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2011年4月29日星期五
2011年4月28日星期四
Voice Creation with Music Morpher Gold, Part 2
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a video or an audio presentation with character voices. In Part 2, we will complete this discussion.For this second recording method, you need to read each characters lines one after the other, in other words, read all of Tom’s lines first, then Dick’s lines, then Harry’s. That way you can apply each voice’s settings to all the lines for that character at once. Just highlight the beginning of Tom’s lines, drag to the end of Tom’s lines, and then apply the morphing settings to them in one click. The tedious part will be cutting and pasting them all back together in the right order. You do this by highlighting the words, cutting them and then clicking where they are to be inserted and pasting them. I prefer doing it this way. For one reason, it allows you to apply any inflections or accents or speech affects to the character’s dialog all at once, rather than trying to switch it each time a different character speaks. For instance, if one character is a female, you will find that softening your voice will make it easier to alter the voice and have it still sound female. If one character has an English accent, it is easier to maintain it throughout all the lines if they are all together. The choice is up to you.When you are trying the different settings, you will soon find that Pitch is the overwhelming setting. Timbre and Advanced Tune have much less effect on the outcome. They will tend to make the Cheap Rosetta Stone Portuguese
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2011年4月27日星期三
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2011年4月26日星期二
How to Rent a Respected DJ
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2011年4月24日星期日
How To Increase Website Traffic And Search Engine Rankings!
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2011年4月22日星期五
PG&E turns over documents in San Bruno probe
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2011年4月21日星期四
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a bit surprised by the cover photo, which features Gaga as a motorcycle/human
hybrid.
Was it a joke? Was it for real? Well, it was for real, and even days later,
everyone's still talking.
"They were definitely divisive and it was a polarizing image," Gaga's pal
Perez Hilton told MTV News. "I knew it would really get a reaction out of
people, and that was her intent. She could have easily gone for something
expected, but that's the beautiful thing about Gaga."
The gossip blogger said the Nick Knight image's intention was to get people
buzzing, whether or not that buzz ended up in the Mother Monster's favor. He
even offered some insight into the photo's message, which has been lost on
some of Gaga's Little Monsters.
"She always wants to keep people guessing, and I think the cover works on many
different levels," he explained. "Literally, she was born that way, [like]
some kind of mutant freak. There's a lot of Cheap Rosetta Stone Portuguese
energy in that picture."
He adds that the vibe captured in the image will also find its way into the
music on the May 23 album release. "There's something very metal [about it
and] 'Judas' [which was released last week] gives a taste of that dance/metal
feeling," he said. "Once the album comes out and they listen to the music, the
artwork will make more Cheap Rosetta Stone Spanish
sense. She loves that people are talking about it."
What do you think of the album cover? Let us know in the comments!
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