Project name: Extended Voice Library
Hey guys,
Here's an update on the status. After some 100 hours spent on updating the call signs in the VoiceRec Tool, I can say it's looking good.
But I have good and bad news: The good news is a shit load of call signs are now recognized by PATC so with the new voice packs the airliners will be announced by their correct call sign! The bad news is that 730 call signs must be spoken-in :o. Oh well, I must say it wasn't as hard as I thought to do. They are short names, so when you get handy with the tool, you can go real fast. Did it in half an hour 8). After testing, everything goes well, there will always be some call signs not in the list, but 730 must be enough I think.
The number of "voice actor" volunteers is now 36. For more detail, see the site.
If we don't have enough voices I'm researching a method to convert a set to a different set (female for instance), and I must say it's sounding not bad at all!
Cheers!
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I wanted to attach a mp3 file with some ATC at Dubai. But it's too large.
Idea for the developer (if possible): in case of no call sign wav file available, the use of flightnummer.wav (will be in the new sound files). So when no call sign present you will hear: "Ground Control, request taxi to parking, flightnumber 123". It's better than nothing....
And I will add "heavy" to the sounds so this can be added after the call sign when needed: "Lufthansa 1015 heavy, on final, runway nine zero".
Quote from: MaVe64 on 03 April, 2016, 21:54:23 PM
"Lufthansa 1015 heavy, on final, runway nine zero".
marcel
you must be drinking too much coffee .... or was the crew tired after a long haul across the atlantic !
looking forward to using the latest tool & hoping the PATC voice team can upgrade their airline calls as appropriate (for users to copy & paste into the current folders).
are you in the mood for tweaking the sector names as well (eg oakland is not spelt oackland). others may have missing ones or similarly misspelt wav files (which stops the sector name being said) ... and can let you know.
Quote from: vadriver on 04 April, 2016, 00:49:38 AM
you must be drinking too much coffee .... or was the crew tired after a long haul across the atlantic !
LOL, at least someone is paying attention. Runway 90, you know, that's runway 06 but flown from the other side ;)
As for the sector names, i've seen this too, but it's probably hard-coded in PATC. So what I do is copy the file to both names, just to make sure it's spoken out.
Come on people from Italy/Greece, Middle East, China/Korea and Phillipines/Indonesia! Where are you? Need your voice! :D
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voice-speak-in-survey.html
Hey,
Thought I would share the call sign list before it comes live. Let me know if your favorite airline isn't on it, or if you find any mistakes. I think it's missing some cargo airlines btw.
Good luck!
And oh, these are the Radio Call Signs, so don't expect names like British Airways or Aer Lingus on it.
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some missed and old Canada ones: those with a * before them are not around anymore but would be nice to be included for those that still fly them
also in your list is porter air and it should just be porter
buffalo
borek
bearskin
air inuit
EVAS
*zoom
*elite
*roy
*Canadian
*Canadian regional
pasco
discovery
cree
Well, time to get this show on the road. I have some voice sets back for final testing, and here is a taste of the first result spoken in by Vadriver, and I must say, quite impressive! Only drawback is editing takes me still more than half a day per voice. It's all about precise timing.
http://10762233-788450981877337874.preview.editmysite.com/uploads/1/0/7/6/10762233/aussie_atc.wav
So, it's in a final testing phase, before you all can download the VoiceRec tool.
Cheers
Hmmm, not much response here. ??? Hope it's not because nobody's interested... :-\
Some Feedback is always welcome.
Can't wait to see it, and record with it, my wife is offwork for a bit so I can get her to do a voice set too, French Canadian
thanks for all your hard work
Shane
Started a new thread with a proper subject name. 8)
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Voice Recording Tool
Well, time to get this show on the road. I have some voice sets back for final testing, and here is a taste of the first result spoken in by Vadriver, and I must say, great voice addition! Imagine hearing your Qantas ai on PATC with this great accent. :) Thanks Vadriver!
Only drawback is editing takes me still more than half a day per voice. It's all about precise timing.
http://10762233-788450981877337874.preview.editmysite.com/uploads/1/0/7/6/10762233/aussie_atc.wav
So, it's in a final testing phase, before you all can download the recording tool.
Also I still don't have a decent method for you to upload the recorded files, best would be if the original uploading method in the tool could be used! A few clicks and it's sent. But then I don't have access to the files. The location it's sent to I can't alter.
So please dev, help me with this.
Other option would be for everyone to send via yousendit or wetransfer to me, the zipped file is about 125 MB, too large for email.
Tell me your ideas on this, Cheers!
marcel
firstly, vadriver = velocity (not QFA) !
but all, contribute to marcel's initiative to grow PATX's voiceset options.
as much as PATX is a great "manage" of ATC, it can only thrive if we all add our voices for others to hear & populate the skies !
Thanks for the update! Hopefully will be able to try this at some point.
Quote from: Jarkko on 18 May, 2016, 15:23:51 PM
Thanks for the update! Hopefully will be able to try this at some point.
Thanks Jarkko, and thanks for the effort you made allready!
Quote from Ceram:
I myself am eagerly waiting for most of all better voices made by English and US professional actors. Some of the homemade voices from ATC are sometimes hard to understand with the german accents. And yes, I have tried them all.
I'm afraid you can wait for a looooong time. But that's why I want to help, don't need professional actors for good understandable sounds. And, professional actors don't know anything about how things are said in aviation :P
Listen to above sound by Vadriver, sounds very clear and understandable! Coming very soon!
And yeah, An update once a year would be ok for a major update. But I think small fixes and updates should be much sooner! Apparently the dev doesn't want to have the best ATC addon on the market. :(
Quote from: MaVe64 on 19 May, 2016, 08:33:38 AM
Apparently the dev doesn't want to have the best ATC addon on the market.
And with that comment, my interest in this external voice project is gone.
Quote from: Jarkko on 19 May, 2016, 12:13:51 PM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 19 May, 2016, 08:33:38 AM
Apparently the dev doesn't want to have the best ATC addon on the market.
And with that comment, my interest in this external voice project is gone.
I think the developer wants to make major improvements in the updates, and rather than issue a bunch of patches every few months, that may still not be perfect, he waits until it is working very well. I don't think snippy remarks help the process.
Quote from: Jarkko on 19 May, 2016, 12:13:51 PM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 19 May, 2016, 08:33:38 AM
Apparently the dev doesn't want to have the best ATC addon on the market.
And with that comment, my interest in this external voice project is gone.
Why are you so touchy about this? It's not like I'm accusing you of something. Why would your interest be gone with that remark, my remarks don't have anything to do with you willing to have more voices or not! I only want the best for this add-on. Maybe it would be nice if the costumers had some insight in what's coming, we're all left in the dark here. I still don't have any help from the dev, he only says what I'm doing is planned anyway, without all the callsigns.
I am the one with a lot more reason to say 'my interest in this voice project is gone!', not you!
What representatives at Pro ATC-X has to understand is that the software is payware. Not freeware! You are a company, not any user at the forum. You have a responsibility.
We are customers that all paid money for a product we expect working as announced.
The attitude with being upset or rejecting for customers having opinions is not acceptable and not professional!
And of course it's better to have a quick fix now instead of waiting for the "once a year update"! I'm using the program today. Will I use it tomorrow? Maybe not, if something better shows up at the market.
But at least you got your money...
What we all need to understand is that the forum is run by ProATC users for the ProATC users.
Neither the forum moderators nor beta testers get any financial benefits for volunteering their time for the project. All the pay they get, is the good feeling that you get when you have helped another simmer.
They also spend countless of hours testing new versions and bug reports. On average, a single bug report takes around 4-6h to test. First flight to reproduce the bug takes 2-3h. Then another 2-3h to test the implemented fix. Once again, they are doing it without pay, just so that other users will have more enjoyable experience in the future.
With all that said, is it too much to ask to display respect towards other people by not using rude comments?
You might have seen me as a ProATC representative, but all the four years I have been here, all I have been is another ProATC user. Like I posted yesterday, this has now changed, and I'm no longer part of the beta team and my moderator status will be removed at some point. All this time, I've been speaking as a user to another user. Not as a seller to a customer. Hopefully this will be more clear in the future.
Quote from: Jarkko on 20 May, 2016, 09:41:56 AM
They also spend countless of hours testing new versions and bug reports. On average, a single bug report takes around 4-6h to test. First flight to reproduce the bug takes 2-3h. Then another 2-3h to test the implemented fix. Once again, they are doing it without pay, just so that other users will have more enjoyable experience in the future.
With all that said, is it too much to ask to display respect towards other people by not using rude comments?
The work beta testers do is great, don't get me wrong, but my remark wasn't towards the testers, it's towards the policy of pointsoft. You shouldn't take this remark personal. I know ATC ad-on devs that even bring updates out on christmas day. That's the other opposite, but at least they show how commited they are!
As I said, I only want the best for ProATC/X but waiting a year for a small fix is something that will make costumers look elsewhere. I am willing to do anything I can for ProATC, free of cost, for the community. A little help from the dev would at least be nice.
Quote from: Jarkko on 20 May, 2016, 09:41:56 AM
What we all need to understand is that the forum is run by ProATC users for the ProATC users.
so it's an unofficial forum linked to the pointsoft website ???
The first voice set is available now for download and testing. You can try it, and tell me how you like it!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html (http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html)
Oh dear!
Please, guys...we had that kind of stuff already. And it has nearly been a suicide.
Perhaps it was a little bit invidious to quote a statement offending the moderators. And we have to state, that the moderators are very polite and patient!
Every user has accepted the forum rules, but every second sentence i read is: Please sign your post, please attach a log, although ever user should know he has to do so unasked. So i want to thank the moderators for their endless patience and their effort!
Of course i can understand, that we all want a real-as-it-gets ATC Software as soon as possible. But compared to other programs and to the first versions of Pro-ATC, we have a great tool already. Of course there are some bugs, but many posts i read refelct some kind of convenience! Oh, something's not working...why searching the forum, why using my brain, we can simply ask and expect a 24/7 support.
So, before this situation gets out of control...calm down. I think. overall we can have great flights with PRO-ATC. And perhaps everyone should ask the question first: what can i do to support this software?! Perhaps i cannot do much, but i can try to be polite and grateful, so the moderators and beta-testers can spend more time in testing. So the next release will be sooner.
And now i will test the new controller and pilot voices! Keep on going, all of you, but respect each other, please. We are a community.
Matthias
Quote from: ankh21 on 20 May, 2016, 20:04:15 PM
And now i will test the new controller and pilot voices! Keep on going, all of you, but respect each other, please. We are a community.
Matthias
Hope you like the (1) voice. My own voice (marcel) is just a try-out, not officially a voice, it has some flaws, and the callsigns are not complete.
Have fun!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 20 May, 2016, 23:27:58 PM
Hope you like the (1) voice. My own voice (marcel) is just a try-out, not officially a voice, it has some flaws, and the callsigns are not complete.
Have fun!
I downloaded and installed. The volume level of your voice is much lower than the other PATC voices. If you can find some kind of level meter, and play some of the other voices, note the level, then record your voice at the same volume, that should fix that issue.
Quote from: bobsk8 on 21 May, 2016, 01:41:22 AM
I downloaded and installed. The volume level of your voice is much lower than the other PATC voices. If you can find some kind of level meter, and play some of the other voices, note the level, then record your voice at the same volume, that should fix that issue.
Thanks for the feedback. Do you mean only the nl-marcel voice? In that case no problem, cause that voice will be re-done anyway. As long as the AU-John voice is ok, because that's the level I will use for the future voices.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 21 May, 2016, 08:00:46 AM
Thanks for the feedback. Do you mean only the nl-marcel voice? In that case no problem, cause that voice will be re-done anyway. As long as the AU-John voice is ok, because that's the level I will use for the future voices.
It is the AU John voice that is low.
Quote from: bobsk8 on 21 May, 2016, 15:59:40 PM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 21 May, 2016, 08:00:46 AM
Thanks for the feedback. Do you mean only the nl-marcel voice? In that case no problem, cause that voice will be re-done anyway. As long as the AU-John voice is ok, because that's the level I will use for the future voices.
It is the AU John voice that is low.
Okay, just checked, yes it's a bit softer, but I must add that most of the original voices are very loud, they are even clipping (exceeding the maximum possible level, distorting) because of this. I wil make the next voices louder, but don't forget, eventually the original voices wil not be used anymore because they are incomplete and use wrong callsigns.
