Would There Ever Be a Possibility...?

[Nogrod]

I got the clips from Gwath for Aragorn but haven't have time to check them as yet. But we could soon have something really nice to peek at if someone just takes the role of Gandalf... I thought Legate might be a candidate but he's out somewhere for a while if my memory serves me correctly... And where's Macalaure? I think one of you should take the role.

Patience... even though patience does not mean inactivity!

The hobbits I mean... I know Lommy and Greenie will be back in a week or something and we can record their parts then.

What about you Volo? Would you like to come over one day to record your stuff here at my place?

How about you Brinn? It would be great if you could grasp an opportunity to make a version earlier than when the semester begins.

And Nerwen, are you still around? Wanna try Legolas... or Sam if Brinn is not capable during the summer?
(We'll get you a load of roles during the fall Brinn if we for some reason manage to pull this forwards during the summer).


So, what is your standing everyone?


And just for a side-dish I made this just today as I got the idea a few days ago. I'm not sure where it could be put. I first thought it could be something from Imladris but it sounds a bit too casual and rural to be elven music now as I listen to it. So maybe when / if we one day get to Bree or the Shire?

[MatthewM]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

And just for a side-dish I made this just today as I got the idea a few days ago. I'm not sure where it could be put. I first thought it could be something from Imladris but it sounds a bit too casual and rural to be elven music now as I listen to it. So maybe when / if we one day get to Bree or the Shire?

Indeed The music sounds excellent and well suited for Bree!

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

How about you Brinn? It would be great if you could grasp an opportunity to make a version earlier than when the semester begins.

I still would really love to play Sam, but need to convince my parents to get me a microphone first. If only I can find a used one from somewhere cheap. Don't write me off just yet; I'll keep looking.

Btw, is there any need for a violin? I haven't played in five years so I'm a bit rusty, but I do have a violin sitting around and would be totally willing to use it if needed. I'm not exactly any good at writing music myself but I can improv, or if you wanted to send something you wrote Nogrod, I could do that too. Plus, it'd give me the excuse to have my parents get my bow restrung.. Of course, this is only in the case that I do get a microphone (and I'll only have my violin while in Boise).

[mark12_30]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

And just for a side-dish I made this just today as I got the idea a few days ago. I'm not sure where it could be put. I first thought it could be something from Imladris but it sounds a bit too casual and rural to be elven music now as I listen to it. So maybe when / if we one day get to Bree or the Shire?

Sa-WEEET! Bravo! Very nice flavor and texture.

[Nogrod]

Thanks mark12_30.

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Now there is an assortment of Gwath's Aragorn in here. I think we can forget the discussion who will be Aragorn for now. We have found him.

So we only need Gandalf now to get this going for good... (Mac?, Legate?)

I can do it if no one else will, but I'd like to hear someone else doing it.

Any new "recruits" for the role?

Nerwen? Hookbill?

PS. I've been making a new version of the music as the first one you have heard had the synths made by my poor audio-software but today I visited our school and recorded something with a much better quality instruments (like the low voices almost sounding like real contrabasses and low strings...). I hope I can share it tomorrow or the day after with you...

[Gwathagor]

Hey Nogrod, you've got two rep boxes! Congratulations! (How many rep points did you have to get?)

[Thenamir]

Darn, confusticate and bebother my sporadic ability to read and post here for missing the genesis of this most interesting project! I'd love to read Gandalf for this project!

If there's any more spots open for narration, music scoring, voice acting, or other help I would be most willing to contribute in any way I can. My time is somewhat limited, but I'd truly enjoy being part of this. Or the next one, whenever it happens.

I have no professional entries on my voice-over resume (though I am seeking such work as a sideline), but I have had native Brits tell me that to their ears my feigned accents are nearly perfect. Additionally, I have read the entire TH-LOTR series to my children several times, using different voices for the characters such that my kids could recognize one character over another just by the way I read the dialogue.

Let me know what I can do!

P.S. We (Barrow-Wight, Sharku, myself, and several others) used to get together occasionally on Yahoo audio chat to do chapter readings -- in that respect, I do have a bit of experience reading Gandalf!

[Thenamir]

A bit of further info - I have some moderately-sophisticated sound editing software that can remove steady background noises such as the buzzing mentioned previously. I'll see if there's a way I can grab that audio and clean it up a bit.

