[S] Tropers: Dub MSPaint Adventures

A while back, some tropers expressed interest in doing a project similar to the (many, many) Homestuck Dubbing Projects out there on the 'net. This thread is mostly to keep conversation about it organized, but out of the main thread. We're not doing the whole thing, as that's a reeeeeaally steep order, and not one I'm up to organizing. That said, we have no timetable for this and no deadlines, so participants are encouraged to submit Pesterlogs they want to do at any time.

• Current Pesterlogs and progress:
  • None

• Voice Acting List [Troper Name - Character Name(s)]
  • RedSavant - Equius Zahhak, Horuss Zahhak, Jake English, John Egbert, Eridan Ampora (sometimes)
  • Oh So Into Cats - Rose Lalonde, Vriska Serket, Karkat Vantas, John Egbert
  • Elfive - uu, Jake English
  • Mousa the 14 - Equius Zahhak, Gamzee Makara, Tavros Nitram, Eridan Ampora, Sollux Captor, Dave Strider

edited 13th Feb '13 4:49:48 PM by RedSavant

I'm not sure what pesterlogs you guys want, but I'd like to throw my name in the ring for any potential dubbings.

Who're you looking to voice? And you're free to suggest any Pesterlogs yourself, too. =) Personally, I'm most confident in my Equius and Eridan voices, though they're pretty bad Octopimp imitations, I suppose.

This is the sort of thing that would be cool to get involved with, but I have no VA experience what so ever.

As for logs to do, I nominate the one from the intermission whose number escapes me, where the humans and trolls meet for the first time.

sure why not

i can do tavros and eridan pretty well, would be willing to try most male characters' voices though

Ooh! Going to try to get my "name" in for Sollux!

(Thought about Doc Scratch, but that seemed greedy.)

edited 3rd Feb '13 1:16:39 AM by TwinBird

I reckon I could do a pretty decent Jake.

Just need to turn the Brit knob up to eleven.

Hm. Any characters I should do?

That's really up to you, Cats! I have no idea what you sound like, so I can't really recommend any roles, heh.

Alright, good to see this is getting some interest! Everyone who's expressed interest in a character, go ahead and find a few lines you'd like to read - any lines you think show off your voice to the best. Once you've recorded 'em, toss them my way via PM, and I'll start getting the list set up.

I mean I've already done some Karkat, but these aren't real lines.

My normal speaking voice. Oh my god I would need to get some kind of damper in this room, stupid hard floor.

Huh, I see! I would recommend probably Rose, Kanaya or Vriska for you, or maybe Roxy if you have confidence in your slurring abilities. You've got a nice voice!

edited 3rd Feb '13 3:05:14 AM by RedSavant

Everyone thinks I have a very "Rose" voice but Kanaya might be fun. The thing is though that whenever I read her pesterlogs I interpreted them in kind of a deadpan. I don't know if that's okay with you or not.

The way I tend to hear her is rather clipped; her introductory narration says that 'you Tend To Enunciate Each Word You Speak Very Clearly And Carefully'. Deadpan could also work; she is, after all, a Snarky Broad. I think highly of Octopimp's Kanaya, DustyOldRoses, but as a rule I think everyone should approach their characters in the way they see fit. =)

edited 3rd Feb '13 3:45:11 AM by RedSavant

Ok, I have an audio file, any suggestions as to where to upload it? It's a wmv and Tindeck only accepts M P3s.

Hm... nothing immediately comes to mind, actually. Thing is, this is kind of going by the seat of my pants, heh.

Edit: You might be able to use Audacity to convert it.

edited 3rd Feb '13 3:55:26 AM by RedSavant

Found an online converter. Here you go.

I like it! You need to enunciate a bit more clearly, but I like both characters there. Caliborn especially sounds pretty menacing when he's that hissy.

Yeah, I think I did Jake's lines a little too fast, especially at the start.

Still, not bad for a first attempt.

Rose, Kanaya, Vriska. I tried using the effects in Garage Band to make it clearer, not sure if it helped. Sorry for all the clicks.

Okay I'm sorry but Caliborn is like 20x more hilarious when he sounds like a grown man and says things like a 12 year old.

edited 3rd Feb '13 4:35:45 AM by ohsointocats

Nice! You do have a good Rose voice, and I like your Vriska too. Kanaya felt a little rushed, though.

Also, working on my own recordings, so people can critique me, too.

I am expressing interest. I did some idea of what I thought the troll boys should sound like and I can totally do others.

I could do Kanaya again. I'm mostly just wondering if the interpretation was too weird.

Homan, reading Equius makes me feel lightheaded. Too much breathy.

Edit: I might also record a clip of 'standardized' name pronunciations, just so we're all on the same page. I don't think it'll be a huge deal, though.

^Wasn't weird, no, just a bit fast, I think. =)

edited 3rd Feb '13 5:10:21 AM by RedSavant

Your voice is suited to... I don't know, Dad? Lord English?

Also, I'm gonna be out of commission till March, so I'll see then if you guys still have an opening.

I quite like Cat's Rose and Elfive's Caliborn. The latter reminds me of something really nostalgic, like the bad guy in an old english TV show or audiobook.

Anyway, I may submit a voice sample. I'm not sure what character I could do, though. I can't imagine my voice fitting many of the characters.

edited 3rd Feb '13 5:24:36 AM by Gaunt88