How do I make simulate a computer look like its talking

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I'm volunteering for a local community theatre that is performing 'Spongebob, the Musical' in August. One of the characters in the show is a computer. I need to have a screen that she'll move around on stage that presents a visual representation of her voice. I'm going to have a small windows computer and screen on a mobile platform that she rolls around with her. I'd like something like a spectrum analyzer that would be flat when she isn't talking and show activity when she does talk. I thought I could use a cheap Bluetooth microphone to pick up her voice. The screen would need to be visible from over 40 feet away.
Is there an existing project or sample code that I could adapt to do this. I'm a retired database programmer but I have little experience with C#.

What I have tried:

my original plan was to have several static image files. One file would be an image file with single flat line that would be displayed when the character is not speaking. When the character is talking the program would quickly loop through a small set of different image files with different squiggly lines.

Posted 9-Jul-23 11:29am

Peter Johnson 2023

Updated 9-Jul-23 21:36pm

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Jo_vb.net 9-Jul-23 18:43pm

You could look at this article
https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/26736/Manage-Data-in-a-WinForms-Application-without-the

You can save images like in a database and select the one you need.

Graeme_Grant 9-Jul-23 19:33pm

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Andre Oosthuizen · Answer 1 · 2023-07-09T21:36:00

The following parts is a little confusing -

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I'm going to have a small windows computer and screen on a mobile platform that she rolls around with her

compared to -

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The screen would need to be visible from over 40 feet away

. As mentioned above, this might pose a challenge.

That being said, I think you are looking for the following that will point you in the right direction -
How to Generate Spongebob AI Voice Via Text-to-Speech Tech [^]

You can also use the MS 'SpeechSynthesizer' method - SpeechSynthesizer.SpeakAsync Method [^]

Both the above comes with step-by-step tutorials or sample code.

To address the playing of the image files or gif's, look at the following -
play an animation only using C#[^]
Github animator apps [^]

Peter Johnson 2023 · Answer 2 · 2023-07-26T14:43:00

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I ended up using a spectrum analyzer from TruAudio with a wireless microphone.

Posted 26-Jul-23 14:43pm

Peter Johnson 2023

Updated 26-Jul-23 17:43pm

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PIEBALDconsult 26-Jul-23 23:43pm

Please don't try to answer your own question, just use the Improve question button.

OriginalGriff · Answer 3 · 2023-07-09T18:37:00

Solution 1

This isn't a dev question, but ...

The simplest solution is to get something like Audacity or an online visualizer (Microphone Sound Analyzer[^] is one) and genuinely display the mic input ... if the mic has a mute button she can operate that would prevent "background" distorting the voice display when she isn't speaking.

Good luck with the "40 feet away" bit - you're going to need a pretty big display!

Posted 9-Jul-23 18:37pm

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Peter Johnson 2023 26-Jul-23 20:40pm

thanks for your reply. I did look at audacity but the screen wouldn't be visible from the audience.

I ended up using a spectrum analyzer from TruAudio with a wireless microphone.

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