As I mentioned in the "possible next effort" thread, I also have the capability of doing a bit of scoring with my Yamaha ES-7 keyboard to get you some real-sounding instruments. Especially if your scores can be sent to me as MIDI files, I can import them to my computer and Yamaha setup, and send them back as MP3 or WAV files.

[Nogrod]

Good to hear from you Thenamir!

We've been in trouble getting Gandalf on board and an adult voice might just do the trick... (and Macalaure and Legate seem to be away anyway).

So I'd very much appreciate you giving it a try.

The first goal is to get the few pages from when the fellowship leaves Rivendell to the place when it starts snowing (from the bottom of page 298 to the halfway of page 305 of which I think is an old standard edition - from: "Many others of Elrond's household stood in the shadows..." to: "... unless it is a choice between fire and death.").

Originally Posted by Thenamir

I have some moderately-sophisticated sound editing software that can remove steady background noises such as the buzzing mentioned previously.

Let me be moderately suspicious... I mean the buzzing and humming take place at certain frequencies. One can cut those frequencies off with many programs (or play them down with an equalisator) but the downside is that you lose all that there is in that wavelength - also those frequencies from the speech. At least with Matthew the problem has been that the buzz is pretty low in frequency and as you cut those frequencies out his voice sounds like someone in his pre-puberty... Adding some bottom there makes his voice great but also increases the buzz... But if you have a software that solves this go for it! We could try at least.

I'll send you Thenamir my e-mail account in a PM so that you can send me your clips there as I have been the one to gather these all into one file. I'll also send you a clip of the music I've done this far so that you can say whether your Yamaha makes it better... for in that case please go on, I can send you notes or whatever you prefer.

Yess.

Let's do this now and then turn into Matthew's idea of the Prancing pony as our next item.

And any ideas anyone comes up with. I mean everyone must be able to participate!

[Thenamir]

I've turned in some narrations and dialogue clips, but I'm not happy with either of them. I'll try to do some better work and get it in soon.

[Thenamir]

Hello? Is everyone alright? No problems out there, I hope...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

But we could soon have something really nice to peek at if someone just takes the role of Gandalf... I thought Legate might be a candidate but he's out somewhere for a while if my memory serves me correctly...

As I said before:

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Hmm... I don't mind doing Gandalf, if you really think it doesn't sound unrealistic (un-Gandalfish, that is). However, in any case, I'm afraid I won't have time now, and as soon as I finish my last exam (this week), I'm off and will be off more or less continuously for some time... the earliest I can get recording something will be... around the second half of July or something like that.

And that's it. I am here now just to appear and disappear and have not yet time to make any recordings (and not even to listen to what you others have done meanwhile... *sigh*). You see, I have holidays, and I am going here and there and am not at home for most of July. I am now around always just for a day or two between coming from somewhere and leaving to somewhere else and have really no time to do anything longer than to check the Downs if something really acute is not happening (of course on these days I don't do anything else than check the Downs. Do you think there is anything else which should be important? Of course, besides the things which are in relation to the Downs in some way but which take too much time so that I can't actually complete them - like this).


But as I said: now I am going on a weekly Telcontar-ish trip pretending to be Sam ("my backpack does not weigh anything at all") and then again pop in for a day and then a week after that or so I should at least have time. So maybe I can even make some recording then.

[Nogrod]

I've got a host of recordings and will try to share them with you tomorrow.

Sorry about the delay but I've been away and tied with other projects lately...

[Thenamir]

I've not bothered to set up anything on Facebook or Xanga before, but now I have, so that I can post recordings and stuff. It took all my spare time this evening just to set it up to my satisfaction, but it's there -- www.xanga.com/Thenamir.

I've not got any of the Gandalf recordings up yet, but I did post one thing I had already made before. If anyone ever wanted to hear Thenamir sing, here's your chance. As I said on the Xanga blog, one you hear it you'll know why I make my living writing computer programs.

I was swamped last weekend. I'll get something up by Sunday, I promise.

[MatthewM]

Originally Posted by Thenamir

I've not got any of the Gandalf recordings up yet, but I did post one thing I had already made before. If anyone ever wanted to hear Thenamir sing, here's your chance. As I said on the Xanga blog, one you hear it you'll know why I make my living writing computer programs.

Wow...you have a GREAT voice!

[Thenamir]

Thanks! Although I doubt Randy, Paula, and Simon would agree with you.