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1. Creating a Robotic Voice

2. Getting Your AWE32 Orchestral Instruments to Sound Their Best

Creating a Robotic Voice

Ever wondered how a Robotic voice is produced? Well you are about to find out! And what's more, you'll discover that you don't need expensive equipment to generate one. Just get a sound card and WaveStudio, a program bundled with the Sound Blaster 16 series and Sound Blaster AWE32 card range.

To begin production of a robotic voice, follow these simple instructions:

  1. Activate WaveStudio in Windows.
  2. Click the record button to record your voice. (e.g. say .. testing 1, 2, 3, 4)
  3. From the main menu of WaveStudio, select 'Special' and click. Next click the Add Echo command. A dialog box will appear.

  4. Change the value of the 'Magnitude'=95 and 'Echo Delay'=45 functions to the above settings.
  5. Playback and listen to your sample file as it generates a Robotic voice from your speakers.

You'll have a fun time discovering the wide range of possibilities that your Sound Blaster provides! Return to Menu


Getting Your AWE32 Orchestral Instruments to Sound Their Best

Interested in learning how to play an orchestral instrument so as to bring out its best on the AWE32 sound card? Through the AWE32 has marvelous sounds, using these instruments in the wrong key ranges would certainly distort their realistic timbre! Below are the guidelines for suitable key ranges for various orchestral wind instruments.For example, the Oboes have three octaves, and playing around the G range and up to two octaves higher will give the right range/sound and feel to your music!

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