Any cool voice changing programs?

Any cool voice changing programs?

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By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

Hey guys.

When making movies, I would love to be able to do all the voice acting myself, because I enjoy the process so much!! The problem are the female parts, as my voice is deep enough and I can't make it sound like a woman's. '

Does anyone know of any good software that would transform my voice from male to female?

Thanks!!

By wendyluvscatz - 8 Years Ago

Screaming Bee/morphvox is cheap

http://screamingbee.com/Product/MorphVOX.aspx

free

https://www.kvraudio.com/product/rovee-by-g200kg
as a vst plugin for
http://www.audacityteam.org
using this instaltion guide
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_effect_generator_and_analyzer_plug_ins_on_windows.html#vst_install

By dr.zap - 8 Years Ago

Try Voxal voice changer. It's a free download.

By charleshoover885 - 8 Years Ago

Careful with Voxel, I tried it on two computers (Win7 and Win10) and it corrupted the drivers on both.

Charles

By will2power71 - 8 Years Ago

Don't forget there's Voice Changer Diamond as well.

By charleshoover885 - 8 Years Ago

Will2power71,

Yeah, I downloaded the trial. Looks pretty good. I am close to purchasing it, have you used it much?
They are having a "holiday sale" that is pretty tempting.

Charles

By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

Thanks for the answers!!

@charleshoover885, @Will2power71,

I downloaded the trial, but I wasn't so impressed. It created enough static noise on top of my voice.

Did you like it? Do you have a headset mic? I own a usb mic, so maybe that's a problem too.

By wendyluvscatz - 8 Years Ago

Screamingbee/morphvox

By charleshoover885 - 8 Years Ago

Wendy,

Sitting here this morning thinking about all this "stuff". I have both programs, MorphVOX and Voice Changer. Truth is, there is not a lot of difference. Anyone expecting Hollywood voice-actor type results will be disappointed. Not because of the software quality, but the state of the voice creation technology. Seems like a manageable problem but its not there yet.

I do the 3D art and animation thing because I enjoy it. These programs (take your pick) provide a way to add an important element to our "productions". Animations with no sound don't really cut it. Dialog is an important part of the process (of course some are great without). If you require "professional" quality it will cost and almost certainly require human action. Same thing goes for the MoCap stuff.

What can be done with iClone, DS, and MorphVOX is amazing and limited only by your talent (which I can tell you have in abundance!). Hollywood studios would not consider it "good enough" but I don't like a lot of things they produce.

As I decide whether to just delete this post and just be a spectator, offering an acknowledgement to folks like you and Rampa seems appropriate.

(Rampa doesn't know it yet but I just got the Leap Controller and Brekel's Pro Hands MoCap software so I will be asking for input in another thread)

Thanks for your video, it was fun to watch.

Lamias,

I don't like it or dislike it. You will probably have to clean up the sound to make it acceptable, but that's part of the process. There aren't many alternatives.

Charles

By wendyluvscatz - 8 Years Ago

nothing beats voice actors but at 20 bucks morphvox is still better than Text to speech voices IMO
I simply provided a demo using my voice, a skilled actor may get more mileage from it
for that matter there are android and ipad apps one can use too
I still think any voice acting is better than TTS which I use more to annoy than anything or one could maybe on robots, aliens, computers etc not humans.

By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

Wendy thanks for this video.

It proves that it's possible to create good voices, and that's what I needed to see to be convinced. :)

Do you own a headset mic? I am using a USB mic and I am dealing with echo problems and voice return (I bought it in 2005, meeh... :P )

By wendyluvscatz - 8 Years Ago

I have a directional mic plugged into my microphone audio in jack

By will2power71 - 8 Years Ago

Lamias (7/6/2017)

Some of this is going to have to do with the environment you record your sound in and how good the recording is. Just because the mike is USB, does not necessarily make it the best for vocal recording. And sometimes an analog microphone will give you superior results --but it depends on the equipment that you have and how noise rich your background is. I am not an expert on sound engineering, but I have come to understand that what you record on is just as important as the software you use. I'm not doing any sound work at the moment --I am actually building a "quiet box" for recording at home. (I am not building a strictly sound proof studio --so there's no confusion. My house is pretty quiet to begin with, and I just want to minimize background noise like computer fans, ceiling fans and stuff) Sometimes the background noise our ears filter out for us, end up on your sound recording and can cause issues with the final result. There are more than a few youtube videos on sound recording and vocal recording. I suggest before getting too in depth that you reasearch a bit more about vocal recording techniques. If you put a bit of effort into getting good techniques down with the right hardware, you can do a pretty decent job. There's no instant "voice chango" thingy --a lot of this requires a little research on our part in order to develop a system of doing it that works for us.

