🔊 OC Voice Acting Thread (season 2)

Posted 5 years, 5 months ago (Edited 3 years, 8 months ago) by Aarix

This thread's done! thanks for comin along, folks!

The new version can be found here

you're welcome to join in and even repost old lines in the new version!


old stuff below

The moment you've all been waiting for!
OC Voice Acting Thread...

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This thread was kicking around a couple of months back before it lost momentum. I thought it might be cool to get it going again!


✨WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT✨

Ever wanted to try voice acting? Or, maybe you'd like to hear someone else having a go at bringing your OC to life? If so, you've come to the right place! The aim of this thread is for people to post and/or act a few lines of each other's OCs.


✨HOW TO PLAY✨

The rules, if you're already familiar with them, are gonna be pretty much the same as last time.
This thread has the potential to get very complicated (so please read the full post) -- here's what to do:

If you're looking to receive a little bit of voice acting:

  • Post IC, with some lines for your character. Anything from a handful of one-liners to a longer monologue is okay. You can leave some kind of instruction for how you'd like the lines to be delivered, or just leave it up to the actors interpretation.
  • EXAMPLE POST
    (posting IC as Chris) Hey, here are some lines for my character Chris. Chris is a young boy, so he has a high-pitched voice. He tends to talk loudly, and his tone is a little nasal. Also, he is a ghost, so if you can add a kind of spooky echo effect that would be cool.
  • [sadly] "Oh I am so alone. What is a rowdy and rambunctious boy like myself to do?"
  • [exited] "Ahh, I can't wait to go poke around in the dirt and catch some cool bugs!"
  • [Chris just laughing in a rowdy and rambunctious manner]
  • [scared] "Who's there!? Oh god, I hope it's not the poisonous lions again..."
  • "Why did the plane crash?" [pause for effect, barely stifling giggles, before delivering the punchline] "Because the pilot was a loaf of bread!" [bursts out laughing]
  • You can add a preference for the kind of voice you want, (e.g. masculine/feminine, deep/high, gentle/brash, a specific accent, ect)...  just keep in mind the actors here will have to work with what they've  got-- you might not get the exact voice you're looking for! You can also request special effects and other stuff, but again, they might not be possible depending on who's acting.
  • If your lines happen to take anyone's fancy, you might get a claim! (Please edit your post once you get a claim, to let people know you got something already)
  • Keep in mind that you might not get a claim! After all, people in this thread will be doing stuff For Free, so your lines/character may not get chosen, or your characters might not suit the voices of any actors around here. No hard feelings!
  • You can post as much as you like, just don't expect to get a claim for everything. Or anything, necessarily.
  • This thread is a free-for-all: You can't get skipped! Just post your lines, and if someone finds your post and wants to have a go reading them, they will. Posts will likely not be in order. This is okay, everyone just has to make sure they ping who they're claiming so nothing gets lost.
  • Don't be mean to anyone if their voice isn't what you wanted/expected! This thread is just for fun! It's nothing serious, anything you get will be for free, and done out of the kindness of the actor's heart
  • Remember to thank your actor if they decide to perform your lines! <3


If you wish to claim for someone, and do a little voice acting yourself:

  • Find a post with lines that you wanna try acting.
  • Comment with your claim, and ping the recipient to let them know you're claiming!
  • Then get Dramatique™ and record yourself voice acting the lines that were provided.
  • Link or PM your recipient the file of your glorious voice
  • Edit your original post to let people know your claim's been completed and sent!
  • You can claim as much a you like! Just remember to follow through :'o
  • Try to polish up the audio a little, if you're able to. If you can edit out long pauses or mistakes I'm sure it'd be appreciated! There's plenty of free software you can use (audacity is good!) 
  • At the same time, no pressure! There's no quality standard here-- It's totally fine if you're not the best actor in the world, or if your audio setup isn't great, or if you can't edit your recordings. The aim is to try your best and have fun, not be perfect!
  • If you'd like to add relevant special effects (like, weird effects for robot/ghost/monster characters, for example) go nuts!
  • If someone's lines have already been claimed, you're still free to give them a go if they call to you, but priority should be on posts that haven't been acted yet.
  • Keep in mind that this is just for fun. You likely won't be getting anything in return for your effort, so don't expect to be reimbursed! The aim of the game is to just have a good time.


Some other rules:

  • Keep things PG! Swearing is okay, but lewd stuff is best avoided.
  • Please be kind and courteous! Don't demand things of people, and remember to thank people if they put in the effort to act your lines, even if they're not what you were expecting! Likewise, if you're acting, please try and put at least a little effort in, and don't use it as an opportunity for any kind of meanness. Don't get jealous if someone else gets a claim and you don't, that's the nature of  a thread like this (and there's a chance you'll get claimed later!)
  • Please don't repost the same lines even if you didn't get a claim! Once they've been up for a few day's they'll go up here, with a brief description of the desired sort of voice (to make them easier for  potential actors to find!)
  • Be nice! Have fun!   

✨HELPFUL RESOURCES✨

If you're not so experienced in dealing  with audio, fear not: there are plenty of good resources out there, some of which I'll try to list here
(Let me know if you have any other recommendations!

