[Blaise Russel]

*Bump*-- so Blaize, u dont think my voice is too young or my VA is bad?

I said it was fine, that's why I didn't respond - thought you hadn't seen what I said yet. Did you not get the email?

anyone know any good uploading/downloading file hosting sites? i'm trying to send BR my stuff but it's not working very well for him, (thanks a million hotmail...) so yeah... any suggestions?

What about using the FTP server as I suggested?

If it's all right with you and Blaise, Rejindo, I could take the Tau Sigma part. It's a bummer to hear that you can't do it, though. I could send in a few sample files tomorrow.

Edit: I think someone else may have said that they might try Tau Sigma earlier in the thread. I'll send in a sample anyway, just in case.

Okay, I like this. Tau Sigma Station is yours.



Chromatix, SuperCoolAl, everyone else - don't go anywhere. I'm gonna go prod a few people, see how they're coming on and, if they're not getting anywhere, do some redistribution.

[SuperCoolAl]

okey dokey

*thread subscription added*

[redberg]

Since I am doing command and most of the names in Derelict are in my parts I can help anyone who needs help with pronouncing names.

Since this is being done with American English several words and a suprising number of names are pronounced differently than UK, Canadian, Aussie, etc English.

[Mongoose]

Thanks a lot. I'll get started on this right away, though with all of these lines, I know it's going to be a little while.  One question:  do you want the voice files named in the same scheme as the in-mission messages?  Actually, I guess a more pressing question is, what is the final consensus:  Nyar-LA-tho-tep or Nyar-la-THO-tep?  Finally, do you want the finished files sent to you mission by mission, or would you like one single submission?  I know that, with my hosting situation, I can only host 20 MB or so of data, so I'm going to have to split it up somehow.  I know someone mentioned earlier that you were having trouble with Hotmail; I can offer you a GMail invite if you'd like.

[Chromatix]

For those with size problems, I recommend the FLAC utility.  It's lossless, not hard to use or obtain, and should get you a pretty decent compression ratio for speech.  It will encode from and decode to either WAV or AIFF, whichever you find most convenient.

Blaise, do you want an audition file anyway?

[Blaise Russel]

Excellent.

You can name the files any way you want, as I'll be editing the majority of them for beeps and stuff. A good way would be something like d01tss1, I s'pose. They won't be the same as the names currently used in old Derelict, 'cause it's not always consistent and is now out-of-date.

I *think* I say Nyar-la-THO-tep (more like nnh-yarl-a-THO-tep), but I'm not *too* concerned how different people say it, so long as it's consistent within the character (and not too whacky out-of-this-world sorta thing).

Files can be sent whatever's easiest for you. So far with Hotmail I've had only the problem with spiff and a little funniness with Hotmail thinking a multi-part .rar archive was a virus, but otherwise it's been okay. 10Mb limit on attachments though. A Gmail invite sounds interesting... hmm, well, if you have nothing better to do with it, I s'pose I could...

I do have FTP space up over at Sectorgame, so if that's the easier option, you can upload the files there and I'll download and remove them.

[Mongoose]

Understood.  I suspect that the FTP will be the easiest option, both for eliminating the size issue and for making multi-part submissions simpler.  If you do want the GMail invite regardless, I've got about 50, and pretty much everyone I know either has it already or doesn't want it.

[Nix]

I know I've asked this before, but not completely like this...  I know you're doing post-processing on the WAV's we send to you, but  are you going to compress these files down when you make the VP, or leave them uncompressed?  I'm just concerned on how large the release is going to be if those files arent compressed down somehow, even in yucky IMA ADPCM.

[redberg]

When I check US Universities it is pronounce Nar-Lath-tep making the Y and O non existant where as non-US English pronounce it Nar-la-tho-Tep (literal pronounciation)

The other large difference is Australis. Where US is Aus-tra-Lis and Non US is Aus-TRAY-lis.  Funny little nuances

[Blaise Russel]

If you do want the GMail invite regardless, I've got about 50, and pretty much everyone I know either has it already or doesn't want it.

Well, alright then... a GMail invite would be much appreciated.

I know I've asked this before, but not completely like this... I know you're doing post-processing on the WAV's we send to you, but are you going to compress these files down when you make the VP, or leave them uncompressed?

I'm not entirely sure. I'll be splitting the voice files up into a command briefing pack, a briefing/debriefing pack and an in-mission chatter pack, but I'll have to check stuff to see what formats I can use with the SCP and how well those formats work.

US is Aus-tra-Lis

Ooh, that's how I say it. I say Australia (oss-tray-lee-ah) 'normally', though.

[Chromatix]

I've got a couple of samples for auditioning with...  should I send them anywhere?

[redberg]

That is what makes that pronounciation so weird Blaise Australia stays the same.

[redberg]

By the way is there any timetable for this?

[Nix]

Lets get it done ASAP! I'm Anxious! hehehee.. nah, it's up to Blaise really.  I am anxious to see this great campaign voice acted though.  It's darn near in my opinion an official misson pack from V.
better than ST for sure

[Mongoose]

I can honestly say that I won't have any time to begin until this weekend, but I'll try to churn out some completed missions then.

[Cobra]

i'm about 25% done (curse mom being home).

[EtherShock]

Are you going to tweak these so they sound real, i.e. making radio chatter sound like radio chatter, not regular speech? Also, if there are any parts available still, I can dig out my mic and send a sample, even if it's just for the Jek Porkins of Derelict. I have a Soundblaster Live in my desktop so I can record voices very well.

[Corhellion]

Blaise: Real Life is a bit hectic atm. I'll get the Vasudan voice done as I can, but...well...It might take a while...

[spaceman spiff]

BR.. did u get my email with the .rar files?

[Mongoose]

I noticed one grammatical error in the second mission's briefing.  The line as written is, "In each designated area, you are to make a clean sweep, noting any hazards, and dropping the navigational beacon in their appropriate area."  The words "beacon," "their," and "area."  In the voiceacting, I'm changing the line to read, "...and dropping the navigational beacons in their appropriate areas," since that fits better with the whole line.