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Been working on Tholer Saryoni's lines.  Made him a good deal 'gruffer' than Helseth in an effort to put some variation in my different Dunmer, and to make him sound like a legitimate badass instead of just a treacherous hitman-hiring king.  Here's a sampling:

https://soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/tholer-saryoni-hates-the

Right, here are my first 3 tries for 3 separate races. Hope you enjoy:

Nord Briring:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/briring

Imperial Saenus Lusius:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/saenus-lusius

Dunmer Dovor Oren:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/dovor-oren
(Ps: After 1000x tries at the Dunmer voice, this one might sound a bit full of... huff. Geez, your throat really feels after that)

I've been hyper embarrassed by the length of time it's taken me to record Crassius over Zainsubani. It's unprofessional. There's been a ramp up at work because we're heading into PAX.

Good news is that I have the entirety of the weekend to finish the character. After that I will move on to the two minor characters I have assigned, which is take a day at most for both. As we head towards April, I'll have to stick towards smaller assignments. 

So this may be a little strange and I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, but shouldn't there be more lines for each character?  Everyone (or most people) in Morrowind at least had a "Background" topic that could be asked of them and they'd explain a little about themselves.  The people that I've looked at in the spreadsheet (Galbedir in particular of course) don't have this "background" topic.

I just looked on UESP for Galbedir and it mentions that she says she's an Apprentice in the Mages Guild when asked about her background ("Notes" section of the page).

I just want to make sure that I'm not missing something for her or something.  It also seems strange that the characters would have so little to say.  Obviously characters like Caius and Mehra Milo and such will have a lot of dialogue without the need for padding such as the "Background" topic and others, but small NPCs that have just one quest or something attached to them will seem boring and empty when looking at their dialogue list in game.  For example, once Ajira's bet quests are over, Galbedir will have nothing to say except something to the effect of "look at my wares."

Anyways, I'll also repost my link since I don't want it to get lost in the sea of posts.  I will probably pull a few random races that aren't completely filled after work today and do a few lines each and see what you guys think for those too.  I'd like to do multiple voices if I'm good enough, but I don't know if I should do a bunch of characters from one race.  I don't want every other Bosmer to sound the same after all. ;)

https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/sets/tes-renewal-galbedir

Again, the above link is the same as the one I posted a few posts back (on the previous page).  So if you listened to the original, nothing has changed.

~Ari

Hey guys been practicing today and found new ways to move the rasp around my voice.

https://soundcloud.com/polishdood/sets/dunmer-sinister

https://soundcloud.com/polishdood/sets/dunmer-goofy

Any suggestions?

Hey everyone, still alive...work+college are tag teaming me pretty hard. Not an innuendo btw haha. Hope to have some more stuff soon!

Decided to just upload a random voice sampler I threw together a sec ago.

https://soundcloud.com/ryan-taylor-170/racessample

FlaviusD

Hey everyone, still alive...work+college are tag teaming me pretty hard. Not an innuendo btw haha. Hope to have some more stuff soon!

Stay alive!

stijmunkey

Ryizine

I realize that Bosmer is full, but I've noticed we have lot's of assigned, wondering if any of those guys are MIA? If so, let me know, I could probably whoop up an ok Bosmer. https://soundcloud.com/ryan-taylor-170/randombosmer

Also, here is yet another try at a nord, what do you folks think? https://soundcloud.com/ryan-taylor-170/aenir

 

I can run through and contact people and see if they are still active, then clear any applicable roles

Sounds good :) hopefully my Bosmer is up to par.

sirenAri

So this may be a little strange and I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, but shouldn't there be more lines for each character?  Everyone (or most people) in Morrowind at least had a "Background" topic that could be asked of them and they'd explain a little about themselves.  The people that I've looked at in the spreadsheet (Galbedir in particular of course) don't have this "background" topic.

I just looked on UESP for Galbedir and it mentions that she says she's an Apprentice in the Mages Guild when asked about her background ("Notes" section of the page).

