Thread: Voice changer for Magic Mirror help needed

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Hey folks, getting to be that time of year (pretty much year round for most of us).

One of my goals this season was to hook up one of the Imagineerieing Magic Mirror displays in my haunt door.

I've been able to figure out everything except the voice. I found MorphVox pro and Voice Changer 6 from Diamond, but from what I can tell there is always a significant delay due to the computer processing.

I don't want to buy any new equipment if I can help it, so a software solution would be preferable.

If I have to I could hack the crappy voice changer set I got at Target years back and hook it up to an amp, but I'd rather not.


So what do you folks suggest? For those of you who do the magic mirror, what do you use?


Thanks again for any help, and keep it scary!

We set up one last year. I used a wireless mic from radio shack to control the effect directly and the kids loved it. I didn't use a voice changer, I just kind of got theatrical about how I spoke through the mic and thought it turned out really well.

Are you recording dialogue, or will someone be talking through a microphone too? Are you certain you want a voice changer effect? You may find using your own voice, slightly altered, works just great and is much more reliable.

John

I will be operating/voicing it myself and liked the thought of this somewhat "other worldly" voice booming from the mirror. Probably over-thinking things as usual.

Thanks for your input, JohnnyD.

if you're looking for a pitch changer, you could use this (albeit it's on the expensive side)

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...dal?sku=151330


it's the same pedal that this company is selling in a package with their haunted busts so it probably does exactly what you're wanting.

http://nightfrights.net/ghostbustlive.html

Last year, we had a recorded show of the Magic Mirror doing the intro to the Haunted Mansion that we played on a loop.

Download Audacity it is free and you can change your voice easily with the effects sliders.

You can find a raft of shareware software that will change your voice in real time (most commonly used for webcam calls and game avatars.) These would be cheaper than a hardware solution.

[Sorry for the vague suggestion, but I don't personally use this type of software.]

Most audio editing software (sonar, cubase etc) will allow you to place effects on your voice in real time using the echo on feature. Not too sure about Audacity, I will have to check it tomorrow. Any of these editors will fill the bill. Reverb will give you that boominess to your voice while moderately applied pitch shifting will either raise or lower (depending) your voice. Echo with multiple taps (repeats of the original sound) can give you an other-worldly effect, especially if you pitch shift the taps at different pitches. Hope this helps, Keith

Do you by chance have a Mac? If so you could use garage band which has a few voice changing options.

Thanks for all the replies!

Halloweenie, I use a PC so GB would be out of the running...

I have tried a couple of the software solutions but the lag time between me speaking and the sound being heard would be reeeeeeeeeeealy distracting. I haven't tried just using the reverb like Soundman suggested, maybe that will fit the bill. Thanks for the definition of reverb... I run the sound at our church and sometimes the local theater, so I'm aware, but some of our family here may not be.

As for the hardware solutions they are probably the best option but alas, I've already blown my Halloween budget (sez the wife) for the next five years.

I have Audacity but I thought it would only work with recordings, but it would be really nice if I could make it work for this application, since it's not a resource hog.

If I can get the software solutions to work properly I plan on running the sound out to an old car amp then through an enclosed subwoofer, which I think would also sound pretty "otherworldly". Any thoughts?