StephONIe (female droid) Announcer Pack

[Oddbrother]

Yes, I did just try and make a blatant impression of GlaDOS/vocaloids for my first pack.

Sample

• welcometoskulltag
• preparetofight
• supercharge
• redredskull

Download

• DropBox
• DropBox (amped volume to 150%)

[Ænima]

Cool.


Now we just need a SHODAN announcer pack ...

[-Jes-]

Quite satisfactory!

[DevilHunter]

This isn't really a Skin Release, though I'm sure it can be argued..

Anyhow, gonna check it out

EDIT: Sounds pretty neat, that if you played Portal before. However, it is a bit too quiet.. I usually play with sound at 100% and music at 50%, announcer volume at 50% as well. And even after turning Announcer up all the way, I still couldn't hear it over SSG noise.

Even went as far as turning down Sound and Music. But anyhow, Nice job :p

[thebestmlTBM]

whats that GLaDOS I heard? AMAZING!

[Medicris]

What text-to-voice program did you use for this? Really accurate stuff.

[Oddbrother]

I used IVONA to generate raw voice dialogue.

[Oddbrother]

However, it is a bit too quiet.. I usually play with sound at 100% and music at 50%, announcer volume at 50% as well. And even after turning Announcer up all the way, I still couldn't hear it over SSG noise.

Even went as far as turning down Sound and Music.

If I made them any louder, it'd result in clipping. Is that all right, or do you have any suggestions or workaround for this?

[DevilHunter]

TBH.. I dunno. I haven't been able to play much at all, but somehow I can hear it now. May of been because my soundcard decided to turn all my volume sliders in Volume Control down. I just turned it up, and tried out the announcer again, and I can hear it.

[Ænima]

Some clipping is fine (and honestly, wouldn't even be noticeable).

I also think you can amplify the sound via SNDINFO's $VOLUME command.

[Bloax]

The strange thing is that the sounds are quite loud.
So it's either announcers having buggy volume (I kind of doubt this) - or due to that little detail that the sounds use a very limited set of frequencies that can easily result in the sounds getting muffled because they aren't unusual frequencies.

Which to say is that since there's a limited final volume - and these samples using a very specific set of frequencies, they'll very likely be not quite as loud with other sounds playing that eat up those same frequencies.


though iunno man, it's a guess

[Ænima]

Which to say is that since there's a limited final volume - and these samples using a very specific set of frequencies, they'll very likely be not quite as loud with other sounds playing that eat up those same frequencies.


though iunno man, it's a guess

Actually I don't think Zandro has a volume limit, just a channel limit.

If it DID have a master limiter, you'd be able to hear this announced a little clearer ... But the volume of all sounds currently playing would take a dip and that would sound bad IMO.

[mr fiat]

you could try compresing dynamic range, audacity has such a feature build in. its a common techique to make pop music sound louder without making it clip.

[Oddbrother]

I did what Ænima wrote and boosted all sounds to 150%. Check if that's better.

[CyborG]

need screenshots, i dont wanna download it without screenshot!

[Bloax]

You asked for it.

[NachtIntellect]

need screenshots, i dont wanna download it without screenshot!

Sorry I just have to facepalm, an announcer is not any graphical change or map, an announcer is made using sounds therefore you cannot take a picture of such a thing, there are however previews of the announcer in the original post, please check that first.

[Bloax]

an announcer is made using sounds therefore you cannot take a picture of such a thing

then what the fuck did i just post

[NachtIntellect]

then what the fuck did i just post

I do not know as I can not see it.

[Bloax]

well then have a look