kohlenklau Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hello everybody, I need voice actors. Please PM me if you have an interest and the equipment to make the wave files. Bringing some CMBB countries voice .wav files over to the CMX2 world creates a gap in certain areas. The artillery commands and such as that. I have solicited some Romanians for the CMRT Romanian mod voice file tasks. But maybe we have to just "do our best" with a non-native speaker hamming it up with trying to sound Romanian. I could also use some Spanish speakers! I could also use some Finnish speakers! I will hold it at that for now... Please PM me if you have an interest and the equipment to make the wave files. Thanks! kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornGinger Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I don't speak Finnish but grew up in an area where we had many of them and I had a few in my school and had Finnish friends when I lived in Estonia for six years. So I know how they pronounce their words in that somewhat static way. But I don't have any good recording equipment. If you don't find anyone here, you could try a Finnish gaming website. I'm pretty sure you could find one or two who would be happy to help although they don't play any Combat Mission game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 We used to have a few Finns playing CM so am surprised you haven't had any response. I sent a message to a distant cousin who was a major in the Finnish army to see if he has time to help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 If I can't get voice actors for the language needed for the mod, then the mods will just not happen. CMBB TO CMX2 VOICE FILE CHART (Kohlenklau 5/11/2021) CMBB file number to CMX2 Folder Name 90000 heavy target general 92200 rally 90100 heavy target big gun 92300 spot general 90200 heavy target infantry 92400 spot infantry 90300 heavy target tank 92500 spot big gun 90400 heavy target vehicle 92600 spot tank 90500 heavy target general 92700 spot vehicle 90600 heavy target big gun 92800 aircraft? 90700 light target infantry 92900 capture 90800 light target tank 93000 surrender 90900 light target vehicle 93100 panic? 91000 hit damaged vehicle 93200 no longer used (unjammed) 91100 hit burning vehicle 93300 chatter 91200 hit little effect 93400 minefield 91300 reload 93500 no longer used (jam) 91400 cease fire 93600 embark 91500 panic? 93700 disembark 91600 incoming grenade 93800 move contact 91700 incoming artillery 93900 move fast 91800 casualty 94000 move assault 91900 casualty 94100 move normal 92000 taking fire 94200 taking fire 92100 panic and withdraw 94300 move quick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: If I can't get voice actors for the language needed for the mod, then the mods will just not happen. CMBB TO CMX2 VOICE FILE CHART (Kohlenklau 5/11/2021) CMBB file number to CMX2 Folder Name 90000 heavy target general 92200 rally 90100 heavy target big gun 92300 spot general 90200 heavy target infantry 92400 spot infantry 90300 heavy target tank 92500 spot big gun 90400 heavy target vehicle 92600 spot tank 90500 heavy target general 92700 spot vehicle 90600 heavy target big gun 92800 aircraft? 90700 light target infantry 92900 capture 90800 light target tank 93000 surrender 90900 light target vehicle 93100 panic? 91000 hit damaged vehicle 93200 no longer used (unjammed) 91100 hit burning vehicle 93300 chatter 91200 hit little effect 93400 minefield 91300 reload 93500 no longer used (jam) 91400 cease fire 93600 embark 91500 panic? 93700 disembark 91600 incoming grenade 93800 move contact 91700 incoming artillery 93900 move fast 91800 casualty 94000 move assault 91900 casualty 94100 move normal 92000 taking fire 94200 taking fire 92100 panic and withdraw 94300 move quick @RockinHarry seem to have a sweet mood to record some with his own voice, I can only read the number...just kidding ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 It is a lot of work to make a mod. Days and days of work. But I understand it is asking a lot to have someone do a bunch of voice files. I had 1 volunteer for CMRT Spanish Blue Division and he has started. Another guy agreed when I asked him but once he knew the time investment, he backed out. We'll see how it evolves! My ultimate back up is to record them all myself but in English with a Hollywood foreign accent. "Generic Foreign Accented English" will have to do if push comes to shove. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 2 hours ago, JM Stuff said: @RockinHarry seem to have a sweet mood to record some with his own voice, I can only read the number...just kidding ! For german language stuff only. I´ve both technical means and experience working with digital audio long time. But now just for own purposes, replacing some files that bug me the most. Though not a high priority project ATM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, RockinHarry said: For german language stuff only. I´ve both technical means and experience working with digital audio long time. But now just for own purposes, replacing some files that bug me the most. Though not a high priority project ATM. ...just kidding ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, JM Stuff said: ...just kidding ! I know, I know. Though I´m tempted starting a german voice file redo with multiple native german speakers. I just lack time to get anything like that started and organized. Same issue as always. Too many (potential) projects, too little time and demand for them at last. