[James P.]

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

'Tis true, I do, although obviously I didn't use it for that Dalek voice mail message as it was a good two years before I got my MBP. For that I believe I used some cheap crappy headset mic. A proper mic is just one of those things it would be nice for me to get at some point but I just couldn't justify the expense as there's just not enough I would use it for. Especially now, seeing as my MBP's mic is good enough for almost everything.


The best advice I can give is to run it through some distortion first. I used to use either Audition or Sound Forge to do my Dalek voices back when I was on Windows, and the first thing I did was always some mild distortion to give it more character and bite. Then run the result through the ring modulator. Obviously these days I'm using Logic to do my Dalek voices, and I'm quite happy with the settings I'm using now. Here are screenshots of the two plugins I use to achieve my current Dalek voices, as well as a corresponding file to give you some idea of what they sound like.

- Distortion plugin

- Ringshifter plugin

The sound file contains both the original unprocessed recording, followed by the processed version with the Dalek voice effect. I encourage you to use the dry one when experimenting with your own effect. No one quite delivers Dalek lines like Roy Skelton!

That. Was. AWESOME! What is it that you use? I'm REALLY good at imitating Cybermen even without all these programs, but I'd like to be better at it.

EDIT: Oh, Logic, eh? Never heard of it. Where can you buy it and how much does it cost? Please answer.