An alien voice

To change a recorded voice so that it sounds like an alien...

  • Using Audacity, open the Recorded voice you wish to change

    Example of an original Voice Recording
  • Move the mouse over the 'grey control section' at the start of the track, as shown here...
    Image of open Recorded Voice track
    ...and left-click...

    This is the quick way to select all of this track; the following image shows the result... Image showing the whole track selected
    Note:
    the change in colour showing the track has been selected.
  • Either: Click on the Edit Menu and then select Duplicate
    Image of Edit menu with Duplicate being selected

    OR use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D.
    Which ever you choose a second duplicated track will appear, like this...
    Image of the now two tracks

  • Click in the Work space to clear the selections from both tracks
    Note the change of colour again...
    Image showing track no longer selected
  • Highlight the first track again then...
  • Click on the Edit Menu and then select Duplicate OR use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D
    This will produce the third track required...
    Remember to clear the selection by clicking in the 'workspace'
    Image of three deselected track all identical
The next step is to alter the pitch of two of the tracks...
  • Highlight the first track (see above if you have forgotten how to select a track)
  • Click on the Effect Menu and then select Change Pitch...
    Image showing Effect menu and the selection of Change Pitch
  • On the dialog box that appears, change the Percent Change to 15 then Click OK
    Image of Change Pitch Dialog Box

  • Highlight the third track only (this may involve removing the selections then selecting the third track)
  • As before, Click on the Effect Menu and then Change Pitch...
  • This time change the Percent Change to -15 (just add the minus sign) then
  • Click OK
Export the end product as an mp3. Example of the 'changed voice' - Alien enough for you?

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Produced and edited by John Dalziel (eLearning Adviser) JISC RSC-Northwest - Lancaster University