Would There Ever Be a Possibility...? [Archive] - Page 2

Nogrod

05-11-2008, 01:14 PM

Nogrod- I really haven't devoted much time to the music yet. This is finals week for me, so after this I should have plenty of time.No hurry! It seems this will stretch to the summer anyway. But if you have any preferences just let me know. I think we should use my compositions to cover the first actual walking and the Hollin-part as they can be neatly intertwined and I've done alrerady some work to build that. So would you take the Rivendell section and do you wish to take also Caradhras and what follows? Or should we exhange ideas on either of them?

I think we should try to make the casting in May and then people could start making their recordings in June. With good luck and lots of work we might have something ready in July.

Which means we should actually start making some decisions.

And to begin it: I do vote for Volo to be Frodo as well.

Legate of Amon Lanc

05-11-2008, 01:24 PM

I listened to Legate's voice clip today (in school, and actually was late for a lesson because of that). I think he makes a very good Aragorn. Really. (Maybe it's because his voice and tone resemble a little those of the actor who played Aragorn in a Finnish miniseries in late 80's or early 90's and who was very good in his role...) He'd make a good Elrond too, and I think he'd not definitely be bad as Gandalf either - although, it's a bit difficult to say because Gandalf doesn't shout all the time after all... ;)
:D Thank you. Although possibly I should be careful with further recordings, so that I don't make your education suffer... or then tell Nog to make shorter clips...

I think you're referring to me Lommy... I'm no "anti-facebookist" but I just haven't found any reason to start a facebook account. I mean really I have just a limited number of hours on any given day...
Well I could second what you said here - although this recording would be a reason to make an account, what is exactly the reason why we can't just stay with the Downs?

And I think Volo would make a good Frodo. Now before I say the next thing, I would like everyone to know that this is not meant like an insult (especially from me I should make this clear, I think ;) ) - he sounds like Elijah Wood.

MatthewM

05-11-2008, 06:29 PM

Well I could second what you said here - although this recording would be a reason to make an account, what is exactly the reason why we can't just stay with the Downs?

I just thought it would be a good idea, to display our hard work so that other LotR fans can hear it and appreciate it (hopefully!) :)

So this is what we have then concerning casting?

Narrator - Oddwen
Frodo - Volo
Legolas - Nerwen, or Mac? Has this been decided?
Gimli - Nogrod (or, if Nogrod decides he would rather do Gandalf, who then?)
Boromir - Matthew (me)
Sam - Brinniel
Merry - Lommy
Pippin - Greenie
Bilbo - Nogrod

So, we need an Aragorn, Gandalf, and Elrond. My vote is for Legate playing Elrond, but I'll leave that up to the majority vote and of course to Legate himself. For Aragorn and Gandalf I am torn. I remember really liking Gwath's Aragorn. I would like to mention though that I have a good friend who has some acting experience as well who would love to be a part of this project, playing a character if possible. He's going to be making a BD account any day now and will have a recording sent your way. I know he fancies Legolas, but I know we already have a decision to make concerning him. He has a good voice so we'll see what everybody thinks.

Ok everybody I am very, very excited about this!

Gwathagor

05-11-2008, 11:38 PM

Volo's Bilbo sounds a great deal like Yoda. In a good way. :)

MatthewM

05-13-2008, 10:36 AM

EVERYONE!

I have created a FACEBOOK group for our project. Feel free to join!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17035870763

Let me know what you think.

Gwathagor

05-13-2008, 06:04 PM

Well done. We could just as easily share the news on the Barrow-Downs facebook group - and reach a larger audience, too - but this works fine.:)

MatthewM

05-15-2008, 11:06 AM

Keeping in the spirit of character, check out these pictures of me in my Boromir attire, taken the other day-

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/digapony02/Boromir/?action=view&current=Boromir12.jpg

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/digapony02/Boromir/?action=view&current=Boromir15.jpg

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/digapony02/Boromir/?action=view&current=Boromir1.jpg

Nogrod

05-15-2008, 11:53 AM

I'm going to be in Romania for a week an so will not be able to do anything meanwhile... But I have a few ideas we're going to try with Greenie as comes to the music - some flutes and voices, a duetto or a quartet... We'll come back with them after my trip is over.

And we should still cast a few characters...

Althoug I'd say all those having clear roles already could start recording their parts any day now. Just take it easy and don't hurry with your lines! And try to minimize the background hum.

Let's do this! It's worth it!

PS. Nice pics Matthew even if Boromir's sleeves are a bit too dandy! :D But surely there's Boromir in you!

Nogrod

05-15-2008, 12:03 PM

Volo

05-15-2008, 01:18 PM

I just had the uncertain vision that Volo also sings in our school's choir!? Correct me if I'm wrong Volo. I could arrange a voice for you as well to make it richer - whether you're in the choir or not? :)
Haha! Unfortunately I'm not in the choir. Ironically enough the first thing I did when I came to the school in autumn was to go and ask the music teacher about the choir and how to enter it. I went there once and loved it, but... well, the usual story, too much to do, too tired, blah blah ww blah blah blah.

And ironically or not, but funnily enough (to me) I sang into a microphone* for the first time in my life today. I finally decided that it really matters little if my singing sounds horrible - it was quite hard to get over the traumatic experience of being told to shut up by a person I really respect on my Protu camp when I finally (at the end of the camp) dared to join the campfire songs. Haha, I even bought guitar chords today inspired by my music lessons. I'll have to bring the guitar to school to ask the teacher for help in stringing the guitar, since last time I tried that one of the chords snapped, and that was like a year ago.

So yes, I'd enjoy joining your idea! Do note, however, that I have no sense of rhythm and absolutely can't recognize notes. In a way it makes life easier. Anything I listen to sounds good and even the worst quality doesn't bother me. I can fill my mp3-player with double the songs this way by having them of the lowest possible quality, and although my earphones are pretty much broken, I can't hear the difference.

*or nearly, I was singing behind two girls who were singing into the microphone, so I couldn't sing into it directly, but I would have if I could.

Yes.:rolleyes:

Nogrod

05-15-2008, 02:55 PM

Haha! Unfortunately I'm not in the choir. Ironically enough the first thing I did when I came to the school in autumn was to go and ask the music teacher about the choir and how to enter it.

And ironically or not, but funnily enough (to me) I sang into a microphone* for the first time in my life today.These things are no coincidences... :D

Haha, I even bought guitar chords today inspired by my music lessons. I'll have to bring the guitar to school to ask the teacher for help in stringing the guitar, since last time I tried that one of the chords snapped, and that was like a year ago.
I know Reijo (our music teacher) is busy this time of the year. Bring them to me and I'll help you out with them on the last week of school (or tomorrow at lunch-break). I've done stringing of guitars for thirty years or something... :)

And yes it's nice to hear you could join our "LotR choir". Let's come back to that thing in the beginning of our holidays?

