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Offline Landros Radick

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MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« on: December 02, 2007, 08:04:40 AM »
Hey All! With a successful Betty Contest concluding the month of November with both a German and English submission, we've decided to kick off the month of December with a Billy Contest!

Billy, is the male version of the Battlemech and Vehicle Computers that we will be using for MW:LL. As far as we know, there have been no male versions in MechWarrior, so this will be a first!
Since we have way more males participating in the Mechwarrior universe than females, we expect this one to be BIG and include MANY submissions! Unlike the previous one however, this time we will announce that there WILL be two winners! English and German versions.

The winner(s) will be showcased in the December Newsletter for MW:LL and included into the first release of the mod! As an enticement, winners will be getting Early Version Access when it becomes available (when we pack the mod into something MP playable). Don't worry Betty's, you will get access too.. :)

AS A VOLUNTEER CONTESTANT, BE AWARE THAT WHEN YOU WIN, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOUR VOICE FOR THE MOD AND BECOME ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS!


What you need to do:
(1) Start clearing your throats
(2) Record a line from Mechwarrior Betty's (Bottom of this post) examples
(3) Host the file somewhere or upload it here on the forums
(4) Post link here!

DEADLINE IS THE 31st of DECEMBER!

Recording Format: 44khz, 16bit, Mono
File formats we will accept:
.ogg, .wav, .mp3


Here's an example file my girlfriend did:
http://landrosradick.shackspace.com/Mech/AP-AYT.wav

We'll be providing the "effect" of sounding like a computer, so there's no need to edit the file itself! Just send us the voice sample and we'll modify it and post it back here! Again, PLEASE do not add your own effects to the audio file!

Some tips for recording:

Have a noise canceling microphone (most microphones, including desktop ones provide this these days)
Hold the microphone about 4-6 inches AWAY from the mouth and nostril area, preferably to the side as to not pick up any breathing.
Give it multiple takes (and it's ok to host the file with multiple takes on it) until you or her feel comfortable with the recording.

Example Text:
"Ammunition Level Critical"
"Shutting down"
"Light Amplification Engaged"
"Autopilot Engaged"
"Autopilot Disabled"
"Image Enhancement Engaged"
"Shutdown Sequence initiated"
"Heat Level, Critical"
"Shutdown overridden"
"Enemy Mech Destroyed"
"All Points, attacking your target"
"Heat Level, Critical"
"Satellite link, established"
"Chain fire, engaged"
"Group Fire, engaged"
"All points, report target destroyed"
"Enemy Power up detected"
"Self Destruct sequence initiated"
« Last Edit: December 04, 2007, 11:34:30 PM by Landros Radick »

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Re: MechWarrior Bruce Voice Contest
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2007, 08:48:24 AM »
From the previous Thread:

If you can, have the microphone about 2 inches above your head, and the diaphragm (the receiving part of the microphone) facing your mouth.  If available, you can also provide a pop filter as well. This can be bought anywhere, or you can make one out of a clothes hanger, and womens stockings. 

This filter prevents 'plosives such as the P, sounds, and T sounds. It's preferred that you have a large diaphragm condenser microphone, but usually a small diaphragm dynamic is the cheapest, they are like 20 bucks or something at any electronics store. This is NOT required though and don't let it scare you from recording!

As Landros said, 4-6 inches away from the mic or the easiest way is to take your thumb, and place it at your mouth. Then open your hand away from your face, and thus creating the proper setting for the most sufficient vocal transducense through the microphone.  Be sure to look up a bit, and speak at the mic.  Also it would be preferred you are in a quiet room without much background noise or echo effect. 

We want to try to limit any outside noise or sounds from the recording, as possible.  Seeing how most people aren't in a recording studio (or have the proper acoustic treatments), follow the examples!!  Keep all of the above in mind and you should be able to provide a fairly clear and concise recording of yourself with most household/desktop microphones.

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Re: MechWarrior Bruce Voice Contest
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2007, 10:06:45 PM »
 ;D Alright, i had three tries at this; First one was alright, Second was good, and the Third I think is better, but you're the judges.  ;)

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Re: MechWarrior Bruce Voice Contest
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2007, 10:29:06 PM »
Hmm... I sing Tenor- alto (and soprano ::)) Let me try if tenor is good.
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Re: MechWarrior Bruce Voice Contest
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2007, 08:13:09 PM »
You're very welcome Landros. I think it would be cool to be in a game and then i can brag to my pals at Mechwarrior Leagues, lol
« Last Edit: December 03, 2007, 09:29:43 PM by Werewolf »

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2007, 06:23:12 PM »
Alrighty, I've been playing around with it and ought to have a final submission ready for you by the end of this week.  Waiting for my congestion to let up >:(

What is the deadline on this, good sir?  I didn't see it in the original post.

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2007, 07:36:51 PM »
DOH! Hah, thanks for reminding me! Deadline is the end of this month the 31st.


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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2007, 11:28:37 PM »
Hello Guys, here are my Voice Samples. I have create one in German and one in English.

German www.proud-krauts.de/Uploads/TempUploads/PapaX-German.wav
Englisch www.proud-krauts.de/Uploads/TempUploads/PapaX-English.wav
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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 09:03:42 PM »
Wow this thread isn't getting much activity..

come on people! we got 23 days left in the month to get our voices recorded, submitted, modified, and judged. Now get those vocal chords in gear!

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2007, 09:26:21 PM »
Oops, yeah, I'll have those PapaX mp3's online today

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2007, 10:05:56 PM »
BUMP~~~~~

20 Days and counting

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 05:38:50 PM »
BUMPBUMP
18 days and falling!

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2007, 05:57:23 PM »
Bumpity Bump Bump

15 Days left, get those recordings in fellas.

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Re: MechWarrior Billy Voice Contest
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2007, 07:06:36 PM »
Hey just so everyone who posted knows Landros Raddick had a family emergency that needed to be dealt with so when things clear up on his side he'll be getting back to everyone with his feedback as soon as possible.