I just want to make sure that I'm not missing something for her or something.  It also seems strange that the characters would have so little to say.  Obviously characters like Caius and Mehra Milo and such will have a lot of dialogue without the need for padding such as the "Background" topic and others, but small NPCs that have just one quest or something attached to them will seem boring and empty when looking at their dialogue list in game.  For example, once Ajira's bet quests are over, Galbedir will have nothing to say except something to the effect of "look at my wares."

Anyways, I'll also repost my link since I don't want it to get lost in the sea of posts.  I will probably pull a few random races that aren't completely filled after work today and do a few lines each and see what you guys think for those too.  I'd like to do multiple voices if I'm good enough, but I don't know if I should do a bunch of characters from one race.  I don't want every other Bosmer to sound the same after all. ;)

https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/sets/tes-renewal-galbedir

Again, the above link is the same as the one I posted a few posts back (on the previous page).  So if you listened to the original, nothing has changed.

~Ari

I think we're focusing on getting unique dialog out of the way first.

Here's some samples I created for different races.  Not sure what I think of them myself.  I might have to stick with Bosmer only :(.

For some reason my Dunmer and Altmer sound very similar.  I also tried Imperial but I had absolutely no idea what they would sound like so I sorta just used my real voice (or really close to it).

Dunmer (Edryno Arethi)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-edryno

Altmer (Big Helende)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-big

Imperial (Sampled two one-liner NPCs: Agrippina Herennia and Sabrina Vitellia)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-imperial

As always, please let me know what you think!  Thanks!

~Ari

sirenAri

Here's some samples I created for different races.  Not sure what I think of them myself.  I might have to stick with Bosmer only :(.

For some reason my Dunmer and Altmer sound very similar.  I also tried Imperial but I had absolutely no idea what they would sound like so I sorta just used my real voice (or really close to it).

Dunmer (Edryno Arethi)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-edryno

Altmer (Big Helende)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-big

Imperial (Sampled two one-liner NPCs: Agrippina Herennia and Sabrina Vitellia)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-imperial

As always, please let me know what you think!  Thanks!

~Ari

I'm still feeling a lot of jolly Bosmer in those elves. For a high elf, I recommend trying a pompous slightly snootish english accent, where as with the Dunmer, think dark and sinister. Imperials generally just have a strong, clear voice that has an air of authority in it. 

finn522

Right, here are my first 3 tries for 3 separate races. Hope you enjoy:

Nord Briring:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/briring

Imperial Saenus Lusius:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/saenus-lusius

Dunmer Dovor Oren:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/dovor-oren
(Ps: After 1000x tries at the Dunmer voice, this one might sound a bit full of... huff. Geez, your throat really feels after that)

The voice quality is pretty good, but there are a few things to do with the voices, just general tweaking.

The Nord-Sounds like you might have a natural accent that would work with nords, I would try and deepen your voice a bit, and try and make sure the words are as clear of possible, no slurring words together.

The Imperial

Think of imperials as very clear spoken and authoritative, so you'll want make sure each word you pronounce is very clear and that you sound very sure of yourself. https://soundcloud.com/ryan-taylor-170/gratiancaerellius

The Dunmer

I think you have the idea of the dunmer down, but again there is an issue with clarity of voice. You'll be needing much, much more rasp than what you have put in. The Dunmer of Morrowind sound like chain smokers to the thousandth degree, unlike their less dying of cancer sounding counterparts in other parts of Tamriel. Take a look at smitehammer's dunmer, he's probably one of my favorites in terms of sound in Dunmer. https://soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/tholer-saryoni-hates-the

Anyhoo, just work on the voices a bit and I'm sure you'll be placed in no time :) (Your nord could be very good.)

Thank you for the feedback. I can certainly do something with that. I'll get right on it. (with right on it I mean later this week cause stupid exams and stuff)

sirenAri

Here's some samples I created for different races.  Not sure what I think of them myself.  I might have to stick with Bosmer only :(.

For some reason my Dunmer and Altmer sound very similar.  I also tried Imperial but I had absolutely no idea what they would sound like so I sorta just used my real voice (or really close to it).

