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Throat Width
As you might imagine, this control is similar
the the Throat Length control described
above, but instead modifies the width of the
modeled throat.
Values above 1.00 represent a widening of
the throat while values below 1.00 represent
a narrowing of the throat. The actual values
represent the percentage change in the throat
width. For example, a value of 1.20 represents
a 20% increase in throat width, while a value
of 0.80 represents a 20% decrease in throat
width.
NOTE: As with the Throat Length
control above, if you are going
for “realism,” limit yourself to
modifications of about +/- 20%. For special
eects, anything goes.
To adjust Throat Width, click on the
knob and move the cursor up to turn
the knob clockwise, or down to turn it
counterclockwise. The numeric display will
indicate the percentage
of change.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) clicking on the knob will reset it to its
default value of 1.00.
MUTATE SECTION
Having created your basic vocal characteristic
with the Voice Design controls, the Mutate
section let’s you turn that voice into a variety
of, how shall we put it, alternative entities (i.e.,
weird creatures).
varying the length of the voice’s model vocal
tract. It can be used in combination with the
Shift Pitch control to modify gender and/or
vocal quality.
Values above 1.00 represent a lengthening of
the throat while values below 1.00 represent
a shortening of the throat. The actual values
represent the percentage change in the throat
length. For example, a value of 1.20 represents
a 20% increase in throat length, while a value
of 0.80 represents a 20% decrease in throat
length.
In addition to simply changing vocal timbre,
increasing throat length is useful when the
original input is female and you are shifting it
down and want it to sound male. Conversely,
decreasing throat length is useful when the
original input is male and you want to shift it
up to sound female or childlike.
NOTE: While this control gives you
the ability to radically change the
throat length, keep in mind that
the variation in the length of human vocal
tracts is rarely more than about 20% in either
direction. If you are looking for a “realistic”
vocal characteristic, start with modest
settings of this control. More extreme settings
can produce dramatic results, but probably
not what anyone would call “realistic.”
To adjust Throat Length, click on the
knob and move the cursor up to turn
the knob clockwise, or down to turn it
counterclockwise. The numeric display will
indicate the percentage of change.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) clicking on the knob will reset it to its
default value of 1.00.