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, RockinHarry said: I know, I know. Though I´m tempted starting a german voice file redo with multiple native german speakers. I just lack time to get anything like that started and organized. Same issue as always. Too many (potential) projects, too little time and demand for them at last. I had promised you, voices from different german interlocutors, I am working on it, but I have so many that I have to do the cleaning in the files, I have voices and dialects from a lot of countries around games, the problem is that I have several files with the same sizes and names so I have to see them one by one, so as not to lose the good ones I didnt delete nothing, now I am in the need to do it... some are already cut from movies and must be transforming in wav some are in mp3...but I am working on ! there are somewhere under the list !!! JM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Aaaaand, can anyone do Greek voices for our Crete mini campaign/mod (won’t be needed for a couple of months)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Maybe I wasn't clear...This aint about getting more German voices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, kohlenklau said: Maybe I wasn't clear...This aint about getting more German voices. Phill German voices were for @RockinHarry ! he can download in "My Corner " butis only a part I have to see the rest later...much later... @kohlenklau, @mjkerner I have some Greek voices we have only to delete the noise, of the microphone ! ! also to download, I let the voices on PC only 2 days than will be deleted ! JM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Wow JM, excellent, thank you! How did you manage that so quick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Sorry to be negative but we need specific voices for CM. Not just a collection of some other war games expressions. Sure, they might be better than nothing. But somebody needs to go through them and match them up. So, we still need a native speaker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 hour ago, mjkerner said: Wow JM, excellent, thank you! How did you manage that so quick? Thanks mjK... just a collection of some other war games expressions ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: Sorry to be negative but we need specific voices for CM. Not just a collection of some other war games expressions. Sure, they might be better than nothing. But somebody needs to go through them and match them up. So, we still need a native speaker. they might be better than nothing...this is only what I have, ...I will try to contacting the laboratory of language in Athen I delete the one in dropbox also the German ones this take a lot of place on my PC ! Edited May 12, 2021 by JM Stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, kohlenklau said: Sorry to be negative but we need specific voices for CM. Not just a collection of some other war games expressions. Sure, they might be better than nothing. But somebody needs to go through them and match them up. So, we still need a native speaker. Exactly. That was my point for a possible german voices redo as well. Don´t need "anything" that has german voices. Files got to reflect the particular ingame situation they´re used for. I also want to get used "realistic" WW2 command (and other) phrases, if necessary at all. Some are even needless entirely and can be set to silent (empty audio file). That might even take some loads from the audio engine, thus possibly improving game performance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, RockinHarry said: Exactly. That was my point for a possible german voices redo as well. Don´t need "anything" that has german voices. Files got to reflect the particular ingame situation they´re used for. I also want to get used "realistic" WW2 command (and other) phrases, if necessary at all. Some are even needless entirely and can be set to silent (empty audio file). That might even take some loads from the audio engine, thus possibly improving game performance. Sorry for this i misunderstood something... you were telling me that you could listening all the voices that i was prepared ?...I dont think so,? where some are really from movies that I cut myself from real situations in war and from the Bundeswehr ? but ok me I give only what i have. the best way to do it is to go outside far from curious...and scream and command on the same time that you record your own voice ! voili voilu ! Edited May 12, 2021 by JM Stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, JM Stuff said: Sorry for this i misunderstood something... you were telling me that you could