Dunmer (Edryno Arethi)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-edryno

Altmer (Big Helende)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-big

Imperial (Sampled two one-liner NPCs: Agrippina Herennia and Sabrina Vitellia)
https://soundcloud.com/sirenari/tes-renewal-va-demo-imperial

As always, please let me know what you think!  Thanks!

~Ari

The voices we need the most are definitely female Dunmer - but these seem to be harder to get right than even the male Dunmer.  The woman who did their very distinctive voice was moderately elderly when she did the voices, and her voice sounds authoritarian and wise, with more of an African lilt than an English one.  Listen to the voice actress who did ALL the elves in Oblivion - same voice as the Dunmer from Morrowind.

Alternatively, see if you can channel Storm from X-men the animated series.  She has a powerful, authoritative voice with a sort of Trans-Atlantic African vibe that would also definitely fit the Dunmer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fz93UFClpo#t=21

Angela Bassett would make for an excellent Dunmer, too.

Remember, Dunmer are not the Altmer - they rejected Aldmer society and became the Chimer - they're like Americans to the Altmer's England, and should not sound like them.  Go for 'old and wise' over 'youthful and energetic' with the Dunmer.

I'm still uploading dunmer left and right, m'self. I always did like that distinctive voice, though since I hadn't played Morrowind until after getting involved with this project, I remember it from Oblivion. 

I'm no authority on voice-types or anything, but I like where Ari's going with her dunmer. Maybe just a bit heavier, I think is how I can describe it? There are SO many dunmer to be voiced all total, and a lot of focus is going into the male dunmer rasp, it'll be worth the extra time it might take to fine tune the womenfolk, too. :D 

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/771dgvh6yd8pi/Dunmer

A rough take on http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Saprius_Entius_%28person%29

I know the acting is bad. But this is a very minor character (not much dialog), so I could work on it.

Anyway, let me know if it's worth trying (any critiques welcome) or if there's some other character I might be useful for, and I'll work on it.

Weirdsexy, I have no say in these matters as I'm just an amateur voice actor as well, but I liked your Imperial.  I could easily see (hear) that being in the game.  You said it was a rough demo so I won't mention much about acting and such, but voice quality sounds good to me!

Thanks, Gigarat, for your vote of confidence on my Dunmer voice.  I think I'll try those lines again using your suggestion then once more using Smitehammer's suggestions (though not being of African decent means it probably won't come out right).  I'll see if I can try those and upload it this evening.

~Ari

Hello everyone, new voice here. I'm a recent Skyrim devotee and I just discovered this project. I've included some random dialog of Baro Egnatius, the Imperial Shipmaster as a sample. I couldn't find the Excel spreadsheet referred to in Thermador's first post, but I did download the Google Docs spreadsheet. Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions...

Hello all! I popped by earlier this week and said I'd audition when I made it into the studio, and I have!

My audition recordings are for Raxle Berne (I didn't see anyone assigned to him). I read his first 3 listed lines in the spreadsheet for my audition. Also, I included a second recording, in my natural voice, of his second listed line. I hope these are good enough, also, I'd willingly and happily take another character if my voice should fit another character better.

finn522

Right, here are my first 3 tries for 3 separate races. Hope you enjoy:

Nord Briring:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/briring

Imperial Saenus Lusius:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/saenus-lusius

Dunmer Dovor Oren:
https://soundcloud.com/finn522/dovor-oren
(Ps: After 1000x tries at the Dunmer voice, this one might sound a bit full of... huff. Geez, your throat really feels after that)

I think your Nord is great!  The accent is a bit thick for the Imperial and the Dunmer, but perfect for the Nord.  I think you might need some better equipment, or a different set up at least, though.  The other guys could probably help you with the sound quality.

Coltess

Hello all! I popped by earlier this week and said I'd audition when I made it into the studio, and I have!

My audition recordings are for Raxle Berne (I didn't see anyone assigned to him). I read his first 3 listed lines in the spreadsheet for my audition. Also, I included a second recording, in my natural voice, of his second listed line. I hope these are good enough, also, I'd willingly and happily take another character if my voice should fit another character better.

