Recording and editing voice-overs for games is a lot of work. But back in the 90s, Sierra had a magical tool that sped up the process quite significantly. Here's Al Lowe, creator of Leisure Suit Larry, telling me about the details... and, as a bonus, he sent me the scraps of documentation for the program, which I will also show you in full.

Automatic voice line cutter: https://voicelinecutter.xyz/

Chapters: 00:00 Intro / The Lost Interview 02:49 Recording Voiceovers is Hard Work 05:33 Al Lowe Talks About the Magic Software 16:25 Outro 18:12 Bonus: Documentation for Message Compiler 19:24 Bonus: Documentation for Message Editor 23:31 Bonus: Internal appraisal/suggestion box document

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