KVR Audio

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:32 pm

I'm thinking of recording myself saying French words or sentences, or short fragments, and make this into a sample bundle for anyone to use on their tracks and/or in their samplers.

Maybe this is a stupid idea,maybe not. I know it's pretty vague but if you guys think you might have a use for something like this, let me know. I'd make it available for free of course.

A few of the things that need to be worked out: what words/what sentences or fragments? For what kind of mood? On what tone of voice? (whispering, neutral, languid, angry, laughing, etc.) At what BPMs (even if it's not rapping I have in mind)?

If you have any suggestion (even things like: go make music instead!), I'm happy to hear them.

I can't promise I'll carry this through but if there's enough enthusiasm around this I'll let myself be persuaded...

ZombyWoof · Post by **ZombyWoof** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:39 pm

I liked the young french girl in Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night. Can you sound like that?

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:02 am

ZombyWoof wrote:I liked the young french girl in Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night. Can you sound like that?

If I wear very tight underwear, perhaps

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:18 pm

bump. No one interested? I'll try a couple more times and then let the matter drop.

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:26 pm

Yea I'd say do it. Just make sure your voice has balls like Barry White plz

!

L

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:37 pm

I'll have to use pitchshifting for this...

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:29 pm

Hi,

Go make music inst........ erf just joking ....

Plus serieusement... pourquoi pas ?

Quand aux mots choisis un fan de metal ne sera pas sensible aux mêmes ambiances qu'un afficionado de world music.

Moi je verrais plutôt des choses comme "Ta conscience ressemble à tes chau7" ou bien "La starac est a la musique ce que le chocolat est au Paris Brest" mais bon c moi hein

Ceci dit pour l"intonation ne t'en fais pas, les mots, a mon avis, te guideront. On ne parle pas le "Danse sur cette musique" comme on gueule le "bienvenue en enferrrr" ni comme on sussure le "je t'aime c con mais c comme ca".

Juste mes deux neuros comme disent nos anglopotes.

LtZ

Jazzyspoon · Post by **Jazzyspoon** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:30 pm

I would be interested, Vim.
Vague or obscure poetry (roughly translated so people could tastefully apply to their works and maybe keep it in context)
Counting? One liners translated from hip hop, but done dryly and monotone? Read the introductions in the manuals to some of your favorite vsti's, that way words like "synthesizer" or "drum machine" are heard and used?
You could also speak all of these in English (the translation) with a sultry French accent.
Invite some of your friends/girlfriends to participate so it not just your own voice?
Just some suggestions.

Or we could collab and I could do it too.. speaking all other languages other than English very badly. Badly spoken Japanese sounds like it could be a hit.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:36 pm

readings from newspaper articles regarding murders, rapes.
threatening behaviour.
fight scenes.

any language, with feeling

Mambo Zombie · Post by **Mambo Zombie** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:02 pm

- Je t'aime je t'aime
Oh oui je t'aime
- Moi non plus
- Oh mon amour
Tu es la vague, moi l'île nue
Tu vas, tu vas et tu viens
Entre mes reins
Tu vas et tu viens
Entre mes reins
Et je te rejoins

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:24 am

i'm interested.

pough · Post by **pough** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:28 am

This is a international forum... a project that can supply all sort of bits of spoken languages would be very cool. Cooler if it had a by-request function, too! Hmm...

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:23 am

Hey, I thought this would gradually be buried forever in the depths of the forum. I'm glad to see some of you are interested.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Let's start an Official Requests thread then!

I'm thinking I might use a few lines from potes like Rimbaud and Baudelaire, perhaps. I need to check the copyright implications though, we need sth that can be used freely.

Lotuzia, Mambo Zombie, if you want to jump on this boat... you're more than welcome.

Jason, great ideas too. French spoken with a US/UK accent can be great.

Mispronounced Japanese too, that's a f**king great idea. Anyone speaks Japanese here?

Let's get this thing started.

d

pough · Post by **pough** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:16 pm

dacaumodo wrote:Mispronounced Japanese too, that's a f**king great idea. Anyone speaks Japanese here?

Chotto... boku no kanojo wa nihonjin desu ne. Maybe I can convince her to say some things well. I can provide poorly-executed Japanese. Who wants some Japanese?

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:01 am

pough wrote:
dacaumodo wrote:Mispronounced Japanese too, that's a f**king great idea. Anyone speaks Japanese here?
Chotto... boku no kanojo wa nihonjin desu ne. Maybe I can convince her to say some things well. I can provide poorly-executed Japanese. Who wants some Japanese?

I certainly do!

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