Great quality, and a good voice for imperials!  In the case of this character, know that you are a vampire.  You are arrogant, but also violent.  You have a tendency to lash out at others - physically and verbally.  Get a smoldering anger in your voice - you're putting the character through the wringer every time you converse.  Your words are acidic, and even when you're forced to compliment the player on a job well done, you make sure it is backhanded.

Also, it might be a good idea (to the higher ups) to decide upon a distortive effect to apply to the voices of vampires before they're implemented into the game - if we are going to bother with the distortion at all.

SO. MANY. POSTS. 

Sorry for the late reply everyone! I got lazy yesterday and decided to put it off for a day:P

THIS POST IS A REPLY TO EVERYONE BEFORE THIS POST THAT ARE MISSING A REPLY. IF YOU ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS POST, I MIGHT HAVE MISSED YOU BUT CHANCES ARE THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS ALREADY! FEEL FREE TO GRAB ME IN THE CHAT IF YOU SEE ME ON OR POST ANOTHER POST IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF I MISSED YOU.

@TOLIN

4-5 inches is a little close. 6-8 is the sweet spot because it doesn't sound like you are in our heads but it doesn't sound like you are across the room either. A yeti should be perfectly fine! Good luck on cleaning the audio up and i look forward to hearing you wonderful voice again :P

@SIRENARI

Wow. There is a lot of stuff to address here so I will end with your voice acting.

First of all, The lines that are in the spreadsheet are strictly unique lines of dialog. No rumors or general lines, just the unique ones. Some lines might be missing but it is not your job to worry too much. I am sure that as long as you just stick around, we will inform voice actors of need for further recording when it comes to that... once all decisions about voice acting and dialog are made and the stuff is sorted.

Second, what Smitehammer said about how the dunmer females should sound is pretty spot on in my head. So you don't have to find what he said again, here it is: "The woman who did their very distinctive voice was moderately elderly when she did the voices, and her voice sounds authoritarian and wise, with more of an African lilt than an English one".

Third. Right, let's get down and dirty. Refer to ^that^ for the dunmer.. If you can pull that off, you can go for dunmer. I like your Altmer voice but i am not sure what the deal is with the Altmer.. It might be that we are keeping the same voice for all of them due to how their lore goes... They are all share very similar genes or something and so it makes sense for them to sound very similar but IF we go with different voice actors, you can definitely do it. The second part of your Imperial was pretty good... they need to sound like they have a sense of self importance and power (generally, anyway) so you can go ahead and pick an imperial or two that you feel comfortable with doing if you want.

DAT BOSMER THO. I love it. There is not much else to say about the voice and the acting, from what i heard it was the bomb. Don't get too excited, however. The sound quality, while good, is flawed because there are quiet sounds of breath distortion (maybe) on occasion but the main problem is the sound of coming into contact with your microphone or ..something. It is hard to say what the cause is but you can easily pick it out in the first Bosmer clip. If you manage to fix these quality issues, you will be assigned to her and you are welcome to pick one or two other Bosmers as well! Good luck!

I hope that answered everything.

@GRALEGATH

Hi buddy :P .. I am going to cut to the chase here. I don't want you doing Argonian. Your nord sounds like an interesting character but he is not the kind of nord we are going for in Skywind. If you want to do a nord, you need to roll your Rs like a scandinavian. You will also have to speak with a deepish manly voice and speak with a almost monotone way of speaking, with occasional emphasis on words (items, places, people and certain verbs mostly). As for sound quality, it is hard to say. It is not loud enough for me to properly asses it but i suggest you follow the instructions in the video tutorials on the first page of this thread. The outcome should be clear, loud clips. 

I look forward to seeing what you can do!