This video here gives a bit of good information on voice recording that could be of use to you:

You've got to make sure you get yourself into the right equipment for the task you set. Not every USB microphone is good for vocal recording. You might want to look into how-to video's in order to help you select the right mic for this purpose and how you can cut down on some of the noise in your recording sessions. Of course it doesn't hurt to learn as much as you can about your mic's capabilities --it could be that you could adjust the settings and get an even better sound out of it. It all depends on what you have and how much effort you're willing to put into getting a good sound before you start trying to morph it.

By dr.zap - 8 Years Ago

What Will2Power71 said:exclamationmark:. Recording dialogue and sound design are complete disciplines within themselves. You can't just expect to hookup a mike to your computer and get decent sound. At the very least you should surround the recording space with sound dampening to block all reflections and echoes. It is my opinion that sound is even more important than the video quality. Tread carefully.

By justaviking - 8 Years Ago

MICROPHONE:

I have a Samson Meteor microphone. Very beautiful. And very sensitive. It is a bit too omnidirectional for most of my needs, and has no "gain" control, but I'm satisfied with the quality.
About $60-70.
https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Meteor-Studio-Microphone-Chrome/dp/B004MF39YS
(I think Walmart lists it for $60.)

I keep looking at the Blue Yeti microphones. They have three setting for directional, etc., and have a "gain" knob on them. Their price is a bit high for a hobbyist, but they get a lot of good reviews.
About $110-120 (list price is $150), and since I have a decent mic already, I continue to not buy this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Yeti-USB-Microphone-Silver/dp/B002VA464S

RECORDING STUDIO:

Because my Samson Meteor mic successfully picks up sound in all directions, I really struggled with; a) Echo from the ceiling and walls, and b) Noise from the air conditioning/heating ducts, and c) Any other background noised from being in a house with a family and living on a suburban street where loud cars or trucks can drive by unannounced.

My solution was to move out of my home office and do my recording in my walk-in master bedroom closet. All the clothing helped absorb a lot of the sound so there was no more echo, and I have no air vents in that room, and it's an interior room so I don't pick up any outdoor sounds. All I need to do is ensure the family knows I'm recording and that they need to be quiet for 10 to 20 minutes.

SOFTWARE AND POST-PRODUCTION:

I use Audacity to do my recording.

I have started writing down my volume levels (both in Audacity and in the Windows audio control panel) to help me be consistent, and that's especially important when doing multiple recordings for a single project.

In spite of having a reasonable recording studio in my closet, I still use the Noise Reduction capability in Audacity. With headphones on, I can definitely tell the difference before and after doing the noise reduction. Because I start with reasonably clean audio, the noise reduction is minor and doesn't cause any distortion that I can hear. I also record my noise-reduction settings for in-project consistency.

I have also used Audacity's capabilities to change my voice slightly. When I did some Pinhead* videos (for myself and a voiceover for Animagic) I was able to record in my natural voice (easier to be consistent, since I'm an amateur), and then use the equalizer and other tools to make it into more of a Pinhead-sounding voice. (I will admit I was disturbed at how little adjustment was required. It wounded my pride.) Audacity allows you to apply multiple tool passes, and you can save them as a preset for next time.

*Pinhead - Most people here are familiar with this character. We are way overdue for another Pinhead project. You can go to "Justaviking's iClone 7 Corner" and ask me about Pinhead if you're new here and don't know him.

By genao87 - 8 Years Ago

I am posting a link to another thread I had with poster Animagic. He mentioned Amazon Polly. Amazon Polly is the best route IMO....though I believe it is best to use everything available to you. However I have tried all the ones mentioned here and ALL sound robotic and not realistic. The voice is just a higher pinch or lower pinch and thats about it despite the different plugins, preferences, etc. when it comes to Human voices.

https://forum.reallusion.com/329553/How-many-built-in-human-voices-does-CrazyTalk-has-Also-can-you-create-new-ones

https://aws.amazon.com/polly/

By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

genao87

Hey, thanks for the reply and the link.

Isn't polly a text-to-speech software though? How do you convey emotion and life in your voice if it's a text-to-speech?

I am worried that I will achieve a good human voice, but lose all the emotion that a normal person can convey with his voice.

By dr.zap - 8 Years Ago

Lamias (7/8/2017)

What is your budget? If you want quality sound with real emotion, there is no replacement for a human. I am using this service to hire my own actors. https://www.voices.com/
Take out an ad and tell them your budget. Or get a friend or family member to do some voice acting. This is the only way to get quality.

By toystorylab - 8 Years Ago

I tried out Polly; sounds good but you will need to make some "Lexicons" to customize pronunciation.
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/managing-lexicons-console.html#managing-lexicons-console-synthesize-speech
I did not get deeper into this matter yet :crazy:

dr.zap (7/8/2017)

Or get a friend or family member to do some voice acting. This is the only way to get quality.

