Lado A / Lado B

June 6, 2008 12:42 PM

Where can I find recordings of a voice saying "Side A" and "Side B" in Spanish, to reuse on a tape I'm making?

I'll be satisfied to pull them out of larger audio if I need to, but my usually extensive capacity at google is failing me here. A tip of my hat to anyone with a suggestion!

posted by kowalski to Media & Arts (9 answers total)

I might be missing something here- but couldn't you record yourself ?
posted by mistsandrain at 12:50 PM on June 6, 2008

That's what I was thinking. Audacity and a cheap microphone and you're good to go, as long as you know the Spanish and don't mind using your own voice or the voice of someone you know.
posted by theichibun at 12:57 PM on June 6, 2008

Response by poster: I certainly could. I'm looking for it to sound a bit different and official though (you know, typical indie pretentiousness at work here), and that I am less likely to pull off with my one semester of introductory Spanish and low quality mics.
posted by kowalski at 12:59 PM on June 6, 2008

You can try a Spanish text-to-speech application like this online one here.
posted by tybeet at 1:06 PM on June 6, 2008

I imagine the best way to do this is playing with some of the text-to-speech tools available online.


I tried out the first one, typing "Lado, A" and came up with this, but I am sure if you poked around a bit, you would come up with something better.

Good luck!
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 1:06 PM on June 6, 2008

Best answer: AT&T has a good one.

Do you like this?
posted by B(oYo)BIES at 1:10 PM on June 6, 2008

Response by poster: The AT&T is rises above expectations! Thank you.
posted by kowalski at 1:17 PM on June 6, 2008

You got the wrong words: "side a / side b" should be "cara a / cara b" (cara=face) in spanish. Maybe that's why you're having no luck with google.
posted by radiobishop at 3:02 PM on June 6, 2008

In Latin America, lado is used for tapes instead of cara.
posted by clearlydemon at 10:48 PM on June 6, 2008