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ROBOT VOICES

thewaxbanditthewaxbandit 112 Posts
edited September 2008 in Strut Central
plaese to help me production/tech dudesb,121b,121is there any free software for the mac which will enable me to type in a phrase and have it read back in a robot voice - but also record and save it as an MP3/wav?b,121b,121i know you can get Text Edit to read back to you but i only have one mac so i can't record itb,121b,121any help would be greatly appreciatedb,121b,121b

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  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    do you mean "talk-like-this?" cause most robots these days have adapted to more human like characteristics.b,121b,121img src="http://www.canosoarus.com/02Robosaurus/Robo Images/05 Robo Norfolk VA2003.jpg"1
  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    It's not free, but:b,121b,121a href="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/18/synthesize-speech-with-bitnotics-vx-323/" target="_blank"1http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/02/18/synthesize-speech-with-bitnotics-vx-323/
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    You can use the speech setting in OS X (You can enable this by going to System Preferences > Universal Access) then from any app you can highlight text and go to Services > Speech and it will start speaking.b,121b,121To record this, try using Audio Hijack which can capture any sound coming out of your mac to mp3.
  • thewaxbanditthewaxbandit 112 Posts
    nice one fellasb,121b,121much appreciatedb,121b,121b
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121plaese to help me production/tech dudesb,121b,121is there any free software for the mac which will enable me to type in a phrase and have it read back in a robot voice - but also record and save it as an MP3/wav?b,121b,121i know you can get Text Edit to read back to you but i only have one mac so i can't record itb,121b,121any help would be greatly appreciatedb,121b,121b b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121a href="http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php#top"1target="_blank"1http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php#top
  • young_creamyoung_cream 540 Posts
    U can use terminal for mac too i forgot how but ill figure it out
  • bruceforcebruceforce 92 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121a href="http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php#top"1target="_blank"1http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php#top b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Ha i was just about to email that link1as well, been using that for a long1time... img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/headz.gif" alt="" 21
  • young_creamyoung_cream 540 Posts
    go to terminal and type -say Fusk WUT U HEARD
  • mr.brettmr.brett 678 Posts
    There's also this. a href="http://www.cepstral.com/demos/"1target="_blank"1http://www.cepstral.com/demos/ You can get the wav's they host using download helper, which is really convenient tool for downloading embedded files (like youtube).
  • mr.brettmr.brett 678 Posts
    haha.... this is fun. object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"1codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335"1height="28"1id="divplaylist"1param name="movie"1value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=5398003-db2" 21embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=5398003-db2" width="335"1height="28"1name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"1/embed1/object1
  • deepbrntdeepbrnt 241 Posts
    what about a robot voice that sounds like the end of def leppard "love bites" or the voice that rides out at the end of slum village "forth and back" saying "what we will do...what we will do"1those are good robot voices, the other shit is played out
  • BeatnicholasBeatnicholas 1,005 Posts
    what vocoder plugins are any good?b,121b,121microkorg vocoder? 6/10. 7 if you use a mike instead of the shitty built in one.b,121b,121orange vocoder? 3 / 10. weak sauce.b,121b,121tried using the ones in reason / cubase and stuff, funny for effects (eg using the sound of the ocean as a carrier, womans voice as the modulator = talking ocean). But not Harder Better Stronger is it.b,121b,121Autotune is *bleurgh* full stop.
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,127 Posts
    I'm sorry, but I have grown to hate this sound effect. I like Zapp's stuff and I could totally get1toasted listening Peter Frampton after rolling a "fat doobie", bro. But modern day, soft ass R&B guys doing this is corny as hell.
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    The mac OS has 24 voices built into it and you can adjust the tempo and pitch in the VoiceOver utility. For those that are not knowing, highlight some text from this thread in safari, go to Safari > Services > Speech and click on start speaking text. I like alex, vicki and whisper.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121what vocoder plugins are any good?b,121Autotune is *bleurgh* full stop. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121/font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I'm sorry, but I have grown to hate this sound effect. I like Zapp's stuff and I could totally get toasted listening Peter Frampton after rolling a "fat doobie", bro. But modern day, soft ass R&B guys doing this is corny as hell. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121The terms are getting confused again. A crude rundown:b,121b,121ul type="square"1[*]Speech synthesis is artificially produced speech from text, made by either piecing together samples from a database or by some completely synthetic method that emulates human speech mechanisms. b,121Think MacOS voices.b,121[*]A vocoder is a device that uses the amplitude of input A (usually a vocal) to modulate the amplitude of input B (usually a synthesizer sound).b,121Think Herbie Hancock.b,121[*]A talkbox is a device that funnels sound from an instrument source into your mouth. You shape the sound with your mouth and your tongue and the result gets picked up by a mic.b,121Think Roger Troutmon.b,121[*]An autotuner is a pitch correction software plugin that, when taken to the extreme, can make a vocal sound synthetic.b,121Think T-Pain. b,121/ul1b,121b,121All of the above are capable of producing "robotic"1results, but they are not the same. I'm pretty sure waxbandit is looking for speech synthesis. It's the easiest, non-technical way to make some robot voice samples, although using a vocoder with some really gnarly synth sounds would probably yield a much more unique result.
  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    Most of the modern text to voice apps have 'natural' sounding voices. Not really what you're after I guess.?b,121b,121There's something called the "shit talker"1which emulates robot, martian ect style computer voices, but I think its only for PC. b,121b,121Doesn't fruityloops have a type and speak function?
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    I cant test any of these solutions at work....but do any of these have the same effect as the "Tribe Called Quest voice over lady??
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