I also think that it should be possible to find, AFTER you made the script,
to find people who would have fun doing it and also fit to your character(s).
Why not ask some (amateur) musicians from the neighborhood,
they even make you the musik for intro/outro if they get some credits
or they/you can make a music-video out of parts of the movie :satisfied:

By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

It's true that, the only way to get actual quality is to ask a voice actor (friend or not) to do the voices for you.

It's just that, as I said in my first post, I enjoy doing the vocals myself. I used to be in a theatrical group for 5 years, and now it's the first year that I won't be able to be a part of it, due to my job being too time consuming. So playing all the characters in a movie would be a cool substitute for me missing the theater this year, which I love.

Of course, if I am not able to create decent voices, I will hand this over to friends and family. But I 'd love to try first! :)

By TheOldBuffer - 8 Years Ago

Its not only voices that are needed, it's important that the voice actors can act out the scene to bring a bit of personality to the performance. Giving characters a "character" is often missing in iclone videos.

By dr.zap - 8 Years Ago

Lamias (7/10/2017)

In that case, watch this video. He is using morphvox, but he is putting his own skill into it too. When I heard his voices, it gave me pause. It might be a good fallback solution for some problems. Maybe it will solve yours.

By Lamias - 8 Years Ago

Thanks for the link!! This guy is very good!!

I am starting to believe that my microphone has issues. MorphVox doesn't catch all of my voice. Every 3-4 secs it leaves gaps for 1-2 secs and then keeps capturing it.

Might need a different mic to test out this software.

Thanks for the replies everyone!!

By Anonymous2020 - 8 Years Ago

If you have at least a modest budget, Voice Bunny may be an option for you. https://voicebunny.com/

By genao87 - 8 Years Ago

Lamias (7/8/2017)

Yeah Polly can convey emotions with the right script coding. Or you can just use existing ones and modify those.. It is in its infancy right now but it has already caught up to voice changer/software that has been suggested in this forum. You just have to somehow master the program as updates/improvements continue to come along. You can save the whole thing as an MP3 file when you are done. It is so far one of the MUST to learn software if you are looking to get as real as it gets so far with MULTIPLE human voices. You can still use the other free software but so far Polly can create different sound human voices.

You yourself count as well. Some people out there can change their voices to sound differently with tricks and techniques....no software....just your human voice.

By medleyvoice15 - 8 Years Ago

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By TonyDPrime - 8 Years Ago

genao87 (7/17/2017)

Lamias (7/8/2017)

This was very well done, he sounded like a little girl, not really a woman, but I like how he outlined the steps to it. If you can achieve this, even to a small degree, then an electronic voice change COMBINED with the modified Posture, Accent, and Pitch will give you really good results. If you can add a touch of the electronic and not have to worry about it doing the heavy lifting, you can emulate the truer sound. As opposed to if you would strictly rely on the electronic, you will get the doubling and digital artifacts on your voice....But, if you add just a touch, on top of your own self-voice modification, its likely to push it into the convincing zone. Very similar to the Bloom effect in iClone 7, it's more 'realistic' when not overdone, in that it emulates the real sensory experience in the actual environment. Too much kills it, that is unless you want it being artificial.

Likewise, take his steps in reverse if you are a woman and you can get a man's voice:
-Larger mouth, speak with back of throat,not front of mouth
-Reduce the blended musicality, more choppy binary staccato tempo
-Lower pitch
-Reduce accented flare of R's and S's

And invert these of your own voice if you are a man to get a woman's voice.

A compressor or noise gate will also give you a cleaner vocal sound if too much digital artifacting from the pitch shifting of the electronic voice modification.

Cool topic!!!!

By ledlight - 8 Years Ago

You yourself count as well. Some people out there can change their voices to sound differently with tricks and techniques....no software....just your human voice.

To save time, skip to 3:43 for his wrap up and demo, he just waffles on before that.

Amazon Poly is cool, but only a couple of the voices are any good. Oddly there's an English speaking Indian accent voice that sounds very clear. No emotion though in Polly, even with scripting you can't get any warmth or emotion in the voice. Much better to go down the voice changer road, and find a combination of your own style and distortion.

By planetstardragon - 8 Years Ago

the best vocal changers are in mac, with http://www.antarestech.com/ and http://www.uaudio.com/ along with Apple Logic, being among the best tools.
Cost effective quick dirty and simple is Morphvox ...and I'm sure a few others have come out with new toys that are just as fun.

The problem with the cost effective versions is their quality isn't good, many of these sonic changes affect pitch and tonality, the more expensive process have extra math , parameters and in some cases hardware to process the subtle changes. The low cost processors just mess with phase, pitch and basic tonality, basically introducing artifacts and increasing the noise to signal ratio without the extra restoration processes the more expensive softwares use.

The other factor is the voice acting itself, there just isn't a software in this world that will make Donald trump sound like a real president without him putting some effort into acting the part :w00t: