The second part, is the same WAV, but I used Audacity to remove the noise. The first shot is “AS IS”, from the WAV file contained on the DVD. Here is an audio sample of Kitt’s first introduction. You can edit WAV & MP3 files, combine or remove parts, add space, remove noise etc!!! With this program you can make Kitt say something he never did, by grabbing all the pieces and pasting them together! Also create MP3’s from the WAV files or convert back! Audacity Wav Editor + Lame3.97 MP3 Encoder. I have also included a host of freeware / shareware programs to compliment!ġ. These text files can be used to find words or phrases quicker than doing so through the files. 187 pages! Inside each Season folder, there is a text list of phrases for just that season. There is a Complete Text list you can access in your word processor, of all the phrases for all 4 seasons + xtras. But no worries, you still have the master RAW DATA WAV files in the WAV section, should you need them. I could not add the RAW DATA WAV files in MP3 because it wouldn’t all fit on one DVD. I also went the extra mile and added a folder of all the 4,841 files in MP3 format! That’s 9,682 WAV & MP3 Files! Well, to be honest, the MP3 section is short 86 files. Inside that, is each WAV file, numbered and titled as they appear in the episode! I also left the trimmed up RAW DATA WAV file incase you need it! Inside that, a folder for each episode of each season. The WAV files appear in a folder for each season. So, yes, high quality, but half the file size of a Stereo sample.
That just means that the samples, though they will play through both left and right speakers, there is 1 audio signal, not 2 different ones for Left / Right Stereo Channels. Almost identical to CD quality, but CD’s are Stereo, not Mono. Wav samples are 44,100k, 16 bit, Mono WAV files. Quality ? Sure, I used DVD’s to sample directly from. I did this 4,841 times, for each WAV file! After that, I had to start the word processor and listen to each of the 4,841 files to type up what they said! Then, I had to rename each of the 4,841 files so that each of the file’s name, is the actual phrase! Any noises, such as steps or doors closing within pauses were also removed. So when you hear Kitt on the comlink, it’s relatively low in the mix and very hard to hear. This amplifies the sample to the most it can be without being distorted. Even the samples with noise in the background sound good because your ears pick up on the voice mostly, not the noise. Not just “chopped out” of the sound track. Essentially, the volume starts at 0, ramps up for the sample, the sample plays & when the sample is done, it ramps down to 0 again.
For the phrases, I loaded each one, performed an audio fade in AND out for each of the 4,841 phrases. I went through that RAW DATA WAV file, cut out the spots that didn’t contain dialog. I went through each RAW DATA WAV file, placed markers denoting when Kitt talked or sound FX occurred. DC offset was corrected (when the WAV doesn’t cross in the middle of WAV form). I recorded a RAW DATA WAV file via the computer and sound editing software. Using DVD’s, I went through each episode (84+ a few extras). Yup, about 6 months ago, I began cataloging all of Kitt’s phrases, sound effects (Karr too).