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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => Help Wanted/Offering Help => Voice Acting => Topic started by: General Battuta on June 11, 2009, 02:59:07 pm
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VOICE ACTING IS COMPLETE. WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE AUDITIONS. SIT BACK, RELAX, AND WAIT FOR THE RELEASE.
We are very nearly done with Age of Aquarius voice acting. This summer should see the completion of the project.
I'm proud to report that one of the most epic stories ever told in the Freespace universe is now enhanced by some fairly decent voice acting. Thanks to Goob's help, we have a lot of semi-pro voices on board, and Samuel Bei himself is voiced by a Shakespearean actor, which means his monologues are really quite a pleasure to listen to.
In order to finish, we need a number of very minor roles from the 14th Battlegroup completed. I have attached a script. Please record whatever lines you please, as many as you like, and post them in .wav or .ogg format. Don't worry about who has already done what - we'll take the best.
For those in need of pronounciation guides:
Renjian is 'WREN-jee-an'
Orestes is 'or-EST-eez'
Labouchere is 'la-boo-SHARE'
Bei is 'BAY'
AGAIN: Please record whatever lines you please, as many as you like, and post them in .wav or .ogg format. Don't worry about who has already done what - we'll take the best of the lot.
Lieutenant Nehru
Lieutenant Nehru here, Alpha 1. Glad to be working with you, sir.
Sir, are you really the Admiral's son? I've just heard stuff going around...and...
Uh, ok sir. Sorry for asking.
That's no escape pod! It's a fighter...a Shivan fighter!
upon death
Oh, not like this -
Mei Ling Bei (‘Demons of the Past’ flashback)
(flattering her son in a rather embarrassing way, as only mothers can)
And who should be escorting us along the way but the handsomest pilot in the GTVA. Aren't we lucky?
in a creepy vision
Samuel...wouldn't it be nice? You and your father...together...
Eriana Bei (‘Demons of the Past’ flashback)
surprised, hopeful, inquisitive
Sam? Sam, is that you?
(surprised and overjoyed – Eriana’s own husband is flying escort, and she’s just gotten a chance to speak with him)
It is you! Yes, we're both here. Your mother and I managed to book our flight out early. We made it onto one of the first transports out of here!
in a creepy vision
Samuel...Samuel...
Transport (‘Demons of the Past’ flashback)
(as Alpha wing finally arrives to escort the ship out of Capella)
Good to finally see you Alpha wing. We've been hearing reports of Shivan attacks elsewhere in the system, and frankly, we've been getting a little worried.
(as the Shivans launch bombs at the transport – panicked, aware of imminent death – make the ‘help us’ something truly desperate, almost sobbing)
We've got incoming Shivan warheads! Help us!
Alpha 2 - Curse of Prescience
with urgency
"The Lucifer's closing in on the Orestes!"
Delta Wing - Curse of Prescience
with urgency
"Delta Wing, now moving to disable Lucifer beam cannons."
Iwakura
“Unknown fighter. Your GTVA designation is not known to us. Nor do we recognise the designs of your ships.”
“You are speaking to Captain Iwakura of the Terran sleeper ship Sanctuary. We know of Vasudans, but not your Terran-Vasudan alliance.”
“We were unaware of any Terran presence in this system save our own.”
“The Sanctuary is hiding, Commander Bei, and has been for the past fifty years. If you had any sense, you would be hiding too.”
“Shivans. They are everywhere, and they are looking for us.”
“Already we have lingered for too long. The enemy knows we are here. They are coming.”
“The Shivans have sent their Demon to hunt us down.”
“Against a Demon, Commander? How are three fighters going to repel its attack?”
“All right, Commander. Our guns are yours for now. Commander Tell, form up around the GTC Duke.”
“Your ships are as beautiful as they are powerful, Commander Bei. Your presence here in this system will give our people hope such as we have not had for decades.”
“We had them silent so as not to draw the Shivans to ourselves. Due to your intervention, the danger has passed. Activating IFF codes.”
“Acknowledged, Temeraire. Making course for your fighterbay.”
“This has been the home of our people for fifty years, Alpha wing. We have been given little choice.”
“All my life, Alpha 1. Commander Tell and I are both sons of Great War veterans. We are two of the very few qualified pilots on board the Sanctuary.”
“We've had to cannibalise every fighter we had for parts and repairs. Our Apollos and Valks were all used up within the first two years. Now we have a hodgepodge of five fighters which no longer resemble their original selves.”
“The nebula is full of phantom ships, Alpha 1. Some on the Sanctuary have gone mad from their visions. They are the ones we put back into cryogenic sleep until the nightmares subside.”
“I have never seen them myself. Some people claim that they are the result of psychosis. We've had psychologists study the effects of the nebula on the human brain ever since we came here.”
“We're coming up to our ren-dez-vous position. ETA around one minute.”
“Sanctuary, this is Captain Iwakura. We have reached your position, scrambling to help. All wings, protect the Sanctuary!”
“Affirmative, Sanctuary control. We have finally made contact with a Terran presence outside our own. This is Commander Bei, of the GTVA 14th Battlegroup.”
“You should feel honoured, pilots of the GTVA. Who else would be given an invitation to fly honour guard for an admiral from another universe?”
"I believe I'm going to enjoy serving with your GTVA. Is every pilot wing like yours, Commander Bei?"
“Captain Iwakura here, Commander Bei. The Sanctuary's fighters are at your service.”
Elder Martin Mandho
line 1
In the Piscean Age, it was common belief among Christ-inspired doctrines that when one died, that person's soul essence would leave the material plane. If the person had been virtuous in life, then the soul would ascend to heaven. If the person had been sinful, then hell would await them.
Dissatisfaction with black and white concepts of sinfulness and sainthood, and the difficulty in determining where the line was drawn provoked alternative suggestions of where the consciousness departs once a person's life was over. Some have reverted to ancient Geminian religion, while others look toward eastern philosophy for alternatives.
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Based on testimony of those who had experienced near-death experiences, it was hypothesised that the consciousness enters first a plane of positive energy, where the good achievements of the life past were reflected upon and lessons taken away from these events.
After, the soul enters a dark plane of negative energy, where disappointments and frustrations were worked through, and lessons learned from these were also taken away. Having grown thus, the soul remerges with the universe, where it may be reincarnated into another life to continue the lessons it had learned in previous lives.
line 3
It was believed that one only died because that person had learned everything they needed to learn from this life. One's death always has meaning, even if it is not apparent to those who that person leaves behind. Therefore, one should not always grieve for one's lost potential, but instead gain solace from the fruitfulness of that person's life, and to reflect upon the events which had helped shape that person. Know that the person's death is not meaningless, no matter how cruel it may seem. With the gift of perspective comes solace and soothing.
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Those persons who contained old souls had moved towards a balance between positive and negative karma. The oldest and wisest of these souls would eventually ascend to a state resembling divinity: they were one with the universe while at the same able to guide and teach others on the Material plane. They are known as Ascended Masters.
To see your place in the universe, to know that you yourself are not just a mote amongst many, but a union of brothers and sisters working together for common good, that is when you have ascended. You are enlightened. Though these Ascended Masters are few, given enough time their numbers will grow until we as an entire race have risen to enlightenment.
line 5
After 5000 years of recorded wars, atrocities and injustice, I believe it is soon time for our racial consciousness to rise above our petty differences, and in the spirit of Ubuntu, realise that what makes us human binds us together.
After the Age of Spirituality came the Age of Reason. After realising that Reason nor Spirituality alone cannot guide us, we will combine Reason and Spirituality into a new way of thinking. We will exist in rational faith, and in faithful rationality in a new Age of Enlightenment.
Captain Kristae
(line 1)
Welcome to the GTD Temeraire, pilot. Rear Admiral Carey has approved your temporary transfer here until we re-establish contact with the GTD Orestes. In the meantime you'll report to me: Captain Kristae of 56 Squadron.
Good work in apprehending the GTC Duke. We're in the process of transferring the crew to the GTL Solace for analysis and treatment. Repair crews are fixing most of the damage in her hull, and her reactor will be repaired within the day. Say what you will about the Vasudans, at least they know how to build their reactors to last.
Don't worry, Commander, your wingmen are safe. We picked them up not too long ago at various points in the system. Apart from some minor damage to their fighter's navigation computers, they were fine.
Questioning of pilots Iwakura and Tell is scheduled for 2100 hours tonight. You are ordered to attend and assist with your own report. In the meantime, you're off-duty. Dismissed.
(line 2)
Welcome back to the Temeraire, Alpha wing. From what I've heard from Rear Admiral Carey, she's been rather impressed with the manner by which you conducted yourself in your ambassadorial position. I think you can expect to serve more unofficial first-contact sorties in the near future if you keep this up.
Everyone on board is excited to hear about our contact with the Sanctuary. First negotiations are underway, so we should be able to get a better understanding of this universe and how things work here. In the meantime, the admiral's authorised you to either sit in at the negotiations or take a rest, whichever you feel is best. I'm sure we'll hear about the results soon enough anyway.
(line 3)
For the attention of Captain Samuel Bei,
Greetings Captain. This is Captain Kristae from the Temeraire. Rear Admiral Carey has briefed me on your activities during your first contact with the Vishnans and has authorised me to give you the following information.
Engineering has completed a scan of your flight logs during your first contact mission. They did not find any evidence of an energy drain such as that which you described. Moreso, your records did not log the presence of communications jamming, which you experienced upon jumping into the area.
We will provide you with more information when it becomes available.
Captain Lumin Kristae, 56 Squadron
Beta 1 - Universal Truth
"Roger that, Captain."
Wingman - Universal Truth
awed and afraid
"They're not fighting! They're just standing there. What are they doing?"
Alpha 1, 'Curse of Prescience'
"You ready to do this, kid?"
Alpha 3, 'Curse of Prescience'
utterly terrified
"Yeah...I think so..."
Delta 1 - A Time for Heroes
crisp, military
"Roger, Zeta 1. Standing by."
'Demons of the Past' Flashback Commander
line 1
This is it, everyone. We've just had the go-ahead from Command to evacuate the system. Captain Bei is overseeing the exodus from the GTCv Arifiel until the Aquitaine and the rest of the 3rd Fleet arrive from Gamma Draconis.
line 2
Ensign Bei, you'll be taking Ensigns Sato and Omar to the Vega jump node. You'll be escorting an evacuation transport carrying refugees from Sofia Station, a civilian hub in this system. Her destination is the Vega jump node. We've had reports of Shivan incursions into this system from Gamma Draconis, so we need you to be on your guard and make sure the transport makes it to the node safely.
line 3
Remember, pilots. These are civilians. They're not trained for military encounters, and don't react well to battle. I need you to maintain extra diligence and attention when you're out there, and make sure nothing goes wrong.
Ready? Good. Suit up, you leave in five.
Tell
“We have not your squadrons of fighters, Ensign. We've been out here without logistical support for the past five decades.”
“Buncha rumours and hallucinations. We've been scouting the nebula for years, and have come across naught but Shivans.”
“Picking up energy signatures up ahead. Captain, the Sanctuary is hailing us!”
"The invitation was the very least the admiral could do. After all, you defended the Sanctuary from a Shivan attack with bravery and skill. I'm surprised she didn't award you an Order of Galatea."
"Amazing. Your ships truly are as beautiful as Iwakura has told."
Centaur Station
(m00, as the 14th Battlegroup prepares to depart for Sol. Clipped, authoritative, and brisk, like a flight controller.)
Acknowledged, Orestes. The final run reads clear. Godspeed to your crew.
Delta Wing, Forced Entry
"Delta wing standing by for bomber support, Alpha 1. Call us in at your discretion."
GTC Duke
(m10 – the Duke arrives in the middle of a raging battle. The intensity is high. Professional, but slightly agitated.)
