Goa'uld & Tok'ra Voice Thing

[Palantir71]

If as Baal stated that he does not need to use the deep & echoee voice effect and that it was just for show and intimidation, Why do the Tok'ra use it, they are meant to be non intimidating and a non aggessive race.
Me thinks it was just another money saver for the producers and time saver for the sound effects guys

[Buba uognarf]

If as Baal stated that he does not need to use the deep & echoee voice effect and that it was just for show and intimidation, Why do the Tok'ra use it, they are meant to be non intimidating and a non aggessive race.
Me thinks it was just another money saver for the producers and time saver for the sound effects guys

they use it to show when the Tok'ra is in control

[FoxyEX]

If as Baal stated that he does not need to use the deep & echoee voice effect and that it was just for show and intimidation, Why do the Tok'ra use it, they are meant to be non intimidating and a non aggessive race.
Me thinks it was just another money saver for the producers and time saver for the sound effects guys

So someone speaking with a Tok'ra can tell who exactly they're speaking to (the host or the symbiote), since two consciousnesses share the body, unlike with the Goa'uld. Alot simpler than saying each time 'Okay, now you're talking with Selmak ... okay, now with Jacob.', for example. Or at least that's what I think. It makes sense.

[the_dark_light]

Agreed. (The key difference with the Tokra is that they lower their head/close their eyes when the symbiont assumes control. My guess is that they don't like showing the glowing eyes)

[s09119]

What they said. And I think Baal does it to show he's not afraid of the humans of Earth. Either that or he knows that they don't really get afraid of a deep voice

[Calhoun]

What they said. And I think Baal does it to show he's not afraid of the humans of Earth. Either that or he knows that they don't really get afraid of a deep voice

I always assumed that Baal uses his "human" voice to try and pretend to be less threatening... right before he tries to kill you.

That, and the SG-1 writers wanted an excuse to hear Cliff Simon's real voice on screen.

[boberth2o]

If as Baal stated that he does not need to use the deep & echoee voice effect and that it was just for show and intimidation, Why do the Tok'ra use it, they are meant to be non intimidating and a non aggessive race.
Me thinks it was just another money saver for the producers and time saver for the sound effects guys

I think they did it so that we, the viewer, could tell who was speaking

[ManiacMike]

If as Baal stated that he does not need to use the deep & echoee voice effect and that it was just for show and intimidation, Why do the Tok'ra use it, they are meant to be non intimidating and a non aggessive race.
Me thinks it was just another money saver for the producers and time saver for the sound effects guys

2 minutes of editing in sound forge and you can make ANYONE sound like a Goa'uld

[garhkal]

Also, nerus (sg1 season 9) said they don;t always have to speak like that..

[the_dark_light]

2 minutes of editing in sound forge and you can make ANYONE sound like a Goa'uld

Or a Dalek

[VSHARMA]

Also, nerus (sg1 season 9) said they don;t always have to speak like that..

Yep. It was Nerus, Not Baal

[garhkal]

IIRC Ba'a; also mentioned that..