"Ethereal" voiceover at DVinfo.net

Dom Stevenson · October 19th, 2007, 05:39 PM

I'm editing a short film which specifies the voiceover should have an "ethereal" feel to it. These go over dream sequences.
Any ideas for filters/effects for getting this kind of sound in FCS2?

Gerry Gallegos · October 19th, 2007, 09:38 PM

The usual suspects in this is mostly a reverb plug in for the voice, which can be supplemented with a chorus effect (slight , just to give some stereoness to the sound). use a hall setup on the reverb but control the tail (decay)so it doesn't get annoying and over run following lines. this should give you the depth without the width. (big reverb but doesnt hang out to long), you can get alot more intricate with this but its very hard to explain. Also the context of the ethereal voice dictates the amount of depth needed.(voice in the head? voice in the background? or voices in the background?) to name some possibilities. let me know and I will try to give some roundabout settings for effects.

Dom Stevenson · October 20th, 2007, 03:23 AM

Thanks Gerry,
I'll have a play in Soundtrack Pro over the weekend and let you know how i get on.
D

October 19th, 2007, 05:39 PM	#1
Dom Stevenson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London UK Posts: 430	"Ethereal" voiceover I'm editing a short film which specifies the voiceover should have an "ethereal" feel to it. These go over dream sequences. Any ideas for filters/effects for getting this kind of sound in FCS2?

October 19th, 2007, 09:38 PM	#2
Gerry Gallegos Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 262	Etherial sound The usual suspects in this is mostly a reverb plug in for the voice, which can be supplemented with a chorus effect (slight , just to give some stereoness to the sound). use a hall setup on the reverb but control the tail (decay)so it doesn't get annoying and over run following lines. this should give you the depth without the width. (big reverb but doesnt hang out to long), you can get alot more intricate with this but its very hard to explain. Also the context of the ethereal voice dictates the amount of depth needed.(voice in the head? voice in the background? or voices in the background?) to name some possibilities. let me know and I will try to give some roundabout settings for effects.

October 20th, 2007, 03:23 AM	#3
Dom Stevenson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London UK Posts: 430	Thanks Gerry, I'll have a play in Soundtrack Pro over the weekend and let you know how i get on. D