Gwathagor

05-15-2008, 07:25 PM

I made a couple of recordings with an actual microphone. They're better, but still weird. There's a nasty hum that is not the result of close proximity to my computer. I'll send them in while I try to find a better microphone.

Thinlómien

05-16-2008, 04:42 AM

Goodness, Noggie and Volo you're making me laugh with all that school stuff... it seems so out of place here. :D I mean, what would Reijo say if he knew he was being talked about on a forum like this? ;)

Althoug I'd say all those having clear roles already could start recording their parts any day now. Just take it easy and don't hurry with your lines! And try to minimize the background hum.Making "final recordings" or just practicing/"trailers"?

MatthewM

05-19-2008, 09:28 AM

I have the same question. Come back Nogrod, we need you!

I have an idea for people like myself who have really crappy mics and get that ringing noise in the background. It might help out if we put something over the microphone, like one of those noise covers. Maybe that would help? I have yet to try it out but I will in the upcoming days.

Oddwen

05-19-2008, 07:21 PM

I was reading some microphone tips, and advice they gave for those who "pop" when they talk, they recommend a guard made out of wire & an old nylon - or something similar will work. I don't know if that will help at all with your hum, though, that might just be feedback you can't help.

Also recommended is putting your microphone on something firm but not too firm, such as some cardboard, because a hum from a computer can resonate through hard surfaces. Maybe some paperback books?

I got a new microphone today - it's a USB headset, and sounds much better. Unfortunately, it's allergy season and my new microphone magnifies my nasality at least four-fold.

Three tries (http://audio.xanga.com/One_733t_p0z3r/5a1192244484/audio.html)

MatthewM

05-19-2008, 09:46 PM

I got a new microphone today - it's a USB headset, and sounds much better. Unfortunately, it's allergy season and my new microphone magnifies my nasality at least four-fold.

Three tries (http://audio.xanga.com/One_733t_p0z3r/5a1192244484/audio.html)

I know your pain - my allergies are killin me!

Volo

05-19-2008, 11:06 PM

I got a new microphone today - it's a USB headset, and sounds much better. Unfortunately, it's allergy season and my new microphone magnifies my nasality at least four-fold. Poor you and Matthew. :( I have something allergic-ish and to think that your allergy is not ish, hrr, oh dear.

Oddiewoddie, I laughed at the second try and your third is deffinitely the best. Keep it slo-o-o-o-oo-ooow.

MatthewM

05-21-2008, 03:11 PM

Poor you and Matthew. :( I have something allergic-ish and to think that your allergy is not ish, hrr, oh dear.

Oddiewoddie, I laughed at the second try and your third is deffinitely the best. Keep it slo-o-o-o-oo-ooow.

I do agree- you have a great voice, just slow down! :)

Nerwen

05-21-2008, 10:19 PM

Information, please: what are we meant to be doing?

Thinlómien

05-22-2008, 01:42 AM

Information, please: what are we meant to be doing?Everobody seems to be waiting for Noggie to show up... and that won't happen until Sunday or Monday - he's currently in Romania.

Nogrod

05-22-2008, 06:21 AM

I'm going to be in Romania for a week an so will not be able to do anything meanwhile...

And we should still cast a few characters...

Although I'd say all those having clear roles already could start recording their parts any day now. That's all I can say for my part right now. I'll be back next week even if quite busy but my vacation starts on May the 30th and then I will have a lots of time.

But do start recording your parts - those who have clearly designated parts already. And let's discuss the rest of the parts as well. I received a sample of voices from Gwath but haven't the software or time to mix & send them to be listened until early next week.

McCaber

05-22-2008, 09:33 AM

I just got my hands on a mike, so I can step in with a male part and a tenor line for Nogrod's chorus.

Now to find a part.

MatthewM

05-22-2008, 10:09 AM

I believe the open roles right now that have some possibilities but no definites are:

Aragorn
Gandalf
Elrond
and what about Legolas? Are you Nerwen officially cast as Legolas? I don't think we ever made that official. I remember there being a few people suggested for Legolas, one being Mac, I think?

I personally think Legate would make a great Elrond, and I want to hear Gwath's piece, but I remember thinking he would be a good Aragorn.

edit: Just went back and listened to Gwath's Aragorn, I think he would fit the part great. Obviously, him and I have to work on our microphone situations...I am working on it!

Gwathagor

05-22-2008, 08:29 PM

Yeh. I found an old external microphone, but it's got problems of its own - some kind of nasty hum that won't go away and isn't caused by the computer. But I'll talk to my friends and see if I can borrow me somethin'.

Does anyone know of free recording software on the internet? My computer only allows me to record minute-long clips.
:confused:

Oddwen

05-22-2008, 09:54 PM

I use Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)- it's fairly simple, and is free, and I've been happy with it.

MatthewM

05-26-2008, 07:02 PM

This thread is in horrible need of a bump---

to the question, nobody has answered.

What does everyone think of Gwath as Aragorn? Gwath, what do you think?

Gwathagor

05-26-2008, 08:47 PM

Nogrod has a couple more clips of mine incoming, so you might want to wait and listen to those; in them, I do Elrond, Gandalf, Aragorn, and Frodo.

Nogrod

05-27-2008, 02:27 AM

Nogrod has a couple more clips of mine incoming, so you might want to wait and listen to those; in them, I do Elrond, Gandalf, Aragorn, and Frodo.I'm trying to upload it later today. Sorry but my hands are full of essays and the DW II starts soon and needs some finetuning still.

Nogrod

05-27-2008, 02:05 PM

Gwath's latest can be found here (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/5d15e2272970/audio.html).

As you can hear there still is a lot of hum in the background - which is sad as like Gwath's voice. Let's hope there will be a solution to this...

And thanks McCaber for joining the choir! As I have time to arrange it I'll send you an example and the score with the beat (this will mean something like the next week the earliest). Let's see how it will work.

Legate of Amon Lanc

05-27-2008, 03:47 PM

The hum is really unfortunate :( But otherwise, Gwath doesn't sound bad, only sometimes it's maybe too... I would say, not distinctive enough. However that may be also due to the sound form (I remember when I heard the recording of my voice when Nogrod posted it, it sounded way more "dimmed" than when I listened to it on my computer).

Gwathagor

05-27-2008, 05:48 PM

MatthewM

05-30-2008, 01:40 PM

Cool clips, Gwath, I think you would be good as either Aragorn or Elrond.