And, as last remark, in the real world the volumes of the different transmitters are not all the same volume either. ;)
Hey Marcel,
i really like the sounds. Your voice sounds a little bit artificial, but as you mentioned it is still in progress. The other voice set really sounds like a controller, having his microphone positioned half in his mouth, on a friday afternoon, sounds great and really vivid. Sometimes it's a little bit strange to hear that kind of accent flying in Europe, but perhaps with a lot of Sound Sets you would ne able to select a representative number of Pilots and controllers depending the area you are flying in..
So, i hope, your project becomes bigger and bigger :)
Yeah, I don't have a controller voice, I know :P
John sounds great, I agree. That's what I hope and my goal is to have all the different accents in PATC, so the developer can modify the program with the same principle the ATC chatter sounds uses, so you can select the different accents according to location. Lets all keep on hoping this will happen!
Thanks for your feedback!
Quote from: ankh21 on 22 May, 2016, 16:29:34 PM
Hey Marcel,
i really like the sounds. Your voice sounds a little bit artificial, but as you mentioned it is still in progress. The other voice set really sounds like a controller, having his microphone positioned half in his mouth, on a friday afternoon, sounds great and really vivid. Sometimes it's a little bit strange to hear that kind of accent flying in Europe, but perhaps with a lot of Sound Sets you would ne able to select a representative number of Pilots and controllers depending the area you are flying in..
So, i hope, your project becomes bigger and bigger :)
But since there is no easy way to control the volume between ATC voices , they all have to be about the same volume. If one is much softer or louder than the others, users just won't use that voice.
They sound great from my prospective I run a live atc feed and listen to them all the time, no voice is at the same level or completely clear all the time, I think with you getting many voice sets in you will have a variety maybe add some static sounds to the mix. only with true digital comm's do you get very clear voices and you don't see that in the aircraft industry. check out any of the liveatc.net feeds. We run digital comm's at my workplace and they cut off and scramble easily I preferred when we where on our old system maybe run them through a audio program to put max level but i wouldn't put them all at the same level would be to computery if that makes sense. even add some mic clicks or background noise. But I would take anything at the moment better then nothing at all.
looking forward to recording some voices.
Shane Strong
Yes Bob,
you are right. But i think Marcel is aware of the sound level and will improve quality, so i think it's an interesting project we should support.
Quote from: shanestrong on 22 May, 2016, 22:06:10 PM
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Shane
Please include your full name on forum posts.
its my user name shane strong
Shane Strong
Quote from: shanestrong on 23 May, 2016, 03:17:43 AM
its my user name shane strong
Shane Strong
That's fine. Should be below your post, as you have it now.. Thanks.
Quote from: shanestrong on 22 May, 2016, 22:06:10 PM
They sound great from my prospective I run a live atc feed and listen to them all the time, no voice is at the same level or completely clear all the time, I think with you getting many voice sets in you will have a variety maybe add some static sounds to the mix. only with true digital comm's do you get very clear voices and you don't see that in the aircraft industry. check out any of the liveatc.net feeds. We run digital comm's at my workplace and they cut off and scramble easily I preferred when we where on our old system maybe run them through a audio program to put max level but i wouldn't put them all at the same level would be to computery if that makes sense. even add some mic clicks or background noise. But I would take anything at the moment better then nothing at all.
looking forward to recording some voices.
Shane Strong
Shane I agree with you. All sounds at the same level would be too computery. It would be nice to have clicks and static, but that's something that should be mixed in by the program, if I put it in, then it would always be in the same place. That's what I really like about the stock ATC, if you listen close you can hear the controller has other controllers in the background chatting, and the pilot has engine sound! Love that level of detail.
PF3 has an option to choose normal or distorted voices, so the user can choose. Or at least a clickable option to hear clicks and static would be great.
What wouldn't be too hard to build in is (hope dev is listening :D):
- A mic click (squelch) at the end of every transmission.
- The respons time of the calls is very short. This makes it very computery too. Most realistic would be a random time, so you never know when it's coming.
- 'Heavy' call after a heavy aircraft's callsign. I made this part of the vocabulary now.
And yes, I will make the sounds a bit louder, but not to the level it starts clipping, like some of the original sounds.
Most aircraft Comm radios have AVC ( automatic volume control) circuits which work rather well, so large variations in volume do not occur. I flew for many years in real life, and don't ever remember having to strain to hear a controller or have to play with the volume knob while flying.
I just now found this thread. Where are you on being able to accept voice sets? A while back you said we had to wait for a new version of the recording program. Is that still the case, or can I go ahead and record a set?
Quote from: Sidney Schwartz on 24 May, 2016, 03:36:17 AM
I just now found this thread. Where are you on being able to accept voice sets? A while back you said we had to wait for a new version of the recording program. Is that still the case, or can I go ahead and record a set?
I'm waiting to receive 1 beta test voice set, which I will make available after editing. After that the link to the Sound Rec Tool wil be in this thread. So keep an eye on this thread!
OK.
I downloaded John's voice set. How do I install it?
Sidney
these files are a standard pc installation .... unzip & then copy sound folder to PATC\sound, open PATC options & select pilot or controller use.
John's voice set sounds good to me. The volume is a bit lower than the others, but it's in the acceptable range. Having some variation adds to the realism.
Sounds good to me. All new voices adds that bit more realism. Thanks for the time and effort taken to make.
Well, SierraHotel was streaming, and I could hear John is hard to hear sometimes over the wind sound. I have PATC on a separate laptop, sounds good then.
I'm looking for 1 person who wants to speak-in a voice set. This person should have the time to finish it this week, preferably today :o anyone?
how long is the process i am off work this week
Shane Strong
Don't know never timed it. Depends on how handy you are, guess 2 - 2,5 hours.
sure i can do it for you then sent you a email
Shane Strong
Quote from: MaVe64 on 08 June, 2016, 17:49:19 PM
Don't know never timed it. Depends on how handy you are, guess 2 - 2,5 hours.
marcel
that's about it ..... closer to 3 hours for me in 3 sessions.
it would be 50% quicker if one could use key commands .... the mouse click areas are quite sensitive & you need to keep alert for clicking successfully !
Yeah shortcut keys would be great, can't change the code unfortunately.
team
do any of you know what software is available to program a key / button assignment to move & click a mouse at a position in a programs window.
i vaguely recall simmers used to be able to do this on the 2D windows of fs9 & fsx ..... before the days of fsuipc & macros / lvars.
Do a Google search for "mouse macro program" and you should find a bunch. This one is free...
https://sourceforge.net/projects/minimousemacro/
I HAVE NOT TRIED IT and don't know how well it works. I scanned the download with Malwarebytes and it did not find any threats.
Sidney
thanks ..... the magic of knowing the best search string.
I hope these can help / improve our efforts with the sound recorder.
Hi
Quote from: MaVe64 on 08 June, 2016, 10:12:33 AM
I'm looking for 1 person who wants to speak-in a voice set. This person should have the time to finish it this week, preferably today :o anyone?
Just stumbled across this thread. A few weeks ago, I used the voice recording software that came with Pro ATC/X, recorded all the files and pressed the upload button. I never heard anything back. So my question is, are the voice recordings I created of any use to you? I am from the UK, and have a "south-east UK" accent.
Dave
QuoteSo my question is, are the voice recordings I created of any use to you? I am from the UK, and have a "south-east UK" accent.
Yes, certainly of interest to me. Did you do controllers and pilots or just one of them?
Quote from: waveyuk on 15 June, 2016, 11:32:12 AM
Hi
Quote from: MaVe64 on 08 June, 2016, 10:12:33 AM
I'm looking for 1 person who wants to speak-in a voice set. This person should have the time to finish it this week, preferably today :o anyone?
Just stumbled across this thread. A few weeks ago, I used the voice recording software that came with Pro ATC/X, recorded all the files and pressed the upload button. I never heard anything back. So my question is, are the voice recordings I created of any use to you? I am from the UK, and have a "south-east UK" accent.
Dave
Well, I could use it, but it would be more work for me to edit them. And also, we would be missing the 750 call signs. But allot of files are the same, so you could copy the files to my version of voice recording software so you don't have to speak in everything again.
Quote from: Pete Dowson on 15 June, 2016, 16:02:22 PM
QuoteSo my question is, are the voice recordings I created of any use to you? I am from the UK, and have a "south-east UK" accent.
Yes, certainly of interest to me. Did you do controllers and pilots or just one of them?
You edit the wav files to voice packs too?
Quote from: MaVe64 on 15 June, 2016, 19:03:37 PM
You edit the wav files to voice packs too?
No, sorry, I thought he was offering a ready-to-use pack.
Pete
Quote from: Pete Dowson on 16 June, 2016, 01:32:24 AM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 15 June, 2016, 19:03:37 PM
You edit the wav files to voice packs too?
No, sorry, I thought he was offering a ready-to-use pack.
Pete
Almost, I'm writing the manual, about to release the recording tool. After that new packs will be available (as long as I have the time and energy ::)).
I dont mind donating my voice. Just let me know when you want it recorded.
Its Canadian (non French Canadian) Whatever that amounts to.
Okay...... it's now or never!
The Tool can be downloaded at https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6dhj0l6aadoj55/VoiceRec%20Tool%20MaVe.zip?dl=0
!! Before use, please read the "READ FIRST.pdf" !!
The whole recording process takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. But remember, don't rush, take your time, and let's do our best to get this just right!
Cheers!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 23 June, 2016, 15:38:04 PM
Okay...... it's now or never!
The Tool can be downloaded at https://www.dropbox.com/s/f812d720wlcw20h/VoiceRec%20Tool%20MaVe.zip?dl=0
!! Before use, please read the "READ FIRST.pdf" !!
The whole recording process takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. But remember, don't rush, take your time, and let's do our best to get this just right!
Cheers!
Finished mine today and sending it to you now.
Quote from: bobsk8 on 24 June, 2016, 18:57:30 PM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 23 June, 2016, 15:38:04 PM
Okay...... it's now or never!
The Tool can be downloaded at https://www.dropbox.com/s/f812d720wlcw20h/VoiceRec%20Tool%20MaVe.zip?dl=0
!! Before use, please read the "READ FIRST.pdf" !!
The whole recording process takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. But remember, don't rush, take your time, and let's do our best to get this just right!
Cheers!
Finished mine today and sending it to you now.
Help not so fast! :P I received it, Bob. People please don't forget to send with comment: name and country.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 24 June, 2016, 20:33:23 PM
Help not so fast! :P I received it, Bob. People please don't forget to send with comment: name and country.
Sent you a PM on the forum.
bob
a small favour for marcel .... can you check with the developer if "bankok" is what PATC expects or should it be corrected.
marcel has the correct oakland.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 20 May, 2016, 14:05:12 PM
The first voice set is available now for download and testing. You can try it, and tell me how you like it!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html (http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html)
The only instructions that I found on how to test the voice pack is on the linked url. It states "Just unzip the voice pack to your PRO-ATC-X\ folder and off you go!". The download is a folder of *.wav files. Voice packs in ProATC are *.zlb files. Since I am totally new to this topic...having just discovered it's existence, I need more instruction on how to go from a folder of *.wav files to a *.zlb file. Is there any available?
Quote from: vadriver on 25 May, 2016, 00:51:28 AM
Sidney
these files are a standard pc installation .... unzip & then copy sound folder to PATC\sound, open PATC options & select pilot or controller use.
I'm use ProATC on all my flights and look at Avsim most days.
This has passed me by until now however. I haven't tried it yet but well done to all concerned for the effort anyway!
I also use Fs2Crew with voice recognition so I've long wanted to record my own voice as a pilot to make the whole thing seamless.
I suspect it doesn't, but can I ask whether this addresses the rather hit or miss recognition by ProATC of airline callsigns?
Quote from: CajunRon on 01 July, 2016, 00:40:27 AM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 20 May, 2016, 14:05:12 PM
The first voice set is available now for download and testing. You can try it, and tell me how you like it!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html (http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html)
Voice packs in ProATC are *.zlb files.
Huh ???, voice set are all .wav on my PC. Can't find .zlb anywhere.
Quote from: greycap on 01 July, 2016, 16:24:06 PM
I suspect it doesn't, but can I ask whether this addresses the rather hit or miss recognition by ProATC of airline callsigns?
Yep, 754 callsigns in these voice packs now.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 01 July, 2016, 20:41:05 PM
Huh ???, voice set are all .wav on my PC. Can't find .zlb anywhere.
Here are the instructions at the bottom of the download section of this site where the additional voice sets can be downloaded.
"To import a new voice set select in PRO-ATC/X "Data/Import/New Voice Set" then select the downloaded file. In case of a copilot voice don't forget to activate it in "options/Sound"." (I think the .zlb file is created by ProATC's own voice set recording tool which is also available to download) So I downloaded the .zlb files and followed these instructions to install them.
