DARK ELF VOICE AUDITIONS

This is where you can upload your Dark Elf (Dunmer) voice auditions. Please keep this thread only for auditions - feedback and other comments relating to voice work can be posted in the hub.

SAMPLE LINES

I have long believed it was a mistake to turn from the old gods. Perhaps Azura is with you after all. And perhaps not. I will tell you that I've spoken with Dagoth Ur. He promised me the same thing. That he will drive the foreigners from our lands. But I am not one to ignore opportunity, nor am I one to be troubled by rubbing two sides of a coin. If you are one of your word, I am your ally. I will tell Velanda Omani and Nevena Ules to support you as Hortator of House Hlaalu. VOICE INFORMATION

In general, Dunmer should sound wise, even in their youth. They live in a harsh land, and their lifespans are very long - they are a pragmatic people and venerate the wisdom of their elders from even from a young age. They should speak in a precise manner, taking the time to think through exactly what they mean to say as they say it.

For female Dunmer, the most important thing to consider is the culture they're coming from. Female members of House Hlaalu are the most heavily influenced by Imperial (and therefore Aldmeri) influence. They could very well speak with a lilt of the Imperial nobles, to a degree, though their voices won't be as commanding or crisp as either the Imperials or the Altmer. The old voice for the Altmer would have made a great Hlaalu Dunmer.

Female Redoran Dunmer do not need the British lilt. The Redoran should sound proud, and stalwart. A mature-voiced and not necessarily as crisp version of the more American imperials could work - think 'superhero'.

Telvanni Dunmer females would seem suspicious and cold.

Ashlander females need to crank up the elderly wisdom vibe to 11. Depending on how good they are with Cyrodilic (English) their accent may even sound Dothraki or Mongolian.

For males, the rasp is the most important thing. If you can throat sing, and apply this rasp on top of throat singing, that is the ideal Dunmer voice. That's how Jeff Baker does the voice. After you nail the sound you can think on the cultural influences.

Examples:

Here are some Dunmer examples I recorded.

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

http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/duke-vedam-dren-camonna-tong

http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/king-hlaalu-helseth

http://m.soundcloud.com/smitehammer/sets/master-aryon

Last edited by Smitehammer on 15 Jul 2014 - 11:30.

I posted here before, and I

I posted here before, and I have cleaned the voice up a bit and also began to speak slower.

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Hi, well here is my Sample od

Hi, well here is my Sample od an Male Dunmer (Morrowind) who Sings "Three Hearts as One" (Elder Scrolls Online Bard Song) Lyric Credits goto Zenimax, Voice @ Me.

And if you listen, at 1:11 you hear it wasn't easy to sing, but i believe i will made it sooner or later, it's just not easy to imitate the Voice and Sing a Song with it too. I diddn't expect that i could sing it .. [External image]

I am a good Singer, but Dunmer Voice + Singing = Impossible! - Ah my poor Throat! [External image]

Ah and it is a Bard Song, not a Simple Song, that's why it sounds more spoken, ESO players will know it.

@epiclollipop, this "hateful greetings"-Audio is Awesome! :)

Ah and some other Audio Sapmles available too.

Greetings from Germany.

- "Voicactor"

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morrowind_dunmer_ship.mp3	197.17 KB
we_make_a_special_trip.mp3	75.13 KB
why_walk_when_you_can_ride.mp3	37.17 KB
watch_yourself.mp3	64.51 KB

Hello! I'm Nathaniel Gordon.

Hello! I'm Nathaniel Gordon. Here's my audition for the Dunmer voices, if this is still going on. I'm a professional VO actor in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and I've loved TES since I first played Morrowind. I'd love to help any way I can.

I've also auditioned for Imperial, Khajiit, Bosmer, Breton, Orc, and Altmer.

(I should also note that I am using a professional quality sound booth, producing broadcast quality audio.)

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If poss

Jill's latest Dunmer audition

Jill's latest Dunmer audition.

https://soundcloud.com/manelliballs2u/jilldunmer-1

This is my second audition. I

This is my second audition. I got myself a new microphone and made some better recordings :P

https://soundcloud.com/kohl-4/balur-salvu

https://soundcloud.com/kohl-4/assantus-hansar

Hey there. Name's Ian.

So, if you are still in need of voice actors I'd be more than happy to help with everything I got. I have some experience in voice acting (but not really), provided my voice for a mod or two back in Oblivion days.

If you like what you here, contact me. I'm ready to work night and day to make one of my favorite games of all time reappear.

https://soundcloud.com/ianlokhart/dunmer-voice-1

Well here is my Dunmer Voice

Well here is my Dunmer Voice ^^.