Free Audio Editing

  • Audacity - an open-source audio editing program I really recommend!

Free Places to Upload

  • Chirbit - you need an account, but I'd highly recommend it
  • Vocaroo - audio quality will be reduced & upload size is restricted, but you don't need an account!

Other Helpful Stuff

  • VLC Media Player - open-source media player, which also lets you convert audio from one format to another
  • Sometimes a little digital wizardry can come in handy, especially while voicing characters outside of your normal vocal range. MathewMii made a great post with some tips for masculinizing your voice with audio editing software here!


✨UNCLAIMED POSTS✨

Now that this thread has been up and running for so long, it's getting impossible  for me to manage by myself, so I've made a spreadsheet you can edit instead. If it's been a while and you haven't been claimed, feel free to add yourself to this list. If you complete a claim for a person from this list, remove their listing. If you're thinking of doing some acting, have a look at  these ones first c:

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Phew! Thanks for sticking with me through all that. Hopefully people can have some fun in this thread! If you have any concerns, or any ideas of how to get things running more smoothly, please ping or PM me and let me know!

Zaten

(bump)

Zaten

hey, shoko still hasnt been claimed yet. can you please add them to the unclaimed posts list?


Aarix

Purrve-Ball ahh sure, I'll update the list when I get home tonight. I haven't been doing regular maintenance of this thread for ages actually OTL but yeah I'll get to it when I'm at my computer again 👍

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Edit: ghh my WiFis being a bastard to me right now and also I'm lazy but I'll get to this ASAP just lemme get some sleep first

Micah montrovy

here's my boy Micah! He's a fairly reserved guy, mostly keeping to himself and his few close friends. His voice is somewhat nasally and is androgynous, though masculine leaning. He has a slight indiscernible accent. He may also occasionally stumble over his words when excited or anxious

[nervous] "Are you sure this is the best idea? We really don't want to get on his bad side"

[flustered] "What? Me? I mean thank you, but are you sure you have the right person?"

[sad/hurt] "Why couldn't you have told me that before I agreed to this?"

[cheerful/pestering] "C'mon! We gotta go now or else we're gonna miss it! Lets go!!"

 Cam se1f-ish

UhHHH so basically this is my chance to finally see if I can find someone that sounds like Cam kekek(I would do it myself but I’m too scared).

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Cam’s voice is pretty androgynous, but it is a little higher pitched so it can be confused for a girl’s voice or a young boy’s. They always speak quickly and can be very loud when excited. They have a very heavy English accent(the type I’ve referenced off Hermonie from HP, it’s one of the most common accents) too.

Here’s some lines you can try out ;w;

[Happily]: “Thank you, Sir! I love you too Sir!”

[Excited]: “No way! How’d you know I love those? Thank you so much!”

[Flustered]: “Oh wow you have such a nice voice...Can you sing to me Sir?”

[Nervous/Scared]: “But I don’t want to Sir! I don’t want to hurt anyone!”

[Panicky/Nervous]: “I can’t find my hat! What did I do with it?! I can’t find it!”

[Angry/Annoyed]: “Hey! Who’re you callin’ kid? I’m a grown up just like the lot of you!”

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Aarix

ChicketyChina Purrve-Ball you've both been added

I'm actually going to be doing this differently soon, I'll make a spreadsheet for the unclaimed lines, which people will have to add to and be responsible for removing themselves :v

Aarix

Hey everyone!

I've made a sheet for you to add your own unclaimed posts to, it's getting a bit much to manage by myself.

Here's the sheet! 

Please add a link to your unclaimed lines there, because I will not be manually maintaining the unclaimed list by myself anymore.

Please let me know if there are any problems with this sheet.

Aarix

reminder, the list of unclaimed posts in the OP will be deleted and fully replaced with the self-editable sheet by September 10! Please add your post to the sheet soon if you don't want it to be forgotten about.

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Aarix

heads up: the old system has now been replaced entirely by the self-editable sheet

also if i get some spare time later i might just do some more of these :v

Jackson Aukerman Zaten

even though no one has claimed sho as of yet, I'll throw jack into here (can I post two characters in here? there isn't a rule that says I cant.)

jack is trans, so he has a mostly masculine (but slightly androgynous) voice. he has a slight German accent, but it's barely noticeable. he isn't very loud, and if he talks too much, his voice randomly breaks. he does cry and scream a bit.

some English dialogue (i don't know german.)

  • [normal] yes, I am long legs McGee, the one who broke the vending machine in the cafeteria last year.
  • [annoyed] dude, stop provoking him. you're gonna yourself hurt. 
  • [angry] WHAT DID I DO TO YOU? I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YET YOUR RIPPING INTO ME LIKE I'M A FUCKING CRIMINAL!
  • [flat] I just wanna go home and cry until I become a dried-up raisin, 
  • [trying to comfort someone] hey, do you need anything? do you need a drink of water? some food?
  • [sad] I... don;t know what i'm upset about... i just wish i didnt exist.
Aarix

We need more actors 👀 so if anyone's feeling brave here's a bump & some encouragement to please go 4 it :v