I wasn't aware that you could just download the wav files directly and not have to go through the official "import" process. I'll give it a try.
MaVe - Just sent you a filepack for US use! From Brian. Hopefully it's usable because I did put my own static in the background for added effect. Hopefully a few more US people will join the project because I can't stand hearing "Decimal" and "Control" (instead of Center) when within the US! (At least I don't hear QNH which apparently used to be a problem)
Quote from: Nuothe11th on 02 July, 2016, 09:22:01 AM
MaVe - Just sent you a filepack for US use! From Brian. Hopefully it's usable because I did put my own static in the background for added effect. Hopefully a few more US people will join the project because I can't stand hearing "Decimal" and "Control" (instead of Center) when within the US! (At least I don't hear QNH which apparently used to be a problem)
I hope the added static won't give me problems. And this way you won't have a clean set for use as your own pilot.
My voice sets won't help with the "decimal" and "control" sounding in the US. That is something the developer will have to change. Both "decimal" and "point" should be spoken in, because a US pilot will use "decimal" when flying in Europe. Hope you spoke in both types.
Marcel
Quote from: MaVe64 on 01 July, 2016, 20:43:11 PM
Quote from: greycap on 01 July, 2016, 16:24:06 PM
I suspect it doesn't, but can I ask whether this addresses the rather hit or miss recognition by ProATC of airline callsigns?
Yep, 754 callsigns in these voice packs now.
Can I ask how this works on in outline then?
The default ATC (as perhaps modified by EditVoicepack) reads the atc_airline= statement in the aircraft.cfg file. If there's an minor error e.g. atc_airline=Easy Jet instead of atc_airline=EasyJet, then the lookup fails and ATC can't speak the callsign.
I'm assuming somewhere there's a similar arrangement in ProATC and if I'm not hearing callsigns, it may be because some of the atc_airline= statements on my system aren't what ProATC is looking for.
Is there somewhere I can look them up?
Quote from: greycap on 02 July, 2016, 11:54:44 AM
Is there somewhere I can look them up?
Well, the original voice files only contain a few call signs. You can look them up in the sound folders of each pilot/controller. You can recognize them by they start with "al_". The name of the wav file should be the same as the callsign in the aircraft.cfg. If there is a space in the name, like Air Berlin, PATC looks up "al_airberlin.wav".
Marcel
Dear pilots,
2 new US voice packs available!
Download at http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Quote from: MaVe64 on 03 July, 2016, 10:23:39 AM
Quote from: greycap on 02 July, 2016, 11:54:44 AM
Is there somewhere I can look them up?
Well, the original voice files only contain a few call signs. You can look them up in the sound folders of each pilot/controller. You can recognize them by they start with "al_". The name of the wav file should be the same as the callsign in the aircraft.cfg. If there is a space in the name, like Air Berlin, PATC looks up "al_airberlin.wav".
Marcel
Ah I see. So the voicepacks now being loaded are the best place to start, in a far as they are the most recent and complete and make sure my aircraft.cfg files align with the filenames in the voicepacks.
I fly for Virtual Norwegian and I can see the old voice packs have a "Norwegian" call sign, which was never right, whereas the new ones have "Norshuttle" (NAX) and "Norstar" (IBK), which are correct.
Thanks for your help.
How do you download the new voices? (i requested access via the google drive request - is that correct?)
yes .... it will look like the attached & you may need to hover in the red to see the download click !!
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Quote from: MaVe64 on 05 July, 2016, 11:36:52 AM
Dear pilots,
2 new US voice packs available!
Download at http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Marcel,
I have sent you a voice set.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 02 July, 2016, 10:08:47 AM
Quote from: Nuothe11th on 02 July, 2016, 09:22:01 AM
MaVe - Just sent you a filepack for US use! From Brian. Hopefully it's usable because I did put my own static in the background for added effect. Hopefully a few more US people will join the project because I can't stand hearing "Decimal" and "Control" (instead of Center) when within the US! (At least I don't hear QNH which apparently used to be a problem)
I hope the added static won't give me problems. And this way you won't have a clean set for use as your own pilot.
My voice sets won't help with the "decimal" and "control" sounding in the US. That is something the developer will have to change. Both "decimal" and "point" should be spoken in, because a US pilot will use "decimal" when flying in Europe. Hope you spoke in both types.
Marcel
Brian,
I can't use your set if you are changing the script yourself. Even though you may only fly in the US, the European words should be spoken in too. So 'decimal', 'control'. Also 'Continental' should be spoken in also, as some people may use it. All the words in the script should be present, and if you want the proper pronunciation this should be asked to the developer so the program picks the right words according to location.
By the way, I think 'Ready for takeoff' isn't right too. Shouldn't this be 'Ready for departure'? Anyone?
Marcel
edit 08 July:
I just discovered you didn't use my record tool. Totally unusable for me.
Thank you for the quick response!
Hey guys, I found some timing issues in Bob's Voice Set.
Things like 'eighty........six'. Also some numbers/letters were unnatural short (tutu instead of two..two).
So here's a patch. Just copy these files over the existing ones in '\sound\pilots\US\Bob' and '\sound\controllers\US\Bob'.
Won't happen next time :-[
Marcel
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Added Peter, Switzerland
I have the 4 voicesets published so far and they make a big improvement to ProATC-X and to FSX itself. Thanks for your efforts so far.
I have however found a problem which will affect a small mumber of people, of whom I'm one. I fly for the Virtual Norwegian VA. The realworld airline has recently restructured into two operating units: Norwegian Air Shuttle (ICAO NAX, callsign NorShuttle) and recently Norwegian Air International (ICAO IBK, callsign NorTrans) and this is reflected in the VA's flight numbers.
The NorTrans callsign IS in the voice packs but the code IBK ISN'T available in in the New Flightplan part of ProATC-X, so neither pilots or controllers will ever say it even though it's in the voicepacks.
This will be the same for any airlines using ICAO codes which have changed or been created recently or for any airlines which were omitted when ProATC-X was first put together.
I can't see where ProATC-X gets its airline list from. NorTrans Is in my FSX airlines.cfg file, so it doesn't appear that has anything to do with it. Any idea how this can be put right?
Quote from: greycap on 02 August, 2016, 17:24:05 PM
The NorTrans callsign IS in the voice packs but the code IBK ISN'T available in in the New Flightplan part of ProATC-X, so neither pilots or controllers will ever say it even though it's in the voicepacks.
unfortunately as best I know it, a user cannot add to the airline database used in the flight planner.
i'm hoping such a feature is being added in the "imminent" update, given there are many like you who fly "other" airlines ... new / old / resurrected (eg Eastern) ones. it would alternatively be okay if the planner could link with your aircraft.cfg.
remember, this issue is confined to your plane / controller comms ... ai pilot / ai controller comms using the correct callsigns are okay (though UT2 users need a small tweak to hear them).
Hi guys,
I'm on vacation in Austria at the moment, so there's kind of a stand-still now. Seeing the development team updating stuff will hopefully give me more energy to do the work.
@greycap: As for the callsign in the planner, check out the file 'al.txt' in the '\PRO-ATC-X\data' folder. My guess is if you edit that and add the new airline there it will work.
So add IBK#NORTRANS# to al.txt and try it.
The callsign 'Nortrans' is already in my voice sets, note to self, good job!. ;)
That doesn't contain enough information: New Flightplan requires you to select the airline by reference to the airline name (i.e. Norwegian Air International) or its country of registration (Eire in this case, low taxes attract airlines!).
I have tried adding that line and it doesn't work in New Flightplan although it may do something for AI traffic. Does that not pick up the callsign from the aircraft.cfg though?
At present I'm using an old version of the Nor Shuttle AI fleet. None of these have their new Irish registrations or the Nortrans callsign. There is however a new one on Juergen Baumbusch's website containing 95 liveries split between the two companies. I'll update that and see if I get the Nortrans callsign.
Thanks for you help.
Yeah I was only talking about the callsign bit.
For AI aircraft the callsign is picked out of aircraft.cfg, "atc_airline=" setting.
For own aircraft, as far as I know, the callsign is picked out of the al.txt file.
As for the airline being in the PATC database, I think the developers only can do that.
Marcel--I'm another poor sap that spent a whole bunch of time recording a voice set using the Pro-ATC/X tool, only to be told afterwards that it was not being used any more.
So...before I go to the trouble again, if I record a set using your tool and send it to you, will you put it to use? I'm a retired real-world global airlift pilot, and also a spanish speaker. I'd be happy to do the work, but not if it's going to end up in the dead letter bin again.
Regards
Bob Scott
Hey Bob,
Of coarse I will put it to use! Spanish speaker, nice!
Sorry to hear you spoke-in a set with the original program. I also did that and never heard anything again. After that I decided to start my own project. Not very nice to treat your customers that way :(
Also check-out my website to see what the plan is.
For the people who sent in a set that's not published yet, don't worry, it will be done, need to recharge my battery :P
New voice!
Now from Naif, from the Middle East.
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Great addition to voicesets. Like the different accents. :)
Thanks for your hard work Marcel.
Rich Quinn
Yeah, thanks, Marcel. I hope we can get more voices to enhance PROATCX.
By the way, i don't speak like that at all, I just exagerated the accent to make it recognizable as a middle eastern one.
Hi Naif,
Flew a Emirates Airline Flight into Newark Liberty with your excellent accent as my pilots voice. Great work! Thanks.
Rich Quinn
Quote from: polymerman on 27 August, 2016, 19:06:08 PM
Hi Naif,
Flew a Emirates Airline Flight into Newark Liberty with your excellent accent as my pilots voice. Great work! Thanks.
Rich Quinn
Thank you, I am glad. I was afraid it would have been too much.
I was thinking of sending Marcel an Indian accent set but I was afraid it would be obvious it was made with the same voice.
Wow Naif, you must be a glutton for punishment. That's a lot of time on recordings. It must have taken me a good 5 hours or more with listening, recording and checking.
Signed (forgot) Rich Quinn
It was like a punishment, especially, the airlines names it felt it took forever, but it is worth it. PATCX lackded voice variations. Besides, you can always do them in multiple sittings.
Quote from: nam1394 on 27 August, 2016, 20:29:30 PM
Thank you, I am glad. I was afraid it would have been too much.
I was thinking of sending Marcel an Indian accent set but I was afraid it would be obvious it was made with the same voice.
Indian voice would be nice to have too. While your at it, can you do Chinese and Japanese as well? :P
Quote from: MaVe64 on 28 August, 2016, 17:11:59 PM
Quote from: nam1394 on 27 August, 2016, 20:29:30 PM
Thank you, I am glad. I was afraid it would have been too much.
I was thinking of sending Marcel an Indian accent set but I was afraid it would be obvious it was made with the same voice.
Indian voice would be nice to have too. While your at it, can you do Chinese and Japanese as well? :P
I would, If I could perfect them. The Indian on the other hand is the easiest of them all.
" Howdie patneh, birdie num num"
Most of you are too young to know what I am talking about :D
Quote from: nam1394 on 28 August, 2016, 19:07:26 PM
" Howdie patneh, birdie num num"
Most of you are too young to know what I am talking about :D
Love that movie!
Hi,
I am heavily using the Aerosoft Airbus and allways its checklist. But my problem is that the ProATC X - PNF voice (who contacts the controllers, confirms instructions and serves the COM / NAV radio) is different from the PNF Aerosoft Airbus checklist voice. This is annoying.
If one of your "pilots" would also be willing just to record those PNF "commands" in just one wav-file then I would prepare the respective various wav-files, test and upload those. According to my experience this recording just takes 1/2 hour. Please find the list of PNF-calls used in the Aerosoft Airbus attached.
By the way I am one of the guys who created the Aerosoft Airbus Checklist function and also the current availbale voice sets .........
Regards,
Rolf Fritze
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Rolf,Hello,
I made a one wav file recording and I tried sending the wav file to you through the forum. I also tried several formats to no avial (RAR, zip and 7Z). It appears that this forum wont allow a file that large to be attached. Any suggestions on how to get this to you for you work?
Regards.
Mave I made mine from Italy, did you get it? ;)
Quote from: ilario3 on 04 September, 2016, 18:47:41 PM
Mave I made mine from Italy, did you get it? ;)
Hello Ilario,
First of all thank you very much for your Paypal donation! That is very much appreciated!
To answer your question, no I didn't receive it if you used the original send method (upload) from Pointsoft. In the readme.txt of my voice record tool it says how to send it to me.
Make sure you use my tool, otherwise the set is useless for me! The link is on my website.
Marcel
Quick question: Can I still use wavs files that I recorded using Pointsoft software or everything has to be re-recorded again using your software? Thanks for your efforts.