@GEIGER

I really like your voice but you have to find a new mic. If you have a little left over cash, a Samson Gomic is by far the best investment you can make for under $200 for this purpose.. And that is saying something as it actually costs $40 on amazon. I have compared it to a C414 which is a highly rated $1000 microphone and, yeah there is a difference but it isn't that massive. A samson go will match a Blue yeti and pretty much any popular mic double its cost so it will do fine. If you can, grab one and record in a quiet room :). If you can't afford that, call your 17 year old call of duty player friend and ask to borrow his $150 headset that he got for christmas or something. A good headset could work if you place it down in front of you and speak about 6 - 8 inches away from it while recording. Or borrow a good mic from another friend :P Whatever you do, i want you in the game (based on what i heard) so make it happen!

@RYIZINE

a lot of your posts are replies to others and so, obviously i won't be replying to those :P But there is a lot to read through so i might have missed a thing or two .. just post again if i missed something.

First off: Auditions. Bosmer are all taken and Stij is looking into if there are any openings that can be made so i suggest waiting for his reply on that. If there is an opening, i think you do Bosmer just fine but there might be some S sounds to clean up so keep that in mind. As for the Nord, you miss the first R to roll :P. Roll every R. It is hard for a non-native to do but you won't come across as a native Nord if you don't. Basically, Roll the R in, "here"... heRRe's your helmet. I think you have the monotone thing down... but it is definitely a different flavour :P It's fine though but I can hear the difference between you and someone like myself or Ratwolf. 

TL;DR - Bosmer is good so wait for stij and keep sharp S sounds in mind. Nord is good but remember to roll all the Rs (very very few exceptions).

I listened to your skywind sample thing. You should focus on Nords, imperials, Orcs and Bosmer if the positions become available. One thing to note though was the Orc... The voice was good and everything but still there was something that was off... maybe you are doing it too much like a tough guy in a leather jacket.. dumb the orc down a little bit when you speak.

@STRIKEMALLET

Suck a bag

@FINN522

Because there are a lot of people who can do imperial fine and you seem to have a clarity issue due to English not being your first language, i think you should leave imperial. The dunmer voice is off. It isn't a matter of just breathing rasp into your voice because that sounds unnatural and you run out of breath. Consult Smitehammer about the dunmer voice.. he is an expert :P

You Nord is where there is most hope. you sound like you probably live in Finland on the border with Sweden, judging by your accent. Some words are unclear and you don't roll all your Rs so you need to work on that. Your monotone voice seems to come pretty naturally... a deeper voice would seal the deal there. The sound quality is ok, but it sounds like you are far away from your microphone or recording in an empty room with hard walls because i can hear the room... make sure you are about 6-8 inches away from your microphone when you record. If you find you have a problem with Pops and similar audio sins, try to cover your microphone with a sock or something :P you could also speak slightly to the side of your microphone instead of directly into it.

I think that is everything for you so good luck!

@DINAS

Look forward to your recordings! have fun at PAX.

@AOKEN

The accent is strong with this one. :P

The first link features a rasp that could definitely use some work but it is in the right direction.. i think. You speak a little too aggressively though and it sounds like you recorded a little too loudly because there is a fair share of distortion. The second clip has a breathy, unnatural rasp that is not in the direction of what we are going for so try doing a calmer version of the first.

Your second challenge will be your accent. The accent seems to be the elephant in the room here because Dunmer are not from Germany... You might have gotten away with Breton, as they are a little more diverse but for Dunmer, you really need to try your best at leaving the accent behind. If that proves to be too much of a problem then we might not be able to use you. I am sorry, but that is the harsh truth. :/

@FLAVIUSD

looking forward to it!

@GIGARAT

Well... I love your dedication to this project and I want to thank you for all you have done. With that said, there are things we need to work on. I think Smitehammer can help you with your dunmer as he seems to get it. I have listened to a few voices you have done and there are some issues.. BUT there is too much to write here so catch me when i am online some time and we can go through it together and get everything straight! I hope this does not come as bad news but we have to keep a high standard so we might need you to focus on races that you do best rather than be super woman and do them all :P