Let's see if you guys like it :P

The first one is Divayth_Fyr. I have no idea on how to pronounce the name. Please correct me if I did wrong. Tried to sound old and a bit crazy. Well, I mean: He's 4000 Years Old ^^

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Divayth Fyr - Greetings Lines	1.3 MB
That Sample Line from above. From the guy of House Hlaalu	1.57 MB

So would T'Pau be a suitable

So would T'Pau be a suitable inspiration for some of the wise old Dunmer women's manner of speech? With or without the accent? LOL I defer to Smite on that one, I just watched Amok Time before I re-recorded stuff last weekend and the thought popped into my head. :D

Female Dunmer

https://soundcloud.com/gigarat/dunmeraudfinal?in=gigarat/sets/skywind-new-recordings

So, I joined this project way

So, I joined this project almost two years ago. Most people know me by concept art, some might by music, but I actually started out as a voice actor :P Might be good to finally put up an audition.

I experimented with different levels of rasp for Dunmer. Going on a scale from ashlander to total n'wah. I suppose I can be assigned different roles with different levels of rasp, but I'd prefer ashlanders, as my thick accent would fit better with factions that don't speak English Imperial day-to-day.

https://soundcloud.com/trolldragomir-1/dragomirs-dunmer-audition-for-skywind

I tried to do a Dunmer from

Dunmer Audition.

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Dark Elf Audition. I just

Dark Elf Audition. I just read the top sample lines. :)

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Dark Elf Audition	1.07 MB

So tried another one.

Ano Vando. This badass Vampire Hunter. (Misspelled it in the actual file :P)

The Sound Quality turned out to be pretty good, I guess.

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Ano Vando	1.54 MB

Here is my attempt at a

Here is my attempt at a Dunmer, I hope the quality is good enough, it's kind of hard to find a quiet room in this house lol.

https://soundcloud.com/iddie-mo/dunmer-a-k-a-dark-elf-male?in=iddie-mo/

Hi!

Hi!
Thought I try to Audition as well.

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Sample Text Dunmer Male	1.34 MB

Greetings! I am here to

Greetings! I am here to audition for the Dunmer! I have been inactive and I guess I have to re-audition. Take a listen my Dunmer brothers!

https://soundcloud.com/morrowindshorts/drams-chilling-countenance

https://youtu.be/x_acNo0sx9c

My voice ingame https://youtu.be/_uxlpfMhG10

Fast Eddie lol https://soundcloud.com/morrowindshorts/fast-eddie-wip

Taros Dral https://soundcloud.com/morrowindshorts/taros-dral-morag-tong-assassin

Dark Elf Auditions from

Dark Elf Auditions from Falcon Sound Company.

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Dark Elf Andy	513.47 KB
Dark Elf Jason	566.12 KB
Dark Elf Jodi	583.67 KB

Robyn Rybnik - Female Dunmer

Robyn Rybnik - Female Dunmer audition. Feedback is welcomed! Email is robynrybnik@gmail.com.

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rrybnik_darkelf.mp3	1.18 MB

Here is another version of

Here is another version of the female Dunmer sound with deeper mixing and varied tones, including 'elderly widsom.'

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rrybnik_darkelf_deep.mp3	1.95 MB

Hi, I'm uploading some

Hi, I'm uploading some general Dark Elf voices. Hope you enjoy! ^_^

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Dark Elf 1	462.93 KB
Dark Elf 2	690.99 KB

So, the overhaul fell through

So, the overhaul fell through the cracks for me I guess. I auditioned before. Was assigned stuff. No biggie. I'm going to attach some of the Hassour Zainsubani lines I was asked to do from before. Hopefully this isn't too late.

EDIT: I'm just seeing the assignment list now. Still leaving this up here for reference but I sent Smite a message about lines. Sorry for any confusion.

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fbmwilcourtesy_1courtesy_0032271f_2.mp3	136.22 KB

Here's a retake of those

Here's a retake of those clips with the noise edited out... (as replicated from the one video that Langotriel made)

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(Re) Dark Elf 1	350.2 KB
(Re) Dark Elf 2	596.73 KB
(Re) Dark Elf 2 (for variety)	650 KB

Oy vey, just joined. Hope I

Oy vey, just joined. Hope I am doing this right. Anyway, submitted for your consideration, my take on female Dark Elf using the sample lines.

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Female Dark Elf audition	1.63 MB

Right, well, I did some

Right, well, I did some listening, some talking, and here I am back with some takes on Therana. I went higher register, a little over the top, more subdued and lower. I've also done an old lady voice sampler for you (without the wacky). I can sound considerably older than Mrs Foster but didn't do it on this audition. If none of this is in your ballpark for Therana, then at least you know what my old lady voice sounds like. heheh

Phoenix

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Therana 2	866.33 KB
Therana 3	993.88 KB
Old lady voice sampler	1.63 MB

Alrighty, I guess this is

Alrighty, I guess this is still technically an audition, but see my other files for variety, this one is for technical quality and "clean sound" via my new mic.

"Dark Elf (Dunmer) Male"

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Male Dunmer Voice Audition (w/New Mic)	729.59 KB

Dunmer auditionnnnn. First

Dunmer auditionnnnn. First half is edited, second is not, love it or hate it, figured you'd get the gist of my usefulness from the first half. Yeah sorry bout the second half i'm a bit of a dick head.