Hi Illario,
Hope Marcel doesn't mind me answering for him but he is very busy.
Unfortunately, you'll have to re-record using Marcels' recorder. This is because the file names are different and a lot of additional words are added.
Use this link to get to his recorder and script. I for one would appreciate a nice Italiano accent when I fly into Italy! ;)
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
If you need an Irish accent, I'm willing to help out if I can. I'm based about 30 miles north of Dublin, although someone with a proper Dublin accent would be better. I don't know what recording hardware I'd need, would the built-in mic my laptop be good enough?
Quote from: nealmac on 05 September, 2016, 17:59:55 PM
If you need an Irish accent, I'm willing to help out if I can. I'm based about 30 miles north of Dublin, although someone with a proper Dublin accent would be better. I don't know what recording hardware I'd need, would the built-in mic my laptop be good enough?
All English spoken accents are welcome. No need to be that precise, Dublin or Irish doesn't matter.
Laptop mic is not so good, better is a (cheap) headset.
It's best to jump over to the (split and merged) thread for the subject, so everything is in one place. :)
Split and merged by moskito-x
Uploading just now my italian set....
Bye
Quote from: MaVe64 on 06 September, 2016, 19:11:22 PM
Quote from: nealmac on 05 September, 2016, 17:59:55 PM
If you need an Irish accent, I'm willing to help out if I can. I'm based about 30 miles north of Dublin, although someone with a proper Dublin accent would be better. I don't know what recording hardware I'd need, would the built-in mic my laptop be good enough?
All English spoken accents are welcome. No need to be that precise, Dublin or Irish doesn't matter.
Laptop mic is not so good, better is a (cheap) headset.
Ok fair enough. I'll be on the lookout for a headset. Might as well do it properly.
Hi Just uploaded my voice set to add to collection. I am English
Quote from: MaVe64 on 05 September, 2016, 11:24:42 AM
Quote from: ilario3 on 04 September, 2016, 18:47:41 PM
Mave I made mine from Italy, did you get it? ;)
Hello Ilario,
First of all thank you very much for your Paypal donation! That is very much appreciated!
To answer your question, no I didn't receive it if you used the original send method (upload) from Pointsoft. In the readme.txt of my voice record tool it says how to send it to me.
Make sure you use my tool, otherwise the set is useless for me! The link is on my website.
Marcel
Hi Marcel
Ok I will
Thanks
Quote from: polymerman on 05 September, 2016, 17:14:38 PM
Hi Illario,
Hope Marcel doesn't mind me answering for him but he is very busy.
Unfortunately, you'll have to re-record using Marcels' recorder. This is because the file names are different and a lot of additional words are added.
Use this link to get to his recorder and script. I for one would appreciate a nice Italiano accent when I fly into Italy! ;)
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Hi Rich
Ok I will download the tool and will record again and send it using the instructions.
Grazie
Ilario
OK guys,
Added 2 new voice sets from the UK!
-Mike
-Danny
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Hi Marcel,
there doesn't seem to be the 2 new UK voices on the download page
To avoid a wild goose chase, I can't see them either.
@ the link .... click on "click here for voices !" to open marcels google drive.
We know that. Only the previous files appear. See attached.
Quote from: vadriver on 20 September, 2016, 00:56:38 AM
@ the link .... click on "click here for voices !" to open marcels google drive.
Everything seems alright on my end. John does it work for you?
Did you try to refresh the page, maybe your PC has an old cached page.
Yes, have refreshed both the weebly.com page (where the new voices are shown) and the Google Drive page (where they are NOT shown).
Since starting to write this I've found the solution.
I deleted the old Shared folder from Google Drive and then downloaded again in weebly.com. I now see the new voicepacks and it looks as though they've downloaded.
Refreshing isn't enough, you must delete the Share and reload it anew.
Thanks for your work on these new voices.
Thanks Marcel for the new UK voices! Keep up the great work!
Quote from: polymerman on 21 September, 2016, 00:52:46 AM
Thanks Marcel for the new UK voices! Keep up the great work!
Yep, you're next.
I'm puzzled. I've downloaded your new voices from your website and copied the new folders into the ProATC Sound folder, but they don't show up in the Sound lists for Pilots or Controllers in ProATC/X. I seem to be missing a step somewhere. Can you help, please?
[LATER]
Aha! Looking at the log I see ProATC/X appears to be rejecting them due to missing WAV files. I guess more have been added in the latest Beta. So it looks I can't use your additions yet. :-(
Pete
pete
does a missing file (or more) stop all being heard ?
Due to constant changes the current 'BETA' versions are set to disable sound files that don't comply and can lead to issues at this time.
Sound files that don't comply? Didn't know I produce those ... ::) ;D
Quote from: Stephen on 21 September, 2016, 13:42:05 PM
Due to constant changes the current 'BETA' versions are set to disable sound files that don't comply and can lead to issues at this time.
Ah, I see. That explains it.
Actually I see they aren't missing wave files, but differences in the XML file in those folders. The wave files are actually there.
I hope we can start using the improved and extra voices again soon!
Pete
Quote from: vadriver on 21 September, 2016, 13:16:06 PM
does a missing file (or more) stop all being heard ?
Actually on checking further the files aren't missing, but the XML file has differences in the latest Sound Beta. The voices simply don't appear in the menu for selection.
Seems I'll need to wait until the next proper release is ready, when I hope we will again be allowed to expand and improve the voices ... unless I can somehow make them "comply"?
Pete
Ah... Probably because I used different VoiceID names in the _voiceinfo.xml file. Every voice has it's unique VoiceID, and originally this was 2 characters long, 'XX'. I made a numbering system with 4 characters, the first 2 corresponding to the accent. The last 2 counts from 01 to 99 so the ID is unique. Even number = controller, uneven= pilot. I have done this so hopefully in the future PATC can select the appropriate voice.
Like this:
US 01XX US
UK 02XX UK
AU 03XX AU
D 04XX German
NL 05XX Dutch
F 06XX French
SN 07XX Scandinavian
RU 08XX Russian/Eastern Europe
ES 09XX Spanish
ME 10XX Middle East
IT 11XX Italian
So for instance, 0403 would be a German pilot.
pete
are all voices not showing .. PATC's & Marcel's .... or just Marcel's latest UK's ?
& is it the proatcx.xml with the differences ?
Quote from: vadriver on 22 September, 2016, 09:22:06 AM
pete
are all voices not showing .. PATC's & Marcel's .... or just Marcel's latest UK's ?
& is it the proatcx.xml with the differences ?
None show at all if I use my previously updated SOUND folder -- the one with all the sound level improvements and corrected airline call signs.
If I use the folder as supplied in the update then I just get those showing. If I add the new voices from MaVe those don't show and the log lists complaints which I originally thought were missing Wave files, but they are not. I think it's because the _voiceinfo (? correct?) XML files in those folders are either missing new parameters or have other differences.
Guess I'll have to wait until the new release is available to MaVe, unless he can be put on the Beta team.
Pete
Peter, check out my last post. You can always edit the _voiceinfo.xml file of my voices to a UNIQUE 2-character number. Guess it will work then. Watch out you don't use an ID twice, so make a list of all the ID's.
For instance, change all the voiceid="0301" lines with voiceid="35" assuming 35 isn't used yet.
I hope they will make my numbering work again in the final release, because it is a good way to have the program select the appropriate voice by accent, and it's more orderly that way.
Quote from: MaVe64 on 22 September, 2016, 11:19:15 AM
Peter, check out my last post. You can always edit the _voiceinfo.xml file of my voices to a UNIQUE 2-character number. Guess it will work then. Watch out you don't use an ID twice, so make a list of all the ID's.
For instance, change all the voiceid="0301" lines with voiceid="35" assuming 35 isn't used yet.
Okay. Actually I printed that message for reference and will be trying to work it out, maybe over this weekend. (got an update for FSUIPC to release beforehand).
Thanks.
Pete
Quote from: Pete Dowson on 22 September, 2016, 12:28:52 PM
....... got an update for FSUIPC to release
forever the #1 priority for all !
thanks for your time here & with fsuipc.
I've used all the new voices for my last couple of flights and they are a big step forward. Thanks to Marcel and all the contributors. Just a few more and there will be enough variety to delete all the old ones which don't have all the current vocabulary and particularly the callsigns.
However, they do show up a weakness in ProATC itself: it may be asking too much to allocate nationalities to the voices used by particular control centres and airlines but I have heard examples of the same voice being used by an AI pilot and the controller he's talking to, so that it sounds like someone talking to himself.
If you are working with the software authors Marcel, perhaps you could press for this to be fixed in a future update.
Also, and this is down to us, wouldn't some female voices be fantastic in this day and age? Any volunteers?
Been away for a few days so not been able to post,
Just wanted to say I finally got the uk voices downloaded thanks to greycap advice, I must say it's strange hearing your own voice in flight sim but marcel you are doing a great job. Thanks, and any assistance I can give let me know as I have my own home recording studio.
Quote from: greycap on 24 September, 2016, 13:14:33 PM
Also, and this is down to us, wouldn't some female voices be fantastic in this day and age? Any volunteers?
Just waiting for my Scottish girlfriend to get a day off work and will be recording her...hope you can understand her......
Quote from: greycap on 24 September, 2016, 13:14:33 PM
but I have heard examples of the same voice being used by an AI pilot and the controller he's talking to, so that it sounds like someone talking to himself.
You always can choose which voices you use for pilots and which for controllers.
Quote from: greycap on 24 September, 2016, 13:14:33 PM
If you are working with the software authors Marcel, perhaps you could press for this to be fixed in a future update.
Nope unfortunately not, feels like they are not interested in my work. Never had any feedback. :(
That's concerning because as you go around the forums, I suppose the two negatives that crop up most often are:
1) Compliance with US procedures - that's a commercial opportunity for the authors but something that personally I don't know about and doesn't concern me and
2) The limited and mismatched vocabulary - which is exactly what you've tried to address.
Quote from: Pete Dowson on 22 September, 2016, 12:28:52 PM
Actually I printed that message for reference and will be trying to work it out, maybe over this weekend.
pete
have you had that chance to do any research on this !!
Guys, I'm sorry to say,
the new voice sets won't be working in the new update. They added some sound files, so now it sees the new sets as incomplete and incompatible. If only they had told me they were adding stuff when I asked... :(
Marcel
Quote from: MaVe64 on 04 October, 2016, 10:36:35 AM
the new voice sets won't be working in the new update. They added some sound files, so now it sees the new sets as incomplete and incompatible. If only they had told me they were adding stuff when I asked... :(
& apart from repeating regularily the voiceset review would be after the update .... !!
i'm not updating, can't see a tangible benefit in the update so will enjoy the current till ... and besides, i am not convinced that this CRDWP vector works !!
That's really too bad Marcel. After all the work you've put into this project that's a really big blow to take. I find it extremely difficult to understand the lack of support you've received for this project. It's no secret the the limited chatter, accents and even callsigns are a big downside to ProATC. Surely it could only make sense that Point Software would welcome you on board in order to help out.
Before this discussion goes any further, I want to jump in and let everyone know that while Marcel's voice sets will not work with the new version at first... that doesn't mean they can't be adapted to work. It will take a little effort to "fix" them; but they will definitely be fixable! I've been using my own custom sets with the beta for over 6 months... so I know a little bit about what it takes ;). AFTER the new version is released, I'll be happy to work with Marcel and provide some guidance. All is NOT lost !!! :) :) :)
For anyone considering NOT upgrading... I can tell you as a former real-world controller... you'll be missing out on a lot of major improvements!!!
That's great to hear Marc. I hope it's not too much work for you and Marcel.
Quote from: MadDog on 04 October, 2016, 15:41:39 PM
Before this discussion goes any further, I want to jump in and let everyone know that while Marcel's voice sets will not work with the new version at first... that doesn't mean they can't be adapted to work. It will take a little effort to "fix" them; but they will definitely be fixable! I've been using my own custom sets with the beta for over 6 months... so I know a little bit about what it takes ;). AFTER the new version is released, I'll be happy to work with Marcel and provide some guidance. All is NOT lost !!! :) :) :)
For anyone considering NOT upgrading... I can tell you as a former real-world controller... you'll be missing out on a lot of major improvements!!!
Of course not all is lost and it can be fixed. It's just that making these sets takes a lot of energy and time. I wasn't expecting to have to jump back fixing the one's I've done already. I have a list of the missing files, just don't know what the words/sentences are yet. In the worst case the 'actors' will have to speak-in new words.
I bet you can always trick the program by adding the missed files by blank wav's, but then you would be missing out on these new ones.