GTC Duke has arrived in the area. We're making our way to the portal.
(as the Duke comes under heavy fire – sharp and commanding)
This is the Duke. Our repairs won't hold up for much longer. We need more cover if we're going to make it!
(as the Duke jumps into an unknown Knossos, professional but with a hint of trepidation)
Engaging subspace drive. This is it!
(m21 - as the Duke comes under heavy fire – sharp and commanding)
Duke here. Reporting major damage to our systems. Request immediate assistance!
(as the Duke makes a risky subspace jump, trying to get home - professional but with a hint of trepidation
Engaging subspace drives. Wish us luck.
GTC Bretonia
(m00 – the Bretonia is the first ship to jump to Earth – professional, brisk, but slightly excited)
This is the GTC Bretonia. Powering up subspace drive. We’re going in.
(m10 – the Bretonia arrives in a raging battle – fairly calm, but well-enunciated and crisp)
Bretonia has arrived.
(the Bretonia is in danger of destruction – agitated, but not hurried, deliver the line clearly)
We’re getting shot up! Where’s that fighter cover?
(Bretonia jumps into unknown space – calm and crisp)
Bretonia leaving.
(m21 – as the Bretonia is once again battered – professional, but urgent)
This is the Bretonia! We can't take much more of this!
(the Bretonia reports its departure – calm, crisp)
Entering the portal now.
GTCv Boreas
(m11)+(m17)
This is the Boreas. We've suffered heavy beam damage to our weapons reactor. We've lost power to our forward beams.
(m17)
Yeahhhh! That’s for Earth!
(m20)
This is the GTCv Boreas. Sorry to disobey your direct orders, Orestes control, but we made an executive decision that our firepower could be put to better use here.
The Fortune is safe, Orestes, never fear. Now is the time to finish this battle once and for all.
GTCv Labouchere
(m10)
This is the GTCv Labouchere. Moving towards the Knossos portal.
This is the Labouchere. We've got damage to several systems. Repair crews are doing their best but we need more cover!
Labouchere jumping out now. See you on the other side.
Labouchere heading into the node. Godspeed everyone.
GTL Solace
(m10)
Solace on station.
(m21)
This is the Solace. See you on the other side.
GTL Fortune
(m20)
Fortune to Orestes, we've just driven off the latest Shivan attack wave. Battlegroup remains intact. What is your status?
Acknowledged Orestes. Do you require any additional support? The Boreas and Miranda are ready to jump out to your position.
(m21)
Engaging subspace drives!
Epsilon 1
(m20)
The Sathanas has warped in! Ten klicks and closing!
Alpha 4
(m20)
Oh, man. A Sathanas. I've only ever seen one of those in vidclips. They're hell of a lot more frightening in real life.
Vice Admiral Morian
(Morian is a nervous, excitable man, both arrogant and insecure. He is unprepared for Bei’s sudden resignation, overwhelmed by the events of the last few days, and eager to demonstrate that he is loyal to GTVA command. By no means is he a diplomat. He prepares to order the invasion of Sol, as command orders – while strong, he is subservient, less of a presence than Bei.)
This is Vice-Admiral Morian of the Orestes. Admiral Bei has placed me under command of the battlegroup and excused himself from the bridge. Command, I am preparing to carry out our standing orders.
(Morian demands the surrender of the Renjian. Arrogant, aggressive, and proud.)
Earth ship Renjian, by the authority of GTVA High Command, I am ordering you to surrender your vessel and prepare to be boarded.
(Morian dictates terms for Sol’s surrender. Arrogant, aggressive, and proud.)
This system is now under the direct jurisdiction and authority of the GTVA, as per the Beta Aquilae Convention, 2358.
(Morian reminds his subordinates to obey orders. Pedantic, a bit petulant.)
Command's orders were classified at the highest echelon until the time was right to carry them out. Now that we are here, they will be carried out in due order.
(Outraged and frightened, Morian reacts to the desertion of his former CO. Angry and outraged.)
All ships. Admiral Bei and the Sanctuary are to be considered traitors to the GTVA, by order of Command, and are to be eliminated on sight. Any other ship who chooses to desert will undergo the same designation.
Omar (‘Demons of the Past’ flashback)
(conversationally, as Alpha wing takes up escort on a transport)
Hey Bei, I've heard rumours that one hundred juggs are muscling their way to Capella. You hear anything about this?
(snappily – like all pilots in Capella, Omar is exhausted and afraid – mouthing off at his commanding officer in response to a rebuke)
Geez Bei, what's with the attitude? Something crawl into your fighter and die?
(shocked and afraid at the arrival of unexpected enemy ships)
Bandits incoming! Aww hell...are they...are they Shivans?
Escort 3 (‘Demons of the Past’ flashback – female pilot)
(sharp, made short-tempered by exhaustion, in rebuke to a bit of rumor-mongering by fellow pilot Omar)
Shut up Omar. This is an open channel. You want the civs to hear and cause a panic? Besides, it hasn't been confirmed by Command yet, so keep quiet about stuff you don't know about, okay?
(panicked, angry, afraid, knowing she is about to die – an overwhelming enemy force approaches)
Oh god, we've got Nahemas coming in! And Dragons, ****ing Dragons!
UEFg Renjian
(M22 - The Earth ship Renjian is confronted by an overwhelming new force. After days of quiet probes, all of Earth has been wondering: why don’t the newcomers simply show themselves? Are their intentions hostile? The Renjian arrives hoping for peace but anticipating war. Guarded and suspicious.)
This is the United Earth vessel Renjian to unknown ships. Identify yourselves and your intentions immediately.
(Guarded, suspicious.)
I wish I could say the same, Orestes. I say again, what are your intentions? Do you come in peace, or in aggression?
(Outraged, more emotional than a GTVA captain would be, but still diplomatic. It is clear war is inevitable.)
We refuse your outrageous demand and respectfully request that you consider your position here in this system quite carefully.
(As hostilities commence)
Your stated intentions stem from nothing more than military aggression. As such, we will respond appropriately.
GTT Cyrus
This is the GTT Cyrus. I hear you need something picked up.
We've docked with the escape pod. Initiating subspace now.
GTC Miranda
(m21)
This is the Miranda. We've reached the Sol jump node. Engaging subspace drive. I hope you were right about this, Orestes.
GTC Persephone
(m21)
This is the Persephone. We're taking hits here!
Persephone jumping out!
All those lines are done! Nice work.
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My Labouchere lines have already been sent in, but it's nice for everyone else to know the proper pronunciation.
Also, just to show progress, could you list the roles yet to be done and strikethrough the ones that have been completed? I think it would help for the motivation of the people involved.
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Well, the main roles are listed over in the main thread, but I'll edit stuff in as we get submissions.
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It would be great if I could be copied on any lines that aren't posted here, as I'm the one collecting everything. I can get them from Battuta if necessary, but I don't want to miss any.
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I would help but my voice can be easily related to that of a 12 year old. :(
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Don't worry you're not alone. The only reason I ever contribute to VA projects is purely comedic or out of boredom :P
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
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Pronunciation of Boreas?
Assuming I can find my old, crappy mic I'll send something in.
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
Why's the Renjian's role "minor"?
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why should it be other thing than minor?
it has only 3 lines, if that's not minor...
I'll send you some samples later on ^^
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
Well, I think I could at least beat that. Slightly. Someone said before it was more or less voice acted by a bunch of 15 year olds anyway :P
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Bats, have you sent my samples to Rian yet?
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
Well, I think I could at least beat that. Slightly. Someone said before it was more or less voice acted by a bunch of 15 year olds anyway :P
Y'know, I'd say something scathing here, but it probably isn't worth it at this point.
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
Well, I think I could at least beat that. Slightly. Someone said before it was more or less voice acted by a bunch of 15 year olds anyway :P
Y'know, I'd say something scathing here, but it probably isn't worth it at this point.
Derelict's voice acting work was awesome, as clearly evidenced by how beloved a campaign it is. In spite of the fact that it sounds like a bunch of 15-year-olds, the campaign is still atmospheric and endearing.
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Updated with new script for Darkblade's auditions.
The Labouchere is done!
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Might try my hand in this then, once I fish out my microphone.
Why's the Renjian's role "minor"?
Well, the Renjian only has about 3 lines in total IIRC, and has only about 4 minutes of play time, so yes, it should be considered as minor VA wise.
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They're minor roles, people. I don't care how bad your voice is, we need every submission we can get. You can't be worse than Derelict!
Well, I think I could at least beat that. Slightly. Someone said before it was more or less voice acted by a bunch of 15 year olds anyway :P
Y'know, I'd say something scathing here, but it probably isn't worth it at this point.
Derelict's voice acting work was awesome, as clearly evidenced by how beloved a campaign it is. In spite of the fact that it sounds like a bunch of 15-year-olds, the campaign is still atmospheric and endearing.
Yeah, anything beats Microsoft Anna in terms of immersion.
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Renjian is 'WREN-gee-in'
"In"? It should be "un", as in "un-plugged". Also, ren should be closer to "ren-t" than "wren". :)
Orestes is 'or-EST-eez'
There's definitely an "s" at the end. ;)
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Renjian is 'WREN-gee-in'
"In"? It should be "un", as in "un-plugged". Also, ren should be closer to "ren-t" than "wren". :)
Doesn't matter. It comes out the same way.
Orestes is 'or-EST-eez'
There's definitely an "s" at the end. ;)
So? According to Wikipedia, Orestes is pronounced "or-EST-eez." Battuta is right.
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Yeah, Mobius, you don't want to put an 's' at the end of the phonetic pronunciation, because then it might be interpreted as 'or-EST-ess'.
Darius spent a long time trying to figure out how to get Renjian pronounced well in English, and 'WREN-gee-in' is what we settled on. 'WREN-gee-un' is not what we settled on.
I appreciate your attempts to help, but they'd make the pronunciations less accurate and clear, I'm afraid.
Also, unless I'm crazy, aren't the 'ren' in 'rent' and the word 'wren' pronounced exactly the same way?
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Yeah. This is making a marginal difference, why bother disputing it?
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Also, unless I'm crazy, aren't the 'ren' in 'rent' and the word 'wren' pronounced exactly the same way?
Renjian is 'WREN-gee-in'
"In"? It should be "un", as in "un-plugged". Also, ren should be closer to "ren-t" than "wren". :)
Doesn't matter. It comes out the same way.
:nod:
Any questions, Batutta?
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I read your post, Rhymes_With_PSYCHO, never fear. Didn't think a little backup would hurt, though.
EDIT: Actually, we were all wrong. Darius likes 'WREN-jee-an'.
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What I need is one of those online Chinese pronunciation sites...
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Updated first post with a new script including some roles I'd missed.
I need to forward the Arifiel's one line to James Earl Jones.
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I appreciate your attempts to help, but they'd make the pronunciations less accurate and clear, I'm afraid.
Less accurate? I'm pretty sure Orestes is pronounced that way. Even replacing "eez" with "ess" (as in "princ-ess") is correct - that sound is so much closer to the original Latin version. Well, using the English pronunciation is not a mistake... but I don't see the point in adding a zed.
I have no doubts about the Renjian. The "a" is to be pronounced as the Italian "a", so "un" works better.
Also, unless I'm crazy, aren't the 'ren' in 'rent' and the word 'wren' pronounced exactly the same way?
Are you sure about that? I've always thought there was a small difference.
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We'll be sure to contact you if we need further assistance, Mobius. Your input's appreciated.
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Those are the only names I can help out with due to their Asian/Latin nature. I'll be nearly useless with the other names. :blah:
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General, did you receive my voice files?
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We did indeed! I'm sorry you didn't get an instant response. We were both very enthusiastic about your performance, Darkblade, and your lines are being used.
