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By rampart - 14 Years Ago
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I bought a MorphVox Pro software for changing my voice in my projects. LOL
The software was cheap $40, but I still sound like a man who had just lowered pitch to sound like man... trying to sound like a woman.
Actually, the audacity freeware sounds as good and it's free. The only problem is I still can't make my voice sound like a woman, not even a woman with a lusty voice.
This is not good... My country boy accent sure doesn't help either.
Any suggestions on this.
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By wendyluvscatz - 14 Years Ago
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Tighter underpants?
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By rampart - 14 Years Ago
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I think they call that pinching the pitch...
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By Dreamcube017 - 14 Years Ago
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Hmm... I'm not sure of a standalone software that does it, but the wo (maybe three) main things to modify are the pitch and the formance. I think that's the correct term.
The formance (?) is basically the difference from your voice sounding like a chipmunk or a large beast. Software now can change this regardless of how high or low the actual pitch is. Software like Autotune and Melodyne do this all the time for pitch correction.
If you can find a free pitch correction software then you'll want this.
If you make your pitch higher, but change the formance (again, not sure if that's the right term), you'll sound a BIT more ... feminine... or at least like a child. WARNING: There are some artifacts if you go too far. You'll want to talk in a higher pitch voice from the start.
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By animagic - 14 Years Ago
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Dreamcube, I guess you mean formants. They are characteristic peaks in the frequency spectrum of a voice. Simply put, they determine the kind of voice and also what vowel you hear, for example. Rampart, I wasn't too impressed with MorphVox and often found the quality unusable.
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By wendyluvscatz - 14 Years Ago
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I use either speakonia voices or Audacity with VST plugins
(I have a couple of hundred of them)
most are from source forge via the Audacity webpage, some came with computer music magazine but also work in Audacity as well as the CM program which I cannot figure out at all, I can't make heads or tails of Fruityloops either!
I read and play music on piano and organ so find analogue stuff using scores with staves easier, piano roll and sample block programs just leave me scratching my head!
That is also why Iike Audacity, you can see the sound wave, cut, copy paste it, apply filter changes zoom in and manually move the waveform!
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By Galfridus - 14 Years Ago
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Hello Rampart, I`ve spent over 40 years teaching performing arts so pleased to pass on a few basic tips for you. I use AV VCS diamond voice changer but like all these software's they have their limitations. When using any of them your greatest resource is your own ability to change how you speak. Most humans have a natural gift for voice mimicry which they rarely use. So now`s the time to dust off your talents and be an actor. Change your voice delivery style and only then tweak the results in the software. Think of a female voice you are very, very familiar with. A member of your own circle of family and friends or a well known celebrity. Imagine them speaking inside your head. Do this a few times until you can really "hear them" in sharp focus. Remember everyone uses a "range of voices". Both males and females speak differently in a formal situation with the boss than with friends at a house party. Voices reflect both the purpose and context for using speech. Now attempt your own "impression". Try to copy their phrasing, the cadences and tones (How they handle emphasis and effect) the rise and fall of inflections. The patterns and rhythms of the flow of sound. Take care if using a script. Once words are written they tend to become formalised into sentences. Flowing speech and dialogue contains less grammar. There are pauses, repetitions and idiosyncrasies of age, culture etc. Don`t expect to get it right first time but you may be surprised how quickly you can make your own voice take on the characteristics of others. Important rule for male to female voice is speak in a slightly higher pitch to your norm but not a forced "falsetto" voice unless you purposely require a comic result. Lesson over. Hope you can find something to help in here. Have fun.:) Geoff.
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By Dreamcube017 - 14 Years Ago
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wendyluvscatz (12/10/2011)
I use either speakonia voices or Audacity with VST plugins
(I have a couple of hundred of them)
most are from source forge via the Audacity webpage, some came with computer music magazine but also work in Audacity as well as the CM program which I cannot figure out at all, I can't make heads or tails of Fruityloops either!
I read and play music on piano and organ so find analogue stuff using scores with staves easier, piano roll and sample block programs just leave me scratching my head!
That is also why Iike Audacity, you can see the sound wave, cut, copy paste it, apply filter changes zoom in and manually move the waveform!
Ah, That's interesting. I work with a lot of MIDI based piano rolls and things although I play the piano (keyboard) as well. Yes, when it comes to voice acting and sound design, it's ALWAYS easier to edit the audio when you can see the wave file. THis is why I was asking to see the wave file in iClone with EVERY sound tack, not just the voice.
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By Dreamcube017 - 14 Years Ago
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animagic (12/10/2011)
Dreamcube, I guess you mean formants. They arecharacteristic peaks in the frequency spectrum of a voice. Simply put, they determine the kind of voice and alsowhat vowel you hear, for example.
Rampart, I wasn't too impressed with MorphVox and often found the quality unusable.
Yes that's exactly what I meant. Thanks Samulis!
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By planetstardragon - 14 Years Ago
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here's a different approach, try recording your voice in a much lower tone / pitch, so when you pitch it back up with software it sounds more natural but different.
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By animagic - 14 Years Ago
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Dreamcube017 (12/10/2011)
animagic (12/10/2011)
Dreamcube, I guess you mean formants. They arecharacteristic peaks in the frequency spectrum of a voice. Simply put, they determine the kind of voice and alsowhat vowel you hear, for example.
