Robot Murder!! What's the sound?

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MolehillMtn
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Post by MolehillMtn »

Hi folks! I'm recording a scifi story that involves a robot dying.

The exact text is, "SSSSSSSSSSS ... SSSSSSTTTTT ... CRACKLE ... SSSSSSTTTT...."

Am I allowed to use audio clips/make non-voice noises? I imagine the general policy is to avoid them, but I think it would be more immersive to just add a second or two...
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Sound effects aren't allowed. :) So yeah, do what you can with your voice/mouth/face. :lol:

I think the "crackle" could be something like imitating CB static, if you're old enough to know that sound.
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No extraneous audio clips, but you can make whatever noises (with your mouth :wink:) as are required by the text.

In thic case I would just read the consonants with... suitable expression. :lol:
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Post by KevinS »

TriciaG wrote: April 24th, 2021, 4:09 pm Sound effects aren't allowed. :) So yeah, do what you can with your voice/mouth/face. :lol:

I think the "crackle" could be something like imitating CB static, if you're old enough to know that sound.
It would be hard to do that without also saying, "We're havin' a convoy!"
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Post by MolehillMtn »

I'm closer to the Look Up "CB Static" on YouTube age, but now that I've done that, I have some good material to imitate.

Thanks!! :D
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