MatthewM

06-12-2008, 11:39 AM

Any updates?! People, we must do this!

Nogrod

06-16-2008, 09:22 AM

Okay. DW II is over and I'm beginning to gather myself little by little...

People, we must do this!I absolutely agree!

I hope summer will be a time when everyone is able to make a few recordings - it will eventyally rain one day or another and then what to do inside if not to record something for this project? :)

As we haven't heard of McCaber lately I'd suggest we'd start with The Ring Goes South from where the fellowship leaves Rivendell: the place from where my clip with the music begins, page 298 on which I think is a pretty standard edition, beginning with: "Many others of Elrond's household stood in the shadows and watched them go..."

That for the reason that we'd have music for that part readily available as well. I'll promise to come up with some other sound effects as well. They should be used sparingly though but I'm definitively for having something there.

If McCaber turns out and says he has the music ready for Rivendell I'm ready to call this proposition off and start from the beginning of the chapter.

Another concrete suggestion:
If we start from where I thought we should, let's then first cover something like three pages - going to p. 302 the last sentence being: "We must stop talking aloud, rest quietly, and set the watch" by Gandalf.

That would be a conveniently short amount of text to gear us up to doing this - and also as the text continues from there with Sam being at watch and the crebain coming I think I'd need to think about some serious variations to the musical theme as well. So it would make something like a natural "first stop".

Did we have something like an agreement on the roles? (Gah, sorry but I need to go now... I'll be back with this...)

Legate of Amon Lanc

06-16-2008, 10:06 AM

Did we have something like an agreement on the roles? (Gah, sorry but I need to go now... I'll be back with this...)

Well we don't have, which is probably the main problem. But let's call it official and make some... voting :) (Oh, what a thing, one possibly cannot get rid of that...) Or something like that, like everyone posting the character list and in it whom he would like to see in which role. I think several roles were already stated for definite, but there were still lots of others which were not...

Volo

06-16-2008, 10:53 AM

Dangerous or not, a real sunrise is mighty welcomeAnd Boromir says nothing. Narrator says a lot.

Copy of list in one of Matthew's posts. Characters speaking in suggested part underlined.
Narrator - Oddwen
Frodo - Volo
Legolas - Nerwen, or Mac? Has this been decided?
Gimli - Nogrod (or, if Nogrod decides he would rather do Gandalf, who then?)
Boromir - Matthew
Sam - Brinniel
Merry - Lommy
Pippin - Greenie
Bilbo - Nogrod
Aragorn
Gandalf
Elrond

Downers who want to participate but don't have a character.
Legate

So I suggest Matt does Aragorn and Legate does Gandalf (or Mac or Nerwen depending who does Legolas). Let's do the deciding quick, no point in letting another few months pass. If this short passage doesn't work with these roles, we can try again with others.

Nogrod

06-16-2008, 05:10 PM

I looked at the book and made some counting for the lines different characters have... and am suggesting a new idea. :)

Let's take first an excerpt that begins from where I suggested (p.298) and read it through to page 305, ending with Gandalf's line "But we must not use the wood - not unless it is a choice between fire and death".

There the story changes quite remarkably as then the getting forwards gets actually tough and the snow starts to fall etc...

And taking a few pages more we'd get everyone speaking at least a few lines.

My count of lines for every character from the end of 298 to the halfway of 305 is as follows:
(short = 1 to 2 rows, medium = from about 3 to 10 rows, long = more than that)

Gandalf - 10 med. + 5 short
Aragorn - 4 med. + 5 short

Gimli - 1 long + 1 short
Legolas - 1 medium
Boromir - 1 medium

Frodo - 2 short
Sam - 1 med. + 2 short
Pip - 4 short
Merry - 2 short

The narrator - about 2½ pages

So unfortunately those roles we're most unsure of are the ones that have the most to do... :rolleyes:

So a Gandalf and an Aragorn?

Any ideas?

Nogrod

06-16-2008, 05:19 PM

If I have it right there are now: Legate, Mac and Gwath without an assigned role and roles needing to be filled are those of Gandalf, Aragorn and Elrond (assuming Nerwen takes Legolas, will you? or do you have other suggestions?).

Right?

Preferences any one of you three?
Or should we vote as Legate said?

Borrowing Volo's list I think ones we seem to happy with are:

Narrator - Oddwen

Frodo - Volo
Sam - Brinniel
Merry - Lommy
Pippin - Greenie

Boromir - Matthew
Gimli - Nogrod

(Not needed as yet and thence can be changed:
Bilbo - Nogrod)

Also note that if (and when I hope) we will be doing more of this new quite juicy roles will become available...

MatthewM

06-16-2008, 05:25 PM

Welcome back, Nogrod! I know that Gwath wanted to be a part of this as well. He hasn't really voiced a preference for character, but out of Gandalf and Aragorn, I think he'd make a better Aragorn.

Ideas anybody?

Volo

06-16-2008, 05:47 PM

Bilbo - Nogrod)

That's arguable. There's one line that might need a Bilbo is we want. -Right, forget that, the part comes slightly later. In any case, this (http://www.kevnet.com:9000/LOTR%20TEXT/1.%20The%20Fellowship%20of%20the%20Ring.html) is bloody useful. Ctrl + F ;)

Nogrod

06-16-2008, 08:05 PM

Welcome back, Nogrod!The end of our semester and the DW II really kept me busy...

I know that Gwath wanted to be a part of this as well. He hasn't really voiced a preference for character, but out of Gandalf and Aragorn, I think he'd make a better Aragorn.I'd say so too... and if Legate could carry on the way he makes Gandalf shout he'd make a nice one... And I also think Mac might be best as Legolas (well, he's just marvellous as the baddies!!!) if Nerwen is not going to do that - which I'd prefer myself.

But then again Gwath seems to still have a problem with the background-noise. And that will really stick out, believe me!

Have you any chance of getting rid of that during June - July- August, Gwath? If not then I'd suggest that Legate and Mac take the two leading roles with Nerwen being Legolas.

How about you Mac and Legate try one more, being careful with the S's (avoid high-pitch ones) and avoiding speaking to your nose? And no, this is no mockery. I never learned this when I was at your age or even later... it was only by age and then joining a choir a few years ago that led me to understand these things... :o

And I don't mean trying like how to sound like Donald Duck or how to make an orc-growl, but listening to where the sound of your voice comes from and where it resonates. And experiment then!

If it's high up and front it's the nasal one which I don't think either Gandalf or Aragorn would have.

Bringing the voice to the middle of your mouth and thence letting it resonate in your skull makes a pleasant full voice.

Dropping it to the back of your mouth / into your throat makes it sound lower and coarser.