@WEIRDSEXY

Your voice might work but that microphone has to go. It sounds very tinny and i am afraid that softening those sharp S sounds in post will hurt the sound quality (you can try though). If you are able to get a hold of another microphone, that would be great. As for your acting.. it wasn't THAT bad.. i mean we are talking amateurs working for free online for a mod.. beggars can't be choosers so we choose the those willing to try their best! you might need to sound a little more manly though.. you are a manly imperial.. BE A MAN! (we mush be swift as a coursing river etc)

So basically: find a new microphone (or snatch a Samson GOmic for $40), be a man and keep up the good work :P

@GASMAN

Well.. I don't know, really. You need to be a charming, snobby 30 year old. You sound snobby but a little too old for this character. Your profile says you are retired.. if that is the case and you are slightly older, you might be able to pull off an older character better ;). As for the sound quality, it is not up to scratch. I am afraid it sounds beyond fixing and you might have to either invest in a new one or borrow one from a friend. As mentioned earlier (in replies to others) a Samson Gomic is your best bet for a cheap coin. $40 for a relatively decent and very practical microphone. After you find yourself a new microphone, refer to the video tutorials on the first post of this thread.. they will help you fix up your audio.

Good luck!

@COLTESS

I want to like it more than i do. The sound quality is beast but the voice is a little off. I feel you need to sound a little manlier but most importantly, learn to handle the voice you are doing. It sounds as if your voice falls off at the end of some sentences when you end on a low tone, leaving only Ts and soft, breathy sounds. See if you could work on that. Smitehammer gave some excellent, in depth pointers too that you should take into account!

good luck!




WOOOHOOOOO! FINALLY .. that took me almost 2 hours to write because it is more than just writing people! .. anyway i hope i answered any questions that people had and i hope i gave clear enough instructions to you all!

I look forward to hearing future work! Good luck EVERYONE!







 

gasman

Hello everyone, new voice here. I'm a recent Skyrim devotee and I just discovered this project. I've included some random dialog of Baro Egnatius, the Imperial Shipmaster as a sample. I couldn't find the Excel spreadsheet referred to in Thermador's first post, but I did download the Google Docs spreadsheet. Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions...

You're good at acting - I like how you read the lines!  I think you should try doing these lines with a different voice, though.  Instead of 'old', go with 'tough'.

This guy is pretty much a pirate - he's trying to extort money from Falco, the only man who seems to want Ravenrock to succeed.  He won't back down, there's no way for the player to flex his muscles to get him to accept a lower price for shipment - and the dude's level 50, which means he'd be a tough fight for anyone who tried to just beat him to death.  Besides, you need his boat, so he's got the upper hand in the deal.  Baro should be intimidating, and very sure of himself.

But wait, suddenly a look of doubt flitters across his face - he KNOWS that sword!  That belonged to the toughest mo-fo to ever sail the Sea of Ghosts!  And the bay of... whatever, snow place mountain!  The Bosmer captain was a legend - eating the corpses of his enemies, and wooing all the ladies with a wit as sharp as his deadly saber!  And this Falco-goon (the player) has his saber!  There's no way he would ever have given it away to anyone unless it was gift-wrapped in their own ribcage, so you KNOW this bruiser had to have taken it from his cold, dead hands (which you did - though you just found him that way).  Suddenly, based on the reputation of Elberoth, you know this guy to be no pushover.

So read as an intimidating pirate guy who isn't really concerned with the player and who's pushing his weight around for more money, then immediately backtrack in fear and reverence for the player when you learn the player 'maimed or killed' this legend of a sea-captain.

Think Biff from "Back to the Future".

Nords don't necessarily need to trill every single "r" to sound authentic. Listen to sound files in Morrowind and Skyrim; many of the Nords use rounded R's instead of of trilled in several cases.

Twisted Logic

Nords don't necessarily need to trill every single "r" to sound authentic. Listen to sound files in Morrowind and Skyrim; many of the Nords use rounded R's instead of of trilled in several cases.

@ Langotriel and Smitehammer. Thanks for the advice, I'll work on it. In all truth, I really didn't know what to go for. I'll flush it out these next few days and hopefully have something a little deeper and a bit more stable. 