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It's not clear what's done and what isn't in this thread, so I'm just going to record all the lines in the script as it is currently attached to the OP and submit them; hopefully one of the parts I record will be worthwhile. Sorry if I duplicate anything that's already done. The recording should be done tonight or tomorrow morning.
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That's exactly what we want done. These are minor roles and we want everybody doing as many roles as possible, since we might end up using one individual for more than one role.
I'll edit the first post to clarify that.
EDIT: Er, it was already in the first post: "Please record whatever lines you please, as many as you like, and post them in .wav or .ogg format. Don't worry about who has already done what - we'll take the best."
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Yes, I know. :p
I got through Admiral Morian's second line, and then it got so hot in my room that I had to turn on the exhaust fan; you probably don't want that kind of background noise in the lines, so I'll do the rest tomorrow. I'm uploading what I finished now. Should I post it to the thread, or PM the links to somebody?
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PM the links to both Rian and me, if that's okay?
Rian does all the actual work around here. It's kind of a bummer she never posts to take any credit.
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Done and done. Or at least I think it is; I sent the message, but it doesn't show up in my outbox. Could you please post saying whether or not you got the message?
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Renegade Paladin, you have to manually tick a box saying "Save Copy In Outbox" for it appear in your Outbox, if you don't customize your settings.
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Got the message, no fear. Rian's reviewing the lines now and I'm about to dive in.
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I've recorded the remaining non-female lines and am uploading them now. A .rar archive containing the files will be linked in your inboxes shortly.
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Thanks, received.
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I have uploaded Renjian voice samples to my folder on Mediafire, I hope you will like them.
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Definitely. Could you also try out some of the other minor ships, please? We really need as many as we can get.
We just received our lines for Admiral Bei from James L. Collymore and they're excellent. Rian and I are very pleased with the outcome.
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Hi there.
I thought Blue Planet was amazing for its superb story and ship designs. (Anyone else think the Vishnu and Shiva motherships are reminiscent of Abel's Ark from Xenosaga? I guess God really does need a starship lol.)
So, I thought I'd try out the glamorous life of a mod VA for once. Here's what I have so far.
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwzx02hzmdn
http://www.mediafire.com/?ijzmd2mno2x
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmyomnwhnto
http://www.mediafire.com/?g1iykyt2kjd
http://www.mediafire.com/?yy3jtnyznhd
http://www.mediafire.com/?beizdn4zoye
http://www.mediafire.com/?dew4im4rmmu
http://www.mediafire.com/?xumwlzjdazj
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyibhzojnnz
http://www.mediafire.com/?v2ylmdzzyyz
For the hell of it I'm including all of it together, including some adlibbing I did while trying to get into character. Obviously not for use in-game, but I thought it was funny.
http://www.mediafire.com/?um45zenomyw
Someone told me I should talk about what I was going for. GTVA Command, I think, is fairly straightforward; Crisp and authoritative. For Omar I decided to be creative and made two really caricatured versions of him. One sounds like the Indian guy from You Kicked My Dog, the other sounds kinda like a Crispin Freeman (the man is a god) villain impersonation. I'm not sure either of them would fit the mood of the scene appropriately, and so I won't be surprised or upset if they are tossed, but I had so much fun recording them I thought I'd submit anyway.
I'm gonna try to do more lines, albeit more straightforward than Omar. Good luck finishing the project. :yes:
Oh yeah, this is Peacecraft btw. My username is different from irc. Bad habbits die hard.
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We really appreciate the lines. In the future - although we do definitely want each line as a separate file - try to bundle all the lines together in one big .rar or .zip file, okay? Just for ease of downloading. Thanks!
Hrm, Zex, these are actually pretty good, and your sound quality's decent. However, they're both a bit too...over-the-top. Could you redo Omar in a more normal voice? We really need the role filled, and if you don't worry about accents or whatnot (it's the future!), I think you'd do a great job.
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I must apologize for the delay, I've been dealing with a computer issue this past week and on top of that my schedule has been unusually busy. I was hoping to have this done some time ago. Anyway, here are some more lines:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zw5nghtzlqz
Included are Alpha 4, Centaur Station, GTC Bretonia, GTC Duke, and GTCv Boreas, as well as a more passable version of Omar.
I was really happy with the way some of these turned out. Omar sounds appropriately exhausted from battle. Others are not so great; they're not as emotive as they should be, but I'm afraid my voice won't permit any especially excited performances. I belong to the unfortunate group of fans whose voices are embarrassingly high, and have to use Audacity's pitch control to make the lines passable. Too much emotion and it screws with the pitch. "Hilariously bad" is a good way to put it. So, if the capship captains sound like David Duchovny, that's why.
I hope you guys get more submissions from some better actors. I can't wait for the re-release, and I know you guys are trying to get it out the door asap. Good luck.
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These are great, Zex. I think the pitch-shifting worked out well enough.
The only problem I'm seeing is that (at least in VLC) the end of a lot of the lines have been cut off. If you still have the Audacity project files, could you re-export them with just a smidgeon extra space? Listen to them after export to make sure it went off well (and let us know if the problem is only on our end.)
Rian would also like you to take a few more stabs at the 'yeah, that's for Earth' line just to see if you can put some more enthusiasm in it. It's not that you did a bad job, it's just really hard to produce that on command. Have someone follow you around with a microphone and then buy you a new car or something.
We really liked your Omar. Kinda stoned, kinda *****y, basically perfect for the situation.
Between you and Renegade Paladin we're making real progress here. Thanks to everyone else who's submitted as well. You guys are heroes.
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No prob, if it needs more space I'll add some easy. But, I listened to them on my mac after they were converted into wav and they didn't cut off. So I do think it's on your end, though I've never used VLC for audio-only files. Still, I'll add some space and re-upload to see if that fixes it. Glad you liked 'em :D .
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/me fires an LRABeam at Zex.
(http://v4belg.blu.livefilestore.com/y1psXpSkaAP8Da5RlzhkMsy8ypMURIJ1R3DKOyK1AUrWPQ3HVCYOMKoiiRe7X-P1r4NoSxhcxMTfloL6W27r8bBDA/WelcomeAncient.png)
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@ General Battuta: Check PMs for my voice acting attempt. Definitely looking forward to playing this :)
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Got it! Conferencing with Rian. Expect a response in a few.
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Also, please remember that I need copies of any samples you send.
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Oops, guess I didn't read the thread very carefully, my bad. PM sent :yes:
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Did the good General forward my volume-manipulated recordings to you, or do I need to send them along? Sorry for forgetting to CC you in it.
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Might want to forward them to her. I am unfortunately busy with crap at the moment.
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I sent the both of you a PM with a few of the smallest lines as well...
I doubt they are good enough, but I thought I give it a try.
At my first three lines I felt pretty stupid sitting alone in front of my PC taking "nonsense" into my microphone and was very glad noone was around to see/hear it. :lol:
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Keep doing it! We need every man, woman, and child we can get!
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I did the other lines too, even though it turned out to be harder than the first bunch.
I would never have thought it could be so hard to get "This is it!" to not sound goofy.
And don't even ask how many times I had to do Vice Admiral Morians first line, till I got it right. :doubt:
But I have to say his lines were quite interesting to do (even though - or perhaps becasue - they were a challange) and while my microphone isn't that good I am qutie pleased with the outcome of my first attampt at voice acting.
Oh something I forgot to mention in the PM: Since I was unsure about the a in Renjian, I recorded two versions of the lines in which that name was mentioned. One with something I think come close to what it would be like in japanese and the "pronounciation2" ones were the a is pronounced more english - I think this was ment with "WREN-jee-an".
I guess it payed off that I sometimes watch anime in the original language with german or english subtitles. I still don't understand more than a handfull of japanese words, but at least I get the pronounciacion right :lol:
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I just finished another playthrough of AoA and noticed the line seen in the attached screenshot.
Now I was wondering, was this line cut for the re-release or did you simply overlook it in your first post?
In case it was simply overlooked (and I get chosen for the role) I recorded this line as well. You can find it here: members.chello.at/norbert_sattler/Norbert-UEFg_Renjian-m22-will_respond_appropriatly.wav (http://members.chello.at/norbert_sattler/Norbert-UEFg_Renjian-m22-will_respond_appropriatly.wav) in the usual poor to medium quality my voice and microphone allow at the moment ;)
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Thanks, Norbert, good spot. I've added it in to the script and Rian will grab your line for consideration.
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Expect another installment from me at the weekend General. :yes:
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Thanks Norbert, got it.
In case I haven't repeated this enough times, I need copies of everything people send, because Battuta just dumps them all into an enormous cluster**** of a folder and they'll probably get lost. So either post them here or copy me on your PMs. Thanks!
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K Rian, will do from now on. . .unfortunately I seldom keep sent messages on HLP, so general if you could just forward as requested. :yes:
Much obligied.
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No worries, Dekker, been taken care of.
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/me hears a whip cracking in the distance. . .
No doubt it has ;)
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Check it out, folks - first post has been updated to indicate the almost total completion of the script. We're far enough long to begin dropping lines in-mission and seeing how they sound (fantastic, so far.)
Big thanks to people cast in the following roles:
Zex Marquise: Alpha 4, Omar, Bretonia
Renegade Paladin: Duke, Fortune
swashmebuckle: Centaur Station, Solace, Epsilon 1, Boreas
Dekker: Orestes Tactical/Vice Admiral Morian
Darkblade: Terran Command
Norbert: GTCv Labouchere
You people did a fantastic job. I want to give particular props to Renegade Paladin, Zex Marquise, and swashmebuckle, who all single-handedly tackled nearly every one of the minor roles and put us in the enviable position of choosing between a number of equally great options. You guys are heroes, and you'll all be receiving about equal screen time.
We are very nearly done. However, we're still looking for a Tell and an Iwakura, whose scripts I shall edit into the first post. We also need someone to take on two missed roles - the Alpha Wing pilots from 'Curse of Prescience', the dream mission. There are also a few ship roles in the main post that we still need done. We're moving aggressively to cast all these roles, so get your lines in ASAP! Remember, Theora ogg if possible. Check out that first post.
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I'd like to add my own congratulations to all the people we just cast. You did great work, and we were largely able to avoid using the same actor for multiple roles in the same mission.
We still have a few roles to go, though, so anyone who's been thinking about sending us something should get on that. Looking forward to seeing this done!
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I made a note of this...
and we were largely able to avoid the same actor for multiple roles in the same mission.
Does that mean i can't apply for a minor one either?
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You mean you're not already satisfied being Orestes Tactical and Vice Admiral Morian? :p
You're cursed with a distinctive, charismatic voice, you stallion. Don't hog all the glory!
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You mean you're not already satisfied being Orestes Tactical and Vice Admiral Morian? :p
You're cursed with a distinctive, charismatic voice, you stallion. Don't hog all the glory!
I didn't realise i made Morian based on my samples alone :nervous: That'll really freak me out on that last mission.. It'll be mainly me kicking the Reijians arse....... :lol:
I'll send you a link to the lines i did between posting that question and reading your reply.. Please members reading this, as i dont want to live with being a voice-stallion-hog. I urge you to try doing them. I apologise for badly done accents aprt from Forced-entry DELTA.. That came off quite well :yes:
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That makes two surprises in one!
First, you managed to get some female voiceactors. I was afraid this wouldn't happen.
Second (and that's the really big surprise for me), I got a minor role! Yay! :D
I'd try my voice on the last few missing lines too, but currently I got a cold. Perhaps I can give it a try in a few days.
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Female voice actors have not only been easier to find, quicker to respond, and more reliable, but they've generally been of higher quality too. The Temeraire comms officer is fantastic, and I'm still torn on whether people are going to find Mina Taylor endearing or annoying (kind of an Imoen type.)
