Vocal Attributes
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Note: Everything here is currently being researched/written.
Modulation
Volume
Scale of 0 to 8
- 8. "KAAAAAAAHNNNN!"
- 7. Shouting directed toward a person or group
- 6. Presentation to large group without microphone
- 5. Presentation to medium sized group OR large group with aid of a microphone
- 4. Standard Volume (Small Conversation)
- 3. Faint Standard
- 2. Clear Whisper
- 1. Faint Whisper
- 0. "Lipsynching"
Pacing
Scale of 1 to 5
- 5. "Auctioneer"
- 4. Excited
- 3. Conversational Flow
- 2. Emphasis or Importance; Sad; Uncertainty
- 1. "Eeyore"
Tone
WIP
- Very High
- High
- Med-High
- Med
- Med-Low
- Low
- Very Low
Tone Modifiers
Scale of -2 to +2
Shifts Tone level accodingly
Age
- Elderly(60+)
- Typically +1 Tone Modifier
- Middle-age(40-59)
- Adult(30's)
- Young Adult (20's)
- Late Teen (16-19)
- Teen (13-15)
- Preteen (10-12)
- Child (4-9)
- Typically +1 Tone Modifier
- Baby (0-3)
- Typically +2 Tone Modifier
Emotion
Used as modifiers within context, calculations are typical
- Happiness/Contentment:
- Excitement/Enthusiasm: +1 Tone Modifier; Pacing 4
- Fear: Poise -1; +1 Tone Modifier; Sometimes Pacing 4
- Anger: Volume +1 or +2; -1 Tone Modifier
- Contempt/Disgust/Annoyance:
- Apathy/Boredom:
- Sorrow: Pacing 1 or 2; Sometimes +1 Tone Modifier
- Anxiety: Poise -1; Pacing 2; -1 Tone Modifier; Sometimes Stutter +1
- Contemplation/Meditation: Pacing 1 or 2; -1 Tone Modifier
- Seduction: Pacing 2; -1 Tone Modifier
- Surprise: Volume +1 or +2; Sometimes +1 or +2 Tone Modifier
Fluency
Stutter
Scale of 0 to 3
- 3. High
- 2. Medium
- 1. Low
- 0. None
Poise
(composure vs. anxiety or nervousness)
scale of 3 to 0
- 3. No Issues
- 2. "Group Presentation"
- 1. "Stage Fright"
- 0. Complete Anxiety
Clarity Modifiers
Breathy
Scale of 0 to 2
Nasaly
Scale of 0 to 2
Flutter/Bleat
Scale of 0 to 2
Strained
Scale of 0 to 2
Gruff
Scale of 0 to 2
Hoarse
Scale of 0 to 2
Stuffy
Scale of 0 to 3
Yawny
Scale of 0 to 2
Muffled
(Typically by a helmet or robe covering the mouth)
Scale of 0 to 2
Post Production Effects
(used for deities and the like)
Echo
Scale of 0 to 2
Chorus
Scale of 0 to 2
Reverse Reverb
Scale of 0 to 2
- 2. Long (warning: can get disruptive)
- 1. Short
- 0. None
Sources
Note this is a non-exhaustive list.