Problems with audio and lip-syncing (TSL)

[xxmistermanxx 2]

I'm currently trying to make one simple line of dialogue with voice acting and lip-syncing, mostly just for the sake of learning. I've followed the tutorial on how to to do custom lip-syncing, and have no trouble in actually creating the .lip files. The problem I'm having is that no matter what, I can get neither the .wav for the voice clip to play or even get the lip movement for the line to play, and I'm not entirely sure why. The .lip is packed with the .mod I'm using to test it and is named the same as the .wav, so I don't think that's the problem. I believe the issue is with my .wav, but I can't pinpoint it. Placing the .wav in StreamVoice and no subfolders just causes the line of dialogue to skip in game, while placing it in a subfolder (just a custom 999 folder) and adding 999 to the VO_ResRef in the DLGEditor lets the line play, just without sound or lip movement. I'm honestly pretty stuck here, and I was hoping someone could possibly shed some insight on my problem here. Thanks in advance.

[Fair Strides 509]

If you're using the Steam version of KotOR 2 with the recent update, then .wav files will no longer work and you will need to convert to a compressed MP3 file. I believe Miles Sound Studio should work for you.

 

For just simple testing, you can put the .lip file in the Override folder, but I'm not sure the game will check the module's file for .lip files. There are module-based "packages" in the lips folder for that feature, but again, the Override folder should work. Also, just putting the audio file into the main StreamVoices folder should do it.

 

What do you have for the VO ResRef in the .dlg file, and what are the exact names of both the .wav (soon to be .mp3) and .lip files?

[xxmistermanxx 2]

How exactly do I go about acquiring a copy of Miles Sound Studio? Do I just send an email to the email address on the site saying I'd like a copy or is there an easier way?

 

As for the VO_ResRef, .wav, and .lip, all of them are named hottamale01.

 

UPDATE:

 

Found a copy of Miles Sound 7, renamed the wav to an mp3 and compressed it, but now it simply just skips over the dialog. I may have also had a mismatch in names between the lip file and the wav after all, but regardless I'm still pretty stuck on it. Lemme know if I did something wrong in converting that.

 

SECOND UPDATE:

 

Fixed! Problem was solved by opening the original .wav I'd recorded in Audacity and saving it as an .mp3. Thanks a bunch Fair Strides.