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Interresting. I would have thought with so many more man playing freespace than women it would be harder to get female voice actors...
In RL I know plenty of men to play computer games, but only two girls, and those two don't play Space Sims....
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It takes real women to play Freespace.......
I can't wait to hear the Temeraire comms officer ;7
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She's a badass. Sounds like Judi Dench.
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Tight! Now every time I see someone hit a jump shot or something I'm thinking "Yeah! That's for Earth!" :D
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So the 14th battlegroup is run by English?
Bout bloody time ;7
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Tight! Now every time I see someone hit a jump shot or something I'm thinking "Yeah! That's for Earth!" :D
Out of all our auditions, you were the only one who managed to do a believable version of that line.
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So... Dekker *is* playing two different people stationed on the Orestes, right?
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No. We'll just fluff it as Vice Admiral Morian = Orestes Tactical. He's like Tigh from BSG, making angry radio calls and stuff.
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How do you like my hammed-up version of the Labouchere? XD
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It's good. We ultimately went with Norbert's take on the role, but yours was in close contention. If it comes down to needing to make a change (if there was lots of negative feedback on the current Labouchere from beta testers, for instance) then we can always swap it out.
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Recorded lines for Renjian, Tell, Iwakura, and Prescience Alphas 1 & 3. Please don't use more than one in a level... I'm not good at sounding like different people. :nervous:
Though I suppose that could be funny when I brag to my friends.
"Hey, that's me! Hey, that's also me! And that frigate that just blew up, that's me too!" :drevil:
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From reading this thread I wonder, is there anyone besides me on these forums of Chinese descent? I could give a pointer or two on Chinese pronunciations, but I'd need to know more about the names from Darius. Which characters are used to form "Renjian", for instance? How did you make the names up? There are tons of different Chinese pronunciations for different character/ship backgrounds.
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Hey this is awesome, I got 3 roles! I feel important lol. Thanks for casting me and thanks for the props, Battuta and Rian. It was a blast to try out so many roles. I'd happily contribute some more lines, except I also happen to have a cold this week. I'll give them a shot if you haven't finished casting by the time I heal it up.
I'm personally looking forward to hearing swashmebuckle's "Yeah that's for Earth" line, since you must be some sort of god to pull that off without sounding like a tool, and Dekker's Morian, since villains are always the most amusing roles to voice-act and it sounds like this Dekker guy must have done a fantastic job.
Nice to be part of the team :yes: . VA's hurry up and get those lines in! I need MOAR Blue Planet!
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I need MOAR Blue Planet!
Yes, we all do. :D
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So, uh, do the voice actors get BP badges? ;)
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Haha, no, 'fraid not. You'll be in the credits, though.
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As you haven't made us sign disclaimers. . . .we get royalties right?
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:wtf:
You can't be THAT desperate, Colonol.
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Royalties don't have to be money. . Every time you hear my voice just send me a beer :yes:
That includes the application process too :p
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How bout every time we hear you, we send you a cake. A giant cake. Big enough to fit, loik, a person in maybe.
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Run Dekker! They're going to hide an assassin in the cake! :nervous:
:snipe:
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Also, shouldn't the voice actors for fighters (Alpha wing, Tell, Iwakura) record all the generic lines? "On your six!" and stuff like that. The alternatives - either having no lines outside of scripted ones, or using the retail voices - aren't appealing. And since they're all unkillable for story preservation, we won't have to worry about recording those death screams. :nod:
Well, except Alpha 4, but nobody cares about him. :P
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Not likely to happen for Tell and Iwakura. We'd have to generate custom personas for each one, which isn't worth it given how few missions they're in.
Taylor and Corey might be worth it...could get in touch with their voice actors if need.
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What kind of work is involved with that outside of the actual recording, anyway?
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Making a custom table for each persona. Not that hard. What would be time-consuming would be reaching the VAs and getting the lines.
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If it's that simple I'll just make Iwakura's table myself ;7
Oh and thanks to a media-friendly keyboard I was able to preview what my lines would sound like in-mission without mucking with the mission files. I would recommend you (or Darius who, being an audio producer, probably already has the software) make them a little louder.
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I've been normalizing everything to 0 dB (so peaks become -1/1 dB). Seems to match up well with the original FS2 voices.
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But in all seriousness, I'll record it all and make the table myself if you tell me how or point me to a guide. I'd be glad to improve the immersion of my favorite FS2 mod. :D :D :D
Er, and I'd need a list of said lines. Of course, if you're bogged down I'll just play through retail FS2 again (which I'd also enjoy... I can never get enough :nod:) and jot down all the generic lines I hear.
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Hrm. I'll bring it up on internal.
I'm getting kind of worried about feature creep as it is, though, so don't get too optimistic. :p
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I can understand your concern. BP is great and I'd hate to see it die. *knock on wood* I'm happy either way. :)
I just want to help in whatever way I can, since I don't have any FREDing skills and the like. If only I could get some of this "work ethic" stuff I keep hearing about, and learn how...
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Oh, death is no concern. It's just wanting to get it out there so people can play it. Modest goals, modestly near release dates!
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Amen, brother. :lol:
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Hey, this is kind of out-there, but I'd suggest some sort of bloopers track during the credits of all the voice actors saying random stuff in-character, or sending in their funnier fail-moments from recording lines, if they haven't deleted them already. Or maybe simply record the same lines but with outrageously caricatured versions of themselves, like when Simon Pegg and Nick Frost redid a Hot Fuzz scene as Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
I was just rummaging through the FS2 wav files and found Commander Snipes' "Bite Me" and "Stop laughing pilot!" lines, and it gave me the idea.
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Don't you dare suggest that.... All my out-takes are over 18s only......
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I think the only amusing thing I ever came up with was an inadvertent belch in the middle of a line, which was probably more amusing to me than anyone else. :D
I'd still like to give one or two of those random lines a shot, but I don't get much alone time here. The one time I did, I wasn't getting much emotion from myself. I'm beginning to think my range is only suited for straight-up narration. :p
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Actually, mm-hmm. Theres one non rude out-take where i mis-pronounce ambush. I think.
Mongoose.. I demand you go for it and record some lines right now!!
Send them to GB immediately and win prozes now! :yes:
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Hey, this is kind of out-there, but I'd suggest some sort of bloopers track during the credits of all the voice actors saying random stuff in-character, or sending in their funnier fail-moments from recording lines, if they haven't deleted them already. Or maybe simply record the same lines but with outrageously caricatured versions of themselves, like when Simon Pegg and Nick Frost redid a Hot Fuzz scene as Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
I was just rummaging through the FS2 wav files and found Commander Snipes' "Bite Me" and "Stop laughing pilot!" lines, and it gave me the idea.
BEST. IDEA. EVER. :drevil:
I'll get right on that. We should also have some hilariously bad music in the background. Like if you started drawing pretty pictures with an audio producing program.
Or mutilated versions of well-known songs. The Super Mash Bros. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtYemwMsR3E) are a prime example of what I mean, they do it for a living. Darius could have some fun with this. :lol:
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Hey, this is kind of out-there, but I'd suggest some sort of bloopers track during the credits of all the voice actors saying random stuff in-character, or sending in their funnier fail-moments from recording lines, if they haven't deleted them already. Or maybe simply record the same lines but with outrageously caricatured versions of themselves, like when Simon Pegg and Nick Frost redid a Hot Fuzz scene as Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
I was just rummaging through the FS2 wav files and found Commander Snipes' "Bite Me" and "Stop laughing pilot!" lines, and it gave me the idea.
That's not from "BiteMeJason2," is it? The FS outtake track? If you've never heard it, it can be downloaded in the "extra music" package made available via the high-quality music VP upgrade thread.
-Thaeris
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I think Zex found those files inside one of the FS2 VPs, Thaeris.
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Yeah they're in ..........warble.vp i think...
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I thought warble_fs2.vp contains the music files and stu.vp contains the voice files? :confused:
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Stu then, point is people don't need to download additional files to listen to the outtakes. :)
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Someone from the BP team want to comment on the outtakes idea?
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I guess we could hide a few in the VP if you sent outtakes to us, yeah. We have one in mind ourselves, actually, so this is a great plan.
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Ehhh... people like me would never find outtakes hidden in the VP. :P
I like the idea of an outtakes reel in the credits better. With stupid mashed up music. BETTER IDEA!
A song with samples from the voice files of retail FS2. Yeah. Darius could have fun with that, too. :D
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I suspect Darius has enough on his plate already, what with WiH and all. You could do it yourself, though.
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Er... I'm not exactly a music producer. I do have a good friend who is one though. I'll see about conscripting him. :drevil:
EDIT: Friend has been conscripted, he should be popping his head in here sometime soon.
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EDIT: Friend has been conscripted, he should be popping his head in here sometime soon.
Yep, here I am, popping my head in. I mainly produce electronic music, in a variety of genres. I'm sure I could throw something together if I could get a link to the pack of vocals (lossless uncompressed format please, such as wav or aiff). I'd even send the link to a few friends and see if they have any ideas.
For an example of my work, check out Exxdee (http://exxdee.newgrounds.com/). I mainly use that page for my music of the genre "UK Hardcore," but I could definitely put something together in another genre.
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You should contact Darius! He does electronic music too. You guys could collaborate, do some new tracks!
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Good ol' LA Style :D They don't make music like that anymore.
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Now, where in the FS2 directory might we find voice files? I looked in the 3.6.10 VPs but didn't see them in there, nor did I see them in any of the retail FS2 folders.
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Stu then, point is people don't need to download additional files to listen to the outtakes. :)
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They're in one of the VPs in the main directory.
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What I was asking was where in the main directory they are.
I've looked, and I can't find them. /FreeSpace2/data/voice is empty, and it's not anywhere in the 3.6.10 VPs.
Of course, it's entirely possible it's been right under my nose. I'm a teenager, so I'm inherently bad at finding stuff.
Nevermind. Just noticed the bolded "Stu" and did a search in the FS2 directory. Like I said, I'm bad at finding stuff. :(
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heh u mean its gona be done within the next few months?
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It's finished next wednesday ;)
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damn.. i just sent my first voice acting attempt to general..oh well i am happy for my first attempt relaly. I tried for Tell...and before you ask i know its random but its been a long day for me
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Received your audition. Unless something went crazy with the download, however, there seems to be something off with your mic...there's a lot of noise in there. Anything you can do to clean it up?
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sent..sorry its a cheap mic built into my laptop the noise is the laptop itself and i can redo some things..again its my first attempt at a VA anything really. I really wanna do well and get a role somewhere though..hehe. just a goal of mine really
to anyone who think this rambling post is weird...im not busy..and i have not much to distract me..so yeah my mind starts moving...but dont worry i know im weird! lol
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One new minor role up - the GTT Cyrus. At the top of the script.
Also, a little update. We're mostly done, and assuming our remaining roles are cast and recorded promptly, which is basically up to my harassment skills, this will be out by Christmas. I've been normalizing, cleaning, and placing lines of dialogue in-mission, and they sound uniformly great; better than I expected, in fact.
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I'll help harass if need be. This could be out by halloween. :yes:
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just sent the .wav file for that role..hope its ok..i know it may sound b dbut..if you made my voice lower..and i was drunk..thats what i would sound like plus a lot of slurring/...but gotta try right lol? hope it works. Tried to reduce noise as best i could
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I'll splash in as much of Commander Tell as I feel I am adequate of doing. I can't manage an Asian accent, so Iwakura is off for me.
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Just wondering General if ya got my file..and if you did did it play ok?
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Hey bahijal,
We received your line, but it remains somewhat distorted and inaudible. Try extracting some of the FS2 voice files using VPView and checking them out in Audacity for an idea of what we're looking for.
