NationStates Jolt Archive

This thread is a result of one other thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=437292) and a post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9435478&postcount=198).

In an attempt to remedy this state of ignorance about our individual voices, I give you this thread, where I ask you to post a small sound file containing a recording of your voice, giving us a good appreciation of what your voice sounds like and what sort of accent you have.

Seeing as I'm the thread starter, I'll be the first one out:

Reading the previous paragraph. (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/me2.mp3) [MP3, ~ 240kb]

Please call Stella. (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/me.mp3) [MP3, ~ 320kb].

That's me reading the elicitation text found over at Speech Accent Archive. (http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function=detail&speakerid=351)

If you need a programme to record your voice, I can recommend Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/), which is free and open source. I'm afraid I can't help with hosting, but Ourmedia.org (http://www.ourmedia.org/) might be worth trying out (I don't know anything about it) and Rapidshare (http://rapidshare.de/) seems to work well for most so far.

While descriptions are nice, they are superfluous here, as we would really like some sound files for this thread!

Awesome people who have contributed so far:

Angry Fruit Sallad (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9473021&postcount=406) / Angry Fruit Sallad "Got bored" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9497314&postcount=502)
Cannot think of a name (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9457871&postcount=85) / CTOAN's "Stella" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9459977&postcount=127) / CTOAN "SoCal" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9461521&postcount=149)
ChuChulainn (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9474954&postcount=444) / ChuChulainn "Stella" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9475074&postcount=450)
Conscribed Comradeship (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9458772&postcount=106)
DHomme (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9475538&postcount=462)
Erastide (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9459680&postcount=125)
Euraustralasamerica (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9471940&postcount=398)
FairyTInkArisen (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463837&postcount=226) / Tink accented (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463997&postcount=233)
Fass (In Swedish and French) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9457555&postcount=82)
Kanabia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9461336&postcount=138)
Kejott (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9475804&postcount=469)
Keruvalia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456132&postcount=9) (Alt. link) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456292&postcount=25)
Khudros (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456696&postcount=48)
Laerod (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9457137&postcount=67)
Legless pirates "Stella" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463176&postcount=208) / LP Sings (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463218&postcount=211)
Lord-General Drache (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456036&postcount=6)
Myrth (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9464178&postcount=235) / Myrth rehosted (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9464363&postcount=237)
Potaria (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9462358&postcount=188) / Potaria clearer (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463989&postcount=232)
Pure Metal (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456736&postcount=50)
Rammsteinburg (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456271&postcount=23)
Sarzonia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9456373&postcount=33)
Sdaeriji (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9486948&postcount=488) / Sdaeriji "For Fass" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9486981&postcount=493)
Sinuhue (English) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9457131&postcount=66) / Sinuhue (Spanish) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9457430&postcount=81) / Sinuhue sings (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9462284&postcount=183) / Sinuhue (Cree) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9469311&postcount=264)
Stephistan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9465567&postcount=247) / Stephistan's Canadian Rant (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9469614&postcount=270)
Tactical Grace (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9463239&postcount=213)
Tekania (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9461994&postcount=154) (Updated)
The Coral Islands (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9458596&postcount=93)
The Downmarching Void (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9459344&postcount=121)
Troon (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9462236&postcount=181) / Troon "silly" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9468123&postcount=257)
Vaitupu (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9470592&postcount=338)
Valosia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9460811&postcount=131)
Zooke (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9458256&postcount=92)

Don't you want to be awesome, too?

Bah. Can't find microphone. I'll do it tomorrow.

EDIT - That's a cool accent. If I didn't see the "Sweden" under your location, i'd say you were British...with only a very slight foreign accent.

Oh I am sooo going to do this. :)

Give me a bit.

Smug southern Englander - softly well-spoken accent ruined by the underlying estuary twang that comes from being a Thames-dweller.

'Sawrigh' bu' i' don' look good when ya righ' i' dan.

EDIT: male, baritone, slight stammer

*doesn't have a microphone*

Hmm, let's see the closest thing to the way I talk...

It's pretty much a mix of english1, english59, english68, and english107, though a bit deeper than the guys who recorded themselves on those.

lol, I already posted a sound bite of me singing as a sample for the NS Musical we're working on, though it doesn't capture me quite right. Wonder if just speaking'll work better. I'll do this in a bit.

Edit: Fass. I love you for Audacity...I completely forgot about it, and I've been needing a prog like this for the musical. Also, very nice voice.

http://rapidshare.de/files/4047084/Please_Call_Stella.mp3.html Click on the link, then select "Free" at the bottom.

I'm not going to post a sound file (I doubt anybody would want to hear it), but I will describe what I sound like.

Deep
Speech impediment
R's sound like w's
Th's sound like z's or d's

I can't think of/find any accent that is close to it. I can talk in few accents, though.

Kind of like Michael Bolton (from Office Space, not the singer).

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen ....


Keruvalia saying the Stella paragraph. (332 KB MP3) (http://www.unlc.biz/stella.mp3)

Enjoy!

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen ....


Keruvalia saying the Stella paragraph. (332 KB MP3) (http://www.unlc.biz/stella.mp3)

Enjoy!

I get a time-out error from that link...

I get a time-out error from that link...

That's odd ... hrmmm ... maybe I should host it elsewhere ...

Keruvalia saying the Stella paragraph. (332 KB MP3) (http://www.unlc.biz/stella.mp3)
Enjoy!

Enjoy it we sure did! You have a very cool accent. Not at all what I imagined, but that's good. I want my illusions shattered!

Enjoy it we sure did! You have a very cool accent. Not at all what I imagined, but that's good. I want my illusions shattered!

Told ya'll I had a Cajun drawl. ;)

lol, I already posted a sound bite of me singing as a sample for the NS Musical we're working on

Heh ... if you want me singing, you'll have to wait until my throat heals up better.

Heh ... if you want me singing, you'll have to wait until my throat heals up better.

Oooh, what an awesome idea. I'll get drunk tomorrow night and post me singing along to the Doors. Or not. :p

microphone is upstairs... i'll do it shortly :)


Fass, you should edit people's recordings into the OP like the pics thread :D

Told ya'll I had a Cajun drawl. ;)

You didn't tell us it was this hot. :fluffle:

Fass, you should edit people's recordings into the OP like the pics thread :D

If we get enough recordings, I will. So, record people, record like your lives depended on it! Who knows, they just might. *shakes fist* ;)

I'm not going to post myself talking, because I hate my own voice...

I have been listening to your speaches though, of the whats-her-face goes to the shop. It's all going so well, untill they randomly ask her for a snake? Then put it in red bags? What difference does it make what colour the bags are? Finnaly, she has to wait till wednesday at the train station with several bags of frozen peas, they'l be all defrosted. Very bad planning.

I'm not going to post myself talking, because I hate my own voice...

But we won't! I promise, I'll love your voice "long time" if you post. Come on.

Fass, you have an awesome voice. I salute you as such. :D

Told ya'll I had a Cajun drawl. ;)

lol, I so wasn't expecting it. :P

Oh, what the hell, I post mine. I hate my voice, but oh well. It'll probably sound funny to most people, because I have a speech impediment.

Me speaking with my regular voice:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4047292/pleasecallstella_002.mp3.html

Me attempting a stereotypical German accent:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4047178/pleasecallstella_001.mp3.html

(Go down to where it says Bitte den Download-Typ wählen and hit "Free")

Told ya'll I had a Cajun drawl. ;)

Good lord, Keru, you sound just like my husband...also cajun. I'll rat around when I get home and record myself.

Mine is also here:

http://www.archive.org/download/Keruvalia_speaks/stella.mp3

If people couldn't get the other link.

