Tuesday, June 23, 2015

KARR dialogue - Peter Cullen & Paul Frees

In addition to KITT, I wrote down all of KARR's dialogue from the TV series as well. I know others have already done this before me, and you can grab quotes from the script, found on the Knight Archives, but I didn't want to copy paste their hard work. Attached is an excel file of all KARR's dialogue. The tabs are broken up between the two episodes KARR appeared in. The only issue with using the original sound files from KARR, is that the voice actor changed between appearances, creating an inconsistent voice.

This excel file is for those who wish to do a Text-To-Speech (TTS) option with a voice of their own choosing and maintain all of KARR's original dialogue. TTS also allows the freedom to create custom dialogue for everyday use.
KARR Dialogue.xlsx 2013
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

KITT dialogue - William Daniels

I took the liberty of writing down all of KITT's dialogue from the TV series. I know others have already done this before me, but I didn't want to copy paste their hard work. Attached is an excel file of all his dialogue. The tabs are broken up between each Season, and there are line breaks for each Episode. Obviously, this kind of organization is meaningless when it comes to creating a interactive voice recognition. However, if you find a line that you like and want to put some context to it, or perhaps have KITT respond to everything that was said in the show, you know where to go for that dialogue. One thing that I found was KITT says the same thing, over and over again. Such as "Yes, Michael" or "Right away". While you could count each time he says this as a separate sound byte, I believe you only need this command once. Thus I compiled a "complete" list tab that has all KITT's lines in alphabetic order (4377 lines). Here you can see how many times KITT says a particular phrase.

I do not have any sound files to share, you can purchase those from Raf (aka onemancan). My idea with sharing this excel file is for those who wish to do a Text-To-Speach (TTS) option with a voice of their own choosing and wish for it to say all of KITT's original dialogue. TTS provides the freedom to create your own unique dialogue and maintain one consistent tone and voice. It is also for those who wish to record their own voice, or language, and still maintain KITT's dialogue.

I am sure I have made mistakes here and there, so if any are found, let me know so I can make the change.

Fun fact:
KITT say's 'Michael' 2,042 times
KITT spoke approximately 4,377 times
KITT's most common phrase: "Right away" said 94 times

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Monday, June 15, 2015

KITT Serial Number & ID Plate

I contacted a machine company that specializes in custom plates to have this plate laser engraved on black anodized aluminum for my KITT replica. I was inspired by the 1:18 Hotwheels KITT that has "Alpha Circuit, AD227529, Warning: High Voltage" text under the hood and wanted something similar for when my hood was up. I tweaked the original Toys design a bit so instead of identifying the Alpha Circuit (of all things, that is a very minor part on KITT), I wanted to identify KITT himself, or at least, the car itself. The city (Nores) is the one on Michael Knights vehicle registration, so I assumed that the Foundation would also reside in the same city. In addition, I included the Foundations phone number. I know in the show KITT identifies himself as "Serial Number: Alpha Delta 227529", and some individuals have taken the "Alpha Delta" part literally. Personally, I view it as KITT using the Phonetic Alphabet (just like the guys/gals at Hotwheels did), Alpha for A, and Delta for D.

I purchased two, in thoughts of keeping one and selling the other, but now that I think about it, I may want one under the hood and one on the door. I have not decided on the location yet. Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Looks like I may have inspired someone(?) with my design/layout of the plates