Also, I completely understand if I don't have the voice for that particular character. In all honesty, I have no loyalty to a particular character- I'd just really like to help with this project. So, if any of you think I'd be a better fit for another character, I'll give that character a try and see if anything works out.

@Langotriel

Thanks for all the feed back :) I guess I'm just a fan of badass sounding orcs XD I realize not all of them should sound like they have much intelligence, especially since in morrowind, most weren't. Haha rolling R's is difficult, and I'll worrrk on it some morre. Let me know if you want me to do any roles, and I'll for sure get to work, and will give you a sample before actually diving face first into them.

Also, you should get +1000 Karma for all of those replies, just saying.

Heya Langotriel, couldn't agree more! Back when I first got here around page 32, there weren't a lot of other gals recording the female lines along with me, so I was trying to get through as many as possible once Eloth helped me get my sound fixed. 

It's great to see a few more ladies here now helping out, so we can take more time to get those female voice-types just right. If you guys would like to snag me or shoot me a message on anything specific to fix, I'm more than happy to oblige with whatever's wanted. I'm at your disposal. ;)

Except on Sunday. I'll be at Disneyland on Sunday. [External image]

Happy February;

Somehow I haven't noticed this project until now and would certainly like to offer my voice if it is of any use. I would offer male khajiit or Altmer voices however it seems those roles are pretty much full, but if any opportunities arise don't hesitate to pm me or grab me on twitter @brewtifull.

I can also do a range of other voices its just khajiit interests me the most; I can do Scottish, 'Pirate', old, Orc (though the more traditional gruff ones from LOTR/ Warhammer) and many others.

My work can be seen in RyanWing's "Dovahkriid Grenzganger" as Mortigan (credited as Sam Hayes). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHMCQ3uWyg

And in Erebus Red's "Rescue Bronwen" as August and Jar'Jidarr http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93058983

More recently I have done some odds and ends for The Engineering Guild and I'm also working on a project which I can hopefully reveal soon.

Kind Regards, Brew

Please excuse my ignorance, but I really would like to help in this project. However, I'm not sure how to start. I am looking at the unassigned male races, and I try to search their names in the spreadsheet. I can't seem to find any lines, can anyone help a confused guy out?
 

@Langotriel

Close! The Netherlands. Haha. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. My equipment is kind of in a weird position atm, because I just received it. I'll have to fix that. I will also keep practicing the Dunmer, and going deeper with the Nord is not a problem. I'll get on it in a couple of days due to exams and stuff. (and when my mic has a better set up)

@Langotriel

The accent is strong with this one. :P

The first link features a rasp that could definitely use some work but it is in the right direction.. i think. You speak a little too aggressively though and it sounds like you recorded a little too loudly because there is a fair share of distortion. The second clip has a breathy, unnatural rasp that is not in the direction of what we are going for so try doing a calmer version of the first.

Your second challenge will be your accent. The accent seems to be the elephant in the room here because Dunmer are not from Germany... You might have gotten away with Breton, as they are a little more diverse but for Dunmer, you really need to try your best at leaving the accent behind. If that proves to be too much of a problem then we might not be able to use you. I am sorry, but that is the harsh truth. :/

Hahaha, yes certainly you are right. The problem is that the rasp in the first link was created through the aggressive exhaling on the lower vocal chords leaving no room for air, that's why it sounds so pushed and compressed. Making it calmer just makes the rasp slip away.

That accent is actually polish and is extraordinary hard to get rid off. Works for khajiit though https://soundcloud.com/polishdood/khajiit-wisdoms-2 but since it's not what the project really needs, I concentrated my efforts the few last days on Dunmer taking SmiteHammer, MorrowindShorts and Jeff Baker as reference. It was a fun ride and I definitely enjoyed it. Thank you for support and the many tips you gave me to get better!

@Langotriel

Thanks for the feedback. I really want to voice a character, so I'll continue to work on it. Please let me know if the attached sample is heading in the right direction:

I'm going to go back and play the mission for this guy (Saprius Entius) so I can get a better context for all his unique lines, I'll continue to work on the acting then. Once I get the acting and recording/voice quality (with your continued feedback, hopefully) down, I'll post better samples.

