For example, I have several quotes from the movie Aliens that I have long repeated. Most of them are from Bill Paxton's character, Private Hudson. One in particular, "Whydntcha put her in charge?," is a wonderful, snarky remark that Hudson makes to Ripley, after she castigates the Marines' for complaining by stating that a 10 year old girl has been able to survive. The version of this quote I was able to find on the web included several seconds of blank space that makes it useless for my purposes in game. I needed an audio editor, bad :P
After a short search through audio editor reviews, I decided to go with Audacity. It turned out to be easy to use and plenty capable for my purposes. In fact, besides improving a few movie quotes. I also spent some time fooling around making clips from my own voice. Although fun, I have found my personal work to be less satisfying. Perhaps I need to put more work into my voice acting preparation?
My final step was to adjust which quotes I put where. As part of this, I also decided I needed more raw files. Not all of my files worked for every event, and some events were pretty thin. My corected "Whydntcha put her in charge?" fit nicely for a killed tank commander, but I wanted more. The main source I went to was other games. Although I added a couple more from Duke Nukem, it was StarCraft where I really hit the jackpot.
After a short search through audio editor reviews, I decided to go with Audacity. It turned out to be easy to use and plenty capable for my purposes. In fact, besides improving a few movie quotes. I also spent some time fooling around making clips from my own voice. Although fun, I have found my personal work to be less satisfying. Perhaps I need to put more work into my voice acting preparation?
My final step was to adjust which quotes I put where. As part of this, I also decided I needed more raw files. Not all of my files worked for every event, and some events were pretty thin. My corected "Whydntcha put her in charge?" fit nicely for a killed tank commander, but I wanted more. The main source I went to was other games. Although I added a couple more from Duke Nukem, it was StarCraft where I really hit the jackpot.
Some of my favorites: After adding to my collection I used a process of trial and error to improve my game. I'd change the file a bit, play a game or two, find some issues I didn't like and redo the cycle. It took by 15-30 minutes to make an update, and another 15-30 minutes to test. After 8-10 cycles, I have found an equilibrium I am truly happy with. It is clearly better than what I started with (for me anyway), and I have the ability to improve it going forward :] |