Good lord, Keru, you sound just like my husband...also cajun. I'll rat around when I get home and record myself.

Ah, cool ... Cajuns are the best people on the planet, ya know. ;)

--snip--

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! Very interesting voice sample. Nice intonation. Can I ask what the clicking in the background was?

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! Very interesting voice sample. Nice intonation. Can I ask what the clicking in the background was?

I was wondering that, too. Typing, maybe? O.o

Did you happen to hear mine yet? Ooh..maybe we should take guesses as to where people are from, based on the voices, ne?

Mine is also here:

http://www.archive.org/download/Keruvalia_speaks/stella.mp3

If people couldn't get the other link.

Yeah, that one worked. Awesome :D

Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! Very interesting voice sample. Nice intonation. Can I ask what the clicking in the background was?

My camera always produces that odd clicking noise.

Did you happen to hear mine yet? Ooh..maybe we should take guesses as to where people are from, based on the voices, ne?

I just saw it... heard it! Very nice! It's very American sounding. :)

I was wondering that, too. Typing, maybe? O.o

Did you happen to hear mine yet? Ooh..maybe we should take guesses as to where people are from, based on the voices, ne?

Guess me.

This isn't quite what you were looking for, but it's the only sound file of mine I can find on the Internet until I go home and record my speaking voice.

Here's (http://www.geocities.com/msarzo/throwndown.mp3) a clip of me singing about 30 seconds of the Fleetwood Mac song "Thrown Down." If you don't want to hear someone who's possibly tone deaf, don't listen. It's pretty bad.

Oh, what the hell, I post mine. I hate my voice, but oh well. It'll probably sound funny to most people, because I have a speech impediment.


I have a granddaughter with the exact same little impediment. It gives you character and makes you unique.

It's pretty bad.

Haha! It isn't that bad! It brought a smile to my face. American, but no discernable dialect. At least not to my untrained ears.

This thread should definately be a sticky and maintained like the pics .... fun stuff :) Nice hearing people's voices ... and here I always thought ya'll were all fake ....

I have a granddaughter with the exact same little impediment. It gives you character and makes you unique.

*waits impatiently for Zooke to share her unique voice*

I just saw it... heard it! Very nice! It's very American sounding. :)

*laughs*Thanks. What's odd is I get this odd random blend of European accents from time to time. O.o

*waits impatiently for Zooke to share her unique voice*

Nothing unique about my voice. Sound like just another hillbilly. Anyway, will have to wait until I get home from work tonight.

Haha! It isn't that bad! It brought a smile to my face. American, but no discernable dialect. At least not to my untrained ears.I've read there's a growing "accent" that's being called Emerging General American that doesn't fit any of the regional dialects that are widespread in this country. That might be what mine is.

Having said that, I tend to take bits and pieces from various regional dialects or start speaking various regionalisms depending on how long I stay at a certain place. I lived in Maine for about a year and a half, but anytime I go back for even a few days, I find "wicked" returns to my vocabulary. I also use New York expressions from time to time because I have relatives from that state.

*laughs*Thanks. What's odd is I get this odd random blend of European accents from time to time. O.o

I've heard something similar in people from the St Louis area. Am I close?

I sound like a gangsta basketball player

Damnit... I have no microphones or anything or I'd share my voice. To Scottish people, it's English, to English people it's Scottish, though I've lived in Glasgow all my life.

Sound like just another hillbilly. Anyway, will have to wait until I get home from work tonight.

Hillbilly is very unique to me, and I will continue to await your homecoming.

I sound like a gangsta basketball player

I shan't believe you until you submit a sample. Get to it!

I shan't believe you until you submit a sample. Get to it!


My name says it all and I dont even no how to do those sound recordins.

I've heard something similar in people from the St Louis area. Am I close?

Well, I lived in the Northeast for a good portion of my childhood, but have lived in Texas for the past 8 years or so..so, I dunno. I suppose it might be because I've always felt more comfortable with Europeans/Canadians than I have with Americans, and so have adopted some of their manners of speech and all. *shrugs*

My name says it all and I dont even no how to do those sound recordins.

Your name can speak for an eternity without divulging what a small recording would. There is a link to a programme in the post that started this thread that you can use to record your voice and save it.

Easy Escape.mp3 (http://www.duke.edu/~cpw/CD%20Track%20Songs/Court%20Wilson%20-%20The%20Easy%20Escape.mp3)

That's my voice (with a tad bit of digital editting) from an old song.

That's my voice (with a tad bit of digital editting) from an old song.

Tad bit? ;) While I will accept it, I do hope that you will submit a file where we can hear your nice voice more clearly.

ok here's mine (though you can hear a teeny bit on one of the Manchester vids too)

opening paragraph of thread thingy (http://www.hlj.me.uk/audio/voice/PM%20accent%20mp3.mp3)

attempt at the stella paragraph (http://www.hlj.me.uk/audio/voice/PM%20stella1%20mp3.mp3)

the stella paragraph (http://www.hlj.me.uk/audio/voice/PM%20stella2%20mp3.mp3)


and Fass, woah you sound so very well spoken! :P
Keruvalia, awesome Texan stereotype... i love it! :p

ok here's mine

Yay! :fluffle: I love your accent! You sound like one of the men on my English teacher's "colloquial speech" tapes. Very, very cool! And hot, in a manly way.

Oh, what the hell, I post mine. I hate my voice, but oh well. It'll probably sound funny to most people, because I have a speech impediment.

Me speaking with my regular voice:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4047292/pleasecallstella_002.mp3.html

"This IP --.---.--.-- is not allowed to use the free-service anymore today. We detected very extreme downloads. Don't worry! This has not to be your fault.
Maybe you use a proxy-server. PREMIUM-Accounts are of course not affected by this ban."

:(

PM, you have one of the best "radio voices" I've ever heard! I half expected you to announce "cool classics at nine, but before that, we have a very special visitor, who has won the pullitzer prize on four different occasions"


and so on so forth.

"This IP --.---.--.-- is not allowed to use the free-service anymore today. We detected very extreme downloads. Don't worry! This has not to be your fault.
Maybe you use a proxy-server. PREMIUM-Accounts are of course not affected by this ban."

:(

That's what I got! I've had errors like that before, mind.

PM, you have one of the best "radio voices" I've ever heard! I half expected you to announce "cool classics at nine, but before that, we have a very special visitor, who has won the pullitzer prize on four different occasions"


and so on so forth.


lol, I have to agree.

"Snow peas? What the hell are snow peas?!" "Here's my accent, yaaaaaaaaaay!" LOL

Yay! :fluffle: I love your accent! You sound like one of the men on my English teacher's "colloquial speech" tapes. Very, very cool! And hot, in a manly way.

PM, you have one of the best "radio voices" I've ever heard! I half expected you to announce "cool classics at nine, but before that, we have a very special visitor, who has won the pullitzer prize on four different occasions"


and so on so forth.
yay i'm a hot, manly radio presenter! :p :fluffle: :fluffle:
goes with the face for radio i guess ;)


and just for you, Jordaxia.... :D (http://www.hlj.me.uk/audio/voice/world%20service%20lol%202.mp3)

Here I am...

Choosen reading: Preamble to the United States Constitution...

linky (http://www.geocities.com/tekcomputers/tekania.mp3)

I'm having a hell of a time today...our network keeps going down, and I can't frickin' post half the time! I'm giving up right away, but I've recorded a sound bite for you all AND I'm going to bring in a song (in Spanish) as well to upload and share. You don't get pictures, but you can have my sultry voice...tomorrow if the damn network stays up for more than half a minute...

yay i'm a hot, manly radio presenter! :p :fluffle: :fluffle:
goes with the face for radio i guess ;)


and just for you, Jordaxia.... :D (http://www.hlj.me.uk/audio/voice/world%20service%20lol%202.mp3)

lol! Nice, PM. Love the choice of music.