So hope you guys have the patience, as this is going to delay new voices.
Marcel
Well I for one can wait as long as it takes. I'm just happy to hear that you're willing to carry on the project :)
Just make sure they are all 8 Bit Mono ;)
the current PATC files are 32bit 11052kHz mono ... as are Marcel's !!
Quote from: vadriver on 04 October, 2016, 23:31:07 PM
the current PATC files are 32bit 11052kHz mono ... as are Marcel's !!
I think Clive's just 'messing' with me. I've found that he has quite the aversion to "large" downloads :D
Nooo. I always save them 8 bits PCM - 88 kbps mono. That's very lightweight.
I think i'll stick to the "flying" !!
Please tell me I don't have to record AGAIN the full set of voices (this is my 3rd try already). I'm nearly done with the current one and I was expecting to sent it to Marcel by the weekend. If it's just only recording new sentences, then is fine. :)
Oh for goodness sake! To put it mildly.
I know MaVe had spoken to them about vocabulary before this news came out because we spoke about it two weeks ago.
I for one will NOT update until this is fixed. MaVe's voice sets are a far bigger improvement than the update is likely to be so I'm sticking where I am. If others haven't tried the new voices, I suggest you at least give them a go before updating, but your choice.
I suppose MaVe that you will not be issuing any further voice sets for the time being - the preparation work would be wasted as things stand.
I'm fixing the voice packs, please be patient, you will have them working soon! Keep an eye on this thread!
Marcel
Thanks! Marcel to the rescue!
Thank you so much Marcel, I never knew about your work till yesterday, well yes I tried to install in the new version....so I found out about it.... :o 8)
Thank's for the Work, cant wait to try them.
D. Niederer
Quote from: MaVe64 on 10 October, 2016, 13:00:14 PM
I'm fixing the voice packs, please be patient, you will have them working soon! Keep an eye on this thread!
Marcel
what is the vote .... the first "revamped" MAVE voiceset
should be / can only be NL_Marcel, long overdue in my opinion !
hint ... i'm still using your original.
Hi Marcel,
I just sent you a new package with Spanish (from Spain) voice. I hope you can use it. :)
let me know if i need to record anything thanks
Shane Strong
Thanks mav for the hard work. Really makes a difference having your voicesets.
Okay...
Glad I didn't have 100 sets to modify... :P
They are available for download now!
I've put in a bonus, the set by UK-Danny has one extra. This set is modified by Danny (Silkyman) himself. He found a way to make the sounds very authentic, and also puts in some background cockpit sound for the pilots, and some background call-center like chatter for the controllers!
Tell me if you like it, because he's willing to modify the sets-to-come also! Thanks Danny!
Also thanks to MadDog for giving me the info I needed!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Go for it!
Marcel
Thanks a lot!
Thanks mucho!
Is there going to be a new version of SndRecTool for the new version of PAX?
Quote from: Sidney Schwartz on 13 October, 2016, 20:59:07 PM
Thanks mucho!
Is there going to be a new version of SndRecTool for the new version of PAX?
Yep, working on it
Thanks Marcel looking forward to listening to your appreciated efforts.
Thank you Marcel and all the contributors!
D.Niederer
I'd like to add my thanks, especially in turning around this recent issue so quickly.
Having a variety of voices using a wider and more accurate vocabulary makes all the difference in the world to this product. I look forward to the next batch!
Hello Marcel,
Just tried the voice sets for the first time. Very well done. Thank you for your hard work!
Hi Marcel,
Wow, you are faster than the speed of sound ;D Thank you so much for all your effort and hard work, going to try your new sets as soon as possible. Btw, I've had three attempts at recording a Scandinavian sound set, but my voice is not fit at the moment. When your updated recorder is available - AND my voice is usable - I'll try again.
Thanks again and best regards
Bo Thuesen
Marcel;
Thank you very much for the excellent voices, and the expediency at which you made them available. I would like to ask if it is possible for you to do a female voice set for the pilots?
Quote from: portanav on 14 October, 2016, 23:20:07 PM
Marcel;
I would like to ask if it is possible for you to do a female voice set for the pilots?
Ive told my girlfriend if she doesn't give me a day to record her i'm putting her email on here so you guys can hassle her. she quickly said next week, so ill hold her to that.
Quote from: Jarkko on 14 October, 2016, 17:18:49 PM
Hello Marcel,
Just tried the voice sets for the first time. Very well done. Thank you for your hard work!
can we twist your arm to add your voice to the mave library ?
Can you recommend the best way to install these?
If you go down to the next-to-lowest level in each downloaded voiceset, you'll see the individual wav files arranged in Pilots and Controllers sub-folders.
If you look in the Pro-ATC-X\Sound folder you'll see Pilots and Controllers sub-folders also.
You need to copy and paste the wav files from the download downloaded Pilots and Controllers sub-folders into the Pro-ATC-X Pilots and Controllers sub-folders respectively, creating a new sub-folder for each Pilot or Controller name.
The voicesets issues by Pro-ATC themselves need importing - Marcel's don't, it's a straightforward copy and paste.
Hopefully the attached screen captures will make it clearer.
It is even easier than that. Just unzip the files directly to the main ProATC-X folder.
Thank you so much guys. That helped a lot. Got them installed, can't wait to try them.
@Grand_Pubah: As per forum rules, please sign all of your posts with full name.
Hi All
We are already BETA testing V1.8.5.2, which still needs some tweaks that have already been picked up by the BETA team.
So, yes there will be another update soon :o
BTW.....great work on the voices Marcel 8)
Thanks for all your efforts Mave and also to the voice actors ;) I joined the forum specifically to post this.
Now I can update PATC - it's a fantastic piece of software but I really couldn't do without the extra voice sets. ;D
Thanks,
Mark Greenough
Quote from: polymerman on 15 October, 2016, 16:19:03 PM
It is even easier than that. Just unzip the files directly to the main ProATC-X folder.
Do you mean inside the Pro-ATC sound folder?
Nope. The main folder for ProATC-X!
Like this?
Hi Miguel,
Normal operation for Marcel's zipped files as stated on his website is
"Just unzip the voice pack to your PRO-ATC-X\ folder and off you go!"
When upzipping with WINRAR choose the option to place the files in your main ProAtC-X folder.
Marcel;
I have the old recording tool that I downloaded at the end of Aug...should I wait for an update to the tool before I start recording a voice set?
Regards
Bob Scott
@Miguel. The folders you have circled with red, should go into the sound folder (the one that is selected in your picture).
Jarkko,
I hesitated to tell him to do that because Marcel has similar named folders for both the pilot and controller. Just putting them in the sound folder won't work. I believe he's better off doing it from scratch the way Marcel suggested on his website.
@Rich: you are absolutely correct. New install of the new voice set would work out the best.
Ok, I sorted it out. Thanks for the help!
(The problem was that I was downloading all the files at once in a single zip, and that messed up the process)
Quote from: w6kd on 16 October, 2016, 20:07:47 PM
Marcel;
I have the old recording tool that I downloaded at the end of Aug...should I wait for an update to the tool before I start recording a voice set?
Regards
Bob Scott
It's better to wait for the new version. I have a few 'old' sets to work on, don't want to have too much of them ;)
Quote from: polymerman on 16 October, 2016, 21:34:35 PM
Jarkko,
I hesitated to tell him to do that because Marcel has similar named folders for both the pilot and controller. Just putting them in the sound folder won't work. I believe he's better off doing it from scratch the way Marcel suggested on his website.
Yes, keep them in their country folder (UK, US, etc) also. They are easily recognizable that way.
Thanks guys for all the nice words. Looks like more and more are trying the extra sets 8)
Big senior moment going on here ,I have the downloaded zip file on desk top ,I right click on it and extract to proatcx folder using win zip,
all that does is put the uk folder under the sound folder,i am lost after that as new voices dont apear
Would be realy greaful if some one cuold release me from this puzzle ive created. :-[
Hi Richard,
I know about those senior moments too!
Step by step: 1. Get the individual zip files e.g. AU-John.zip and
2. Individually unzip using extract files
3. Point to your main Pro ATC-X folder.
(It will unzip to the sound folder and will create a AU folder and two subfolders (pilot and controller) with Johns wav files.)
Richard,
Correction (senior moment here too) when upzipped it creates subfolders in the pilot and controller folders containing AU and in Au has the John folder which has the wav files. Pheww!
Richard,
Just a thought... do you have the latest voice sets. You'll know if there is a new UK folder entitled Danny2.
Phew got it at last need councilling now , i could see it but just not do it many thanks for your help.
My fault. ::)
Thanks to MaVe64 a really exelent bit of work
Thank you.
I'm happy to announce a new US voice: meet Richard!
This time without radio noise.
As always: http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Cheers!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 22 October, 2016, 16:58:40 PM
I'm happy to announce a new US voice: meet Richard!
This time without radio noise.
As always: http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Cheers!
Interesting! Are all those voices over there compatible with the latest version of ProATC?
jeroen
absolutely, tried & proven.
Quote from: J van E on 22 October, 2016, 22:46:02 PM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 22 October, 2016, 16:58:40 PM
I'm happy to announce a new US voice: meet Richard!
This time without radio noise.
As always: http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Cheers!
Interesting! Are all those voices over there compatible with the latest version of ProATC?
Yes,
Cool! Thanks!!
Great! Going to download them now!
Have I missed something with the voice packs .....I downloaded the complete set prior to the latest release and they were great and added to the realism, however after installing the latest ProatcX update these voice files were excluded and I tried unsuccessfully to get them to install and recognize the current voice sound format.
Have they been updated to work in the latest release or are the majority of these posts directed at the superseded version?
Hello Steve,
Your question is answered two or three posts above. The voice sets have been updated to be compatible with the 1.8.5.0 version.
Quote from: SteveS on 24 October, 2016, 10:18:09 AM
Have I missed something with the voice packs .....I downloaded the complete set prior to the latest release and they were great and added to the realism, however after installing the latest ProatcX update these voice files were excluded and I tried unsuccessfully to get them to install and recognize the current voice sound format.
Have they been updated to work in the latest release or are the majority of these posts directed at the superseded version?
I think you have to redownload them: a few things have changed in the latest version.
Hi Jarkko,
Thanks for the reply, I'll try again.
I must be doing something wrong, the re-downloaded files don't even show in the new ProatcX, installed to the same folders as the last, working sets, but just can't get the new ones to show in 'Sound' options.
Make sure to extract and install them one by one. I'm going by memory and can't verify this, but let's give this a go:
Once you have extracted one of the zip files, you should have a folder called sound. You then copy/paste this "sound" folder to the root folder of your ProATC installation (which should already contain a folder called sound).
When you launch ProATC next time, the newly added single voice set should now be visible.
How do I import the new voice sets, in the ProatcX menu item Data -> Import New voice sets -> filename *.zlb, when the downloaded voice sets are in folders containing *.wav files (not *.zlb format)
Quote from: SteveS on 24 October, 2016, 22:53:57 PM
How do I import the new voice sets, in the ProatcX menu item Data -> Import New voice sets -> filename *.zlb, when the downloaded voice sets are in folders containing *.wav files (not *.zlb format)
Just unzip the supplied packages to your main ProATC/X folder. MaVe's files are already in pre-installed format and will simply create their voice folders for you. Couldn't be easier!
Maybe this thread should be renamed. Lots of users don't even know the 3rd party voices exist.
Something like "Extra Voice Sets for Download by MaVe"
I feel so bad for fyase. He sent me a voice set, I picked it up and by the time I wanted to start working on it, the zip file appeared to be corrupt! Unfortunately he deleted everything from his PC. :'( I tried to repair the zip file with all kinds of tools, no success.
So everyone please wait with deleting, till I post your voice. Just in case!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 28 October, 2016, 10:49:16 AM
Maybe this thread should be renamed. Lots of users don't even know the 3rd party voices exist.
Something like "Extra Voice Sets for Download by MaVe"
Done.
+2 ! (if I may, jarkko)
Quote from: Jarkko on 28 October, 2016, 11:06:58 AM
Quote from: MaVe64 on 28 October, 2016, 10:49:16 AM
Maybe this thread should be renamed. Lots of users don't even know the 3rd party voices exist.
Something like "Extra Voice Sets for Download by MaVe"
Done.
Thanks Jarkko!! 8)
jarkko
can you consider a new "child board" in "setup" for all manner of voice issues / questions ... this topic & similar others seem to get lost in general discussion in my opinion.
I'd love to put in the time and do a voice set. I assume that the voice tool needs to be reworked with the latest ProAtc X update? Any rough ETA?
thanks!