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dunmer_audition.mp3	3.47 MB

Hey guys, throwing in my lot

Hey guys, throwing in my lot for a couple of races. Here is my Dunmer impression. I did the basic sound quality check, but I would love to hear feedback on what I can do better. Thanks!

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ranroth_dunmer_audition.mp3	465.37 KB

Dark Elf. Better equipment.

Dark Elf. Better equipment. Male.

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dark_elf.mp3	754.28 KB

I'm already assigned to

I'm already assigned to characters but here is my my audition in accord with Smitehammers request. I promise I intended to make a serious audition but it didn't quite end up like that...

https://soundcloud.com/cor-angars/audition-or-what

Hey, there! Here's my

Hey, there! Here's my audition for a Dark Elf Female! Sorry if I mispronounced any words.

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skywind_voice_audition_-_dark_elf_female.mp3	597.14 KB

Here is my audition for a

Here is my audition for a dunmer male.

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dark_elf_audition.mp3	552 KB

Here is my audition for

Here is my audition for female Dark Elf :)

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dark_elf_female.mp3	622.75 KB

Female Dunmer Audition

No equipment, no experience. The former I could solve if need be, the latter I unfortunately can't. Thought I'd give it a shot anyway.

Edit: I belatedly read the VA instructional guide and saw that I was going about this the wrong way. I've ordered the Samson Go Mic and will audition again once it arrives. Sorry for wasting your time.

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https://soundcloud.com/aj

https://soundcloud.com/aj-eskevel/morrowind-taunts-and-battle-cries "this is my crazed dunmer

Howdy folks!

Howdy folks!

Here to leave a dunmer voice audition. Hope you enjoy it!

https://soundcloud.com/lobeard/skywind-dunmer-audition

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Here are some new Dunmer

Here are some new Dunmer auditions, each one with a slightly different voice. The rasp should be much better than it was in my previous auditions.

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robotic_earthling_-_dark_elf_audition_-_17-01.mp3	630.58 KB
robotic_earthling_-_dark_elf_audition_-_13-02.mp3	582.9 KB

Female Dark Elf audition.

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I did the sample line because

I did the sample line because that's the only reference material I could find, as I'm not entirely familiar with this site.

Here's my Dark Elf, after eating rocks and hanging out in every smokey bar south of Missouri:

https://soundcloud.com/ross11/dark-elf-audition

Attempting to do Sleeper

Attempting to do Sleeper dialogue:

Topic "Sixth House":

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1XZl8VJY2K0

Topic "Dagoth Ur":

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0C2ptinMTV8

It might be a little hammy. I can tone it down a bit. It's best to contact me via email if you like this.

Here's my try for the Dark

Here's my try for the Dark Elf voice. This voice is definitely the most fun to do. I had many takes, it was really hard to find out which one sounded best, but I hope this one is okay.

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dark_elf_sample_lines.mp3	628.57 KB

I only recorded these lines

I only recorded these lines about 17 times before I was satisfied. Please let me know what you think!

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dark_elf_dunmer_voice_audition.mp3	822.86 KB

Here's my Dunmer audition.

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dunmer.mp3	205.59 KB

Here is my audition. Hope I

Here is my audition. Hope I'm not too late!

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cesartheking_dunmer_dark_elf_audition.mp3	2.47 MB

Hi - I have a few auditions I

Hi - I have a few auditions I was hoping to have reviewed. I was going for Telvanni Dunmer Female. I'd love feedback on any of them :D

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The Dunmer voice with

The Dunmer voice with constant mild gutturation is a very difficult voice to do. I hope I did a decent job.

I wasn't sure whether to rhotacize or use RP sounding vowels. I did this audition several times and it sounded most natural to me to do "east coast American" rather than RP. But I could do it several ways.

If "Hlaalu" or other dunmer can do it without the breathy voice it would be tons easier. In Oblivion and Skyrim Dunmer are done in very neutral non-guttural voices.

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My audition as a Dark Elf.

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dark_elf_audition_-_draknus.mp3	577.2 KB

Find attached my audition

Find attached my audition files for a female Dunmer. I know Arara Uvulas is taken; just picked a random character from uesp.net.

Edit: As regards availability, I can take as many characters as you want. This would also apply to the other races I've auditioned for.

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Female Dunmer - Sample lines on page 1 of this thread	1.4 MB
Female Dunmer - Arara Uvulas	2.46 MB

Here is a sampling of voice

Here is a sampling of voice work. Let me know if this is close to what you are seeking. I'm adding a second voice for raspy sound, different than the first. The last 3 are just for fun ;)

I could likely pull off several characters and have them sound nothing alike.

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raspy.mp3	131.83 KB
maiq.mp3	231.83 KB
dwarves.mp3	97.14 KB
somewherebeyond.mp3	602.04 KB

Dark Elf.

EDIT: Forgot to normalize (Maximize) the audio so they're a bit quiet.

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dark_elf.mp3	1.4 MB

Here's mine

https://soundcloud.com/black90/sample-line-for-dunmer