voicer

One who articulates

A voicer is someone who voices something—gives expression to thoughts, opinions, or concerns: She became the chief voicer of dissent on the committee.

In organ building, a voicer is a specialist who adjusts pipes to produce the desired tone and volume, a skilled craft requiring trained ears and precise technique.

speaker

orator

Skilled public speaker

debater · rhetorician · preacher · speechmaker · keynote · podium · diction · enunciation · pronunciation · articulation

narrator

audiobook

Recorded oral narration

dialogue · chapter · listening · performance · fiction · nonfiction · dramatization · read-aloud · pacing · tone

synthesizer

text-to-speech

Converting writing to audio

  • TTSWritten-to-audio conversion technology
  • formantSpectral concentration in speech
  • roboticStiff and unemotional

Vocaloid · prosody · intonation · MIDI · plugin · algorithm · waveform · electronic · sound-design

announcer

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

declaration · bulletin · pronouncement · megaphone · commentator · spokesperson · newsreader · studio · on-air · promo

dubbing

localization

Adapting for specific markets

  • lip-syncSilent vocal mimicry
  • animeJapanese cartoon art form
  • ADROut-of-court resolution method

post-production · translation · revoicing · synchronization

Categories
Opposites
expression vs. silence

voicersilencer

Sound-dampening gun attachment

muter · suppressor · censor · stifler · muzzler

active advocacy vs. passive observation

voicerbystander

One who observes nearby

onlooker · spectator · fence-sitter · abstainer

Phrases
Family

voice, voices, voiced, voiceless, voicing, voicemail, voicelessness

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