Matt
Quote from: mynameismatt on 01 November, 2016, 20:37:42 PM
I'd love to put in the time and do a voice set. I assume that the voice tool needs to be reworked with the latest ProAtc X update? Any rough ETA?
thanks!
Matt
I'll have a final look at it this Thursday, and then upload it.
The new compatible Recording Tool is ready!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Good luck!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 03 November, 2016, 21:22:09 PM
The new compatible Recording Tool is ready!
great, thanks!
Marcel, just downloaded the new version, where is the "Read Me First.pdf" instructions on how to use the tool?
Fred Ziker
Quote from: fziker on 07 November, 2016, 06:11:58 AM
Marcel, just downloaded the new version, where is the "Read Me First.pdf" instructions on how to use the tool?
Fred Ziker
Hi Fred, Attached is a copy of the old pdf file until Marcel gets back to you. Should be the same ideas expressed.
Hope this assist you.
Quote from: fziker on 07 November, 2016, 06:11:58 AM
Marcel, just downloaded the new version, where is the "Read Me First.pdf" instructions on how to use the tool?
Fred Ziker
Oooops... Sorry about that. Thanks for saying.
Thanks @rich, it's the same one :)
Come on guys! We need Irish, Russian, French, German, South European, Scandinavian and Asian accents BAD!!
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Quote from: MaVe64 on 08 November, 2016, 09:35:25 AM
Come on guys! We need Irish, Russian, French, German, South European, Scandinavian and Asian accents BAD!!
& downunda .... surely i'm not the only patc user from southern latitudes ( kiwis are also now invited as of last weekend) !
Hi Marcel,
I definitely intend on doing an Irish accent. However, I'm having problems with the recording side of my soundcard. I may need to find a different PC that I can use for a few hours.
Hi Marcel,
I sent you the spanish (Spain) recording a few weeks back. Do you need me to record it again with the new tool?
Quote from: Berudil on 08 November, 2016, 17:31:03 PM
Hi Marcel,
I sent you the spanish (Spain) recording a few weeks back. Do you need me to record it again with the new tool?
No, you're next in line. :D
::) New voice alert! :o
UK-Paul
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Almost finished with recording Swedish/Scandinavian accent. :)
Quote from: RockaChic on 21 November, 2016, 14:16:45 PM
Almost finished with recording Swedish/Scandinavian accent. :)
Yumpin' Yimmine i can't wait! ;)
Two great new voice sets available!!
-ES-Miguel
-US-Drew
Thanks to Danny (Silkyman) again for his contribution! The controller and pilot voices now are not exactly the same. The controller has a clear sound (strong transmission) and the pilot has a subtle static and/or engine hum in the background. This adds to the immersion, aircraft having lots of background noise in the cockpit and weaker radios.
Also, if you happen to get the same voices for pilot and controller, it's not like the guy is talking to himself ;).
As always feedback please, even if you think it's crap.
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Marcel
Quote from: MaVe64 on 26 November, 2016, 11:42:10 AM
Two great new voice sets available!!
-ES-Miguel
-US-Drew
Thanks to Danny (Silkyman) again for his contribution! The controller and pilot voices now are not exactly the same. The controller has a clear sound (strong transmission) and the pilot has a subtle static and/or engine hum in the background.
Great news! Is this for the two new voice sets, or do you rcommand to download all other voice sets again to have the different Sound of controller vs. pilot?
Matthias
Quote from: ankh21 on 26 November, 2016, 12:16:18 PM
Great news! Is this for the two new voice sets, or do you rcommand to download all other voice sets again to have the different Sound of controller vs. pilot?
Matthias
Just the two new voice sets.
I second Marcel's comment, please give feedback.
Quote from: ankh21 on 26 November, 2016, 12:16:18 PM
Great news! Is this for the two new voice sets, or do you rcommand to download all other voice sets again to have the different Sound of controller vs. pilot?
Only these two, but who knows, if everyone likes it a few older ones (after the 1.8.5 update) could be possible too.
A new voice for X-Mas, US-Matt!
This time in three flavors. Pilot, controller and FO.
Have Fun!
www.mavecreations.weebly.com
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ARURaAPctbI/UMpPSw5I8JI/AAAAAAAACw8/f-WWFrD5r_4/s640/santa-airplane.jpg)
Merry X-Mas!
Marcel
Also now on my web site the UK-Mike sound pack, a bit improved and including the AS Airbus sound files.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
Hi Marcel,
I don't mind doing a voice set myself. I did one using the old tool some time back but I eventually lost all those files.
Will do another set when I have the time. I am Sri Lankan so I can do a standard sub continent sounding accent, and also if I have time i'll do an Indian one as well.
Cheers mate!
randev
will you have time for cricket .... !!
Hello:
I am new to this from Proatc / X and I want to download new voices, but I can not find the corresponding links or know how to install them. I would be very grateful for any help you can give me. My English is from Google. Perdón.
Cordial greetings from,
Álvaro Bayona
The link to the voice download is towards the bottom of this webpage
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Click on the blue-green bar marked "Click here for voices!" which will take you to Google Drive. The installation instructions are in this thread.
Hola:
The problem is that the files, I have looked three, do not bring installation instructions and then I am afraid to affect the program, so I need help on the installation path, please.
Thank you very much
Hola ...¿su, nombre?, por favor. (Hello...Your name?, please)
Este enlace puede ayudarle. (This link may assist you.)
http://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcxforum/forum/index.php/topic,1086.msg7900.html#msg7900
Hi Mave
I am new at this, but I downloaded your voice sets. AU GB and US
However they are .wav format. What procedure do you use to convert them to .zlb
so you can import them into ProATC-X If you could explain the procedure it would be much appreciated
Regards Paul Hursey
paul
unzip your mave downloads .... & experiment intelligently, learn by discovery ie copy & paste to your patc folder, then select in options which to use for what (pf / pnf / controller).
*.zlb folders are similar (zip folders, not files ... check your install sound files to see they are also ".wav) but no longer provided by patc (in addition to installation voices)
Quote from: paulh1 on 19 March, 2017, 07:27:15 AM
Hi Mave
I am new at this, but I downloaded your voice sets. AU GB and US
However they are .wav format. What procedure do you use to convert them to .zlb
so you can import them into ProATC-X If you could explain the procedure it would be much appreciated
Regards Paul Hursey
Just unzip them to your ProATC main folder. All paths have been set up correctly within each zip file, so all files will automatically be placed in the correct locations.
neal
it's good to hear paul & alvaro have the mave voices installed ...................
Hi,
is there actually a way to tie certain voices to a definite set of regions to not hear them everywhere around the globe? I find the Middle Eastern / Spanish voice strange when flying in Australia, for example.
lars
not yet
it would require a few tweaks by mourard (patc) but hopefully sooner rather ..... the beta team i believe support the idea as do many.
it will however need some more voices from marcel's lab to make it more than a great idea. marcel's ambitions have always been to have voices matching airlines as well as atc.
Its been on the wish list for awhile :
http://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcxforum/forum/index.php/topic,1643.msg8076.html#msg8076
Quote from: vadriver on 22 March, 2017, 06:01:19 AM
lars
not yet
it would require a few tweaks by mourard (patc) but hopefully sooner rather ..... the beta team i believe support the idea as do many.
it will however need some more voices from marcel's lab to make it more than a great idea. marcel's ambitions have always been to have voices matching airlines as well as atc.
OK, I see.
Alas, we haven't heard anything from Marcel for months. I sent him a PM but received no reply.
I hope all is well with him.
Hi MaVe,
Uploaded voice set recorded over the weekend, in my Australian voice. I hope it's suitable for you to use.
regards
steve southey
Steve,
In case you did not see my post. :o
Quote from: polymerman on 30 March, 2017, 04:29:37 AM
Alas, we haven't heard anything from Marcel for months. I sent him a PM but received no reply.
I hope all is well with him.
Rich,
I noticed your message after I had posted mine....I hope all is good as well. I too have sent an email notifying him of my upload, also no reply.
Steve
Steve,
I believe this forum tried to let Marcel know how much we appreciated his work on the voice sets.
Unfortunately, it may not have been enough for him to continue the work because of "political" reasons.
(I think you know what I mean if you've checked his posts.).
He just may be too busy. This forum isn't the highest priority versus job, family or education responsibilities.
As we get older we have more responsibilities and very busy with commitments.
At least to a certain age, then things really start slowing down. :) :'( ::)
I am truly hoping nothing dramatic is going on in his personal life and we may "hear" from him with new voice sets.
Just an update to my previous, I received a confirmation email that MaVe had downloaded my voiceset from the transfer host, could be something positive.
steve southey
steve
i am sure marcel / rich & others are keen to hear your voice is as "unique" as mine ...........
we should include a few "locals" to confuse ...
hope to hear au_steve & more soon
from a chilly 2257
I just finished recording a voice set (German speaker). However, audio quality isn't very good.
No idea why, usually the mic on my MS Surface Pro is fine.
However, I'd like to test my own voice set before releasing it but it seems that the format of what I've recorded looks different than what can be downloaded/installed as voice pack. So I assume you do some post processing first? If so, does it include normalizing the files? My records are "bumpy" in volume and I don't think it will sound good that way.
JN
Joerg,
Sorry to say but if you look at these post you'll see no new voice sets are being produced.
Thanks Rich, I didn't notice that.
Certainly not my intention to be the know-it-all here, but why isn't this thread closed or marked somehow?
Real shame that no new voice sets can be added, they really enhance immersion....
Joerg,
My explanation is that no direct response has been received from Marcel who is the fellow that does this work.
These voice-sets are his addition to ProAtc/X and not an official ProAtc/X work.
It is hoped (by a lot of us I think) that his work will continue or be picked up by someone else in this forum.
Maybe ProAtc/X will even add back their voice-set making utility in some future release.
Hi guys,
Sorry I wasn't active for couple of months.... Thanks for your concerns! Reasons? Just busy with other projects (Virtual Reality stuff etc.) and honestly a bit fed up with the way PATC is proceeding... Great there's a new update, but I don't feel there's any new idea's on voice related stuff, not now, nor in the future, so I feel my wishlist concerning location based and aircraft based voice dialect will probably won't happen or will take a very loooong time. I hope my feeling is wrong.
Also on my wishlist is that the issues in the voices (repeated messages, too short time between call-out and answers, missing "heavy" call-out) eventually will be fixed.
But I promised I would publish your uploaded content, and I don't like to break promises. It's my intention to edit all sets you sent to me, so if you're waiting for your voice set don't worry. Hope Danny (Silkyman) still is available to do the after-effects.
I also can say that we have enough US and UK voices at this moment, and I'm still waiting for all the other dialects.
Cheers!
Marcel,
Glad your OK!
marcel
great to hear from you ..... almost coincident with many of us swapping to P3DV4.
all's well from my perspective with voices & PATC v1879 in general for use with P3DV4 and would you believe, the new UTLive (replacing UT2) behaves "normally" for al_callsign.wav's .... so all my angst changing 200 file names for 20 voices is a thing of the past.
fortunately, i kept the original speedbirds, redwoods etc.
Marcel a reminder that you were going to remake your voiceset too!
Quote from: polymerman on 18 July, 2017, 15:30:42 PM
Marcel a reminder that you were going to remake your voiceset too!
+! ...... it's well overdue. i still use your initial set !
Quote from: polymerman on 18 July, 2017, 15:30:42 PM
Marcel a reminder that you were going to remake your voiceset too!
Uhmmm.... Who me?
Guys I'm working on 2 new sets! Hold on.... coming soon, SE-Thomas and US-BobS.
Would be cool to have some ladies for a change... anyone?
I said it before and I'll say it again Yumpin' Yimminie I can't wait!
Quote from: MaVe64 on 15 July, 2017, 17:25:39 PM
...
I also can say that we have enough US and UK voices at this moment, and I'm still waiting for all the other dialects.
Good to see you back, I'll see if I can record a Scandinavian for you that was also in RC4 ;-)
Hi Marcel, apart from the voice recording tool, what's the process to record these 1370 words, do you have a list of words that need to be recorded? I'm interested if you want a Caribbean accent (from Trinidad)?
I'm also waiting for that female voice. Maybe I can get a female Caribbean voice too.
Regards,
Quote from: portanav on 29 July, 2017, 21:24:56 PM
apart from the voice recording tool, what's the process to record
Michael
have you seen marcel's website ... & the tool with its readfirst.pdf to explain all.
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html (http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html)
Hey John,
It seems that Marcel is on the same time profile for updates as ProAtc. ;)
Is it possible for you to share da original Marcel Voiceset?
I have a few friends making voice sets using the Sound Recording Tool. But when they try to hit 'Compress and Upload' it pops up a window saying Error Uploading. Any ideas on whats wrong?