If you manage to get your whole body (especially your midriff) to support the sound it will be spectacular (and no... I'm not good at that myself... it's so hard).

I'd like to hear a few trials unless you others are already bored / you have clear ideas how to cast the last roles.

But those with assignments could start doing it already! As soon as I get the first files I'll start building the recording... unless Nerwen has better equipment & more time in her hands... but for now I seem to have at least time until the end of July...

Oddwen! The sooner I get your part the better! That is the backbone of all this. With your part with me I could start counting how to fit the music eg. how many melody-rounds / bars we will need approximately and thence thinking about the variations etc...

Oddwen

06-16-2008, 09:10 PM

Oddwen! The sooner I get your part the better! That is the backbone of all this. With your part with me I could start counting how to fit the music eg. how many melody-rounds / bars we will need approximately and thence thinking about the variations etc... Today 05:47 PM

Ha ha, I started recording at the very beginning of the chapter...I'll work from the appointed point within the next couple of days.

Nogrod

06-16-2008, 09:50 PM

Ha ha, I started recording at the very beginning of the chapter...I'll work from the appointed point within the next couple of days.Gah! :confused:

But you'll have them ready as we get to them? :)

*always look at the bright side of life*

And don't worry. I will be able to actually concentrate on this the week after Midsummer's eve the earliest so no hurry... and I have a lot to do with the music just to get a clear structure in there and to decide which variations might fit whatever developement in the story.

Just don't send me too big files as you're the one with lots to do... I quess 10 MB is the limit most servers / e-mail accounts take.

So glad to hear you're on it!

Now others, show your qualities! :D

Nerwen

06-16-2008, 10:09 PM

Well, I've nearly finished my exams, so I'm free from now on. I'll take Legolas, unless Mac is desperate to do so.

Nogrod, as you're doing an excellent job with the mixing, I suggest you keep on with it... but I'll be available to help out, if need be.

Oddwen

06-16-2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:
Oddwen! The sooner I get your part the better! That is the backbone of all this. With your part with me I could start counting how to fit the music eg. how many melody-rounds / bars we will need approximately and thence thinking about the variations etc... Today 05:47 PM
Ha ha, I started recording at the very beginning of the chapter...I'll work from the appointed point within the next couple of days.

Don't worry - the first half a page clearly state that there was "no song or music"! :p

Gah! :confused:

But you'll have them ready as we get to them? :)

*always look at the bright side of life*

Tadaa (http://audio.xanga.com/One_733t_p0z3r/c29832356250/audio.html)! I hope it's up to snuff! I'll email it to Nog now, and will to anyone else who wants it.

Gwathagor

06-16-2008, 10:50 PM

I have a friend who does music recording, and I'll ask him if he has an old microphone I could use.

Legate of Amon Lanc

06-17-2008, 01:30 AM

Hmm... I don't mind doing Gandalf, if you really think it doesn't sound unrealistic (un-Gandalfish, that is). However, in any case, I'm afraid I won't have time now, and as soon as I finish my last exam (this week), I'm off and will be off more or less continuously for some time... the earliest I can get recording something will be... around the second half of July or something like that.

Brinniel

06-17-2008, 02:21 AM

Can one buy a decent microphone that plugs into the computer for really cheap?

I feel kind of stupid not having any sort of equipment considering the field I'm going into. But why buy a bunch of stuff when you can rent it for free at school? The problem comes in the summer when I'm not in class and still need to record stuff... :rolleyes:

Oddwen

06-17-2008, 10:34 AM

Supposedly, USB microphones have less hum and are better - they usually retail for about thirty U.S. dollars. I was lucky enough to find a (Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000) USB headset at a secondhand store, and am pleased with it.

Nerwen

06-17-2008, 10:48 AM

Yes, I'd recommend a USB mike. I use a Logitech USB headset myself. They're quite cheap.

Nogrod

06-17-2008, 04:29 PM

Thanks Oddwen for the read out!

I'll try to get a "teaser mix" done tomorrow with help of Greenie (singing the choirs with me & playing the flutes).

Your voice is nice indeed!

The crickets chirping in the background build a nice athmosphere... :)

But... okay listen to it first everyone tomorrow as I send it to the Xanga and provide you with a link. Let's then discuss the following.

What I'd say for myself is that if you could make it one more time, not going so fast... kind of reading it with "all the time in your hands" - like thinking you were telling a story to your grandchildren and wished to keep up the suspense... or whatever.

Now I think the reading is a bit hasty, like the reader was in a hurry to reach the goal.

Also. As there is some background hum (the crickets actually? it sounds like them... and so nice!) it would be easier if I could fill the gaps in the narration with that original hum from your recording. Now if I make a break in the narration (cut the file and continue it fex. two seconds afterwards) the hum stops and then re-begins. And that sudden shutting off and re-starting of the hum is heard... (some of it can be covered with bringing forwards the music but not all)

So if you'd be so kind - after we'd heard you and others speak their minds as this might just be a question of my aesthetic ear hearing it that way - as to record it once more; with no hurry, easily, like you told the story to someone you love and care... and leaving good gaps between sentences that do not need to follow each other suit (and that's surely for you to decide which sentences should be tightly tied to one another) and between paragraphs a good 5 second break.

It's easy to shorten a too long break from the original recording but if I need to add breaks they will be totally silent and thence be heard being different from your normal pauses between sentences...

And do not worry about the failed parts... it was easy to clip them off (albeit in one case where you restarted it so soon that it was hard to cut it on the mark...). So if it goes wrong just draw your breath, let a second go in silence and take it a new (like you did most of the time). That's easy for me to handle.

Great to see this moving forwards.

And I think it will sound that great tomorrow that all those unsure about what this project might be will get confidence. This is worth doing indeed!

Nogrod

06-17-2008, 07:30 PM

PS. to Oddwen...

That question of trying it once more with easier pace means the "narration parts" eg. where you are the only voice around and telling the story by yourself.

When the dialogue appears I think the narrator's short lines can be a bit faster - I mean fast like yours... :)

We'll need to hear that as people send their lines to me and we can start building up dialogues...

Nogrod

06-18-2008, 04:15 PM

Okay.

Just check here (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/962cb2364373/audio.html).

Hurray to Oddwen and thanks to Greenie for singing & playing the flutes. And sorry Odd but I couldn't resist leaving those comments of yours there in the end of this clip... they felt just soo proper! :D

As I said in the Xanga there were some problems with my software and thence some of the choir-parts are a bit too loud as I got frustrated trying to edit them...

And to anyone concerned, when the dialogue starts the music will be dropped down considerably so that the dialogue is clearly in front without distractions. It's only with the narration that the music can be a bit louder to create feeling as they are oftentimes long bits of speech.

