Even though humanity has yet to build a robot that can carry on a conversation with a human, we all know what a robot's voice sounds like: tinny, droning, with more than a hint of mechanical buzz in the background. Using the open-source sound editor Audacity, it is easy to make a recorded sample sound like a robot.
Step 1
Record or open the voice sample you wish to alter.
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Step 2
Select the section of the recording you want to alter by clicking and dragging along the track window.
Step 3
Select "Delay" from the effects window.
Step 4
Set the "Decay" slider to around 10. This setting determines how quickly the echoes in the voice will drop in volume. A lower setting will result in a shorter, more buzzing echo, while a higher setting will be more vague and foggy.
Step 5
Set the delay to near the lowest setting, preferably 0.01. This will cause the echoes to overlap one another very closely, causing a highly compressed set of echoes.
Step 6
Change the number of echoes to a value between 20 and 50. More echoes will provide a harsher buzz to your robot voice.
Step 7
Click "Okay." Listen to your sample.
Step 8
Hold down "Ctrl+R" to apply the filter again. You will probably need to repeat this step at least a dozen times to get your voice sufficiently robotic.
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