I'm having a hell of a time today...our network keeps going down, and I can't frickin' post half the time! I'm giving up right away, but I've recorded a sound bite for you all AND I'm going to bring in a song (in Spanish) as well to upload and share. You don't get pictures, but you can have my sultry voice...tomorrow if the damn network stays up for more than half a minute...

*gasp!*No pictures? What if I look all sad, or sing, or something?

hah! I love it! Very nice Mr Metal :D Fortunately I have made special arrangements, and I should be able to precure a microphone within a week or so. Hopefully. Then everyone can hear my voice.

arg! my mic is at home, i wo't be going there for ages yet :(

Keruvalia and OM (where is she?!) and a few others heard me on that paltalk thing a while back though

I can't seem to find any place to host my stuff... :(

I can't seem to find any place to host my stuff... :(

www.rapidshare.de

Here I am...
Choosen reading: Preamble to the United States Constitution...

Nice choice. I can't place your accent - are you even American? :)

Most people describe it as highly annoying, but that's mainly what I use it for, not what it sounds like
Let's see...
Light yellowish green, I'd have to say, with maybe a touch of pinkish sort of berries. :)

Yay! I managed to sneak in really quick for the 2 whole minutes our network was back online! The song is to come tomorrow, but here is me, very briefly: Sinuhue speaks (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051328/sinuhue_speaks.wav.html)!

Scroll to the bottom, choose free download...

www.rapidshare.deThankee :)
Here goes:
Me as I would usually say things (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051026/Laerod.mp3.html)
Me as a melancholy butler (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051169/Melancholy_Butler.mp3.html)
Me with my fake English accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051223/British.mp3.html)
Me with my fake Scottish accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051223/British.mp3.html)

I don't know how British-English speakers will react to my "travesty" but I've got a nifty anectdote from a time when I performed Monty Python for our Camp Fire programs in Scout Camp:
Scoutmaster:"I haven't quite managed to place where in England your accent comes from."
Me:"That's probably because I'm German."

Nice choice. I can't place your accent - are you even American? :)

Yes, Virginian... more specifically from Tidewater (The Hampton Roads area [sic. Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Norfolk cities...])... There are 4 local accents in Virginia.... South-West Virginia, Central (James River Region) Virginia, Tidewater (Eastern) and the Eastern Shore (the Penensular area of Virginia south of Deleware)

Thankee :)
Here goes:
Me as I would usually say things (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051026/Laerod.mp3.html)
Me as a melancholy butler (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051169/Melancholy_Butler.mp3.html)
Me with my fake English accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051223/British.mp3.html)
Me with my fake Scottish accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051223/British.mp3.html)

I don't know how British-English speakers will react to my "travesty" but I've got a nifty anectdote from a time when I performed Monty Python for our Camp Fire programs in Scout Camp:
Scoutmaster:"I haven't quite managed to place where in England your accent comes from."
Me:"That's probably because I'm German."
Welcome.

Your voice doesn't sound British at all to my ears, so I dunno how your scoutmaster thought that. O.o

Welcome.

Your voice doesn't sound British at all to my ears, so I dunno how your scoutmaster thought that. O.oWasn't my scoutmaster. :p
I haven't been faking accents for quite some time for personal reasons, so I'm a bit out of practice anyway...

Is it just me...or does everyone who has 'an accent' (re: doesn't sound like you) seem like they're faking it? Keru sounded like he was putting on that accent (even if he isn't)...though Fass's sounded normal...maybe I equate weird-southern-US-accents with fake, and anything-that-remotely-sounds-British (sorry Fass!) as real?

Who knows. People are weird. And I'm a people.

Sinuhue speaks!

Yay! I finally know how to pronounce Sinuhue! And you sound so young. Very pleasant voice.

Yay! I finally know how to pronounce Sinuhue! And you sound so young. Very pleasant voice.
Yeah, I sound ridiculously young, even to myself. Just wait until you hear my singing...I can't fathom how my voice ends up being quite that high. I don't imagine my voice that way, but I guess that's the way it is:).

Me with my fake Scottish accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051223/British.mp3.html)


Scottish?!


and i'm getting annoyed now, i wanna post my voice :( where's PM when you need him?!

Yeah, I sound ridiculously young, even to myself. Just wait until you hear my singing...I can't fathom how my voice ends up being quite that high. I don't imagine my voice that way, but I guess that's the way it is:).

Whoa..Nice voice, Sinuhue. I was pronouncing your name right, yay! And you still never answered my question. :P

Is it just me...or does everyone who has 'an accent' (re: doesn't sound like you) seem like they're faking it? Keru sounded like he was putting on that accent (even if he isn't)...though Fass's sounded normal...maybe I equate weird-southern-US-accents with fake, and anything-that-remotely-sounds-British (sorry Fass!) as real?

No offence taken. That's the way we were taught to speak English in school, and that's the voice that got me laid in Brighton. Well, I did make it more Swedish for that purpose... :p

You're not the only one who found Keru's a bit weird, but I'm not at all used to American accents, so I have no way of telling if it's authentic. It's Keru, though, so I'll buy it.

Whoa..Nice voice, Sinuhue. I was pronouncing your name right, yay! And you still never answered my question. :P
This (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/sinuhue/sinuhue.jpg) and this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/sinuhue/sinuhuewithaxetogrind.jpg) are the only pics anyone is ever going to get from me...until the day I quite NS forever...

Yes, Virginian... more specifically from Tidewater (The Hampton Roads area [sic. Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Norfolk cities...])... There are 4 local accents in Virginia.... South-West Virginia, Central (James River Region) Virginia, Tidewater (Eastern) and the Eastern Shore (the Penensular area of Virginia south of Deleware)

Thank you for introducing me to a new dialect. It's fascinating.

Yeah, I sound ridiculously young, even to myself. Just wait until you hear my singing...I can't fathom how my voice ends up being quite that high. I don't imagine my voice that way, but I guess that's the way it is:).

From your regular speech, I have no doubt your singing voice is something special. Can't wait!

This (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/sinuhue/sinuhue.jpg) and this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v711/sinuhue/sinuhuewithaxetogrind.jpg) are the only pics anyone is ever going to get from me...until the day I quite NS forever...

*Gasp*You're an alien! That's why you're covered in stars! *nods* Hah..You're not really native Canadian...*places my tinfoil hat on* You're here to foil my plans for world domination aren't you?

I was just thinking...my accent varies depending on who I talk to...most of us probably do...we tend to 'mirror' accents unconsciously as well (hence, the person who sounds a bit Aussie after speaking with an Australian for a while). Anway, this is me in Spanish (http://rapidshare.de/files/4052482/sinuhue_speaks_in_Spanish.wav.html). It's a very Chilean accent, I've been told.

I'm speaking softly because people are giving me weird looks here at work:).

Anway, this is me in Spanish (http://rapidshare.de/files/4052482/sinuhue_speaks_in_Spanish.wav.html). It's a very Chilean accent, I've been told.

Very nice! You've inspired me to give a sample in Swedish and in French. (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/svenskfransk.mp3)

Här är då Fass, igen. Jag skulle vilja säga till alla på NS att jag uppskattar ert sällskap, och att jag tycker om de flesta av er.

Voici Fass! Je voudrais dire à tout le monde sur NS que je vous apprecie, et que j'aime bien la plupart d'entre vous. Personne nommé, personne oublié.