To those interested in the music stuff here's (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/32a492364377/audio.html) the music only by itself - and this time nicely mixed (the software was working ok. at that time...). Don't mind about the delay in the start, it takes some 10 seconds to begin.

But wow! We're doing this!

Just pull yourselves together and start doing your stuff!

This is going to be great.

MatthewM

06-18-2008, 07:13 PM

SOUNDS GREAT! I love the music guys, great job. And great job narrating Oddwen!

MatthewM

06-19-2008, 09:31 AM

Oh and Nogrod - I have sent you 4 takes of a part of my lines...you've got mail!

Nogrod

06-22-2008, 03:48 PM

Oh and Nogrod - I have sent you 4 takes of a part of my lines...you've got mail!I'll check them tomorrow - I just came home and it's late now...

Good!

Keep them coming! :)

Nogrod

06-28-2008, 12:04 PM

Matthew's latest can be accessed from here (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/89b2c2407169/audio.html) Sadly the background-buzz is ever-continuing...

I really love the last one's sound! If we could just get rid of that buzzing!

But where are you others?

Let's make this.

Gwathagor

06-28-2008, 03:01 PM

I talked to my film and audio friend, and it sounds like he would be willing to help me record all my stuff on his professional equipment. So, that problem is solved.

Now I just need a part. :)

Nogrod

06-28-2008, 03:12 PM

I talked to my film and audio friend, and it sounds like he would be willing to help me record all my stuff on his professional equipment. So, that problem is solved.
Yay! ... I mean great! *wheee!* (how do you show you're enthusiastic about something in English?)

Now I just need a part. :)Go for Aragorn, I say.

Take those lines in the TRGS which come after the fellowship has left Imladris. There are a few nice lines for Aragorn there.

You'll make a good one, believe me.

Gwathagor

06-28-2008, 06:40 PM

OK, I downloaded some recording software and will have a go at some Aragorn lines tonight. If they (the recordings) still need help, I will resort to media-friend.

Oddwen

06-28-2008, 10:45 PM

That's not just a buzz! There is meaning in that noise, but no mortal ear can understand it. :eek:

I'm working on my own bit, but things might be sketchy until after the Fourth because of all the fireworks going off.

Gwathagor

06-29-2008, 05:13 PM

Nogrod - I just sent you a whole slew of Aragorn clips. Thanks!

Nogrod

06-30-2008, 04:41 PM

I got the clips from Gwath for Aragorn but haven't have time to check them as yet. But we could soon have something really nice to peek at if someone just takes the role of Gandalf... I thought Legate might be a candidate but he's out somewhere for a while if my memory serves me correctly... And where's Macalaure? I think one of you should take the role.

Patience... even though patience does not mean inactivity!

The hobbits I mean... I know Lommy and Greenie will be back in a week or something and we can record their parts then.

What about you Volo? Would you like to come over one day to record your stuff here at my place?

How about you Brinn? It would be great if you could grasp an opportunity to make a version earlier than when the semester begins.

And Nerwen, are you still around? Wanna try Legolas... or Sam if Brinn is not capable during the summer?
(We'll get you a load of roles during the fall Brinn if we for some reason manage to pull this forwards during the summer).

So, what is your standing everyone?

And just for a side-dish I made this (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/3b8212415699/audio.html) just today as I got the idea a few days ago. I'm not sure where it could be put. I first thought it could be something from Imladris but it sounds a bit too casual and rural to be elven music now as I listen to it. So maybe when / if we one day get to Bree or the Shire? :)

MatthewM

06-30-2008, 11:31 PM

And just for a side-dish I made this (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/3b8212415699/audio.html) just today as I got the idea a few days ago. I'm not sure where it could be put. I first thought it could be something from Imladris but it sounds a bit too casual and rural to be elven music now as I listen to it. So maybe when / if we one day get to Bree or the Shire? :)

Indeed :) The music sounds excellent and well suited for Bree!

Brinniel

07-01-2008, 02:33 AM

How about you Brinn? It would be great if you could grasp an opportunity to make a version earlier than when the semester begins.
I still would really love to play Sam, but need to convince my parents to get me a microphone first. If only I can find a used one from somewhere cheap. Don't write me off just yet; I'll keep looking.

Btw, is there any need for a violin? I haven't played in five years so I'm a bit rusty, but I do have a violin sitting around and would be totally willing to use it if needed. I'm not exactly any good at writing music myself but I can improv, or if you wanted to send something you wrote Nogrod, I could do that too. Plus, it'd give me the excuse to have my parents get my bow restrung.. ;) Of course, this is only in the case that I do get a microphone (and I'll only have my violin while in Boise).

mark12_30

07-01-2008, 04:23 PM

Nogrod

07-01-2008, 08:25 PM

Thanks mark12_30.

-----
Now there is an assortment of Gwath's Aragorn in here (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/875672419901/audio.html). I think we can forget the discussion who will be Aragorn for now. We have found him. :)

So we only need Gandalf now to get this going for good... (Mac?, Legate?)

I can do it if no one else will, but I'd like to hear someone else doing it.

Any new "recruits" for the role?

Nerwen? Hookbill?

PS. I've been making a new version of the music as the first one you have heard had the synths made by my poor audio-software but today I visited our school and recorded something with a much better quality instruments (like the low voices almost sounding like real contrabasses and low strings...). I hope I can share it tomorrow or the day after with you...

Gwathagor

07-01-2008, 11:37 PM

Hey Nogrod, you've got two rep boxes! Congratulations! (How many rep points did you have to get?)

Thenamir

07-02-2008, 01:16 PM

Darn, confusticate and bebother my sporadic ability to read and post here for missing the genesis of this most interesting project! I'd love to read Gandalf for this project!

If there's any more spots open for narration, music scoring, voice acting, or other help I would be most willing to contribute in any way I can. My time is somewhat limited, but I'd truly enjoy being part of this. Or the next one, whenever it happens.

I have no professional entries on my voice-over resume (though I am seeking such work as a sideline), but I have had native Brits tell me that to their ears my feigned accents are nearly perfect. Additionally, I have read the entire TH-LOTR series to my children several times, using different voices for the characters such that my kids could recognize one character over another just by the way I read the dialogue.

Let me know what I can do!

P.S. We (Barrow-Wight, Sharku, myself, and several others) used to get together occasionally on Yahoo audio chat to do chapter readings -- in that respect, I do have a bit of experience reading Gandalf!

Thenamir

07-02-2008, 01:20 PM

A bit of further info - I have some moderately-sophisticated sound editing software that can remove steady background noises such as the buzzing mentioned previously. I'll see if there's a way I can grab that audio and clean it up a bit.