Hello XYZ,
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Your account could not be verified until now. ?
Thanks
Thomas
Quote from: polymerman on 27 August, 2017, 05:44:17 AM
Is it possible for you to share da original Marcel Voiceset?
rich
effectively it would be to no avail (& i'm sure his "disagreement") .... marcel's original voiceset was for v1720.
v1720 is one of the better v's & which I use from time to time to check more recent version problems.
John,
Thanks for the reply and I understand.
Vecteroni a.k.a. David
I sent a reply to your same query in another post.
See link:
http://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcxforum/forum/index.php/topic,2686.msg13414.html#msg13414
Hey why not get verified... it doesn't hurt; Not that much if you catch my drift. ;)
New voices available!
Sorry it took so long, first Danny was having technical difficulties, and then I was. Finally installed Windows 10, and having trouble getting everything to work as usual.
- SE-Thomas from Sweden. Including clean set for use as FO.
- US-Bob2, another Bob from USA
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Have fun.
Thanks Marcel and Danny for your work and Swedish Thomas and US Bob two too. (Twotoo Twain ;))
thanks marcel / thomas / bob ...... you are on the roster already, an afternoon shift !
Hi Marcel,
Yumpin' Yimminie the Thomas voiceset unzips to SN (Senegal) and not SE (Sweden)! It does shows up as SE on the options.
Also, Thomas regular copilot set sound like he is under water not in the air ;). Is this a Danny "improvement"?
Quote from: polymerman on 24 September, 2017, 03:56:03 AM
Is this a Danny "improvement"?
Ha Ha Ha.......
Guilty as charged........
As marcel said above i was having some issues with my studio setup and not having a bubble bath while working on this voice set.
It seems the audio files have been degraded in the transfer to marcel so if its ok with him Ill re-download the set and have another go.
ZZZounds good,! ;) Thanks for clarifying this and the voice set Danny!
A big thank you to everyone involved for the extra voices :)
Australian Voice Pack
Marcel, I uploaded my voice pack several months ago and have not received any confirmation that it was received...Did You get it?
Steve Southey
Hello everybody, I'm a french simflyer and PPL at LFSN. If I would be sure of me, maybe I could record voices with french accent. But I don't know if you were interested in. Regards.
And sorry for my bad english if I make mistakes.
Hi ??? (jeff),
First off, just a friendly reminder, this forum requires full names as signatures. You've posted several times and need to follow rules that members are required to follow.
Regarding a French accent. Marcel would be pleased to have that addition:
http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html
Be forewarned that it requires a couple of hours work and much waiting before your voice will be added to his offerings.
Several people have waited a long time as you can see from the posts.
Hi Rich,
I understand welle and I'll sign my post now. ;)
I'm thinking about the fact I can record and when I'm sure, I'll do it.
Regards.
Jean FRANCOIS
Hi Jean,
We all look forward to having your accent added! :)
as per .....
Hi Bob,
See this link for install assistance:
http://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcxforum/forum/index.php/topic,1086.msg7901.html#msg7901
Hope this helps you.
With the new version, the voices no longer work. They are no longer recognized. When checking in the new menu, they are deleted.
They are working for me. I did a full install.
Quote from: polymerman on 24 September, 2017, 03:56:03 AM
Hi Marcel,
Yumpin' Yimminie the Thomas voiceset unzips to SN (Senegal) and not SE (Sweden)! It does shows up as SE on the options.
Also, Thomas regular copilot set sound like he is under water not in the air ;). Is this a Danny "improvement"?
Hi,
SN is correct in thin case, it's short for Scandinavia and the folder is intended for Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Danish voices.
What's this? New call sign for Norwegian?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw3CeVKUtwE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw3CeVKUtwE)
Oh no....
Quote from: MaVe64 on 10 April, 2018, 17:13:33 PM
Oh no....
marcel
good catch but wait, there's more ...
btw, any thoughts on the new v1922 voicesets .
I'd be speakin for me piple in de old country. Surin RedNose tis really a good AerLingus name. Hiccup! :P
I gots ta admit Norwegians hit the sauce too! ;)
Welcome back Marcel! Missed hearing your voice in the forum!
Are all the voices working right on v 1922?
Please tell me if you find any issues.
Hi Marcel lots of voicepaks can't be used for checklists.
Anyway we can add some phraseology to accommodate checklists?
Separate recordings to update would be one idea.
Quote from: polymerman on 11 April, 2018, 18:56:18 PM
Hi Marcel lots of voicepaks can't be used for checklists.
Well, yeah, that's always been the case, my voicepacks never had that...
Quote from: MaVe64 on 11 April, 2018, 17:25:11 PM
Are all the voices working right on v 1922?
Please tell me if you find any issues.
marcel
for me they are just fine ... except that as expected, there is a small but growing list of new sound files required to match the evolving / expanding vocabulary being introduced by PATC. All will be known with the next release.
Checklists as before remain problematic. Mave voices could be made with your recorder for checklist requests by the PNF (co-pilot sets) but still it is difficult for a user to record their own or a different accent response set & add them to the chosen PNF (pilot set) given the user is the PF (??). It is really about PATC having a PF category separate to the current together with a rename of whose who. But then what is the demand for checklists if many use MCE, FS2Crew, Aerosoft etc.
So, I got the zip file. Where do I copy them to? Do I have to copy each folder to the controller voices and pilot voices respectively?
Thanks
Joshua
you can .... or just copy the sound folder into the main PRO_ATC-X folder for a "merge", then tick/untick (on/off) in data/voices if you want the particular voice for a pilot or controller.
Quote from: Orinks on 03 May, 2018, 06:05:01 AM
So, I got the zip file. Where do I copy them to? Do I have to copy each folder to the controller voices and pilot voices respectively?
Thanks
Download each sound file you want, one at a time. I usually make a folder with the name of the sound, insert the downloaded zip file in that folder and unzip it. Now you have a folder called sound, with all the sub folders already arranged in it. Just copy and paste that new sound folder into Pro ATC X main folder, and select overwrite . That's it, everything will wind up in the right place.
Hi Marcel,
I have uploaded my voice set AU (twice) , over the last several months. As I received not acknowledgement of receipt, and thinking it went astray, I recorded a second (better set) and uploaded a second time, again no acknowledgement. I can only assume that you have not received either copies OR they have been rejected. Am I wrong to think that some form of receipt of the files is sent either for them being received or rejected. I only decided to submit the voice sets because of a request for various dialects from this thread and only one set available for AU. Whilst I can appreciate the effort put into the conversion of these files, there is also a lot of time put into recording them as well.
Are you interested in me making a third recording and submitting them?
steve southey
Quote from: SteveS on 05 May, 2018, 07:39:38 AM
Hi Marcel,
I have uploaded my voice set AU (twice) , over the last several months. As I received not acknowledgement of receipt, and thinking it went astray, I recorded a second (better set) and uploaded a second time, again no acknowledgement. I can only assume that you have not received either copies OR they have been rejected. Am I wrong to think that some form of receipt of the files is sent either for them being received or rejected. I only decided to submit the voice sets because of a request for various dialects from this thread and only one set available for AU. Whilst I can appreciate the effort put into the conversion of these files, there is also a lot of time put into recording them as well.
Are you interested in me making a third recording and submitting them?
steve southey
Steve, I have never received a voice set from you. Could be that you are using the original recorder tool from the pointsoftware site instead of mine (www.mavecreations.weebly.com (http://www.mavecreations.weebly.com))? In that case you should ask pointsoftware when it will be processed.
I am around if my voice set needs updating better mic now to do it with ;D
Hey guys if anyone is thinking of doing anymore voice sets could you please include Porter airlines POE and WestJet Encore 😀
Hi-
I'm trying to add new voice sets. Apparently there are several ways to do this but none seem to work.
Extract Zip > root ProATC, nothing.
Manually extract > move name (US-DREW) to sound folder, nothing appears in voices .
I using the latest version of Pro ATC
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mark
Quote from: newtie on 26 May, 2018, 21:10:29 PM
Hi-
I'm trying to add new voice sets. Apparently there are several ways to do this but none seem to work.
Extract Zip > root ProATC, nothing.
Manually extract > move name (US-DREW) to sound folder, nothing appears in voices .
I using the latest version of Pro ATC
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mark
You have to move the
sound folder into the patc directory. Inside the sound folder are the sub folders/ controllers and pilots, and then more sub folders with country and names. This will all set up automatically, when you copy and paste the sound folder in to the patc main directory and tell it to overwrite.
Hi Bob,
Can you please explain this a bit more precise? What exactly has to be done with the voice set got from a third party?
The new ProATC-X version 1.9.2.5 has no more option to chose a third party voice in the sound tab. It comes with own sound folder and moving it from one place to other may only create unnecessary difficulties especially to users, who are not so deep in computers.
georgi
great by-line to your signature ..... so true !
but on topic ..... are you referring to MAVE voicesets as Bob is (i think ?) as your so called 3rd party voicesets.
there are other ways to compile a voiceset which he may or may not be familiar with ... and import them to PATC.
Quote from: goshob on 27 May, 2018, 10:30:18 AM
Hi Bob,
Can you please explain this a bit more precise? What exactly has to be done with the voice set got from a third party?
The new ProATC-X version 1.9.2.5 has no more option to chose a third party voice in the sound tab. It comes with own sound folder and moving it from one place to other may only create unnecessary difficulties especially to users, who are not so deep in computers.
Tale one voice at a time, I will use my voice. When you download it and unzip you get this folder structure
sound/controllers/US/Bob/ bob's wave files
/pilots/US/Bob/ bob's wave files
All you have to do is take the sound folder ( the one on the left above) and copy and paste it into the Pro ATC X folder. When you do that, it will ask you if you want to overwrite any folders and files and you select overwrite... That's it. Doesn't get any simper than that.
When you are finished with that first sound set, you can then to into PATC/Sound/ Pilots/US/Bob, and you will see all the wave files for bob.
Quote from: vadriver on 27 May, 2018, 13:13:24 PM
georgi
great by-line to your signature ..... so true !
but on topic ..... are you referring to MAVE voicesets as Bob is (i think ?) as your so called 3rd party voicesets.
there are other ways to compile a voiceset which he may or may not be familiar with ... and import them to PATC.
Hi,
Yes I was referring basically to MAVE voices in this particular post. The subject can be made much wider of course and would be very good if you decide to share what other ways for compiling voices, as you stated.
Quote from: bobsk8 on 27 May, 2018, 13:25:04 PM
Tale one voice at a time, I will use my voice. When you download it and unzip you get this folder structure
sound/controllers/US/Bob/ bob's wave files
/pilots/US/Bob/ bob's wave files
All you have to do is take the sound folder ( the one on the left above) and copy and paste it into the Pro ATC X folder. When you do that, it will ask you if you want to overwrite any folders and files and you select overwrite... That's it. Doesn't get any simper than that.
When you are finished with that first sound set, you can then to into PATC/Sound/ Pilots/US/Bob, and you will see all the wave files for bob.
Hi Bob,
This was a perfect explanation. Thank you!
I was presuming a similar structure, but was doing it in a much longer way. :)
My next question is how a particular pilot / controller voice can be used? The menu structure of PATC was changed and all these voice sets are coming under the DATA section.
Thank you!
Huh ... Awesome work ... I just wanted to say Thank you to you, Mave, as well as the people donating their Voices to the community ...
Good job,
Folks
This is the only thing that PF3 beats PATC hand over fist, would it be helpful if I maybe hired voice actors needed?
Hello Abdul
Please excuse me but I do not understand what you mean by:
Quote from: UAL4life on 11 July, 2018, 10:26:56 AM
would it be helpful if I maybe hired voice actors needed?
Could you please explain further?
Hi Marcel,
Thank you for the work you are doing with the voice sets. I've read that you've got plenty of US Voice sets. I still would like to record mine with my New Yawk City accent. :) (Shouldn't be too bad if I don't have to record asking a flight attendant for coffee)
If I decide to make the effort, does that mean I will have to wait a very long time to hear the (cringe) sound of my own voice as pilot?
Also, I'm somewhat proficient with sound processing tools. Are you looking to volunteers to get the tools you're utilizing and assist you in getting the processing the recordings? I may be willing and able to offer some assistance.
Thanks,
Neal
If planning to use the ekstra voices - and using PROATC on a client computer ..
Do I have to install voices on main or Client computer folder of PRO ATC ?
Christian Sass :)
Quote from: Airbus330-200 on 30 July, 2018, 14:20:17 PM
If planning to use the ekstra voices - and using PROATC on a client computer ..