Also, forgive me if I missed reading this somewhere, but I'll need to do all the generic dialog for imperials too, right? (I'm hoping this project is doing that so that characters' voices are consistent while you're talking to them.)

EDIT: There are some pops/clicks/faults in this sample. I would, of course, make sure none are present in any files I submitted for use in-game.

Yo... my sister expressed interest in joining in so I dragged my mic over to her and she did this...

I'll have her set up an account on here if it's easier than me posting her contributions.

Edit:  I'd had a conversation in the public chatroom earlier with some of the others... it boiled down to:
I have nieces and nephews that I can drag/draft/coerce/blackmail/etc. into providing voices for the project.
(I wouldn't actually need to do much more than ask if they want to contribute and bring them in to record
some lines.)  Just tossing that out there...
 

Tolin

Yo... my sister expressed interest in joining in so I dragged my mic over to her and she did this...

I'll have her set up an account on here if it's easier than me posting her contributions.

Edit:  I'd had a conversation in the public chatroom earlier with some of the others... it boiled down to:
I have nieces and nephews that I can drag/draft/coerce/blackmail/etc. into providing voices for the project.
(I wouldn't actually need to do much more than ask if they want to contribute and bring them in to record
some lines.)  Just tossing that out there...
 

You know, that voice would be awesome for Altmer, perhaps.  Imperials, surely.

Many thanks for the insightful comments. @Langotriel and Smitehammer: I guessed the sound quality might not be good enough: I've got a good condenser mic, but it's let down by my novice recording technique and the actual recording space. I'm going to do some work over the weekend to add baffles and whatnot, to create a better, deader recording area.
Skyrim is my first and only Elder Scrolls game, so I'm unfamiliar with the characters from Morrowind and Oblivion. I picked a character at random just as an exercise, without knowing anything about who they were - big mistake. I'll have another crack at Baro, based on what I now know about him. Could you suggest any older characters my (retired) voice might be better suited to?
I'd like to add how impressed I am with the work this community is doing with this enormous project. I look forward to contributing to it, as soon as I get my sound quality up to scratch. 

Gasman,

I think you should give Senilias Cadiusus a try - he's a father and is working to excavate some ancient Dwemer ruins at the behest of Hasphat Antabolis.  I've tried my voice at it a couple times but I don't know that I can pull off sounding old enough for that... but I think I could hear your voice doing that, provided you can sound more... regal, almost?  Just my opinion, but give it a shot!

Hey what happened to the Dialogue xls sheet in the second comment on the first page of this thread?  I wanted to grab it to continue recording voices where I left off last week, but I don't see the attachment anymore...

eji

Hey what happened to the Dialogue xls sheet in the second comment on the first page of this thread?  I wanted to grab it to continue recording voices where I left off last week, but I don't see the attachment anymore...

Well we can't have you not recording.  Here you go.

Oh thank you very much :D

What bad voice actors feel when i deny them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N7KOGnATgM ..

So many people, so little time! .. i will get back to you all at some point today HOPEFULLY... I might get lazy.. it is a lot of work.

I've attached the entirety of Neminda's voice lines, as well as the set for Pemenie the female Redguard, as I saw she wasn't assigned yet.

Hi all!  

(Especially Stijmunkey, Gigaflare, and Langotriel!)

So, here are my (completed) takes on two characters, the Imperial noble Canctunian Ponius and the Dunmer Angaredhel.  Both are a bit officious and stuck on themselves, I'll take a stab at some bolder characters down the line.  Any comments would be appreciated!

Cantunian Ponius: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mtwncikgfbnckqj/CanctunianPonius.zip

Angaredhel:  

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qbr9xt6dqc007m1/Angaredhel.zip

(He has some odd lines in the excel file; almost like they should be spoken by another character *about* him; they're also inaccurate, labeling him as an Altmer.  They've been included anyway)

Assuming they're acceptable, I'd love it if they could be marked as "taken" on the front page!

Thanks!