Thanks for your audition!
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hmm if thats the case i wil try to give tell and cyrus another shot if i can get them up. any preference to file type?
edit: FDOUDN TEH PROBLEM was trying to speka to the wrong part of my laptop much better voice wise now just gotta redo the lines
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Battuta, I've done the lines for the Cyrus. A PM will be sent to you shortly containing the link to the file.
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ALrigth resent teh new CYrus Lines I think there is probbaly a better tell out there just maybe..i am still ne wto voice actign after all
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Actually I don't think it would be a problem if Tells and Iwakuras transmissions have poor quality. Considering what kind of fighters they are using, inferiour (or rather barely functioning) communication gear doesn't seem that unlikely to me.
Those fighers have been patched together from many different ships and been in constant use for decades after all.
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Well, if they're recorded at a sample rate of 11025 instead of the usual 44100... :drevil:
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Well I can't redo my Iwakura lines, my mic broke a couple days ago. :(
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I will be back to my main computer in a week. I can do more voices then. I see that the transports are getting a severe lack of attention... ;)
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Not from me... But i don't want to be default voice due to lack of anyone else trying....
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been workign my voice out...my voice justw ent out on me trying to get soem accents so im out for a while T.T
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I wouldn't worry about accents. By the 24th century most people (especially non-Earthers) will probably speak one unified language without many dialects or accents - galactic government means galactic language, and we've had a few hundred years for the accents to die off.
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Not from me... But i don't want to be default voice due to lack of anyone else trying....
A number of us are trying, Colonol, don't worry. :rolleyes:
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Done and done.
I know have done every (male) line of the first post (and send a PM with the link of course)...
I'm glad that most lines are really just that - one line. I almost chewed my microphone out of frustration before I got the Captain Kristae de-briefing halfway right.
I'm a bit unsure about the correct pronounciation of Temeraire and Iwakura tough....
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Tem-are-rare
And
Iwwa-koo-rah
:yes:
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We're doing quite well. Tell is tentatively cast. Moreover, we're now putting voice acting in-game. Missions 1-10 (actually twelve missions) are almost completely finished.
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What about my Iwakura lines? You guys gonna use em?
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Glad to hear...sadly (well in my world) my voice is still in and out....been a pain in real world life too lol..go figure... T.T out of curiosity what are the male line's that are left..i would rather not use editing on my voice but im willing to do what you need badly as best i can to help the project move to completion. (not gonna say that i would help much but hey worth trying right?)
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What about my Iwakura lines? You guys gonna use em?
Iwakura's still in casting. For now you're the best one we've got, but we really want to get a Japanese accent if we can.
Glad to hear...sadly (well in my world) my voice is still in and out....been a pain in real world life too lol..go figure... T.T out of curiosity what are the male line's that are left..i would rather not use editing on my voice but im willing to do what you need badly as best i can to help the project move to completion. (not gonna say that i would help much but hey worth trying right?)
We really appreciate the effort. It sounds like you may just be running into the technical limitations of your mic, however. Don't strain yourself - we can find others, never fear.
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I'm not good at accents, apart from severely hamming them up... :lol:
If you can find someone who can I understand.
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We really appreciate the effort. It sounds like you may just be running into the technical limitations of your mic, however. Don't strain yourself - we can find others, never fear.
Ill make this mor esimple just cuz i soudn weird..basically i think mayeb what i hear when i replay on my comp is differant than what you hear..would you be able to let me hear what you do? plus mayeb its because i cant figure out how to upload to be playe donline..(usually i foudn it has to be paye dfor..and im broke to the bone....) just curious so i can see what needs the improvement to be honest i think they soudned fine really noise was low and everything...so again im just wondering so i can improve
EDIT: basically just so i can make my point seem mro eclear..i reread it and barely knew what the hell i was saying..whcich is usual fo rme.. T,T
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Do you use Audacity to record your lines? Try employing the noise removal feature.
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Do you use Audacity to record your lines? Try employing the noise removal feature.
Sorry hmm...seems the wav played a bit podd after a day...i notice teh noise revomal modulate dmy voic e abit..make sit sound distrotre di see what you mean...hmmm i will tyr to work on that see what can be done
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You need to select a 'silent' area - where you're not speaking, but the mic is still on, so noise is present - and hit 'get noise profile' first.
Load some of the FreeSpace 2 dialogue into Audacity and compare side-by-side with your lines.
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I've had issues with the noise removal feature on Audacity myself, to the point where I decided to stop using it. I figure the bit of extra background hiss is worth my voice sounding warm and human, instead of cold and slightly mechanized. I've been meaning to fool around with the strength setting to see if I can't get the best of both worlds.
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Ok got noise this tiem looked at line perfectly removed..hurt my voice but i got it just gonna send it..but any free uploading place so i dont have to email th efiel again and again? just teh first line so you can let me know the freespaceones are abit similair in wave form too so should be good its just a test lien basically so you can let em know
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Mongoose, I need to look at your samples again. We want to cast you in a bunch of roles.
bahijal, try MediaFire.
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Hey sent the link in a pm General Battuta. Sorry if i seem odd. Doing a lot past few days and just wanting to get down these problems with my voice acting. I enjoy it i don't mean to stress you either though.
EDITED: For the usual reason
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:wtf:
I'm sure you're dedicated to your cause, bahijal74, but would it actually hurt to read what you've just typed? Good grief, man! When the Grammar Inquisition finds you there will be suffering like none other...
-Thaeris
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www.megaupload.com (http://www.megaupload.com)
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:wtf:
I'm sure you're dedicated to your cause, bahijal74, but would it actually hurt to read what you've just typed? Good grief, man! When the Grammar Inquisition finds you there will be suffering like none other...
-Thaeris
Been running for years man...haven't caught me yet lol.
Sorry, however, I was in a rush (as usual) and forgot. I do work on it man just have a lot going on today sorry.
:sigh:
Not having a good past few days, running from funeral's to the job search along with many various things..also having to rummage around my laptop for just as many various reasons to clean up space. Oh, and gotta clean the house. lol. It goes on. Again My apologies. I really will work on it best I can.
Edited: to make it look better hopefully. And not sound like a caveman in teh second part...
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are there any roles left?
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Uh, yes? Read the first post. All the lines without strikethrough are available.
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should i sent it through e-mail?
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Upload lines in a single .rar to MediaFire and PM a link to Rian and I.
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Hi gavilatius,
Received your submissions. However, please note:
All the lines without strikethrough are available.
Your auditions were for Centaur Station and Forced Entry Delta, two roles marked in the script with strikethroughs. These roles have already been cast and completed.
Feel free to take a stab at any of the uncompleted roles, those without strikethroughs!
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but i can still send it through an e-mail right?... i feel that is more of a secure line. anyone can download and mess things up (somehow)
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Nope, MediaFire is perfectly secure, and it makes it a bit easier for both Rian and I to get at.
You can do email if you're really fixed on it, though.
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is iwakura a guy or a girl?
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From the picture in the game I'd say it's a man.
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Grawr!
I can't wait to play it again with voice (plus get some public feedback)
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Things are going well.
Iwakura might actually be a woman now. :nervous:
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As long as you (or whoever does the fredding - probably Darius) don't forget to change the pilot picture to a female one, I'm fine with that :)
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i personally think that iwakura should be a girl... it has a very girlish ring to it
i'll take these
Alpha 1, 'Curse of Prescience'
"You ready to do this, kid?"
Alpha 3, 'Curse of Prescience'
utterly terrified
"Yeah...I think so..."
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It's Japanese, not girlish.
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sorry, i thought it was the first name... most of the time any japanese first name ending with an "a" is reserved for girls, but if that's a last name i apologize, my first name is Jimi (ジミ) again i was going on a first name basis... sorry
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You probably know more about Japanese names than I do. No worries.
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Thanks to Androgeos Exeunt, Leeko, and Mongoose for stepping up and getting more roles done.
Mongoose, would you like to take a stab at either of the squadron commanders currently at the top of the post? You've got a great voice and high-quality recordings.
Fix your mic soon, Leeko.
Everyone else: I've snuck quite a few new roles into that first post. Elder Martin Mandho, Captain Kristae, the flashback Captain, and a couple minor wings.
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sooooo, what roles are still available?
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All the ones that aren't crossed out in the first post?
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well i'm getting a slight echo from my room and i was wondering... are there any parts where it would seem acceptable?
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Hey General I just sent a link to the voice for the "demons of the past" commander i think you will find it MUCH MUJCH better quality and steayd voice..tell me what you think sending in a pm
Sending the elder but the length of his liens kept making my program crash so it kidna may be me sounding like im gonna kill someone..loo ok not at all but it may be a bit under par but im gonna try anyway...
sent in a pm
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Your sound quality has definitely improved. Try speaking a little slower, and take a stab at a few of the shorter lines. How about all the various pilots at the bottom of the current roles?
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Thank you sending alpha 3 now
Just sent Delta wing
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i'll do delta one and alpha one tonight, i got homework and i'm fiddling around with my room to block the echo
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you egt the pm's battuta?
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Looked for "Iwakura" on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwakura_Tomomi
That was the only example of a "first" name I found on the database. The only other example was a last name for an anime serie.
Given the often irregular interval at which the last or first names are listed on the net for Japanese names (the last name is often listed first, with the given name following that... but not always), I can't quite make a definative decision on wheter it's a first or last name. I do feel more strongly that it's a last name, though. If that's the case, the gender of the pilot is up to the FREDer, who should not have to worry about a "boy named Sue" complex. Was there any other bit of name given besides "Captain Iwakura?" I just can't recall.
-Thaeris
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Iwakura is a surname in this particular instance.
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Well then, there you go. Should the team find the best VA for the part, gender matters not!
-Thaeris
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Yes, we know this. We have access to Inside Information. :p
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hey general you get my pm's?
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Yes. Your auditions have been included in our pool for consideration. You will receive a response in weeks, or in months; this response may take the form of a personalized response, or you may simply see that you did not get the part when other people are cast (or that you did, in fact, get one!)
Your auditions are appreciated; keep up the good work and audition for as many roles as you desire.
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Yes. Your auditions have been included in our pool for consideration. You will receive a response in weeks, or in months; this response may take the form of a personalized response, or you may simply see that you did not get the part when other people are cast (or that you did, in fact, get one!)
Your auditions are appreciated; keep up the good work and audition for as many roles as you desire.
WOOOOOOOO *runs around happily offering free pizza...that;s good..to all!!
I can sleep and stop working on my voice for a bit...its been getting sore again...you have no idea how many times Ive been trying to get the lines right for some of these things..and god when you don't naturally have a talent (damn puberty) for accent it ain't easy..lol BUT IM GONAN TRY!!! :mad2: I'm happy..NIGHT EVERYONE!!
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Wow there's a bit of a spike in turnout, good to see :yes:
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Did you already get my last batch of voice-files (take 3)?
Because I just did the new lines, but I don't have enough webspace to keep the old files up and upload the new ones too....
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I use mediafire. Without an account it holds more than enough for all my auditions for all roles plus the complete work for my assigned roles.
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what type of microphones do you guys use? i'm using the one mounted tomy laptop and it sucks... alos the recording software for vista blows too, i get alot of ambient noise.
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I use a cheap as chips four quid one from play.com. It's not what you've got though, it's how you use it, prepare the area you're recording in. Close any windows, turn the tellybox off, generally try to minimise background noise. Make sure you speak clearly and at an audible level. Check all your audio settings. No point speaking perfectly if you record at 2% of your microphones potential. Warm up, say the line five or six times beforehand and make sure to be in the mindset. Imagine you're booking something over the phone or speaking to your pals in the room.
