Effects for a monster voice?

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I'm working on an audiobook with a female werewolf character. The author specified that in werewolf form she speaks in "otherworldly trills". Right now in the recording I'm trying to do my best monster voice, but I'm not super happy with it.

What would you suggest doing to make her sound like a monster/werewolf/demon?

Thanks!
 
"Otherworldly" would suggest an effect that the human voice can't naturally do.

Applying reverse reverb might be a simplest way to go about it.

If you wanna work way too hard at it: record her lines, reverse the recording, re-record yourself saying the reversed version, reverse that. (a la Like Spinning Plates)
 
VomitHatSteve said:
"Otherworldly" would suggest an effect that the human voice can't naturally do.

Applying reverse reverb might be a simplest way to go about it.

If you wanna work way too hard at it: record her lines, reverse the recording, re-record yourself saying the reversed version, reverse that. (a la Like Spinning Plates)
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Ooooh the double reverse recording sounds like a super cool idea! I will definitely give it a try and see how it goes. Thanks!

Edit: wow this is hard lmao
 
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TC Voicelive Rack is a hardware piece that has monster voices. This is preset 156 on my voice. Being silly. On a woman, I suppose it would sound like a female monster..



 
I'm currently taking a couple of courses on Udemy and saw they had a course on extreme vocal techniques.
 
Low tech enhancement.

How about talking into a fan on low?

Or, a massage wand against the voice box?
 
Ok here are some samples from me playing around. What do you guys think? Honestly I think I like the no effect voice the most. I've also attached a raw file if anyone feels inspired to play with it themselves. :) (On the playlist you can ignore the sample of regular speaking voice, I'm sending the playlist to the author after I get feedback from you guys and wanted him to know what the character sounds like not in werewolf form)

I tried the double reverse technique but it was just too hard to figure out how to say it backwards. I reversed it and slowed it down but my brain just couldn't handle it lol.

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What I didn't hear were any trills, which would be a pitch fluttering. Trills are a like a vibrato effect.
 
TalismanRich said:
What I didn't hear were any trills, which would be a pitch fluttering. Trills are a like a vibrato effect.
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Hmm what do you think the best way to accomplish that would be? I don't think I can actually do that with my voice in a way that wouldn't be unlistenable.
 
Trills are like the song from Mars Attacks where their heads explode. That vibrato in the guys voice.

Are you going to do some animation voices too? That would be cool, to voice a cartoon character. I could totally picture your voice on an amine type thing ...'offer you flavors...' Audiobooks seem like a similar thing.
 
LazerBeakShiek said:
Trills are like the song from Mars Attacks where their heads explode. That vibrato in the guys voice.

Are you going to do some animation voices too? That would be cool, to voice a cartoon character. I could totally picture your voice on an amine type thing ...'offer you flavors...' Audiobooks seem like a similar thing.
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Aww thanks. I've done some indie/amateur voice acting for video games and I've got plans for a character reel on the back burner. I'm sort of limited in comparison to most voice actors, I basically only take parts when they are looking for someone who sounds like my regular voice lol. Seductresses, villains, moms, teachers etc.

I like voice over more than acting. It's a lot easier and less competitive. Every 19 year old with an AT2020 wants to be a voice actor and they are much more hungry for parts than I am. The pay for indie projects is abysmal, lots of teenagers trying to put together a passion project and expect you to put in lots of work for basically free. I don't really search out voice acting, but if someone stumbles on my samples and is offering a reasonable rate I'm down.
 
I was thinking a flanger, set for a high frequency, will modulate the tone up and down. Add that to the original signal and you might get an "otherworldy" effect. I played with the one in Reaper, but the problem is that it makes some nasty distortion when the warble rate ramps up.

 
TalismanRich said:
I was thinking a flanger, set for a high frequency, will modulate the tone up and down. Add that to the original signal and you might get an "otherworldy" effect. I played with the one in Reaper, but the problem is that it makes some nasty distortion when the warble rate ramps up.
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Oooh thanks! Never heard of a flanger. I'll play around with it. :)

Edit: oh how convenient, Audition has a preset called "Hell's Chorus" lol
 
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I'm noticing a lot of distortion in the down-pitched version. You might get better results for that particular effect by delivering the line faster and then slowing it down to lower the pitch.
 
VomitHatSteve said:
I'm noticing a lot of distortion in the down-pitched version. You might get better results for that particular effect by delivering the line faster and then slowing it down to lower the pitch.
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Thanks for the feedback. He ended up picking the Hells Chorus flanger one, do you think the effect covers it up or should I try to tinker with it?
 
Well, if the client is happy, and you're able to get the work done, the flanger should be good.

If you want to continue experimenting for your own entertainment or artistic growth, that's also a very positive thing to do.
 
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