As soon as I get a mic I'm recording myself in Russian! :D
(might want to cover your ears)

Very nice! You've inspired me to give a sample in Swedish and in French. (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/svenskfransk.mp3)

Här är då Fass, igen. Jag skulle vilja säga till alla på NS att jag uppskattar ert sällskap, och att jag tycker om de flesta av er.

Voici Fass! Je voudrais dire à tout le monde sur NS que je vous apprecie, et que j'aime bien la plupart d'entre vous. Personne nommé, personne oublié.
You sound so proper, in any language!

Okey dokey. I don't really sound all that different from a lot of you, so I don't know how interesting this is going to be, but here it is-me butchering the opening of the Shadow radio show-
The Shadow Knows (http://rapidshare.de/files/4054321/my_damn_voice.mp3.html) (I didn't do that part)

If I can think of something more interesting to say that better demonstrates my speech, and presuming anyone gives a rats ass, I'll try and do it again...

If I can think of something more interesting to say that better demonstrates my speech, and presuming anyone gives a rats ass, I'll try and do it again...

I give a rats ass! Your accent sounds interesting to my non-American ears. I find it the most pleasant of all the American/USian accents so far. Balanced, and your pronunciation of "dude" is spot on - I've never been able to say that word like it's supposed to be said.

I give a rats ass! Your accent sounds interesting to my non-American ears. I find it the most pleasant of all the American/USian accents so far. Balanced, and your pronunciation of "dude" is spot on - I've never been able to say that word like it's supposed to be said.

*gasp*Better than mine!*kills Name and all the other Americans who've posted so far, so I may reign supreme*

Edit: Also, I'm sure we can coach you to say "dude", Fass. :p

Also, Name, I'm not sure I can place your accent. West coast, mayhaps?

*gasp*Better than mine!*kills Name and all the other Americans who've posted so far, so I may reign supreme*

Edit: Also, I'm sure we can coach you to say "dude", Fass. :p

Also, Name, I'm not sure I can place your accent. West coast, mayhaps?
Most of the time I can huck a rock and hit the Pacific Ocean. I live right on the coast in Northern Califronia (well, now I live in the coastal mountains so it'd have to be one hard ass huck...)

I give a rats ass! Your accent sounds interesting to my non-American ears. I find it the most pleasant of all the American/USian accents so far. Balanced, and your pronunciation of "dude" is spot on - I've never been able to say that word like it's supposed to be said.
I'm a proffessional dude sayer.


Actually, I used to be. I was a Ninja Turtle for kids birthday parties way back when. Maybe I'll record my preamble I used to do for that show-it's a my accent amplified with a kinda growl to it.

Most of the time I can huck a rock and hit the Pacific Ocean. I live right on the coast in Northern Califronia (well, now I live in the coastal mountains so it'd have to be one hard ass huck...)

Ah hah!I knew it had to be Cali. One of the few places in the US you can really learn to say "dude".

OMG Ourmedia takes ages.

All right kiddies...here I am. This is how I communicate with the locals...

http://rapidshare.de/files/4055895/Real_Zooke.wav.html

Frank Sinatra once said; "May you live to be a hundred and may the last voice you hear be mine"

Well, I am not sure if I want you listening to me on your deathbed, but if you want to hear me now, try the link below. It should bring you to a page I have freshly made with the soundfiles (Tripod does not allow remote hosting, sorry).

Kie's Voice (http://pciweb.tripod.com/ahead/)

Frank Sinatra once said; "May you live to be a hundred and may the last voice you hear be mine"

Well, I am not sure if I want you listening to me on your deathbed, but if you want to hear me now, try one of the links below (let's hope they work):

Me saying something in English: A Cool Michael Ende Quotation (http://www.pciweb.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/crisis.mp3)

Me saying the same thing in German: From His Book, 'Momo' (http://www.pciweb.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/sternstunden.mp3)


Have some transcriptions!

English: "It's like this… At certain junctions in the course of existence, unique moments occur when everyone and everything, even the most distant stars, combine to bring about something that could not have happened before and will never happen again. Few people know how to take advantage of these critical moments, unfortunately, and they often pass unnoticed. When someone does recognize them, however, great things happen in the world."

German: „Nun, es gibt manchmal im Lauf der Welt besondere Augenblicke wo es sich ergibt, dass alle Dinge und Wesen, bis zu den fernsten Sternen hinauf, in ganz einmaliger Weise zusammenwirken, so dass etwas g e s c h e h e n kann, was weder vorher noch nachher je möglich wäre. Leider verstehen die Menschen sich im allgemeinen nicht darauf, sie zu nützen, und so gehen die Sternstunden oft unbemerkt vorüber. Aber wenn es jemand gibt, der sie erkennt, dann geschehen große Dinge auf der Welt.“

Sorry, but the page or the file that you're looking for is not here.
• Please check to see that you've entered the correct URL.
• The owner of this site may have chosen to delete their membership.
• The site may have been removed due to a violation of Tripod's Terms of Service.
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Is it just me...or does everyone who has 'an accent' (re: doesn't sound like you) seem like they're faking it? Keru sounded like he was putting on that accent (even if he isn't)...though Fass's sounded normal...maybe I equate weird-southern-US-accents with fake, and anything-that-remotely-sounds-British (sorry Fass!) as real?

Who knows. People are weird. And I'm a people.

Keru's accent is real Cajun. You also hear a similar accent in the Carolinas and parts of Georgia. Softer and more drawn out. I speak with a flat midwestern accent with some Texas/Arkansas twang that I've picked up in the 25 years I've lived down here. Most people think that the south has one particular accent, but if you are familiar with the variances you can tell where in the south they're from.

All right kiddies...here I am. This is how I communicate with the locals...

Great Zooke! I don't think you sound like a hillbilly at all. You sound cosy and nice. :)

Oke Doke, this is me; I sound like a complete idiot, I know:
http://www.freewebs.com/knowwhey/comradeshipisanidiot.mp3

That link doesn't work. All it does is redirect you back to jolt. I guess freewebs doesn't allow hotlinking. Perhaps you should rehost the file at Rapidshare.de?

The same advice goes out to you too, The Coral Islands.

That link doesn't work. All it does is redirect you back to jolt. I guess freewebs doesn't allow hotlinking. Perhaps you should rehost the file at Rapidshare.de?

The same advice goes out to you too, The Coral Islands.

if you click save target as, it's fine

Great Zooke! I don't think you sound like a hillbilly at all. You sound cosy and nice. :)

Why thank you Fass. That's awfully sweet.

if you click save target as, it's fine

Nope. The file isn't downloaded in its entirity and hence won't play when you do that.

AAAAAH. works for me :(

same goes to you, PCI


Hey, I fixed mine! Stop picking on me!

Why thank you Fass. That's awfully sweet.

Aww. I do get an image in my mind of a red haired (I don't know why that colour), hospitable lady that makes mac & cheese for everyone that wants some! :fluffle:

Aww. I do get an image in my mind of a red haired (I don't know why that colour), hospitable lady that makes mac & cheese for everyone that wants some! :fluffle:
Nope. Dark curly hair and I cook Italian. I'll TG you and let you in on a secret.

Hey, I fixed mine! Stop picking on me!

No, you haven't. They still don't work. Again, I suggest Rapidshare.de. Until you fix your links, I won't be able to add you to the awesome people in the first post. ;)

http://www.freewebs.com/knowwhey/
Maybe you can hear me making an a(ss/rse) of myself now?

Nope. Dark curly hair and I cook Italian. I'll TG you and let you in on a secret.

