How to make the perfect Dalek voice

A tutorial on how to use the Reaper Ring Modulator and some microphone skills.

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• Dalek
• Voices
• Doctor
• Who
• Tutorial
• Ring
• Modulator
• Daleks
• Skaro
• Davros

[DavidLeeThrower]

This is an brilliant video dude, but I think I'm more interested in how you accomplished zero-latency recording? :) Any DSP I've used in the past, I've always had to mute the monitor track and listen directly from my kit. Any help would be very much appreciated, cheers man. :)

[timetunnelpro]

@DavidLeeThrower I've got a separate external sound card (M-Audio Fast Track) so it enables me to turn my latency to a level in which I get no latency what so ever. Not going to lie though, even the m-audio struggles sometimes. Getting external sound card was the best thing I've done really. Hope this helps!

[Agui007]

Hi dude soz to be a pain again. I noticed if you do a voice of 50hz it seems to have that effect like your talking down a cardboard tube. I notice in Remembrance of the Daleks they don't sound like that. Is it possible they sift that noise out or the ring mod frequency changes with their voice in pitch? I'd love your opinion, I've searched high and low. Thanks.

[timetunnelpro]

@Agui007 Something which a lot of people don't think about is EQ. By altering the EQ you can change virtually the whole sound. It'd be worth having a play and seeing what sound you can achieve. Another technique is using distortion and then ring modulating over that.. It gives it a bit of a thicker sound. Just some ideas for you! Hope this helps!

[Ashleywoolston]

This is a brilliant video and has been so helpful! :D I was wondering if you know what frequency could be used for the daleks from the peter cushing movies

[timetunnelpro]

@Ashleywoolston Not entirely sure but i'd guess around 27-30 ish. It's hard to tell as not much was documented about those particular voices. I am fond of them though!

[sasukeuchhia]

What Program Is This?



[richsc21]

SM58 represent bro.

[EconomicPolitics]

This is so awesome! Thanks a ton!

[Agui007]

@timetunnelpro Something else that has come to mind, the quality of microphone, possible hum modulation filter to bring out the clarity of voice. If you talk with a modulation at 50hz you need to speak loud and clearly but it will leave that electric hum, something the BBC managed to either filter or they adjusted to wave to match that of the modulator.