Ultimately, we all agree that video editing takes time and work. That's why it's never a bad idea to be able to know all the little tricks in the book regarding this.
The more tricks you have up your sleeve when it comes to change a video, you may have better and more ways to edit a video. More isn't always better, but knowing something you can use when it's time will get you out of a lot of trouble.
With the latter in mind, it's always a good idea to know a few tricks about audio editing. And among the most iconic and popular sound editions is the use of the "Squirrel voice". And, if you don't know how to use it in Sony Vegas Pro, here's a little bit of how you can make your video sound with funny squirrel voices.
Why should you use this sound effect?
When it comes to video or sound effects in Sony Vegas Pro, like border video clips, it never hurts to know the smallest and biggest tricks out there. Editors often send out another specialized audio editor that can change the audio of a particular video for the sake of EQ and sound quality.
But, if you know enough about sound editing, you can save yourself from annoying someone else for a project and take care of it yourself.
Now the squirrel voice sound effect is an old and well known trick, but it never goes out of style. In fact, nowadays it is used a lot in Instagram or Snapchat videos to be able to add a cute comic tone to a video or just to add a little touch to a video between the dialogues.
It is also a basic trick that you should learn if you are just starting to edit videos. See below how you can do it.
Putting the squirrel voice
In order to add the funny squirrel voice to your video, there really isn't much you can do. Follow the next step and you can have the video you are editing with as many squirrel voices as you want.
- First, you need to open the Sony Vegas Pro program and open the video you want to edit there.
- Now you need to locate yourself in the video timeline which is at the bottom of the screen. Below this, you will see the timeline audio, next to this you will see a small green button that says “Track FX…” Click on this.
- Then a window will open in the program. You should go to the top of the window where there will be a button with a green symbol identical to the one you clicked on “FX Track”. This is called “Plug-in”.
- Now another window will open. Here you can see all the available sound effects. You should look for the sound effect called Pitch Shift. You need to add it and click "Okay".
- Next, you need to change the tone of the sound effect. If you set it to tone 6 or 7, it will be enough for the squirrel's voice sound. It's also a good idea to click the Anti-aliased filter and click "Maintain duration". Also in " modality ”You need to select“ A07.Speech 1 ”. However, keep in mind that these editions are a matter of taste. It's ready.