Don't breathe directly into the mic and avoid popping sounds :nervous: by holding the mic just to the side of your mouth as opposed to right under your nose ;)
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I'm going to give Iwakura a shot. Do I need to put every line in a separate file?
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Yes. However, be aware that we've contacted one of the big-name ST:R voice actors to handle Iwakura, so you've got stiff competition. If you'd do us a huge favor and also audition for one of the small parts (particularly the flashback transport, or one of the pilots at the bottom of the available roles), that would be a huge help, especially since it gets you a much better chance of being cast.
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Yes. However, be aware that we've contacted one of the big-name ST:R voice actors to handle Iwakura, so you've got stiff competition. If you'd do us a huge favor and also audition for one of the small parts (particularly the flashback transport, or one of the pilots at the bottom of the available roles), that would be a huge help, especially since it gets you a much better chance of being cast.
Okay, I wasn't able to do the flashback transport (sounding terrified is not a strong point of mine :D ) but I did do a couple of the miscellaneous pilot lines at the bottom, along with Iwakura and the flashback commander. Mediafire link PMed.
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Got it. Awesome stuff. Already have you in for one role.
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Got it. Awesome stuff. Already have you in for one role.
Cool! Wait, let me guess... it's the Delta 1 line that I pitch-shifted up twice in Audacity? For some reason my relatively low voice actually sounds older when it's edited higher. :lol:
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i'm settin gone to you gen. it'll be in an e-mail... i was messing with a sound altering program and i hit a wrong hotkey... now i cant here sound from the speakers or headphones... so i can't alter anything or listen to music. can you help me?
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You can't hear sound from ANY program?
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Things are going well.
Iwakura might actually be a woman now. :nervous:
NO U
I use mediafire. Without an account it holds more than enough for all my auditions for all roles plus the complete work for my assigned roles.
I use Windows Live SkyDrive. 25 GB of space, with a 50 MB limit on every uploaded file. Good enough for me, and it works. :)
what type of microphones do you guys use? i'm using the one mounted tomy laptop and it sucks... alos the recording software for vista blows too, i get a lot of ambient noise.
I use an early-2008 MacBook, with ambient noise reduction enabled and recording volume set to the highest setting. The lines I did for the GTT Cyrus were done in Audacity 1.3.7.1 in my bedroom with my fan turned off and my windows shut.
i'm settin gone to you gen. it'll be in an e-mail... i was messing with a sound altering program and i hit a wrong hotkey... now i cant here sound from the speakers or headphones... so i can't alter anything or listen to music. can you help me?
Did you hit the mute button?
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never mind... i hit a hotkey that muted the system, ran a system restore and were good, i got a sound altering program and i'll be able to send the doctored copy to you General
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I use mediafire. Without an account it holds more than enough for all my auditions for all roles plus the complete work for my assigned roles.
I use Windows Live SkyDrive. 25 GB of space, with a 50 MB limit on every uploaded file. Good enough for me, and it works. :)
Given that MediaFire gives you unlimited space with a 100 mb limit on each file, I think it's superior!
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never mind... i hit a hotkey that muted the system, ran a system restore and were good, i got a sound altering program and i'll be able to send the doctored copy to you General
Wait a minute. Did you seriously just tell us that you ran SYSTEM RESTORE to turn off "mute?!" That's like trying to swat a fly with a tactical nuke!
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hey i got it to work... after downloading and installing i always keep a restore point handy... that way if anything goes wrong, and with no hope, i can restore it...
... and i nuked that fly good
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I am Galactus....
eater of flies
listen:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/yhmwqgzczwz/galactus.wav (http://www.mediafire.com/file/yhmwqgzczwz/galactus.wav)
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lol that is hilarius
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general, i sent another mix of my voice to your e-mail... whaddya think?
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lol that is hilarius
thank you... lol i have been playign with audacity...again thank you lol..to me i enjoy the compliment
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general, i sent another mix of my voice to your e-mail... whaddya think?
Have received. Needs a bit of cleanup, but it may work. I'll be in touch.
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Did you also get my last batch of voices (the ones called take3)?
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I think so. Were they CCed to Rian as well?
I believe we liked them. Keep auditioning - there are plenty of new roles in that first post.
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You appear to have plenty of choice so i'm gonna step out of auditions for this project.
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Considering you were already cast and put in-game as three roles, I'd say you've done your part!
Stay in touch in case we need a couple more lines for those roles.
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Hey I just wanted to see your opinion on this redo of line one for the flashback commander Im sending it in a pm just let me know your opinion and who to improve if you could please
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general, i sent another mix of my voice to your e-mail... whaddya think?
Have received. Needs a bit of cleanup, but it may work. I'll be in touch.
you want me to clean it up, or will you do it?
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We'll take care of it, but thanks.
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We'll take care of it, but thanks.
how do you clean it up? ... this will be helpful when doing other voice work.
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Normalization and noise removal in Audacity 1.3. Amplification if necessary.
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Hey for alpha 3, any suggestion for ways to improve it or just yeah anything? I'm always looking for ways to improve
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Yes. Your auditions have been included in our pool for consideration. You will receive a response in weeks, or in months; this response may take the form of a personalized response, or you may simply see that you did not get the part when other people are cast (or that you did, in fact, get one!)
Your auditions are appreciated; keep up the good work and audition for as many roles as you desire.
This is the response you're looking for, bahijal74.
On that note, keep up the awesome work, people. We're getting a lot of great talent here.
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Yes. Your auditions have been included in our pool for consideration. You will receive a response in weeks, or in months; this response may take the form of a personalized response, or you may simply see that you did not get the part when other people are cast (or that you did, in fact, get one!)
Your auditions are appreciated; keep up the good work and audition for as many roles as you desire.
This is the response you're looking for, bahijal74.
On that note, keep up the awesome work, people. We're getting a lot of great talent here.
ahh in this case i didn't think that was exactly i'm just looking for advice to improve for future attempts at things like watch my volume attempt more clean when using a drawl you see what i mean..i just kinda want you opinions of my performance thats why i sent samples of of a few things. just because i wanna see what can be done to improve future quality im sorry i'm fine with waiting on the roles i just want some advice
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First post updated; several roles have been completed. Congratulations to da1edw1n and Mongoose for fueling the juggernaught on its inexorable and crushing journey towards total voice acting success.
I'm thinking of contacting a woman to play Captain Kristae. Lumin Kristae sounds fairly feminine, for whatever reason, and female VAs tend to be better than men in the amateur circuit. I'll poke around on voiceactingclub and whatnot.
Well, bahijal, I'd suggest slowing down a bit (something you can definitely control) and getting a better mic (something you really can't at the moment.) What do you use to record your samples?
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A Basic Laptop mike. And Audacity. th emike is called a Conexnant high definition... thats al it says its part of the webcam i think.
the sample rat eis at 44100 Hz
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I've always had crap results from my own webcam mike.
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yeah but its what i got lol
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same here, wait is the audacity recording better than vista's recording abilities?
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same here, wait is the audacity recording better than vista's recording abilities?
OHHH yeah..in my opinion at least
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Yes. I don't have Vista, but I'm fairly certain the answer is a huge yes.
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so should i re-record?
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First post updated; several roles have been completed. Congratulations to da1edw1n and Mongoose for fueling the juggernaught on its inexorable and crushing journey towards total voice acting success.
I'm thinking of contacting a woman to play Captain Kristae. Lumin Kristae sounds fairly feminine, for whatever reason, and female VAs tend to be better than men in the amateur circuit. I'll poke around on voiceactingclub and whatnot.
Ooh, awesome. I'm honored to get a few lines in this. :D
And I agree about going for a female Kristae. That name felt a bit off to me when I was reading it. :p
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First post updated; several roles have been completed. Congratulations to da1edw1n and Mongoose for fueling the juggernaught on its inexorable and crushing journey towards total voice acting success.
I'm thinking of contacting a woman to play Captain Kristae. Lumin Kristae sounds fairly feminine, for whatever reason, and female VAs tend to be better than men in the amateur circuit. I'll poke around on voiceactingclub and whatnot.
Ooh, awesome. I'm honored to get a few lines in this. :D
And I agree about going for a female Kristae. That name felt a bit off to me when I was reading it. :p
Ditto on both counts. I didn't even try out for Kristae because I thought it was a specifically female role. As for amateur female VAs being better, I think it's because their voices aren't so racked by puberty. :D (Admiral Carey is a female role, right? How many women do we have on board here?)
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'Amateur' just means 'not-really-pro-yet'; many of them are far past puberty. Carey is female, Temeraire Comms was female, Sanctuary is female, Taylor was female, Mei Ling and Eriana are female...honestly wish we'd gotten a few more, come to think of it.
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I think so. Were they CCed to Rian as well?
I believe we liked them. Keep auditioning - there are plenty of new roles in that first post.
Actually I send the PM to Rian and the CC to you :)
And I already did the new roles, but forgot that I can make two webspace accounts on my providers site :o so I thought I couldn't upload the new ones without first deleting the old ones....
Anyway I'm already uploading the new archive and then send the PM to you two.
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i think i can do the transport ship
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hmmm... bump.
well anyway can someone do a list of who done what, and who got what part... some of us want to see if were in it or not.
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My home Internet is very, very down. I'm going to be in only intermittent touch for a bit.
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sorry to hear that. *gives you a bat* use in any way you wish. Trust me it makes it less painful usually...unless you do what I did. Don't do what I did.
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I got a hand-me-down mic from a friend of mine, and I actually sound a lot better on it. Only problem is it's super quiet. I'll go about rattling off those new lines.
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We can normalize quiet lines easily enough.
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My mic stopped working all of a sudden, and I was giving those Elder Martin Mandho lines a try. I tried updating drivers, tried the mic port on the front of my comp, neither worked. Any ideas?
At least I got those other three roles done though.
EDIT: The front port works now for whatever reason but there's a loud buzzing noise in all the recordings I try to make... I can't really record like this... Gonna try to track down another mic. :sigh:
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http://www.mediafire.com/?ucy0hnxdjxm (http://www.mediafire.com/?ucy0hnxdjxm) << My samples for Iwakura
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Is there anyone old and gruff enough to portray an Elder? I imaging it to sound like the male fleet voice from Homeworld 2.
Anyone wanna do it? Convince your dads or elder siblings to try he need be!
;)
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Is there anyone old and gruff enough to portray an Elder? I imaging it to sound like the male fleet voice from Homeworld 2.
Anyone wanna do it? Convince your dads or elder siblings to try he need be!
;)
I could give it a try, but I'm doubtful that I'll sound like an old person. :nervous:
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Try and sound wise or sagely. :D
Everyone have a go, i'd do it but I fear i'll get banned from VA indefinitely.
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Well, if all else fails, there's always pitch shift :P
btw, don't worry too much about background hiss. Any decent audio editor should be able to eliminate it with noise reduction.
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Yeah, background hiss is not a problem.
So, bit of trivia. I actually contacted Glynnis Talken Campbell, the voice of Kerrigan from Starcraft, to do some work for BP, after we exchanged some friendly emails on a different topic. She was receptive, but she's got a minimum fee (quite affordable, but still more than I wanted to shell out.)
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/me suspects that she is doing the voice of the Temeraire, but that is just suspicion.
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Uh, no. I didn't want to pay her minimum fee, remember?
She could've done a beautiful job for some roles in War in Heaven though.
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I'd be shocked and truly impressed if you managed to get someone of her experience to engage in the project for... very little or free. I think that sort of activity for a practicing professional could actually be a poor choice, though. You'd end up getting a lot of "spam" from Mr./Ms. Nobody for some hair-brained project not worth the light of day. Blue Planet definately does not fit into that criteria, but you must set a standard somwhere.
Still, it's quite impressive you even managed to get in contact with the said person. If I can ask, how much was she asking for?