As I mentioned in the "possible next effort" thread, I also have the capability of doing a bit of scoring with my Yamaha ES-7 keyboard to get you some real-sounding instruments. Especially if your scores can be sent to me as MIDI files, I can import them to my computer and Yamaha setup, and send them back as MP3 or WAV files.

Nogrod

07-02-2008, 04:17 PM

Good to hear from you Thenamir!

We've been in trouble getting Gandalf on board and an adult voice might just do the trick... (and Macalaure and Legate seem to be away anyway).

So I'd very much appreciate you giving it a try.

The first goal is to get the few pages from when the fellowship leaves Rivendell to the place when it starts snowing (from the bottom of page 298 to the halfway of page 305 of which I think is an old standard edition - from: "Many others of Elrond's household stood in the shadows..." to: "... unless it is a choice between fire and death.").

I have some moderately-sophisticated sound editing software that can remove steady background noises such as the buzzing mentioned previously.Let me be moderately suspicious... :) I mean the buzzing and humming take place at certain frequencies. One can cut those frequencies off with many programs (or play them down with an equalisator) but the downside is that you lose all that there is in that wavelength - also those frequencies from the speech. At least with Matthew the problem has been that the buzz is pretty low in frequency and as you cut those frequencies out his voice sounds like someone in his pre-puberty... Adding some bottom there makes his voice great but also increases the buzz... But if you have a software that solves this go for it! We could try at least.

I'll send you Thenamir my e-mail account in a PM so that you can send me your clips there as I have been the one to gather these all into one file. I'll also send you a clip of the music I've done this far so that you can say whether your Yamaha makes it better... for in that case please go on, I can send you notes or whatever you prefer.

Yess.

Let's do this now and then turn into Matthew's idea of the Prancing pony as our next item.

And any ideas anyone comes up with. I mean everyone must be able to participate!

Nogrod

07-02-2008, 05:11 PM

Okay. The music for "The Ring Goes South" is still under construction - as I hope fex. that Greenie will sing with me for the B-part (when the going gets a bit lighter for a while) as well and that can happen the next week earliest (and I need to come up with the harmonies to be sure) - and she might make some more flutes as well. We'll see to that.

But I have been able to use my school's Korg-synthetisizer to replace those poor software synths I had used before and I really think this sounds better now. More like real contrabasses and strings and not a pseudo-fun movie-cheap-software program -stuff. :p

So check here (http://audio.xanga.com/Nogrod/a0b4d2423767/audio.html). The site may require you to update your flash player before it plays it to you but it seems to be okay. At least my computer is still working after I did that. :)

Formendacil

07-02-2008, 05:28 PM

Reading through the new posts on this thread (accumulated over a long, long weekend away), I was THIS close to volunteering to be Gandalf.

Thank you, therefore, Thenamir, for saving me the hassle and cost of purchasing a microphone--at least until the next time this sort of project rolls around and I wander too close.

Gwathagor

07-02-2008, 06:03 PM

Terrific! Things are really shaping up. Next chance I get, I'll record the rest of my lines, as I think I stopped short of the snow.

Nogrod

07-02-2008, 06:05 PM

Thank you, therefore, Thenamir, for saving me the hassle and cost of purchasing a microphone--at least until the next time this sort of project rolls around and I wander too close.You can always buy the mike and sign up here... (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=14943) :D

I would love to have you with us there!

Formendacil

07-02-2008, 10:45 PM

You can always buy the mike and sign up here... (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=14943) :D

I would love to have you with us there!

While definitely tempted... the lack of a really cool voice part like Gandalf slows my hastiness, and the role I would most covet is that of the narrator... who, perhaps, would be more fairly left to one of the lady 'Downers, given the gender balance.

But perhaps this is a discussion for another thread?

Thenamir

07-03-2008, 09:23 AM

Let me be moderately suspicious... :) I mean the buzzing and humming take place at certain frequencies. One can cut those frequencies off with many programs (or play them down with an equalisator) but the downside is that you lose all that there is in that wavelength - also those frequencies from the speech. You are quite correct to be suspicious, but fear not. The software I am referring to allows me to take a sample of the offending noise from a section of the sound file where the noise occurs alone -- in other words, where the track is otherwise silent except for the buzz. As long as the buzz is relatively constant the software can then analyze the sound and surgically remove it from the file without affecting the rest of the frequency balance. I have used it to remove some persistent 60hz hum from the background of some tracks I have created with excellent results. I'll send you a before/after compare file as soon as I am able.

Macalaure

07-03-2008, 01:22 PM

And where's Macalaure?

Here! :)

Sorry, I've been neglecting this thread for a while. I wasn't able to record anything the last few weeks - first I had no time, then my computer sabotaged me, and then I caught a nasty cold.

You should get a Gandalf sample from me within the next few days.

MatthewM

07-03-2008, 09:12 PM

The music sounds EXCELLENT. Brilliant.

Legate of Amon Lanc

07-06-2008, 06:34 AM

But we could soon have something really nice to peek at if someone just takes the role of Gandalf... I thought Legate might be a candidate but he's out somewhere for a while if my memory serves me correctly...
As I said before:
Hmm... I don't mind doing Gandalf, if you really think it doesn't sound unrealistic (un-Gandalfish, that is). However, in any case, I'm afraid I won't have time now, and as soon as I finish my last exam (this week), I'm off and will be off more or less continuously for some time... the earliest I can get recording something will be... around the second half of July or something like that.
And that's it. I am here now just to appear and disappear and have not yet time to make any recordings (and not even to listen to what you others have done meanwhile... *sigh*). You see, I have holidays, and I am going here and there and am not at home for most of July. I am now around always just for a day or two between coming from somewhere and leaving to somewhere else and have really no time to do anything longer than to check the Downs if something really acute is not happening (of course on these days I don't do anything else than check the Downs. Do you think there is anything else which should be important? ;) Of course, besides the things which are in relation to the Downs in some way but which take too much time so that I can't actually complete them :( - like this).
:D

But as I said: now I am going on a weekly Telcontar-ish trip pretending to be Sam ("my backpack does not weigh anything at all") and then again pop in for a day and then a week after that or so I should at least have time. So maybe I can even make some recording then.

Nogrod

07-10-2008, 08:03 PM

I've got a host of recordings and will try to share them with you tomorrow.

Sorry about the delay but I've been away and tied with other projects lately...

Thenamir

07-10-2008, 09:09 PM

I've not bothered to set up anything on Facebook or Xanga before, but now I have, so that I can post recordings and stuff. It took all my spare time this evening just to set it up to my satisfaction, but it's there -- www.xanga.com/Thenamir.