*rushes to inbox*

http://www.freewebs.com/knowwhey/
Maybe you can hear me making an a(ss/rse) of myself now?

Yes, it works now. Adding you to first post. Are you a young guy or a quiet British girl?

Keru sounded like he was putting on that accent (even if he isn't)...though Fass's sounded normal...maybe I equate weird-southern-US-accents with fake, and anything-that-remotely-sounds-British (sorry Fass!) as real?


Heh ... well Cajun drawls are pretty rare. Though any true Cajun can spot a genuine from a faker any day. ;) I know what you mean, though ... I always find Australian accents to sound a little forced as well as serious twangs (like that Git 'r' Done guy whose name escapes me).

I think it's mostly a matter of what you're used to.

No, you haven't. They still don't work. Again, I suggest Rapidshare.de. Until you fix your links, I won't be able to add you to the awesome people in the first post. ;)

If you are clicking on the links from Comradeship's quotation of me, obviously they don't work. The link in my actual post does work.

Here it is again, if you don't want to scroll up (http://pciweb.tripod.com/ahead/)

If you are clicking on the links from Comradeship's quotation of me, obviously they don't work. The link in my actual post does work.

Here it is again, if you don't want to scroll up (http://pciweb.tripod.com/ahead/)

Okay. Added to first post. :)

(like that Git 'r' Done guy whose name escapes me).
Larry the Cable Guy?

I have one of those general American accents. Unless I'm drunk in which case, I have a heavy Texas drawl. (I grew up there)

Larry the Cable Guy?

Yeah ... that's the guy.

Yes, it works now. Adding you to first post. Are you a young guy or a quiet British girl?

Guy, but I'm only 14 so I still sound a bit high.

Guy, but I'm only 14 so I still sound a bit high.

But you are British? I thought you sounded like a guy, but you did hit some high notes there that made me hesitate. Enjoy it - a year or so from now, and you'll be missing that musical ability.

If you are clicking on the links from Comradeship's quotation of me, obviously they don't work. The link in my actual post does work.

Here it is again, if you don't want to scroll up (http://pciweb.tripod.com/ahead/)

It does now. You seem overly relaxed, but not OVERLY, overly relaxed.

I'm not even sure if I want people speculating on my gender... I'm 21 and people still call me ma'am when I answer the phone... :mad: Irks me to no end... (Even though as a boy I always insisted that I never wanted my voice to change... Why did I say that!? ...Or that I wanted to stay short and retain my hide-and-seek skills... Be careful what you wish for!)


You seem overly relaxed, but not OVERLY, overly relaxed.

Do I? Hmm... I guess I am a quiet, collected sort, usually.

Nice thread. Unfortunately, i don't have a microphone for my computer.

and besides, if i did post my voice, all the ladies would run away in terror cuz i'm so ugly. :p

I'm not even sure if I want people speculating on my gender... I'm 21 and people still call me ma'am when I answer the phone... :mad: Irks me to no end... JSPR! :D
I sound a lot like my little brother and my dad over the phone. Sometimes when I'm at my dad's and I pick up the phone and say hello, whoever is on the other line addresses me with my dad's name and starts talking about what they wanted before I manage to tell them that I'm not my dad.

A short while ago, I called my mom's place and my dad answered the phone, and I thought, "WAIT a moment! Didn't I just dial-" before I realised it was actually my little brother...

How could I possibly resist the urge to share my voice in this thread, for I am an unrepentant Soundboy (http://dl3.rapidshare.de/files/4058297/38947079/sillysoundboysoundbite.mp3)

Just a stupid little piece of fun made on my ghetto-ass soundsystem.

How frustrating not to be able to post my pic or my voice.

Anyhow-great idea-thanks for sharing.

Nice thread. Unfortunately, i don't have a microphone for my computer.

and besides, if i did post my voice, all the ladies would run away in terror cuz i'm so ugly. :p
Pft. Thats a poor excuse! Just take a pair of headphones and plug the jack into your microphone port. Works just like a rather crapulent microphone, but the sound quality is sufficient to get an accurate recording of your voice.

Sin sounds nothing like I expected, but she has a nice voice.

Sounds like some woman I met in Toronto who showed us a few sights.

Here's my sound file (http://www.geocities.com/erastide/SA700896.WAV)

Here's my sound file (http://www.geocities.com/erastide/SA700896.WAV)

Thank you for sharing that very personal file and, dare I say it, appealing voice. Laughter is fun to listen to, and yours is very contagious. The accent is hard to pinpoint, but goes well together with the way you express yourself. A wonderful fit. It's also nice to get another female voice.

Alright, so for complitions sake here's Stella. ( http://rapidshare.de/files/4060324/STELLLA________.mp3.html)

Sorry about my harddrive spinning up and the stupid comments.

This is also points out why I write and don't act. I tried to find a line of dialog from one of my plays but none of them really sounded like me. If it sounds overly affectatious in the way I talk that's because I have an overly affectatious way of talking. Though I still wouldn't say this is really a good sample. You'd really have to recording of me just talking for a while, I guess...

I'm noticing that I pronounce a lot of names here wrong.

Here's my sound file (http://www.geocities.com/erastide/SA700896.WAV)

Fass is right, you've a nice voice and laugh. Also, I was surprised to find you were female..Usually, I'm able to figure out who's what here, but your name threw me...which it turns out I've been mispronouncing.

lol, Name..I've found that with a few people. Though I think yours is a bit easy. :p

I sound like apples doing a key change.

Here I am (http://rapidshare.de/files/4063159/ValosiaWave.wav.html)

Thought I'd chime in, too. I'm reading "Stella" myself. Of course, I'm not a big-time NS'er and my post count sucks, so I doubt anyone'll care. :p

That's my formal speaking/reading voice. I sometimes drift into slight accents in normal speaking, a random North Carolina/Southern Virginia mix that I've picked up in Richmond. I may sound a lil' quiet on the mic, I had to pull back lest I awake my family while I visit for the summer. ;)

Pft. Thats a poor excuse! Just take a pair of headphones and plug the jack into your microphone port. Works just like a rather crapulent microphone, but the sound quality is sufficient to get an accurate recording of your voice.
I don't have headphones either. sorry. :(

I always find Australian accents to sound a little forced

I shall put that "australian accent" myth to rest...when I find my microphone. I don't sound like Steve Irwin. :p

I shall put that "australian accent" myth to rest...when I find my microphone. I don't sound like Steve Irwin. :p

Lol ... oh I hate that guy so much ... Crocodile Dundee and Yahoo Serious didn't help much, either. Although Priscilla helped a lot. When you record, be sure to say, "Oh just what the Outback needs: a cock in a frock on a rock."

:D

Lol ... oh I hate that guy so much ... Crocodile Dundee and Yahoo Serious didn't help much, either. Although Priscilla helped a lot. When you record, be sure to say, "Oh just what the Outback needs: a cock in a frock on a rock."

:D

LOL :p

I recommend the movie "The Castle."

For a laugh, i'll do a real put-on Aussie accent. Hehe. I found the mic, I just need to download Audacity and find somewhere to host the file.

I can't seem to find any place to host my stuff... :(
i can host stuff for anybody who wants, no problem. just email me your file(s)

if anyone's interested i'll post my email address then :P


Yay! I managed to sneak in really quick for the 2 whole minutes our network was back online! The song is to come tomorrow, but here is me, very briefly: Sinuhue speaks (http://rapidshare.de/files/4051328/sinuhue_speaks.wav.html)!