Rampart, I wasn't too impressed with MorphVox and often found the quality unusable.Yes that's exactly what I meant. Thanks Samulis! It was actually me, animagic, but I'm sure Samulis deserve thanks for something...:ermm:
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By Dreamcube017 - 14 Years Ago
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animagic (12/10/2011)
Dreamcube017 (12/10/2011)
animagic (12/10/2011)
Dreamcube, I guess you mean formants. They arecharacteristic peaks in the frequency spectrum of a voice. Simply put, they determine the kind of voice and alsowhat vowel you hear, for example.
Rampart, I wasn't too impressed with MorphVox and often found the quality unusable.Yes that's exactly what I meant. Thanks Samulis! It was actually me, animagic, but I'm sure Samulis deserve thanks for something...:ermm:
xD Supe sorry about that. I was tired when I wrote it.
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By MrStockboto - 14 Years Ago
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I use TextAloud from NextUp.com. With pretty much any choice out there right now the voices end up costing more that the application itself. I like TextAloud because you can control most aspects of the voice and even save pronunciations of individual words for a given voice. That's my two cents on the subject.
You can hear 6 different voices in this video:
By the way if anyone finds this amusing I'll continue the series.
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By animagic - 14 Years Ago
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Well, life is even stranger than fiction...:) The powers that be at my work are in the process of moving our office location to the main office, but the move takes longer than planned. As managing is all about preempting future events, the contract with our supplier has been terminated last month. Slowly we have been running out of plastic cutlery, cups, plates, and napkins. For napkins we use now the paper towels from the bathroom. We had free coffee at work, which was nice, but the supply of coffee is down to zero and the coffeemaker has just been taken away. Just in time our office manager was able to prevent them from taking the water coolers as well... Thank goodness I will be retiring by the end of the year...
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By Dreamcube017 - 14 Years Ago
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BristolDuncan (12/14/2011)
I use TextAloud from NextUp.com. With pretty much any choice out there right now the voices end up costing more that the application itself. I like TextAloud because you can control most aspects of the voice and even save pronunciations of individual words for a given voice. That's my two cents on the subject.
You can hear 6 different voices in this video:
By the way if anyone finds this amusing I'll continue the series.
LOL that was actually kind of funny.
It'd be cool if you could control how the voices said things. Then it'd be even nicer.
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By rampart - 14 Years Ago
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Where do you acquire SAPI voices, and are there any special import functions or modifications to the files needed before they will work properly in iCLone?
Where are SAFI files located in the directory structure of iCLone?
I have a Naturally speaking program and I ran the text to speech utility provided.
The voices sound a little robotic, but they do articulate the words very well.
I'm thinking they should work well enough in some videos.
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By Darren01 - 14 Years Ago
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I've used textaloud too, with the intentions of swapping the synthetic voices for real voice actors if I end up finishing the project. It's probably one of the better affordable text to speach generators out there, but it's still very robotic.
this is one of the most realistic ones I've heard so far
http://www.neospeech.com/
however, not sure if you can actually buy the software. If you can, they aren't telling. I guess it's a case of, if you have to ask, then you can't afford it ;)
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By wendyluvscatz - 14 Years Ago
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It probably involves using command prompt
(which scares me off immeadiately)
but
I added Brittish English to my Speakonia and those voices do not show up in my iClone text to speech menu.
Since I did this AFTER installing iClone5, I suspect reinstalling iClone would fix it
(they appear in iC4 on my laptop)
I really do not want to waste an install chance doing this.
(saving that for when I get another drive to put my content on)
I can as a work around just export to wav in speakonia and import the file.
Just wondering how iClone finds the voices (which are somewhere in my Microsoft speech engine) and if there is another way to refresh it!
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By moviemachine - 14 Years Ago
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rampart (12/14/2011)
Where do you acquire SAPI voices, and are there any special import functions or modifications to the files needed before they will work properly in iCLone?
Rampart,
I'm a Canadian but I purchased Ivona SAPI5 British voices for they have the best intonation and inflection qualities I've come across so far. Yeah I realize my characters have Brit accents but Brits weren't given the nickname "Chirpers" for nothing there is a pleasing almost musical quality in the delivery and more often than not they hit what you are after in angry, surprised, and happy script lines.
I find this quality only in the British voices AMY, BRIAN and EMMA.
They are not free but you often catch the trio in a pkg running for around $100
A caveat though that pertains to most voices you will find or buy anywhere.
If you are planning to use voices other than for private use you will need a more prof/commercial license (usually outrageous prices)
Ivona has a free trial period download... unsure what voices they include but it costs nothing to see if the voice quality is suitable for you.
I believe there is no special set up for iclone... After Ivona installs you operate iclone and when you type text for avatar animation speech a text entry window opens giving you a choice of SAPI 4 or SAPI5... choose SAPI 5 and a scroll down menu will have Microsoft, Ivona and other voices on your computer system listed to choose from.
Might be worth checking out www.ivona.com
(This is not a commercial... no affiliation whatsoever!)
I just appreciate getting pointed to places when I'm hunting for stuff.
Also in my case, I use all my text to speech voices solely to play back/ flesh out my scripts.
It's amazing how you can think a certain line is the cat's meow only to shudder when you hear it spoken. But hey! that's half the fun of creating the masterpiece...
lots of trial & error :) good luck on the hunt.
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By animagic - 14 Years Ago
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I use Ivona's online service, in which case there are no restrictions in use. Another service I use (with pretty good voices) is Acapela Box. And I agree, the Brits usually sound the best. BTW, you should not have to reinstall iClone for voices to be recognized. Edited for grammar...:blush:
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By colour - 14 Years Ago
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That's 'cos we speak proper English;) the Brits usually sounds the best.
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