Voices for masks?

[KE6WNH]

This morning after a furry told me she doesn't talk in her masks, I remembered a small amplifier I built as a high school shop project over 20 years ago. Well I still have the design and the parts are still available (and cheap!)... this little gizmo can be shrunk down to the size of a cigarette lighter and is powered by a 9-volt battery, so it could easily fit in the snouts of many masks. The audio is a little tinny but this can be fixed by placing a piece of flannel over the mike... so it really comes down to the problem of what part of the inside of a mask to locate the mike and the speaker. Sounds kind of Darth Vader-ish, but I think it would really work, at least for those whose fursonas are the same as IRL.

What say you crew? 

[iKero-chu™]

This morning after a furry told me she doesn't talk in her masks, I remembered a small amplifier I built as a high school shop project over 20 years ago. Well I still have the design and the parts are still available (and cheap!)... this little gizmo can be shrunk down to the size of a cigarette lighter and is powered by a 9-volt battery, so it could easily fit in the snouts of many masks. The audio is a little tinny but this can be fixed by placing a piece of flannel over the mike... so it really comes down to the problem of what part of the inside of a mask to locate the mike and the speaker. Sounds kind of Darth Vader-ish, but I think it would really work, at least for those whose fursonas are the same as IRL.

What say you crew? 

Thats actually pretty interesting.

[KE6WNH]

About the worst thing I can say about it is that it will probably freak a few people out, unless a lot of these amps start finding their way into circulation... not that many people expect to hear a suited character speak clear as a bell. 

While hiking this morning, I told a techie buddy about it and he says it would be economically feasible if at least a dozen people wanted to buy it for their fursuit masks, but he says my estimate of the size of the amp and speaker were way too big---he says they each need be no larger than a quarter! (He has never heard of furries before and was quite amused by a few vids he watched of them.)

Of course if your fursona is the opposite sex from your real self or if your voice sounds pretty raspy, you may have a bit of a problem... 

[iKero-chu™]

About the worst thing I can say about it is that it will probably freak a few people out, unless a lot of these amps start finding their way into circulation... not that many people expect to hear a suited character speak clear as a bell. 

While hiking this morning, I told a techie buddy about it and he says it would be economically feasible if at least a dozen people wanted to buy it for their fursuit masks, but he says my estimate of the size of the amp and speaker were way too big---he says they each need be no larger than a quarter! (He has never heard of furries before and was quite amused by a few vids he watched of them.)

Of course if your fursona is the opposite sex from your real self or if your voice sounds pretty raspy, you may have a bit of a problem... 

Mmm I suppose.
But if you could get it to work than I'm pretty positive a many fursuiters would purchase this.

[serpington]

"how small did you say you could make those amps? cos they could be used by more than just furrys that wear fursuits.

[ZombiezuRFER]

I'd like something a little louder... for mah rar...  Must find the proper sound effect now though, if I'm ever going to get to use such a thing

[Aoren Deringer]

I used to have something like this, it was made out of an old speaker and a cp mic 

Anyhow, marketing that would be a great idea, maybe you could even make a camera and monitor in it so all our suited-up buddies can have a good 20/20 view. Maybe even with zoom....
Hmm... I'm going to go dissasemble a camera now... See if I can't make that myself.... 

[armagre]

if you could make something like that i know i would buy it! Im sure many people will and not even furs

[Narke]

That actually sound like a good idea! I have one question though: Will the voice sound slightly mechanical? Because honestly that would go well once i begin construction.