Scroll to the bottom, choose free download...
mmmmmm very sexy ;) :fluffle:

ooh as is Erastide... :fluffle:


Scottish?!


and i'm getting annoyed now, i wanna post my voice :( where's PM when you need him?!
lol the power went out in our whole street last night... with no computer or tv i kinda just went to bed about 8 o'clock :P

anyways, what can i do to help?


Ah hah!I knew it had to be Cali. One of the few places in the US you can really learn to say "dude".
*packs bags*

*moves to california!*


lol its awesome to hear all your voices! i would post some more individual "wow your accent is cool" or "i didn't think you spoke like that!" but i think i'd start to get a tad repetitive...
however where are all the austrailians and their crazy accents? :confused:

But you are British? I thought you sounded like a guy, but you did hit some high notes there that made me hesitate. Enjoy it - a year or so from now, and you'll be missing that musical ability.

Musical ability? I can't even sing Baa Baa Black Sheep :D

The Stereotypical Aussie Accent (I don't really sound like this) (http://rapidshare.de/files/4066978/yobbo.mp3.html) :p

My Real Accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4067144/real.mp3.html)

I also have another recording of me cursing as someone signed into messenger, thus making that stupid login sound go off, while I was recording (But I failed to note that it played through the headphones and wasn't recorded). :D Shall I post that too?

The Stereotypical Aussie Accent (I don't really sound like this) (http://rapidshare.de/files/4066978/yobbo.mp3.html) :p


Heard a little snigger at the end.

Heard a little snigger at the end.

Hehe. Yeah. I left it in there on purpose. :p

The Stereotypical Aussie Accent (I don't really sound like this) (http://rapidshare.de/files/4066978/yobbo.mp3.html) :p

My Real Accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4067144/real.mp3.html)

I also have another recording of me cursing as someone signed into messenger, thus making that stupid login sound go off, while I was recording (But I failed to note that it played through the headphones and wasn't recorded). :D Shall I post that too?
lol you forgot the hobby of drinking Fosters in the yobbo one :p

your real one is waaay too normal compared to that stereotype :P


and post that messenger thing!




btw, Cannot think of a name :D (http://www.hlj.me.uk/the%20best%20accent.mp3)

and post that messenger thing!

Hmm. Maybe not. It's just me going "FFS!!"

Hmm. Maybe not. It's just me going "FFS!!"
*sees you're on msn*

hmm i hope it wasn't me :confused: :(

*sees you're on msn*

hmm i hope it wasn't me :confused: :(

Haha, nah, some random I didn't recognise. I laughed afterwards when I realised I had it recorded. :D

Ahhh I'm at work so I can't post and my comp at home is on the brink...
:(
I've a very nuetral Irish accent that has a hint of an english accent running thro it. Depending on who I'm talking to my voice can be quite husky!

btw, Cannot think of a name :D (http://www.hlj.me.uk/the%20best%20accent.mp3)
Quality. Though, technically that's a SoCal (I'm NorCal) thing ("like" and "totally" are the big giveaways.) But you have to be from here to know, really. We also talk a little slower than the SoCalers because our weed is better :D

Quality. Though, technically that's a SoCal (I'm NorCal) thing ("like" and "totally" are the big giveaways.) But you have to be from here to know, really. We also talk a little slower than the SoCalers because our weed is better :D
lol *really wants to move to (north) california now* :D

does san francisco count as north? cos i've visited there a few times and have wanted to move there for a number of years now...

The Stereotypical Aussie Accent (I don't really sound like this) (http://rapidshare.de/files/4066978/yobbo.mp3.html) :p

Hahaha! "A cock in a frock on a rock"! "Priscilla - Queen of the desert" is one of my all time favourite movies, so that little reference had me laughing pretty hard.

lol *really wants to move to (north) california now* :D

does san francisco count as north? cos i've visited there a few times and have wanted to move there for a number of years now...
San Francisco is NorCal, it's like our signature city (otherwise it would have to be Sacramento and we barely even want to admit it exists...) The NorCal places that give the NorCal image (tree dwelling hippies and cashed out computer millionaires) are Humbolt (where the sticky icky comes from) and Santa Cruz (where the sticky icky is smoked by all the surfers and organic types). The latter is my location (well technically now I live in the Santa Cruz mountains, with Bigfoot if the Bigfoot Museum currator is to be believed...)

The rest of NorCal is actually just small towns in mountains and farming. We also have Napa, which resembles the wine areas of France-so there are a ton of wineries (sp?) up here-so you can drink premium wine and smoke premium bud, sit on a premium beach next to some premium pieces of highway. Why the fuck people live in those other states is beyond me....

EDIT: Alright, I'm having a little too much fun. Here (http://rapidshare.de/files/4069968/socal.mp3.html) is me making fun of the SoCal accent. I'll stop now.

I just listened to erastide and sinuhue....

mmm....... Nice.

I guess. :D

>.>
<.<

:fluffle:

The Stereotypical Aussie Accent (I don't really sound like this) (http://rapidshare.de/files/4066978/yobbo.mp3.html) :p


HOORAY!! :D :D Thank you.

My Real Accent (http://rapidshare.de/files/4067144/real.mp3.html)

Hey that's actually quite nice. :)

I'm having a hell of a time today...our network keeps going down, and I can't frickin' post half the time! I'm giving up right away, but I've recorded a sound bite for you all AND I'm going to bring in a song (in Spanish) as well to upload and share. You don't get pictures, but you can have my sultry voice...tomorrow if the damn network stays up for more than half a minute...


Sin- listening to your recording reminded me of a late-night radio talk show in a college town-I was waiting for you to give relationship advice.

Very nice.

Damnit... I can't get any of the rapidshare links to work at all. Keeps saying I've already downloaded too much. which is odd, since I haven't downloaded any.

For consistency: Tekania Reading of Stella text... (http://www.geocities.com/tekcomputers/stella.mp3)

Additionals:
Tekania reading of the first paragraph of Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech before the Virginia House of Burgesses... (http://www.geocities.com/tekcomputers/liberty.mp3)
Tekania reading of the first two paragraphs of Thomas Jefferson's Second Inaugural address... (http://www.geocities.com/tekcomputers/tj2nd.mp3)

Old:
Tekania reading of the Preamble to the United States Constitution... (http://www.geocities.com/tekcomputers/tekania.mp3)

I am a local of the Tidewater area of the Commonweath of Virginia in the United States; born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, and raised in Virginia Beach...

Fass, send me money for a microphone and I'll do my wicked Boston accent for you, complete with a "park the car in Harvard yard". :D

Fass, send me money for a microphone and I'll do my wicked Boston accent for you, complete with a "park the car in Harvard yard". :D

Don't tease me, I may well end up wiring that money! Someone told us earlier in the thread that you could hook up your headphones to the microphone jack and that they would work like a crappy microphone.

Don't tease me, I may well end up wiring that money! Someone told us earlier in the thread that you could hook up your headphones to the microphone jack and that they would work like a crappy microphone.

I'm not teasing you. ;)

If I could figure out how to transfer files, I could use my cell phone's voice recorder.

I'm not teasing you. ;)

You little bugger, you!

If I could figure out how to transfer files, I could use my cell phone's voice recorder.

What phone do you have? Does it have Bluetooth?

San Francisco is NorCal, it's like our signature city (otherwise it would have to be Sacramento and we barely even want to admit it exists...) The NorCal places that give the NorCal image (tree dwelling hippies and cashed out computer millionaires) are Humbolt (where the sticky icky comes from) and Santa Cruz (where the sticky icky is smoked by all the surfers and organic types). The latter is my location (well technically now I live in the Santa Cruz mountains, with Bigfoot if the Bigfoot Museum currator is to be believed...)

