June 17, 2007

Missa Introduxit me rex in cellam vinariam : Patrem and Sanctus only.

Missa Introduxit me rex in cellam vinariam : Patrem and Sanctus only.
Publisher: Praha : Department of Music History. Institute of Ethnology. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, c2006.
Subjects:Masses Excerpts., Credo (Music), Sanctus (Music), Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied.

Lecture 4 - The Voice
First assignment, the radio voice - what kinds of voices can we hear on radio in Australia today? How do radio presenters use their voices?

Voice123 Bonded With the Voiceover Industry at the VOICE 2007 Event
Voice123 strengthened it relationships with the voice over community at recently concluded VoiceOver International Creative Experience in Las Vegas. [SANEPR 11 April, 2007]

What if Life Had a Soundtrack?
I received an e-mail this morning from my friend Stephanie Ciccarelli about something new they have put together at Voices.com. This is just one of the many reasons I love that website (and company!)- they are always trying to find new ways to attract clients- thus giving 'us the voice actors' new leads as well!

If you've ever wondered what a difference a good voice over can make for your project, check out 'What if Life Had a Soundtrack?'.

These are just the first two videos they have put together, there are more on the way!

Meet Dave Adams the voice of Mojo Sam
Let's take a break from birdwatching. I would like to introduce everyone to Dave Adams. Dave is an Philadelphia artist and a radio voice actor that I have been listening to for over 30 years. For those of you that are familiar with ZBS media then you know who I am writing […]

Fifteen minutes on agni with voice

Filed under: Stories

Well, I downloaded the voice-enabled First Look viewer, and went out to one of the PG welcome areas to have a listen. Results were … mixed, to say the least.

A cluster of ten people were standing around talking. It only took a few minutes to identify six distinct issues. We could call them the big six, but that's already taken, right?

Firstly, the Active Speakers window isn't much help in a group. At any moment four or five people were lit up as speaking, but with several seconds delay between someone lighting up as 'speaking' and the voice arriving, it doesn't really help much in identifying who's voice you are hearing at any moment.

Second, someone is occasionally screaming or howling in the background. I've no idea who.

Third, every few words is fardling or spoony or abfold or snurble (Confused? See here). Who is swearing like a sailor? A few people, by the voices, but I can't tell who. Never mind this is a PG sim. If you use SL for work, you'll probably want to stay away from public gathering places if anyone in the office can hear your audio.

Fourth, crosstalk. Miss a word or two because someone is talking over the top of them, and you've got no idea what they said. People are going "What?" "What did you say?" "Can you repeat that?"

Fifth, I can hear everyone's tv, radio, cd-player in the background. That doesn't make it any easier.

Sixth, unlike all other sounds, voice doesn't go away when you minimize SL.

Issues. There are definitely issues. Mostly, of course, they're social issues, not technological ones.

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San Francisco YouTube Pick of the Day
San Fran Voice trolls the online world to find video clips from and about San Francisco. Check the archives to see the ones that you've missed. Posted here every morning at 9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBL_3kaGvO4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAnHkR1Axj8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJwLLAgD-8 Explanation: Today's YouTube picks are all about Flag Day (since that's today). One of the jokes here is that you know you're from SF […]

Ace Buddy
This program can read any text in any window. It can also play plain text files. Ace Buddy has a WinAmp-style user interface with dozens of voices, characters and skins.