I've not got any of the Gandalf recordings up yet, but I did post one thing I had already made before. If anyone ever wanted to hear Thenamir sing, here's (http://audio.xanga.com/Thenamir/032662456549/audio.html) your chance. As I said on the Xanga blog, one you hear it you'll know why I make my living writing computer programs.

I was swamped last weekend. I'll get something up by Sunday, I promise.

MatthewM

07-10-2008, 09:39 PM

I've not got any of the Gandalf recordings up yet, but I did post one thing I had already made before. If anyone ever wanted to hear Thenamir sing, here's (http://audio.xanga.com/Thenamir/032662456549/audio.html) your chance. As I said on the Xanga blog, one you hear it you'll know why I make my living writing computer programs.

Wow...you have a GREAT voice!

Thenamir

07-11-2008, 07:49 AM

Thanks! Although I doubt Randy, Paula, and Simon would agree with you.
:eek:

Nogrod

07-11-2008, 01:56 PM

You are quite correct to be suspicious, but fear not. The software I am referring to allows me to take a sample of the offending noise from a section of the sound file where the noise occurs alone -- in other words, where the track is otherwise silent except for the buzz. As long as the buzz is relatively constant the software can then analyze the sound and surgically remove it from the file without affecting the rest of the frequency balance.Okay. That sounds relatively advanced techniques indeed. We might give it a try with Matthew's files at least.

So if you Matthew send your files to Thenamir we could see if he's able to wipe that hum out?

A second thing. TheGreatElvenWarrior and Lauri said they wish to join the choir! Great! Anyone else interested?

I'll try to make some re-edits this weekend including Oddwen's new read out. I'll also check the files sent to me over last weeks as I now finally have time for them.

We're getting there... :)

Thenamir

07-11-2008, 02:18 PM

Send me a single sample first, or let me know where on the net I can pick it up, and I'll see if there's any magic that Gandalf can work on it.

Thenamir

07-12-2008, 05:28 PM

I've turned in some narrations and dialogue clips, but I'm not happy with either of them. I'll try to do some better work and get it in soon.

Thenamir

07-15-2008, 08:06 PM

Hello? Is everyone alright? No problems out there, I hope...

Nogrod

07-15-2008, 08:22 PM

Alive and kicking...

I'm waiting for Oddwen to either make her things a new or telling me the first one is okay.

Then TheGreatElvenWarrior and Laurinqüe will join our choir on a week or two... and I still need to come up with a choir setting for the part B of the thing... :rolleyes:

And anyone wishing to join the singing is welcome! I can send you the notes / choir-lines...

Are your clips in your xanga-account Thenamir? Or where should we look for them?

Oddwen

07-15-2008, 08:37 PM

My last narration that I had sent to Nogrod turned out to be too quiet, so I've sent in my most recent try.

I see that Nogrod has posted - I sent you a new clip sir, please use whichever one you feel is best.

Thenamir

07-15-2008, 09:01 PM

I e-mailed the clips to the address you PM'd me -- have you not received them?

Nogrod

07-15-2008, 09:11 PM

I've got them both... (Oddwen and Thenamir). Thanks.

I'll listen to them tomorrow (it's 6.20 AM right now and I need to go to sleep). But I got them to be sure.

I'll come to them tomorrow...

Good to see this thing working... we're so near... !!!

Nogrod

07-15-2008, 10:00 PM

I couldn't go to sleep without listening your clips...

That's just great!

I really love your voice as Gandalf Thenamir, especially in the first part of your clip!. You're also a good narrator... it can be heard you have read aloud to your children... :)

But Oddwen had a nice one too. I may try two different versions of the thing in the end. You can then choose - or choose to get both of the recordings...

Gwathagor

09-21-2008, 08:21 PM

Let's not forget about this thread.

Legate of Amon Lanc

09-22-2008, 09:10 AM

Hmm, quite, quite... I thought about it recently. I wonder if you are still counting with me. In either case however, I have caught a little cold, so I can't supply you with any recording right now - unless you wish the story to seem indeed realistic by mimicking the results of the night spent at Caradhras.

Anyway, could somebody briefly sum up in what stage are we? What is clear and what is not, and what is supposed to be done and what...?

Nogrod

09-22-2008, 01:59 PM

We are still undecided on Gandalf at least... I need to check what else is missing.

I'll be coming back to the subject in a day or two as I have time to go through my files and some previous discussions...

Gwath is right, let's not forget this! The things we have now are pretty nice so this will be worth doing.

Thenamir

09-23-2008, 08:19 AM

What?? I'm not a shoo-in for Gandalf? Harumph!! I'll be in my trailer with my double-caf venti mocha frappuccino! <stomps off in a huff>

:) :) :)

Nogrod

09-23-2008, 08:24 AM

What?? I'm not a shoo-in for Gandalf? Harumph!! I'd say you should do it - if others agree that is. I was mainly referring to the fact that we haven't decided on that yet... :)

I'll try to check all that I have and all that is missing. That will be done either later today if I have time or then the day after tomorrow.

Gwathagor

09-23-2008, 09:06 AM

Thenamir will voice Gandalf. :smokin:

Let's get to work.

Brinniel

09-28-2008, 10:41 PM

I checked out a flash recorder for a school project this weekend and decided to finally make some recordings for this project since I had the equipment. Perhaps I should email them to you, Nogrod, or should I post them online somewhere?

I'll be able to do future recordings with the same equipment for the remainder of the semester at least. I could do more vocal stuff, or more preferably I can create some sound effects. Just specify what you want me to do. :)

Nogrod

09-29-2008, 04:50 AM

Good to hear that Brinn!

I'll try at last today have time to go through my files to check out what we already have and what we need to finish that first "episode".

Nogrod

09-29-2008, 02:01 PM

Here's what we seem to have...

Music - ok.

Narration by Oddwen - a bit fast paced and the record-levels could still be a bit higher but it will do unless Odd wishes to make it once more... :)

Gandalf by Thenamir - ok.

Aragorn by Gwath - ok.

Boromir by Matthew - still very problematic as it hisses and cracks a lot. I can try it with the versions I have but it will sound nasty.

Legolas by Nerwen - ok.

Gimli by Nogrod - not done yet but will be as soon as I get on with it.

The hobbits... well... the hobbits. Volo made me one one-liner by Frodo (all there is fvor Frodo in the first setting) but I have definitively lost it... I'll try to find it. Then I think Lommy & Greenie were going to make Merry & Pip. That can be done any day they visit my place.

So we miss only Sam then? (and that lost Frodo line...)

Who's going to go for Sam?

