Thank you guys for your contibutions! I'm sorry I'm so late to reply.
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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
I'm not much of a fan of audio books, but background music in one would be a total "nope".
There are several competition tv shows I can't watch because of the background music and sounds. Huge pet peeve.
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I'm sorry, I don't know how to take this. It seems a personal preference, and might just be limited to you, or there could be a lot of people feel that way. I hope that doesn't come off as rude or dismissive.
It makes me think I should try both: one with music softly in the background, trying to set the mood, and try one without, and see which is more popular. Thank you for letting me know your opinion, as it gives me a lot to think about in my presentation.
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Originally Posted by Quoth
There still needs to be almost no background sound during dialogue even if it's audio drama.
YouTube is totally the wrong place for audio only content.
Unless electronically changed voice is natural and easy to listen to it will exhaust the listener.
Look at Audacity as tool if you want to try your voice changed.
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Yeah, I live in a VERY quiet neighborhood (at night at least, when the school and daycares around the place have let out for the day.) And my gf is very respectful of my recording needs. This should make up for my lack of a professional soundbooth or soundproofing.
You really think so? The reason I wanted to experiment with YouTube is because of successful streams like EFAP, a media/response critiquing podcast, where there are visuals, sure, but even the hosts acknowledge that their audience most likely just listens to them while doing things like working or chores. I thought maybe my audio dramas could do the same. I also thought of iTunes.
There was a stream Mister Metokur did that showed a video done by a dude trying to convince people he was actually his (made up) gf, using a relatively cheap voice changer. Except for his speech pattern and mannerisms giving him away, he actually did sound like a young woman. I was looking to invest in something a bit pricier (around $100) after looking into all the reviews, so I think it has potential.
But I will also look into Audacity. Had never heard of it before.
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Originally Posted by Quoth
It's audio drama and you can't do it without writing either a story or a play script.
A well done audio drama (A radio play is an example) is good. But it only has effects between spoken bits or connecting music in place of * * * or chapter breaks. It's unintelligible if the effects or music continue behind the dialogue or narration. You'd need a few voice actors, but not as many as the character list. All the very main ones and "Other characters were played by members of the cast".
1) Free samples of real audio books (see my sig for one). Some on Google Playstore Books.
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I don't mean to sound rude... but yeah, I know I need a script. I already have stories written to be read. That's what inspired all this.
Now, what I didn't think of was using music for scene separation. I was struggling while thinking of ways to portray that, so that's very useful! What do you think about also playing the music behind the reading of the title? And I'll gladly listen to your samples sometime.