selfrecorded voice overs (Qualitylevel)

[ex81]

Hi,

I´d like to record some voice overs for my SPM.

Simple question:

Which Apps do you use to create realistic sound ?

 

(Windows or Mac, does not matter)

[shagrat]

Audacity. It is Open source and has a lot of editing functions, that come in handy to produce radio effects, add background noise etc.

You will find lots of guides on the web how to do radio FX or voiceover in general.

[ex81]

Yep, I gave it a try several times. One problem is, it only saves in it`s own file format.

And exporting as .wav did not seem logical to me.

Perhaps you can discribe this step to me?

 

Thank you

[feefifofum]

Here's a nice tutorital on how to specifically make voiceovers for DCS by Ranger79:

[Johnny Dioxin]

Done quite a bit of voice acting for a couple of devs and I always use Audacity - and save in ogg format (also, when saving, open the options dialog and increase the quality slider).

 

I've used many different headsets and there is a very big difference between each of them, and soundcards, too.

[grunf]

Yep, I gave it a try several times. One problem is, it only saves in it`s own file format.

And exporting as .wav did not seem logical to me.

Perhaps you can discribe this step to me?

 

Thank you

You can save your file in several formats, including .ogg, with the Export audio option. Select desired format from the drop down menu.

 

 

[PicksKing]

A hint regarding a realistic sound in case you don't have experience with that: In some recording applications have no or only low quality presets which means that you will need to do this with an equalizer on your own to make it sound realistic. In radio transmissions are no low frequencies and the mid and high frequencies are overdriven and distorted. So take out the bass much as possible and amplify the "mids" and everything above (around 1000Hz and higher) until you hear the typical buzzing and shrilling (+10db, maybe more, this depends on output level of the raw file).

The equalizer setting could look like the example in the attached screenshot. Give it a try and if you find a good setting, dont forget to save it.

 

Edited April 5, 2017 by PicksKing

[DarkFire]

Another +1 for Audacity. Relatively easy to use and powerful enough for everything except the most esoteric audio processing. It's more than good enough to record audio for missions and to mix voice overs with sound effects etc.

[ex81]

Thanx to all you guys. :thumbup: This is really a lot of helpful hints. Think I must stop flying for a day or two to make myself familiar with all that. :book:

[PicksKing]

Please post a download link here, when your mission is finished. I would like to see it :)