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Yeah, background hiss is not a problem.
So, bit of trivia. I actually contacted Glynnis Talken Campbell, the voice of Kerrigan from Starcraft, to do some work for BP, after we exchanged some friendly emails on a different topic. She was receptive, but she's got a minimum fee (quite affordable, but still more than I wanted to shell out.)
Could you read that post again? Especially the part where GB says She was receptive, but she's got a minimum fee (quite affordable, but still more than I wanted to shell out.)
Sounds to me like she's not in this at all...
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I'd be shocked and truly impressed if you managed to get someone of her experience to engage in the project for... very little or free. I think that sort of activity for a practicing professional could actually be a poor choice, though. You'd end up getting a lot of "spam" from Mr./Ms. Nobody for some hair-brained project not worth the light of day. Blue Planet definately does not fit into that criteria, but you must set a standard somwhere.
Still, it's quite impressive you even managed to get in contact with the said person. If I can ask, how much was she asking for?
She already gets plenty of spam. It's not like she's earned anything from Starcraft (one-time fee of probably less than five hundred dollars), so she probably needs all the work she can get.
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Hmmm... I don't know. I assume from the little you've posted on this issue she sounds to be a rather admirable person.
I'm sure it's been brought up before, but where do you end up meeting these people?
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www.Topic-split.com?
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Ooh, I don't sound very old, wise or sagely at all... :ick: :lol:
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I recorded some Iwakura lines on the previous page but no one has commented on them!
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well, i'm having plenty of trouble with getting my mic to work... vista sucks,
will there be a list of who got which parts?
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Sorry SuperCoolAl. Only just had a listen to them now.
They sound great. I'll let Battuta give his two cents regarding the lines, but I think they're good to go in. :D
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I recorded some Iwakura lines on the previous page but no one has commented on them!
Those are superb. Darius is right, they should go in.
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Thanks guys, glad you like them.
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SuperCool, is there any chance you could rerecord your lines with a bit less microphone pop? I'm not immediately aware of any easy way to reduce pop in Audacity (noise removal won't do the trick), and if you just backed up a bit from the mic, we could then amplify the volume later easily enough.
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Yup, wont have a chance to do it for a couple days though. I'm going away.
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If the fee isn't unreasonable I could contribute. It would be great to have that kind of talent in BP.
And can we get a list of the favorites for the new minor roles?
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I gave the transport lines a try. Don't have any voice acting experience, so dunno if they're good. Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wjymqmyyzyw)
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Downloaded, will check them out.
If the fee isn't unreasonable I could contribute. It would be great to have that kind of talent in BP.
And can we get a list of the favorites for the new minor roles?
If we ever did hire her it'd be for a specific role in WiH that she could do perfectly. And I'm afraid that at the moment there hasn't been much progress - we're waiting on a few non-HLP voice actors to report in.
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Just popping in to see how this is going, GB, feel free to whore me out to other non-HLP VA projects............
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We're making progress. I want SuperCoolAI on a specific, non-Iwakura role that I've contacted him about.
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And I have now delivered on this request!
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and your delivery and request have been lost by UPS... :nervous:
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I thought I'd mention for people that I've found you can significantly reduce mic popping if you talk with the mic to the side rather than directly in front of you.
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some one has already thought of that, and it works
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I found another mic, I'm going to give those Mandho lines a try for ships and giggles. Best quality yet IMO. I doubt I'll do the lines any justice though. :lol:
And by the by, how were my other lines GB?
Nevermind again, all of a sudden it started having insane feedback much louder than my voice. It's not the speakers; the feedback wasn't diminished by turning them off. I also noticed that the buzzing sound got louder and quieter as I changed the mic sensitivity in control panel, but it doesn't go away unless I mute it... Audacity's noise removal won't work either, because of the volume of the buzzing. Listen for yourself. (http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9580851cf67552408ef1259ff1b60e81e04e75f6e8ebb871)
A little help? :(
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I gave the transport lines a try. Don't have any voice acting experience, so dunno if they're good. Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wjymqmyyzyw)
Downloaded, will check them out.
/me wonders
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I apologize to everyone who has not received personalized feedback. I shall quote an earlier post:
Yes. Your auditions have been included in our pool for consideration. You will receive a response in weeks, or in months; this response may take the form of a personalized response, or you may simply see that you did not get the part when other people are cast (or that you did, in fact, get one!)
Your auditions are appreciated; keep up the good work and audition for as many roles as you desire.
Every single submission is listened to, and reminders like that are in fact not a bad thing, but between RL work and the demands of modding, sometimes responses don't get sent. I'm sorry about that.
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Well, I wondered if I should try some more lines or just not bother.
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Gah, i want to play BP with VA, how much left :confused:
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Gah, i want to play BP with VA, how much left :confused:
"You most make estimate!" :drevil:
*EDIT*: I'm really sorry about that... I just couldn't help it...
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Working on it.
Well, I wondered if I should try some more lines or just not bother.
Please, please do. We always need more.
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Gah, i want to play BP with VA, how much left :confused:
Look at the first page of this thread (it's updated regularly).
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Some progress on Iwakura...pending a checkin from Rian we may be done with the role.
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That's good news, since the role has a lot of lines.
How does it look with the major roles, that are not put down in the first post? Are they coming along as fine as the minor ones?
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All the major roles not in the first post are done, except Al'Fadil, who recorded the entire role but failed to upload 2/3rds of it before dropping off the face of the Earth, and Sanctuary Comms.
We should re-open audition for Sanctuary Comms soon.
Really though the big roles are 95% done. In fact overall I'd call us 80% finished - meaning lines processed and in-game.
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In-game...awesomeness ;)
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Since this thread hasn't had a reply in a month: Is the original post up to date? If so, I'll try to get some lines done.
(Also: Is Captain Kristae meant to be male or female? I can't really tell ;) )
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If I understood it right, it isn't decided yet, but they'd prefer the role to be cast as a woman.
From all the texts you can't tell wether it's a he or she, so I guess it'll come down to who did the best job, disregarding of gender.
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Yep. Take a stab at it if you're up for it.
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well, is the first post up to date? and is there a sheet list of people who did what parts?
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We still on target for the xmas release?
Or is mr monologue brief still absent?
Also pal, did that radio effects doc help much to add that certain grain?
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We're all tackling exams at the moment, I'm afraid.
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Don't be afraid, it's a perfectly legitimate circumstance. :D
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Yeah, exactly. Good to know it's the same on either side of the atlantic.
Seriously though, I'll see what I can do with that ... damned microphone I have here in the next few days.
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well, is the first post up to date? and is there a sheet list of people who did what parts?
Yep. Take a stab at it if you're up for it.
As far as I gathered earlier in the thread, you can even submit the already crossed out lines, if you feel like it. If your take on them is better, than the current one, they might even be taken.
Just don't forget to send your files to both General Battuta and Rian, to make it a bit easier on them.
Just don't do the Labouchere, or you might push me out :p j/k :lol:
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well, is the first post up to date? and is there a sheet list of people who did what parts?
Yep. Take a stab at it if you're up for it.
As far as I gathered earlier in the thread, you can even submit the already crossed out lines, if you feel like it. If your take on them is better, than the current one, they might even be taken.
Just don't forget to send your files to both General Battuta and Rian, to make it a bit easier on them.
Just don't do the Labouchere, or you might push me out :p j/k :lol:
You pushed me out of that role in the first place. You have no room to talk. XP
At least I still have Tell...I hope. I got that role, right?
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You have been cast for that role, correct.
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Maybe I did, but it is the only role I have, so I guess you could be a nice person and share the room on stage ;)
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Maybe I did, but it is the only role I have, so I guess you could be a nice person and share the room on stage ;)
I only have one role too, but it's one more role than I was expecting after you wedged me out of a Large Ham performance. So yeah, I suppose we could share the curtain call. ^^
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Submitting a bunch of lines for consideration.
Most of them are a kinda hammy, and it is my first time doing any kind of voice acting, but I'm willing to re-record as necessary. For some reason, I kinda interpreted Mandho as a kinda eccentric professor type with his own theoric agenda, not so much an epic impartial narrator. Probably because I can't do the Master Gnost-Dural (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9UFTU2pnI) voice.
Anyway, here's my Mediafire link (http://www.mediafire.com/?gjymmyfigzv).
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Got 'em, thanks.
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With finals and most of the urgent graduate school apps out of my way, I'm actively recruiting again. We are soooo clooooooose.
I'll let you guys know how things go.
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Hi there. Here's a list with minor roles we need to fill:
Alpha 4
"Lieutenant Nehru here, Alpha 1. Glad to be working with you, sir."
"Uh, ok sir. Sorry for asking."
"That's no escape pod! It's a fighter...a Shivan fighter!"
"Roger that, Captain."
Alpha 2
"Good work! The Naberus is going down!"
"They're not fighting! They're just standing there. What are they doing?"
"Yeah...I think so..."
"The Lucifer's closing in on the Orestes!"
Alpha 1
"You ready to do this, kid?"
"It's too late! My god, did anyone make it to the lifepods?"
Random Fighter pilot #1
"All right, keep it quiet you two. I don't want to hear anything out of both of you until this mission is over."
Delta 1
"Roger, Zeta 1. Standing by."
"Ok pilots, you heard the Captain! Fly just as you did against the Lucifer, but with more urgency this time!"
Auditions via PM to me or General B, please.
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I could fill those all. . . Before tomorrow. But I don't want to monopolise the thing.
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Any help is appreciated. Just take a few, play a few tricks with your voice, and we're that much closer to release.
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I'm sighting in on the Alpha 1 and Delta 1 roles...
Looks like you filled the transport role which I never managed to clean up sufficiently as well... :p
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Me?
Blimey. . . It truly is a great xmas!
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The_E, before you commit any of those lines to SVN, could you just get in touch with me? We may have a few already filled.
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Will do
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Wait, so are different people going to be voicing the same character?
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No. We're trying to avoid that.
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Wait, so are different people going to be voicing the same character?
You're looking at that quote from the mission where you play as a pilot other than Alpha 1.
Just a guess.
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I actually think the "Random Fighter Pilot #1" line up there is a Bei line.
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So, are any of the minor roles The E posted still needed?
I recently brought my recording PC back home and thus would be able to record now.
Since it was actually BP that made me register here on HLP, I figured I might just give something back. :)
Male voice, 26 y/o, german accent, no previous VA experience but I do have recording experience and decent equipment.
BTW I just replayed the mission "The Dragon awakes" to find the lines of Alpha 4 (Lieutenant Nehru) and wondered if there was a line missing:
"Sir, are you really the Admiral's son? I've just heard stuff going around... and..."
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The script has been changed a bit. The Lines I posted are still "open", that is we haven't made a casting decision yet. Send in your auditions, we'll take a look at them.
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Yes. And lines in the first post are open as well. Do everything.
Look at how few we have left! So close!
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:nervous:
I can feel it coming. . . . I hear the voices. . . . Please before the end of week one 2010
Do it for the kids and the orphan puppies.
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Not gonna happen. But it'll get done.
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In all honesty i'm looking more forward to this than BP2 at the moment. If anticipation hurts, guess i'm a masochist metaphorically speaking.
Come on come on come on :D
If I do all the remaining lines will you release it?
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I actually think the "Random Fighter Pilot #1" line up there is a Bei line.
Yes, that's Ensign Bei as Escort 1 in the flashback mission.
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Not Bei, I believe. I thought it was the other guy... not Omar, but the other one...
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Nope, it's Bei. And I think we've already got that line from our Bei actor. Probably just a slight script mix-up.
Once we've got these last few big roles in, I'll play through and make sure I note down every missing line, and then we'll get those last few patched up.
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Auditions sent in via PM. :)
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I'd try this out, but when people hear my voice over a microphone, a lot of them just start to laugh and mock it.