The rest of NorCal is actually just small towns in mountains and farming. We also have Napa, which resembles the wine areas of France-so there are a ton of wineries (sp?) up here-so you can drink premium wine and smoke premium bud, sit on a premium beach next to some premium pieces of highway. Why the fuck people live in those other states is beyond me....

EDIT: Alright, I'm having a little too much fun. Here (http://rapidshare.de/files/4069968/socal.mp3.html) is me making fun of the SoCal accent. I'll stop now.
hey! i went to sacramento and it was..... a bit of a dump :p
but it was the hottest place i've ever been and our hired care just gave out in the heat...

and i think i'll be doing a tour or north cali soon if all that 'sicky icky' is so abundant :P



edit: would listen to that but am at work now... kinda can't :(

You little bugger, you!



What phone do you have? Does it have Bluetooth?

The Motorola Razr, with T-Mobile. I need to set up an account at T-Mobile's website, but every time I try, the service is down. :( I've only had it for three days now.

Fass, send me money for a microphone and I'll do my wicked Boston accent for you, complete with a "park the car in Harvard yard". :D

You are required, by law, to pronounce your nation name with any recording you make.

You are required, by law, to pronounce your nation name with any recording you make.

What if I don't actually know how to pronounce my name?

The Motorola Razr, with T-Mobile. I need to set up an account at T-Mobile's website, but every time I try, the service is down. :( I've only had it for three days now.

You have to sign up for them to transfer files to your computer? Très weird, darling.

What if I don't actually know how to pronounce my name?

Sdayreeji? No wait. Forget I ever said that. part of its appeal is the aura of unpronouncability of it.

You have to sign up for them to transfer files to your computer? Très weird, darling.

Not quite. I have to register my phone number on their website to make an online album. Then, instead of storing pictures and recordings on my phone, I can store them on their servers.

You are required, by law, to pronounce your nation name with any recording you make.You didn't do it... :rolleyes:

Sdayreeji? No wait. Forget I ever said that. part of its appeal is the aura of unpronouncability of it.

S'dare Ee Gee

You didn't do it... :rolleyes:

Yeah, but the pronunciation of my nation name has become one of the great mysteries of NS General, like "What does Myrth look like?"

S'dare Ee Gee
Yes! That's exactly what I thought it was! :D

Yeah, but the pronunciation of my nation name has become one of the great mysteries of NS General, like "What does Myrth look like?"I was there when you made the comment about having a poll :D

Sa-duh-ree-ji

My best guess.

Smashing thread, mate!

Ee Gee
http://www.spaghettitaliani.com/SegnCuochino/BeeGees2.jpg
:confused: :p

Not quite. I have to register my phone number on their website to make an online album. Then, instead of storing pictures and recordings on my phone, I can store them on their servers.

Oh. Well, T-Mobile had better get their act together soon!

Yes! That's exactly what I thought it was! :D

That is the first question every NSer that I've spoken with on the phone has asked me, and I stutter through it just as much as anyone else. I really don't know how to pronounce it.

Oh. Well, T-Mobile had better get their act together soon!They've been speculating about pulling out of the American market, actually...

Oh. Well, T-Mobile had better get their act together soon!

I concur. I've been trying to do this for three bloody days. :mad:

They've been speculating about pulling out of the American market, actually...

Yeah, let's not tell Matt that.

I wonder if I can charge THEM an early cancellation fee if they leave like that....

Yeah, let's not tell Matt that.

I wonder if I can charge THEM an early cancellation fee if they leave like that....

If not, you can always raid their headquarters...

You are required, by law, to pronounce your nation name with any recording you make.


Unfortunatley, thats far easier for me than submitting an actual recording.

Tremble, for I have one of the worst voices EVER! (http://rapidshare.de/files/4075069/My_silly_voice.wav.html)

why hasn't Tactical Grace posted his awesome accent yet? :confused:

Sin- listening to your recording reminded me of a late-night radio talk show in a college town-I was waiting for you to give relationship advice.

Very nice.
That was on purpose:). I did a radio spot at CJSR, a University station for a while. You guessed it...pow-wow music:)

Here's me singing a song in Spanish called Maldicíon de Malinche (http://rapidshare.de/files/4075255/05_Track_5.wma.html)(Curse of Malinche). It's from 2001...and I only recorded it for my parents as a Christmas present because I had no money at the time for a real gift. So it's not polished. It's just me, my guitar, and a stupid echo effect my bro recorded it with. I've gotten better, I SWEAR!!!! :D

Edit: I can't believe I made this mistake...I just realised I uploaded the wrong song...I said it was Corazón Maldito but it's actually Maldicíon de Malinche. So here is the song I originally intended to upload...this one really is Corazón Maldito (http://rapidshare.de/files/4119962/04_Track_4.wma.html) (cruel heart).

And because I'm a big, fat show-off, and I want you to love this music as much as I do, here are a shitload more:

Téneme en tu Corazón (http://rapidshare.de/files/4120110/02_Track_2.wma.html)(Keep me in your heart)


La Pericona se ha Muerto (http://rapidshare.de/files/4120166/07_Track_7.wma.html) (The dancer of the pericona has died)

Tremble, for I have one of the worst voices EVER! (http://rapidshare.de/files/4075069/My_silly_voice.wav.html)

No, you don't. There's nothing wrong with it, actually, and the accent is hot.

No, you don't. There's nothing wrong with it, actually, and the accent is hot.

Well, thanks, but I don't believe you. :p

I'm just glad I don't hear myself like that in normal life.

Here's me singing a song in Spanish called Corazon Maldito (http://rapidshare.de/files/4075255/05_Track_5.wma.html)(cruel heart).

You can really sing! Well! This is going into my regular playlist. :fluffle:

Kanabia's accent is......yummmm

*swoons*

Here's mine...

http://rapidshare.de/files/4076039/meh.mp3.html

My voice is a bit raspy this morning, though.

You can really sing! Well! This is going into my regular playlist. :fluffle:
Aw....*blushes*...then when I become wildly famous and tour the world, you can say you have an original cut:)

Aw....*blushes*...then when I become wildly famous and tour the world, you can say you have an original cut:)We wouldn't admit it. We'd pirate the version and try to get our piece of the cake! :D

That was on purpose:). I did a radio spot at CJSR, a University station for a while. You guessed it...pow-wow music:)

Here's me singing a song in Spanish called Corazon Maldito (http://rapidshare.de/files/4075255/05_Track_5.wma.html)(cruel heart). It's from 2001...and I only recorded it for my parents as a Christmas present because I had no money at the time for a real gift. So it's not polished. It's just me, my guitar, and a stupid echo effect my bro recorded it with. I've gotten better, I SWEAR!!!! :D

I am really impressed...Bravo!!! Very,very nice-thanks for sharing. :D

Sinuhue's voice is beautiful. I am stunned. :)

Sinuhue's voice is beautiful. I am stunned. :)


Me too. Its actually very pleasing to listen to-especially when you were expecting a shrieking harpy, right?

:p

I am looking forward to her next sample.

Me too. Its actually very pleasing to listen to-especially when you were expecting a shrieking harpy, right?

:p

I am looking forward to her next sample.

Seems to me it would be nice to have a face to put with the voice. :p

Seems to me it would be nice to have a face to put with the voice. :p

Yeah-the image I have is one with a velvety black face and arms.

Me too. Its actually very pleasing to listen to-especially when you were expecting a shrieking harpy, right?

BAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!

BAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!

waaaah! what with what CL said and your laugh, I'm reminded of the wicked witch of the west sitting in an office typing out dirty talk.

*Fly my pretties!*

waaaah! what with what CL said and your laugh, I'm reminded of the wicked witch of the west sitting in an office typing out dirty talk.

