special effects

Smule’s Sonix Vox is a $.99 iPhone app that lets you do real-time audio processing. Sonic Vox shifts and contorts your voice while you are talking, letting you sound like Darth Vader or a chipmunk.

Features:

• Alter your voice with a swipe of your finger. Want to cross over to the Dark Side? Slide your finger to the left. Now say it. You know you want to. “Luke, I am your…”
• Or maybe you are feeling conflicted about having lost a “preciousssss” ring? Move your finger back and forth horizontally and go ahead, rant on
• Transform your voice even more. Simply swipe your finger up and down and hear what happens, hear what happens…
• Use it like a phone, with headphones, through an amplifier, or over Skype

Looks dumb but fun!

These Sonic State videos take a look at the Dr. Who sound effect studio:

Doctor Who’s head honcho Russell T. Davies introduces this behind-the-scenes peak into the sound design secrets of Britain’s favourite sci fi series.

All the audio for the show is now put together at the BANG Studios in Cardiff where they not only do all the sound design, SFX and audio post for BBC’s Doctor Who but also Torchwood and other major film and TV projects.

They recently unveiled their Dolby licensed room, featuring a Digidesign D-Control ES desk driving ProTools HD6. There’s also a dialogue, FX and music mixing room featuring HD2, PMCs and a Command 8 mixer. The Foley studio includes yet more Digidesign gear, Dynaudio monitors and a vast array of props demonstrated for us by BANG director Paul McFadden.

Part II features a more in-depth look at the Digidesign Icon desk with BANG’s other director and co-founder Doug Sinclair. Doug also gives the lowdown on how BANG received their Dolby License and how Munro stripped their control room bare in order to bring it up to spec.

There’s also more commentary from Doctor Who’s top banana, Russell T. Davies and some slightly unnerving interruptions from a stray Cyberman.