Dexter for voice sounds

[THobson]

I am looking for a program to create dialogue sound files.  Does anyone have any experience of using Dexter for this?  I have seen Bloodmixers turorial that lists some programs, but this one isn't mentioned.

[veston pants]

Most of the ones I've used sound rubbish.
I've taken to copying voice files from dvds onto mini-disc, then onto my pc as wav. then cutting up sentences and pasting in words to get the correct dialogue with a sound editing tool. It's a lot of work involved, especially when the f**kin thing don't work, but hey-ho.
I'd just suggest you try out the programme, whats the addy and I'll have a look myself if its free.

[THobson]

Strewth that is a lot of work!  I have a script that runs to about 4 pages so I don't think I can go that route.

Not free - that is why I was asking if anyone has experience of it.

[ACF]

Bad news:  I've had negligible experience of it.

Good news:  I do have it installed and it seems capable of doing all the recording and editing you'd need.  I think the latest version also supports .ogg directly.

Better news:  It has a selection of filters plus a noise generator that should allow you to create 'radio' dialogue as well as 'natural' speech. Another feature , if I've interpreted it correctly, allows you to resample, speed it up, slow it down and piddle about with the pitch.  All useful for making several characters from one voice.  Does seem to handle mono files at various sample rates - to keep your filesizes down.

Best news:  The not-quite-the-latest version is free, at least for us Brits.  I got the Microsoft Windows XP - The Official Magazine (DVD) this month for XP SP2 but it also has a selection of sound applications on it, including Dexster 1.0.  There is a discount on the latest version as well, if that costs in.

Can't guarantee it'll make it any easier, though!

[THobson]

ACF:  Thanks.  

[General Barron]

I use Goldwave. Great program, and free too.