Phone Conversation Help!

1. Reitis
   Member

   
   I've been wondering about this for a while, and it has come to the point where I need to get an answer (I hope this is in the right forum)
   
   In most of my movies, I want to have phone conversations. That is, having someone say something holding a cellphone, and to hear a phone-like voice replying.
   I've seen this done by others, but I can't figure out the best way to do it, does anybody have advice?
   
   I use Final Cut Express HD 3.5.

   Posted 5 years ago #

2. compusolver
   Member

   
   Telephone lines (old analog POTS lines) will filter out all signals below ~240 Hz and above 3.2 kHz. To simulate a phone line, bandpass everything within those ranges. Shrink the bandpass to make it sound older.
   
   Sound programs like Audition and Sound Forge will let you do this.

   Posted 5 years ago #

3. Reitis
   Member

   

   compusolver Wrote:

   Telephone lines (old analog POTS lines) will filter out all signals below ~240 Hz and above 3.2 kHz. To simulate a phone line, bandpass everything within those ranges. Shrink the bandpass to make it sound older.
   
   Sound programs like Audition and Sound Forge will let you do this.

   
   
   Thanks, I'll be sure to try that!

   Posted 5 years ago #

4. Reitis
   Member

   
   Hmm, does anyone know of any free audio techniques for this?

   Posted 5 years ago #

5. cwillsher
   Member

   
   I don't have the express version of Final Cut but I'm sure it should still have audio filters. Check for Hi-Pass and Low-Pass filters in the effects browser, apply both to your audio and set the frequencies accordingly.
   
   Good luck!
   
   Colin

   Posted 5 years ago #

6. Reitis
   Member

   

   cwillsher Wrote:

   I don't have the express version of Final Cut but I'm sure it should still have audio filters. Check for Hi-Pass and Low-Pass filters in the effects browser, apply both to your audio and set the frequencies accordingly.
   
   Good luck!
   
   Colin

   
   
   I'm at school
   I'll check later, thanks a lot! ;-)

   Posted 5 years ago #

7. Microchip
   Member

   
   Audacity is free. Following the guidelines in this post will give you the telephone effect.

   Posted 5 years ago #

8. Reitis
   Member

   

   Microchip Wrote:

   Audacity is free. Following the guidelines in this post will give you the telephone effect.

   
   When I tried to download it, it came with the ".exe" extension, meaning it doesn't work with macs.

   Posted 5 years ago #

9. ;0)
   Member

   
   I got audacity from versiontracker for my mac.
   http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/
   http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=opensourcemac
   http://www.opensourcemac.org/
   hope this helps

   Posted 5 years ago #

10. Reitis
    Member

    

    ;0) Wrote:

    I got audacity from versiontracker for my mac.
    http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/
    http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=opensourcemac
    http://www.opensourcemac.org/
    hope this helps

    
    
    Oooh! I appreciate it ^^
    I'm gonna experiment later with some footage... i'll get back to everyone XD

    Posted 5 years ago #

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