How I Did It
Tools I Used
I recorded on an Edirol R09, using the built-in stereo microphones, at 24 bits 44.1 KHz. I kept pitch and tempo by listening to an instrumental by Angus Skrim with headphones and my Ipod. I trimmed, normalized, reduced to monaural, and wrote as a WAV using Audacity. I created the OGG upload with "oggenc -q 10". Raw files are available, but too long for upload.
Original Samples
I sang text from the folk ghost story "Taily-Po," taken loosely from the Uncle Remus version (which should be public domain by now). I sang one take, improvisationally.
Other Notes
Fun experiment. I went a bit sharp at two places for effect---I think it's right, but your taste may differ. I played with throat sounds (like Tuvan and Tibetan), which I would like to learn to do well.
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