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Try anyway!
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It would be nice to be able to hear a few samples of voices to get an idea of the overall level.
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Why? Just give it your best!
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Still looking for a VA?
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Yes, I believe.
Record away, my son!
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Got your sample, Littlebird, and it sounds fine. Would you mind trying out a few of the roles in the first post? (The ones that aren't struck out.)
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Will do.
Sent.
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Why? Just give it your best!
It would help to understand the intonations that is desired (whether it be over-exuberant or mellow).
I'm not exactly great at speech but I'll make a few clips after my cough goes away. Anything to get a VA'd BP:AoA done quicker =)
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Sound natural. Don’t over-act, don’t speak in a monotone. As in most situations, moderation is a good starting point.
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We're almost done. Hang in there, guys.
Although it does occur to me that a fairly substantial role needs attention. *coughcoughRIANcough*
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We’ve discussed this, and set a deadline. If you don’t like it then recast the role now. :p
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Why? Just give it your best!
It would help to understand the intonations that is desired (whether it be over-exuberant or mellow).
I'm not exactly great at speech but I'll make a few clips after my cough goes away.
Try anyway, a sore throat adds character. Anything to get a VA'd BP:AoA done quicker =)
Agreed:)
GB and Rian, my interest is doubly piqued.
?:¿ ¤#¥€? Substantial?
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Try anyway, a sore throat adds character.
Perhaps, but a simultaneous plugged nose makes for no n's XD
[edit]and ew my voice sucks =([/edit]
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One of the traders from "The Relic" was a bit nasal and it just seemed to work so be fearless! :)
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Check out that first post, my friends!
Thanks to Littlebird for his submission.
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So all that's needed now is a female?
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Two women, actually, unless we want Sam’s mom and his wife to be played by the same person. :p
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Could add a freudian twist to the story. Or she could just act two roles. . . :p
I vote iamzack attempt the role.
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You could apply a little pitch distortion to fake it. See how that works out.
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Not necessary. There are plenty of good female VAs available to us.
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Can I has list of names. Tap will eventually need a fleet command. I'm down for fleet tactical. I called shotgun :nod:
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/vaguely returns (after January 12, at least)
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A HA.
We need an Eriana Bei; she's in the first post. Do you think this is possible?
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Sure! after I dig myself out of a pile of hectic mayhem in a couple o'days.
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I vote iamzack attempt the role.
You can't be serious.
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Are you serious? :wtf:
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Has she VA'd for anyone else? You never know... she might not be that bad... :nervous:
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Nah. I wasn't serious.
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Are there really three lines left? Is that it? Do we get to use the voice acting afterwards!?
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We have one 'big' role left as well, but otherwise, yep. :)
Don't get too excited, but we're closing in.
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:wtf:
Don't get excited?
DON'T GET EXCITED?!?
are you high. . . . . . . I'm only more excited about this than I was about MW2.
:p
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Once we have all our lines in place and processed (which is very easy) we're going to wrap up a few FRED changes, implement a couple new skyboxes, and do a quick round of beta testing. It could be a couple weeks or a couple months. Don't plan any release parties quite yet.
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Well sign me up the beta then.
I'm starting to itch. . .
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/vaguely returns (after January 12, at least)
YOU! Nice of you to drop off the face of the earth for 22 months! :p
Anyway, it is now after January 12th, and I agree with Battuta: you'd be ideal for Eriana Bei. Go ahead and submit some lines!
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DO IT NOW OR I SHALL REDDEN WITH RAGE AND PUNCTUATION SHALL CROWN MY BROW
THUSLY
:mad:
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RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR awww, missed you too, Goober. :P and I got a much better mic during that time, so none of your sass, hear?
lines tomorrow.
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DONE
ha.
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And well done at that.
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Are you guys done yet D:
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Stay on target!
Just one more role uncast.
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And which would that be?
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First post, as ever, is constantly updated.
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*Facepalm.
Yes, of course. And of course my efforts would in no sense apply, either... :p
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Well, we could always apply a swift crotch-kick and see what you sound like afterwards... :drevil:
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Or we could get iamzack... :nervous:
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NO.
I doubt she'd lend her voice.
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Who's the iamzack that everyone keeps mentioning? Clearly I missed a lot while I was gone.
Or just a girl who turned into an in-joke catchphrase.
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She's mostly a GenDisc debater, here for the politics and drama and whatnot. Hangs out on IRC. Good member, but inflammatory to some.
Feel free to log onto HLP IRC, by the way - there's a Mibbit link over in the announcements forum.
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I'd love a foxy milf / mrs robinson style voice in BP. Any chance Lira?
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Dekker... :rolleyes:
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I'm genuinely asking. I see no reason why Sams mum should sound boring and Lira has a range.
Just wondered.
Not a crime is it ;)
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Ha. Ahahaha.
nah, my range tends to go younger rather than older. Lower limit, no. Upper limit, yes.
...no wisecracks from that bit of info, plz.
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I sure I don't know what you mean :D
So General, is BP 2.0 ready? The base for WIH I mean? It's a requirement for the voice pack right?
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My lips are sealed!
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Gah, the waiting game wins again.
Clock reset :o
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You should just leave it running, like I do.
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Mei Ling Bei is cast! One more role is being added to the first post, but that’s it.
Just need a few more already-cast roles to report in, and then we’ll be in the home stretch.
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Guys. Nehru. In the first post. Very few lines. No accent required. Our last role.
DO IT NOW.
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DO IT NOW.
(http://gallery.okiegoon.com/d/8401-1/arnold2_3.gif)
Very well, I shall.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AC9RGQ56
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I'll be playing this by next week fingers crossed!
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Guys. Nehru. In the first post. Very few lines. No accent required. Our last role.
DO IT NOW.
I never received feedback on my Nehru lines... :( ;7
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Madcat, I'm not sure I actually have Nehru lines in the pack you sent me. Let me see if I'm missing something...
EDIT: Can you reupload the pack? The Mediafire link is dead.
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I'm the new blood but I hope I can help with Nehru ;)
http://rapidshare.com/files/344564877/Nehru.zip.html
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A little filtering and i'd approve it :nervous:
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I'm a VA beginner, I don't know what filtering means and how you do it.
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That's actually pretty good, JMN! The accent is a bit too forced, though; d'you think you could try it again with something closer to your natural inflection?
Quality's actually quite decent, and you don't need to worry about filtering or processing; we'll handle it.
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I'll be playing this by the weekend :D
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Keep yourself in your pants, we've got to run through a complete test on internal and with our beta dudes.
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That's all I can come up with today
http://rapidshare.com/files/344590502/Pulpit.zip.html
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Thanks for your efforts. We'll keep you in mind, though if somebody comes along with a pro-quality mic, please don't take it personally. ;)
I really appreciate the effort, though. It's people like MJN who keep this moving forward. Come one, come all - give it a shot!
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*poke*
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Oh, heheh, I didn't even see that there was a link under Ahnuld. Sorry.
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Okay, not bad, Nemesis6. We'll keep you under consideration.
While it's generally better to underact rather than overact, your Nehru sounds incredibly discouraged. I wanted to give him a hug.
Keep 'em coming, people. It's brave souls like JMN and nemesis6 who make stuff happen.
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What am I? Roast beef? :p
My condition has escalated to man-flu. So i'm now bunged up and sound like a spanner.
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Blaagh. I wanna do Nehru's voice but can't when there's people here. :(
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Tell them it's homework. . . . And that you need privacy.
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I have constructed additional pylons, and I shall post it tomorrow. Right now I must procrastinate, lest I dissolve!
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I have constructed additional pylons,
Every time I hear/read that. . . I see that helmet from Dragonball Z Abridged. :lol:
Well done by the way mate. I'll meet you all at the premier/wrap party that the team are throwing us. . . . . You got that PM too right?
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Tell them it's homework. . . . And that you need privacy.
Homework lulz
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Cobra, we neeeeeeed you.
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[the many]
Jooiiinnn usssss. . .
[the many]
I'm suitably husky now as I deliberately smoked a tonne of cigs today with the intent of doing an older voice. I'm gonna try tonight for a bit.
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Eh, never hurts to try.
http://www.mediafire.com/?1wom0j0zgqm
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Eh, never hurts to try.
http://www.mediafire.com/?1wom0j0zgqm
:yes:
THAT is the attitude.
unless referring to self-harm:nervous:
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lol, speaking of self-harm, here's the last line: http://www.mediafire.com/?mj2q4mlmx5t
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Thanks for your contribution, ChronoReverse! Your Nehru is endearingly earnest, and I like what you’ve done with the role, though it would be great if you could get a bit more energy and emotion into the death lines.
Quality-wise I’m not sure how these stack up—maybe Battuta can weigh in there. The lines seem a little quiet to me, though, and there’s a bit of microphone pop in the third.
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I can handle quiet (probably). Let me give 'em a peek as soon as I get home from work. I think we may have a Nehru here.
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I deliberately left them quiet actually (my mike seemed to clip a lot with gain turned on). It shouldn't be too hard to amplify without clipping and then remove the noise floor. I didn't do that because I thought you might prefer them raw so that you could perform whatever mastering you needed. http://www.mediafire.com/?22jlmtj2oo1
As for the death line, I could probably figure out something with more urgency if you want. The line sounded more like something downbeat (I listened to Switch in The Matrix for an idea).
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All lines are now in place.
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:wakka:
/me is dragged off by men in white coats.
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Madcat, I'm not sure I actually have Nehru lines in the pack you sent me. Let me see if I'm missing something...
EDIT: Can you reupload the pack? The Mediafire link is dead.
Sorry, was offline for a few days... I'm glad you found a Nehru in the meantime though!
The pack did have the Nehru lines but they were named "Alpha4", like in The E's post from December.
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I have constructed additional pylons, and I shall post it tomorrow. Right now I must procrastinate, lest I dissolve!
whoa... starcraft
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Is the voice acting done? It seems a bit unclear. I would have thought that something would be updated in this thread. Maybe a post saying "OK, we're done!"
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All lines are now in place.
That clear enough for you?
If not, let me say this more clearly:
VOICE ACTING IS COMPLETE. WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE AUDITIONS. SIT BACK, RELAX, AND WAIT FOR THE RELEASE.
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Oh my... someone is getting the release gitters :P
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No, that's just The E being his usual self.
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I don't think he was.. Never mind.
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So, uh... are there matching 'persona' lines for the recurring wingmen? Like, will Corey and Taylor have their own "check your six", etc.? And anyone with a funny accent for that matter...
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That information is beyond your level of clearance, Pilot.
Just Kidding. That's entirely possible, if it hasn't already happened. But wouldn't it be nice to have _some_ mystery here? Really.
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If the voice acting is finished, why's the topic open still?
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So we can merrily joke and be happy about it being finished of course ;)
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Went back to the first post of this thread and checked the date.
It took seven months for BP:AoA:VA to be completed. Good progress there, given how HLP hosted projects tend to run. :)
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Three less than the original campaign took :)
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I did all my lines in the first few weeks. Hence the tension. . . . .
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I tried out the two lines for the GTT Cyrus. I'm not sure if they made it... :nervous:
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Oh goodie, does this mean we can start anticpating Blue Planet 3? :lol:
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Oh goodie, does this mean we can start anticpating Blue Planet 3? :lol:
Not until they release BP2
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Are we there yet?
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5 more minutes
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Charging...
:drevil:
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He you had started charging last week we'd not be waiting now :p
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*Using my psique/internes power*
Oh my... I feel an upload.... it's in transit right now....and it's a huge file!! :nod:
SHE...IS COMING
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Topic closed. Stay tuned. :)
Big thanks to everyone regardless of whether you were cast.
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w00t