Awesome. Thanks. I'm actually from Vancouver but I moved to Scotland in 99 and moved back here about two years ago. My dad was from Glasgow, though, so I grew up around a pretty thick Scottish accent, much like Mike Myers. Every time I tried a Scottish accent while I was in Scotland, however, it was met with derision and loud insults. Like from my friends. Consequently, I never really developed an accent but you hear a little lilt creep in when I'm over there. I go back a couple times a year on average.
Great. My apologies. : ) I have all of the 'line in', 'microphone', 'recording' levels that I can find on my computer turned up to the MAXIMUM LEVELS that I can hunt down. But this is what I'm getting. I have to practically make out with the microphone to get it to register that I'm speaking. Ha ha. Sounds like some girls that I know. Ha ha. Sigh. See above for the Scotland rumour.
Ha ha. Thanks. I suppose I could do some "This is the final transmission. We are headed out of range. Come in, Tokyo. Are you responding?" sort of thing.
Hey dude, thought I might try to help ya out a bit. First off, mute everything except the line in that you are using and maybe the wav input. Secondly what kind of mic are ya using? Third, if you can get your hands on it sooner than I see you, get a copy of sony sound forge and record it into that and then play with it from there including level boosting and compressor/limiter levels. To avoid little distracting ambient noises in your speaking and breath, you may also want to get sony's Acid and do one track of inconsequential music in the background like we did in the podcast, with your voice over top. Lastly, if you have separate eq controls like bass, mid, and hi, you'll want the bass down below 5, the mid you should play with until you get the desired effect, and the hi above 5. I should have some time in about 2 weeks if you want me to come over with the aforementioned progs and I could learn ya some stuff. What kind of mic are you using?
Thanks for your help. I'll try those things if I can figure them out. I'm just using Windows Sound Recorder that hasn't changed in oh, sixteen years, and I'm pretty sure my sound card is run of the mill. Plus I can only record a minute at a time.
I know I have a Sony microphone. That's all I can remember. it's at home, though, so I'll have to get back to you on that. It looks middle to high quality to my untrained eye but as I may have already implied, I know nothing.
Are sound forge and Acid free? Is there any freeware?
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 10:18 (UTC)no subject
Date: 24 Jan 2008 18:30 (UTC)no subject
Date: 24 Jan 2008 13:07 (UTC)sounds more like michigan.
just fucking with you. i love your writing.
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 18:33 (UTC)Every time I tried a Scottish accent while I was in Scotland, however, it was met with derision and loud insults. Like from my friends.
Consequently, I never really developed an accent but you hear a little lilt creep in when I'm over there. I go back a couple times a year on average.
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 15:44 (UTC)The volume is really low -- I have to turn the sound way way up to hear it.
I heard a rumor you're from Scotland?
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 18:35 (UTC)I have all of the 'line in', 'microphone', 'recording' levels that I can find on my computer turned up to the MAXIMUM LEVELS that I can hunt down. But this is what I'm getting. I have to practically make out with the microphone to get it to register that I'm speaking.
Ha ha. Sounds like some girls that I know. Ha ha. Sigh.
See above for the Scotland rumour.
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 17:54 (UTC)and the static is radio, it's like my dads cabin and the reception is sketchy and i turn it up to catch it all.
i am just delighted.
and your voice! yum!
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 18:30 (UTC)Jonny Vancouver
Date: 24 Jan 2008 21:58 (UTC)Re: Jonny Vancouver
Date: 24 Jan 2008 22:41 (UTC)I know I have a Sony microphone. That's all I can remember. it's at home, though, so I'll have to get back to you on that. It looks middle to high quality to my untrained eye but as I may have already implied, I know nothing.
Are sound forge and Acid free? Is there any freeware?
Yeah, sure, come on over. Let's do this thing.
Re: Freecording
Date: 25 Jan 2008 04:24 (UTC)Acid and Sound Forge are not free.
We might know a guy who knows a guy, though.
Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) *is* free, and is pretty simple to figure out (nice big round record button and stuff like that).
Reaper (http://www.reaper.fm) is not free, but looks like it's guiltware, and is a LOT like Acid.
Re: Freecording
Date: 25 Jan 2008 04:36 (UTC)Re: Freecording
Date: 25 Jan 2008 20:06 (UTC)Re: Jonny Vancouver
Date: 25 Jan 2008 20:05 (UTC)