Do I have to install voices on main or Client computer folder of PRO ATC ?
If you use ProATcX on the Client, of course you have to install on the client !!
Do you use both ProAtcX at the same time ??
Thomas
No just use Pro-ATC at my client- installed
Voices at client.
And works :)
Christian Sass
Quote from: nabrams62 on 27 July, 2018, 00:07:18 AM
Hi Marcel,
Thank you for the work you are doing with the voice sets. I've read that you've got plenty of US Voice sets. I still would like to record mine with my New Yawk City accent. :) (Shouldn't be too bad if I don't have to record asking a flight attendant for coffee)
If I decide to make the effort, does that mean I will have to wait a very long time to hear the (cringe) sound of my own voice as pilot?
Also, I'm somewhat proficient with sound processing tools. Are you looking to volunteers to get the tools you're utilizing and assist you in getting the processing the recordings? I may be willing and able to offer some assistance.
Thanks,
Neal
Hello Neal,
Marcel doesn't get on the forum that often so you might want to send him a PM with you queries.
Be forewarned that he may not respond to that method too.
QuoteMarcel doesn't get on the forum that often so you might want to send him a PM with you queries.
Be forewarned that he may not respond to that method too.
Thanks Rich.
Neal
Quote from: nabrams62 on 27 July, 2018, 00:07:18 AM
Also, I'm somewhat proficient with sound processing tools.
neal
given your above, have you had any thoughts on how "most users" could make a set .... all be it less "professional" than both PATC / Mave sets but still worthy.
I have always wondered if the effort by both above is needed, given I have "written" TTS voices for the necessary files which sound "good enough" ... robotic perhaps, but that depends on the quality of the voice in the first instance.
When one considers the "needed files" in a voiceset, more than 50% are airlines & sectors ..... it's those alphanumerics which all strive to blend / flow that needs the time to "process" to what gain ??
Any thoughts ?
Quotegiven your above, have you had any thoughts on how "most users" could make a set .... all be it less "professional" than both PATC / Mave sets but still worthy.
I have always wondered if the effort by both above is needed, given I have "written" TTS voices for the necessary files which sound "good enough" ... robotic perhaps, but that depends on the quality of the voice in the first instance.
Hi John,
Haven't really thought about it that way, no. As far as sound quality, there are free tools available to batch process the audio files to sound "professional", so why not use them? Of course, a voice set of your own voice can be clean since it doesn't have to sound like it's coming from the radio. I believe Marcel provided that service to folks who provided a set of recordings.
QuoteWhen one considers the "needed files" in a voiceset, more than 50% are airlines & sectors ..... it's those alphanumerics which all strive to blend / flow that needs the time to "process" to what gain ??
True. I guess the way I personally look at it, is anything worth doing, is worth doing well. And, since ProATC developers have created a good foundation, I would prefer to continue to build on that (like Marcel has done) rather than settle for robotic. But again, that's just me.
Admittedly, I say all that having no idea how much additional processing effort is needed to make the voice recordings sound like non-robotic ATC communications. But I would love to find out and perhaps lend a hand to the effort.
Neal
Quote from: nabrams62 on 01 August, 2018, 15:35:31 PM
Quotegiven your above, have you had any thoughts on how "most users" could make a set .... all be it less "professional" than both PATC / Mave sets but still worthy.
At the beginning, ProATC-X itself provided a voice recorder tool with which you could record your own voice set. By the time I purchased ProATC, it wasn't perfect and as an amateur unfamiliar with some of the more subtle points of ATC, one of the most noticeable faults with it was limited number of call signs and errors amongst those that were included (e.g. "Lingus" for Aer Lingus and not "Shamrock" as it should be). As the ProATC-X vocabulary developed further and further, this recorder became obsolete and fell into disuse.
Mave then produced his own voice recorder more aligned to the newer ProATC vocabulary and with a larger and corrected set of call signs. It also increased the variety of voices available and mine is one of them. I would say it took me a 2 or 3 hours to record it which was time well spent to be able to hear my own voice in the cockpit. I think it then took Mave several hours and maybe more to convert the raw data into a voice set. The Mave recorder included all the ATC phrases but did NOT include the phrases for the internal aircraft checklists. That doesn't bother me as I use FS2Crew.
The latest versions of ProATC have changed the vocabulary again and although the Mave sets still work, there are now gaps between the newly updated ProATC vocabulary and the Mave sets e.g. the phrase that asks to initiate descent seems to be missing or misaligned.
My opinion is that ProATC now works well on the technical front, at least for an amateur flyer like me. Indeed it has done for along time. Rather than endless chasing of technical perfection (and the users have a lot to answer for by criticising minor details), I'd like to see the vocabulary finalised and a new definitive recorder produced, either by ProATC or Mave or anyone else.
As to robotic voices, no thanks. When the recorder is working it's not an impossible task to record your own voices. The benefits to you as an individual will be great and the rest of us also gain through added variety.
Voice actors cost money, so we won't get many of them so there won't be variety, none of them will be our own and the product will cost more. So NO THANKS in capitals to that one! I think the use of real voices is one of the big selling points of ProATC over some rival products.
where did you write that neal ........?
Mike, thanks for your great comments, but that was actually John's question.
Quotewhere did you write that neal ........?
I was wondering why I heard your voice when I read that "quote from nabrams62". :o :)
Quote from: vadriver on 01 August, 2018, 12:53:13 PM
............ have you had any thoughts on how "most users" could make a set .... all be it less "professional" than both PATC / Mave sets but still worthy.
I have always wondered if the effort by both above is needed .........
When one considers the "needed files" in a voiceset, more than 50% are airlines & sectors ..... it's those alphanumerics which all strive to blend / flow that needs the time to "process" to what gain ??
Mike
It was me asking.
Whilst I substantially agree with you (though I don't use my own voice in any role much to Marcel's surprise ..... just not "real" given I need a PNF / co-pilot & as PF I'm not sitting elsewhere), I am more of the opinion that there will never be more PATC / Mave voicesets because they are too time-consuming to record & then more so for someone else to "edit" to produce.
So my thoughts are why not a less professional approach still using recorded real user voices (using a revised PATC recorder) that needs little to no editing .... one simply recorders the required end product phrases, not phrases that require editing / splitting / renaming etc. (and why is it so important for 62 alpha/phonetic/numeric sounds to be recorded then edited into fadein / midphrase / fadeout sounds).
I believe it will work because I have done trials with my own voice (and TTS voices) .... I can't hear any noticeable difference from yours as controller / AI crew apart from accent (and lack of tonal variance with TTS).
Limiting the number of airlines / sectors recorded on a regional basis (given recent PATC features) is also worth a thought from my perspective (how many users fly the world / i'm sure my pronunciation of some European sectors is a bit off).
PS & thanks to Thomas for the edit.
John,
Just noticed your a HERO!
Congratulations!
Does the cape fit?
If so, don't let it block your view whilst flying! ;)
Quote from: polymerman on 17 August, 2018, 03:58:03 AM
Does the cape fit?
rich, enough thank you.
I have always worn a cap(e) whilst simming ...... to fix my trackIR clip to !
Hello evrybody,
vorrei scaricare le voci presenti sul sito http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html (http://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html) but when I open the link to the dropbox, it tells me "compression in progress" and never starts the download. How can I do?
translate & i'll help... otherwise some others will need to.
Hey guys,
after copying MaVe's voices to PATC folder the new voice sets for controllers and pilots appear in PATC's voices menu. But when I click the voice set verification button (in german: "alle stimmen überprüfen") the new ones disappear. After a new start they're there again. Little bit confusing if they're working or not. Didn't have the time yet to verify that in a flight.
By the way: All are checked but "Bob2" is not. What does that mean?
Thanks in advance,
Zacke
Alvaro,
Marcel's (MaVe) work is/was his own not ProAtc/x's.
Haven't heard about any new voice sets so he may have stopped work.
Regards,
-Rich
I'd love to do a voice set for maves.I am from the us, and I know he said we have enough, but I'd still like to try anyway to see if I can. I know we need more voices as the folder was last updaed September 2017. I'ma slow reader so we'll see if and when I can do this lol!
There are very few voices in Spanish, I mean Latin American sounds. It would be great if they could reinforce this topic because Mave's voices and sound are excellent.
Hello,
Yesterday I finish recording the entire list, and uploaded into the site. As I have been struggling to understand some of the voices, specially some ladies. I made sure that my recording was very clear, to avoid that issue.
I used a professional mic. Lets see what happens, I do not know what is the process after you upload the file.
In any event, I speak perfect English with a Spanish accent.
Hope we can see it soon.
Regards
Juan
Estimado Juan:
Le ofrezco disculpas por no haberle contestado en el momento justo y apropiado, pero sinceramente hablando no había visto su mensaje. He estado buscando su grabación en MAVE, pero no he encontrado nada.
A sus ordenes y un cordial saludo
Downunda John,
A Translation for you:
"Dear John:
I apologize for not answering at the right and proper time, but honestly speaking I had not seen your message. I've been looking for your MAVE recording, but I haven't found anything.
At your service and cordial greetings:"
Hello, Now is my turn for the apologies for late replying. I dis spent a considerable amount of time recording the complete voice set and checking that they were recorded correctly, only to find out that Mave which was doing this is no longer doing it. Such a pity. And I also told tech support here, that they should correct the ProATCX webpage as they have a page advertising the possibility of creating your own voice set,. when in reality is no longer happening
https://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcx_e/sound.html (https://www.pointsoftware.de/proatcx_e/sound.html)
Regards
Juan Ducaud
Hello,
I imported these voice sets into Pro-ATC/X 1.9.2.5 by copying the folder structure directly into the C:\Pro-ATC-X directory. I can't change the pilot voices, though. What did I do wrong when importing the folders? Thanks!
Tyler Rodick
Hello Tyler,
Hard to say but see if your files are present like in the attached picture:
Anyone still interested in this and fancy getting the voices going again. I'm happy to pick up well try pick up the fantastic work mave has done so far.
Let me know, Paul
Paul,
I'm interested but there is a problem because these extra voice sets aren't supported by the developer! This I think is why Marcel (MaVe64) stopped his work! He spent an awful lot of time developing this and no support. Upgrades to the program didn't even support the existing voice sets he produced!
But knowing that, if your still willing to spend an enormous amount of time on this I'll be glad to assist any way I can.
I'd first like that all the existing voice sets could be used with the existing program and then move on to new voices.
Sent you a PM polymerman.
Got it and responded.
Thanks polymerman I got the files. Has anyone got a recorded set that wasnt put in by Mave that i can try with to save me recording a full one?
Thanks, Paul
Paul,
Glad you received the files intact!
That wetransfer thing is great the files will automatically be deleted April 2
I've got my original recordings, USA Richard.
I'll send them along to you!
But others have made new ones but couldn't get MaVe to process them! Hope they step up here.
You may wish to backtrack this link and send DM's to those who never got a response from MaVe.
hello how can i download this voice sets?
Hi polymerman!
Sent you a PM.
Hello :-)
i´m also interesting to download the voices. Can somebody help me ?
For those interested in the voices :
The info is under the second bold item in this area, this: https://forum.proatcsr.com/index.php/topic,1086.0.html (https://forum.proatcsr.com/index.php/topic,1086.0.html)
I did the leg work for you and found the link:https://mavecreations.weebly.com/voices-for-proatcx.html[/url]
I checked today and they are downloadable!
If your having issues I could make a video on how to get them.
Hello!
I've gone to the website and it keeps telling me I need permission to access the file. I've sent in 2 requests with no reply. A video would be great.
I don't know why people are having problems D/L these voice sets.
However here is a direct link to 'Google Drive' where they are hosted:-
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B40JAKI_HH8uVExRZjczWHlKUVE?resourcekey=0-E7e6RCZkgCTfAK3XGkzhwA (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B40JAKI_HH8uVExRZjczWHlKUVE?resourcekey=0-E7e6RCZkgCTfAK3XGkzhwA)
Surely It can't be made any easier for you? :-)
Forgot to add you may need to sign in with your Google/Gmail credentials.
Hi MaVe,
I sent you a PM, sorry if that was the wrong thing to do and from now on I will stick to the Forum
for any future commuication. I also sent a Downloads Request. Are your Voice Sets working in v 1.9.2.5?
I have not upgraded to the latest Version, and don't plan to. Are you still working on these projects? if so
any help will be deeply appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan McLain
we still do not have access to these files even when signed into our google accounts. We can view them just not download them!
Yes you do Marshal, well at least I do. I have just downloaded a few to check.
Make sure you double click on the region to open that 'folder' then right click and select
'download' on the voice you want.
Will these voices work with SR