It is even possible to "imitate" the voice of a fictional character without AI?
from ryujin470@fedia.io to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 13:06
https://fedia.io/m/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/t/2368278

People say that this is more ethical than using AI. If this is really possible it may be hard to do?

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remon@ani.social on 30 Jun 13:11 next collapse

The voice of a fictional character is the voice actor.

Yes, voice actors can be imitated without AI, like Rick & Morty recently did when they replaced the VA of the main characters with two different VAs. A lot of people didn’t even notice it.

lordnikon@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 14:32 collapse

Bugs bunny has had 32 voice actors after mel blank no Ai required.

Nikls94@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 13:12 next collapse

Erm… fictional characters get voiced by voice actors who get paid for the work they do, and using AI to recreate their own unique voice that they themselves created would steal their job.

voracitude@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 13:28 next collapse

I believe this is called an “impression”.

jcg@halubilo.social on 30 Jun 14:51 collapse

It’s almost like OP had learned about AI impressions before hearing that impressions have been a thing for far longer than we’ve had AI to imitate voices. No judgement here, just fascinating.

listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io on 30 Jun 19:24 collapse

what does pressing objects into clay to capture their shape have to do with OP’s question?

False@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 14:51 next collapse

You’ve never heard of people doing impressions before?

ryujin470@fedia.io on 30 Jun 14:54 collapse

I didn't know that this is somewhat common...

So it is not hard to imitate a voice?

BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca on 30 Jun 15:28 next collapse

Most people aren’t very good at it, but there are plenty of people who practice and get quite good at doing it.

Bongles@lemmy.zip on 30 Jun 23:23 next collapse

Most people, at least with a little practice, can imitate SOMEONE. But voice actors tend to be pretty skilled and make it look easier than it is.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world on 01 Jul 03:25 collapse

We were performing arts geeks, but my group in high school sat around doing king of the hill imitations one month. Whoever did the best “Dangit Bobby!” didn’t have to buy coffee. It’s something anyone can learn, but it takes work to get good at.

FlashyWierz@ttrpg.network on 30 Jun 21:24 collapse

It’s possible and pretty common in the Voice Acting industry. Many characters have outlived their VAs such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Winnie the Pooh, Kermit the Frog, etc.

Subsequent VAs do impressions of the original voice. Largely these impressions are exceedingly close to the original voice and people hardly notice the change