Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I am working on the following projects:
- Original composition for May 2026
- HD2 Illuminate sheet music
- Black Mesa Military VOX voice filter
Carrd link, personal blog and demo reel coming soon.
I am working on the following projects:
- Original composition for May 2026
- HD2 Illuminate sheet music
- Black Mesa Military VOX voice filter
Carrd link, personal blog and demo reel coming soon.

![How to sound like a HECU Soldier
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Special thanks to MACMAN2003 for helping with the thumbnail & in-game image.
0:00 - Original sound
0:03 - Recreated sound
0:07 - Intro
0:18 - 1. Record
0:33 - (Optional) Noise reduction
0:42 - 2. Normalize (default settings)
0:47 - 3. Distortion (Hard overdrive, 20, 50)
0:54 - 4. Highpass filter (300Hz, 48dB)
1:00 - 5. Lowpass filter (3000Hz, 36dB)
1:07 - 6. Limiter (Hard Limit, 10, 10, -10, 10, No)
1:13 - Compressor (default settings)
1:19 - Done!
1:24 - More examples
1:34 - Outro
If you want the Macro, here it is:
[
Normalize:ApplyGain=1 PeakLevel 1 RemoveDcOffset=1 StereoIndependent=0
Distortion:DC_Block=0 Noise_Floor 70 Parameter_1=20 Parameter_2=50 Repeats=5 Threshold_dB 15 Type=Hard Overdrive
High-passFilter:frequency=300 rolloff=dB48
Low-passFilter:frequency=3000 rolloff=dB36
Limiter:gain-L=10 gain-R=10 hold=10 makeup=No thresh 10 type=HardLimit
Compressor:AttackTime=0.2 NoiseFloor 40 Normalize=0 Ratio=2 ReleaseTime=1 Threshold 12 UsePeak=0
]
Original voicelines: https://youtu.be/sYfGbvhmeq4
Music Used:
Joel Nielsen - Forget About Freeman
Good luck with any Half-Life related projects you might be working on! How to sound like a HECU Soldier](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ztHrf1IM1oI/mqdefault.jpg)