024 Shirley Kent Voice Services But thanks for input.
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AutoDidact
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Hi I was not really not referring to obviously pitched down female audio voices with fake accents I meant Actual foreign language translated audio such as french This was done by Iclone user Chary Rama using the AI system over at elevenlabs. This the is level of versatility most people here have come to expect as we are Way past the old days of distorted echo laden audio pitch changing and unrecognizable fake “accents”
Also AI has been capable of emotional intonation for a few years now.
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animagic
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I have used ElevenLabs extensively and it can indeed use a voice trained on English and then have it speak in another language. In an experiment, I cloned my wife (her voice that is...), who is an American-English speaker, and had her speak Dutch, which she does not master. I can't find the result right now but it was a proper Dutch accent (with a few minor traces of English) and manner of speaking. The AI approach is very different from the old TTS approach, in that it looks at dialog in context. The voices are trained on voices from voice actors or you can clone a voice using your own source. And there are regular improvements. One neat ElevenLabs feature that I have used is controling one voice with another. I had a voice I liked, but it was a bit flat. I then had the dialog spoken by a more dynamic voice and had it control the first voice with much better results.
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Humbleworks
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Humbleworks
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To both Distinguished members. I see the progress and I am sure it will improve. But thankfully the human voices (whilst we keep using it !) have their pace. Because there is a soul in there. I think we have BOTH made our point now. The human voice even digitally created from samples for me and many cannot be replaced. So let us close the book on this one.
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AutoDidact
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The AI approach is very different from the old TTS approach, in that it looks at dialog in context. The voices are trained on voices from voice actors or you can clone a voice using your own source. And there are regular improvements. Indeed and females with artificially pitched down voices have NEVER sounded natural, particularly when you need a calm mid range masculine voice that does not sound like a TV cartoon villain. And the music industry is in turmoil over AI's ability to create ORIGINAL SONGS.
And BTW this (frankly elitist) term “soul” is so completely subjective as to be utterly meaningless in a discussion about the utilitarian value of a software tool for visual & audio entertainment and production in late 2024
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