listening all the voices that i was prepared ?...I dont think so,? where some are really from movies that I cut myself from real situations in war and from the Bundeswehr ? but ok me I give only what i have. the best way to do it is to go outside far from curious...and scream and command on the same time that you record your own voice ! voili voilu ! possibly bits of a misunderstanding, yes. I didn´t check your files for following reasons. WW2 movies are a very bad source for grabbing "typical" german phrases. This I can tell you as german native speaker and having studied that subject from original source materials very long time. Secondly, sonic qualities of those audio source materials are highly different and most the time inappropiate. That from voices either sounding too much "direct in your face" (movie or radio sound), or having unwanted reverberation sound components with them. They´re also containing too much bass sound components which are unrealistic in given environmental (game) conditions. Not to forget other unwanted noises, like possible hissing or crackling. It´s way too much work to adapt all those sound snippets to achieve a coherent sound experience ingame. Maybe matter of personal quality standards, but I´m doing digital audio editing for more than 2 decades and thus somewhat intolerant toward certain things. So for me it´s way easier and less of a workload if recording required things myself. I don´t have or need a studio environment, but that´s not necessary for achieving the goal. Simple means, as well as appropiate recording and editing techniques suffice usually. Also there´s simple "tricks" to avoid getting a voice recording sound like you´re sitting in a closet. No need to go outside frigthening people or deer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 2 hours ago, RockinHarry said: possibly bits of a misunderstanding, yes. I didn´t check your files for following reasons. WW2 movies are a very bad source for grabbing "typical" german phrases. This I can tell you as german native speaker and having studied that subject from original source materials very long time. Secondly, sonic qualities of those audio source materials are highly different and most the time inappropiate. That from voices either sounding too much "direct in your face" (movie or radio sound), or having unwanted reverberation sound components with them. They´re also containing too much bass sound components which are unrealistic in given environmental (game) conditions. Not to forget other unwanted noises, like possible hissing or crackling. It´s way too much work to adapt all those sound snippets to achieve a coherent sound experience ingame. Maybe matter of personal quality standards, but I´m doing digital audio editing for more than 2 decades and thus somewhat intolerant toward certain things. So for me it´s way easier and less of a workload if recording required things myself. I don´t have or need a studio environment, but that´s not necessary for achieving the goal. Simple means, as well as appropiate recording and editing techniques suffice usually. Also there´s simple "tricks" to avoid getting a voice recording sound like you´re sitting in a closet. No need to go outside frigthening people or deer. Harry, quite agree with all the arguments cited. I just wanted and as always just wanted to help and I didn't know you were working as a pro and it's a great thing to be picky about what you like to do in this domain. On the other hand, you will have to explain to me where you can find deer in the middle of Frankfort (nur ein Scherz ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, JM Stuff said: Harry, quite agree with all the arguments cited. I just wanted and as always just wanted to help and I didn't know you were working as a pro and it's a great thing to be picky about what you like to do in this domain. On the other hand, you will have to explain to me where you can find deer in the middle of Frankfort (nur ein Scherz ) well, not Frankfurt directly, but rather a 75km from it. See a lot of deer and wild boars in the forests around where I live. Btw. didn´t mean to not appreciate your voice file modding efforts. It´s just a different approach and matter of taste I´d say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 1 minute ago, RockinHarry said: well, not Frankfurt directly, but rather a 75km from it. See a lot of deer and wild boars in the forests around where I live. Btw. didn´t mean to not appreciate your voice file modding efforts. It´s just a different approach and matter of taste I´d say. Thanks Harry, I smile only always too much on the forum don t pay attention ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Sorry, been out all day. I didn't have a chance to check the Greek voices, and didn't realize they were stock phrases. I thought that was fast, lol. It's a start though. I hope you have luck with the Athens lab. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 We need native Finns for a few wav files! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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