I'm not sure - as I hadn't time to check it - but if you guys remember all the better: so did you (Thenamir, Gwath, Nerwen, Matthew) send me all the lines of your characters before Sam takes the watch and the crebain come? If yes, then there is no problem.

If you Matthew just would give it one more try with whatever gear you can get hold on to (like school-stuff or something) it would be great. You have a nice voice and you actually act! It would be cool to have that without your voice being buried under the hiss and buzz...

After all that should be recorded is done (it shouldn't take too much time and depends basically on how fast we will get a Sam) I'll need some time to put this all together which will take some time and effort - and it probably means also some reworking with the music-stuff (not anything major though as I can copy bits from here and there to fit the final thing). We have an autumn leave from school within two weeks and that might be the time I would try to bring this all together.

Nogrod

09-29-2008, 02:20 PM

Btw. we must do another one as now Mac, Legate, Rikae, Hookbill, Form... got no role (unless one of them takes Sam)!

Gwathagor

09-29-2008, 05:43 PM

I actually don't remember how much I sent you, Nogrod, but if I get the chance, I'll go back and check. Thanks!

Brinniel

09-29-2008, 08:04 PM

So we miss only Sam then? (and that lost Frodo line...)

Who's going to go for Sam?
Well, I thought I was listed for Sam so I went ahead and recorded his lines. But if you all would rather have someone else play him, I suppose that's okay...

I also read some narration and dialogue from other parts, just to give a voice sample.

Gwathagor

09-29-2008, 08:07 PM

Well, I thought I was listed for Sam so I went ahead and recorded his lines. But if you all would rather have someone else play him, I suppose that's okay...

Ha ha! Nogrod's being passive-aggressive again, I guess. :p

Nogrod

09-30-2008, 12:42 AM

Well, I thought I was listed for Sam so I went ahead and recorded his lines. But if you all would rather have someone else play him, I suppose that's okay...Oh no. You'll make a dashing Sam Brinn... just send them to me and I'll add them.

I kind of thought there were lists about who could play who but I didn't find any of those yesterday I was looking for them... It's been such a long time I've looked at this thread the last time I have clearly forgotten half the stuff we've decided already. :(

Nerwen

09-30-2008, 06:06 AM

I'm not sure - as I hadn't time to check it - but if you guys remember all the better: so did you (Thenamir, Gwath, Nerwen, Matthew) send me all the lines of your characters before Sam takes the watch and the crebain come? If yes, then there is no problem.

Unless I've missed something, Legolas only has one speech in that section, so yes.

Brinniel

09-30-2008, 10:27 PM

It's been such a long time I've looked at this thread the last time I have clearly forgotten half the stuff we've decided already.
Indeed. I was just checking...I admittingly stopped paying attention to this thread halfway through the summer since there wasn't much I could do until I had the equipment. I didn't know if something had changed since then.

I can send the files to you...perhaps tomorrow. Could you PM me your email, Noggie? I don't think I have it...

Brinniel

10-01-2008, 12:41 PM

Nogrod, I emailed you six of the eight audio files...but the final two were apparently too big. I have an Xanga account, so perhaps I'll post those bigger files on it later.

Nogrod

10-01-2008, 05:09 PM

Nogrod, I emailed you six of the eight audio files...but the final two were apparently too big. I have an Xanga account, so perhaps I'll post those bigger files on it later.Got them six. I'm not sure if one can dowwnload things from xanga sites - maybe one can, I just don't know.

But you have an alternative solution as well. Turn them into mp3 files and you can probably send them nicely. I think it's something like 10mb or something that the e-mail servers will take in one sending and on mp3 you'll get a lot of stuff in 10mb...

Brinniel

10-02-2008, 09:17 PM

But you have an alternative solution as well. Turn them into mp3 files and you can probably send them nicely. I think it's something like 10mb or something that the e-mail servers will take in one sending and on mp3 you'll get a lot of stuff in 10mb...
Well I think the two files were the longer sample narrations I did (though I'm not postive)...so they're not terribly important. But I can convert them to mp3 and send them to you this weekend.

MatthewM

10-09-2008, 07:47 AM

It definitely has been awhile! I will try to get my hands on a good microphone...I don't know if I recorded all my parts yet but I will look that over later next week...busy school time! Anyway, good to see we haven't forgotten about this :)

Indeed, another one should be planned, I purposed a hobbit's only adaption, which would, besides the hobbits, leave only about 3 other roles available in the scene I picked. But we can decide for a different one with a larger cast, if you all wish. We should discuss this as well!

Nogrod

10-09-2008, 09:51 AM

I will try to get my hands on a good microphone...It would be great if you found one! I really like your acting but the quality of the recordings have been pretty bad.

We will probably have time to make our last parts the next week as well so possibly in two-three weeks (depending on how much I need to edit the music-stuff & how toilsome the final construction work wil be we may have a done thing in our hands!

Gwathagor

10-09-2008, 02:42 PM

I have found, Matthew, that getting a new recording program made all the difference that changing microphones did not. I don't know what kind of software you are using, so that might not be the issue at all, but I thought I'd mention it nonetheless.

Nogrod

10-09-2008, 02:46 PM

I have found, Matthew, that getting a new recording program made all the difference that changing microphones did not. As we don't like advertising in this forum but would like to make things happen the best way possible wouldn't you mind PM'ing Matthew for details Gwath? :)

Gwathagor

10-09-2008, 02:50 PM

If he's interested, he can ask. It can be had for free on the internet, and so I would hardly call it "advertising."

Nogrod

10-09-2008, 02:57 PM

It can be had for free on the internet, and so I would hardly call it "advertising."I kind of thought of that but tried to be careful... :)

MatthewM

10-09-2008, 09:16 PM

I am interested :)

Gwathagor

10-09-2008, 11:39 PM

Ok, look up Audacity on the internet. Oddwen actually suggested it a couple of months ago, and I've found that it works pretty well. Like I said, the problem may indeed be your microphone, and this might not help at all - but it made all the difference for me. I don't even have to use a peripheral microphone.

Gwathagor

04-02-2009, 06:16 PM

We should make an effort to finish this project. What needs to be done at this point? Has everyone recorded their parts?

Nogrod

04-03-2009, 06:20 PM

What needs to be done is just a few lines from the hobbits Lommy and Greenie have said they will make... and one or two evenings of free time for me to actually sit down and to gather it all together (well, free evenings look like a luxury to me but there will be one or two before the summer... there has to be).

Good that you Gwath remided me of this!

We'll make it to be sure, soonish I'd say. There's not too much to do anymore.

Just wait a week or two - or three - and we'll get it done... I hope.