*Fly my pretties!*

And dont forget that music that accompanies the witch and the nasty old bitch on the bike...

All kidding aside- Sinuhue-you've got a very clear,lovely voice-added to your singing talent. Thats a gift I'm sure you, and those in your life enjoy.

hey! i went to sacramento and it was..... a bit of a dump :p
but it was the hottest place i've ever been and our hired care just gave out in the heat...

and i think i'll be doing a tour or north cali soon if all that 'sicky icky' is so abundant :P



edit: would listen to that but am at work now... kinda can't :(
Sacramento sucks hard and long. It's more or less a desert except for the delta. It's really a dry lake bed that tries really hard to be a lake again everyonce in a while. When the city was first built it was flooded-they built it again-flooded. Then they just built a new city on top of the old one. Some times when they do construction the underground city will open up. They sealed it up because the homeless sleep there.

If you make it to Santa Cruz let me know, hopefully I'll be holdin'.

What should I say in my speech sample? I'm debating to myself...

...but I know I will speak English, German, and Japanese! :D

Sacramento sucks hard and long. It's more or less a desert except for the delta. It's really a dry lake bed that tries really hard to be a lake again everyonce in a while. When the city was first built it was flooded-they built it again-flooded. Then they just built a new city on top of the old one. Some times when they do construction the underground city will open up. They sealed it up because the homeless sleep there.

If you make it to Santa Cruz let me know, hopefully I'll be holdin'.
cooooooool.... i wanna go down into the old Sacramento! its like Old New New York in Futurama! :D :D

and cheers dude - there's a possibility of my going to california on a possible road trip accross the states next summer (its all very, very vague at the mo).
if i do make it... party round cannot think of a name's house!! :p

cooooooool.... i wanna go down into the old Sacramento! its like Old New New York in Futurama! :D :D

and cheers dude - there's a possibility of my going to california on a possible road trip accross the states next summer (its all very, very vague at the mo).
if i do make it... party round cannot think of a name's house!! :p

Will there be a baloon tied to a mailbox? The universal symbol of "party over here!" [/cleveland] If so, I'll be able to find it. :D

Will there be a baloon tied to a mailbox? The universal symbol of "party over here!" [/cleveland] If so, I'll be able to find it. :D
a baloon with a hundred-foot diameter, yes... so all the NSers from the next three states can find it ;)

Don't tease me, I may well end up wiring that money! Someone told us earlier in the thread that you could hook up your headphones to the microphone jack and that they would work like a crappy microphone.

Yeah, that was me. Its incredibly simple. Just plug the headphones into the microphone jack. Usually only one of the earpieces will pick up the sound. You'll have to hold it fairly close to your mouth, but it does work.


-TDV, Ghetto Soundsystem Specialist

I'd let you hear my voice, but after hearing my recording on my camera...

...Jesus do I sound like a twat. It's like that guy from Hollyoaks (the dead one, I don't know names...liked cars or something) only worse :eek:

a baloon with a hundred-foot diameter, yes... so all the NSers from the next three states can find it ;)
I'd have to be bigger than that for even Nevada to see it, much less Oregon or Arizona-we're big. Imagine you'd have to hang a balloon big enough from your place that France could see it.

But shit yeah, party in the redwoods with the man with no name. Cats from other countries are the coolest, since I don't even leave the state...

And we can rub our meeting in Sdjaeri's nose :D

You'll need the balloons because otherwise you wouldn't know there where houses here. Mmmmmm mountain livin'....

Cleveland is the best character on that show, hands down. "You're what the spaniards call 'El Terrible'"

Stella (http://www.archive.org/download/Stella_1/Stella2.mp3)

FINALLY I got it to work. Other soundbites coming some time soon

Stella (http://www.archive.org/download/Stella_1/Stella2.mp3)

FINALLY I got it to work. Other soundbites coming some time soon


And you didnt say "AArghh!" once, matey!

And you didnt say "AArghh!" once, matey!
There's no Hargh in Stella :rolleyes:

Me playing piano and singing (though the singing isn't very loud) (http://www.archive.org/download/Silverchair/silverchair2.mp3)

All kidding aside- Sinuhue-you've got a very clear,lovely voice-added to your singing talent. Thats a gift I'm sure you, and those in your life enjoy.
I can't figure out why, if that's the case, my husband keeps trying to block my mouth... :confused: :D

ME!

http://uk.geocities.com/wave_effect/tactical_grace1.mp3

I can't figure out why, if that's the case, my husband keeps trying to block my mouth... :confused: :D

I dont believe that for a minute.

I could listen to that all day. I especially like it with the acoustic guitar.

ME!

http://uk.geocities.com/wave_effect/tactical_grace1.mp3


Its good I cant put my sample on here.

The rest of you sound proper,polished and educated.

My Brooklynese would sound so coarse and unrefined here.

The rest of you sound proper,polished and educated.
That's because we are. :D

But only at the expense of years of educational misery. :(

Maybe you have lived a little more? ;)

ME!

http://uk.geocities.com/wave_effect/tactical_grace1.mp3
:fluffle:

Very nice :D

I dont believe that for a minute.

I could listen to that all day. I especially like it with the acoustic guitar.
Well at least I THINK he's trying to block it...he keeps trying to put something in it so I can't sing... :p

Sad thing is, I learned the guitar so I could sing these Spanish songs that I fell in love with...yet I don't know a single English song outside of 'twinkle twinkle little star':)

:fluffle:

Very nice :D
Woo! Yours wasn't bad either, kinda how I imagined you already. :)

Its good I cant put my sample on here.

The rest of you sound proper,polished and educated.

My Brooklynese would sound so coarse and unrefined here.

Lol ... somehow me sounding like Foghorn Leghorn doesn't strike me as sounding polished. ;) Get a microphone, damn you! Don't forget to say, "Can't you see I'm walkin' here!?!"

ME!

Everyone has such cool accents. It's unfair, I tells ya!

ME!

http://uk.geocities.com/wave_effect/tactical_grace1.mp3
you sound a little different in RL ;) :D
(yay for the manchester thing!)

you sound a little different in RL ;) :D
(yay for the manchester thing!)
Well, blame the compression codec. :p

I'd have to be bigger than that for even Nevada to see it, much less Oregon or Arizona-we're big. Imagine you'd have to hang a balloon big enough from your place that France could see it.

But shit yeah, party in the redwoods with the man with no name. Cats from other countries are the coolest, since I don't even leave the state...

And we can rub our meeting in Sdjaeri's nose :D

You'll need the balloons because otherwise you wouldn't know there where houses here. Mmmmmm mountain livin'....

Cleveland is the best character on that show, hands down. "You're what the spaniards call 'El Terrible'"
lol *imagines baloon large enough to be seen in france* :p

but sdaeriji can come too! i forget where he lives, but it can't be that far... america is such a small country after all ;)



Stella (http://www.archive.org/download/Stella_1/Stella2.mp3)

FINALLY I got it to work. Other soundbites coming some time soon
hehe you sound a tad less dutch than my mate's (dutch) uncle we were staying with in utrecht... more dutcyness damnit! :D

TG sounds like a Slavic David Attenborough.
I'll post mine when I find my microphone.

i had a go using my headphones http://rapidshare.de/files/4084399/Tink_Talk.wav.html

(i was tempted to go uber northern so people would think i'm common as muck but decided against it)

i'd like to post something of me speaking in yopenese, i've got to find a microphone though(i'm pretty shure i have one somewhere.)
what should i say anyways though? it's always hard to think of what to say when one tells another to say something in a different language, i guess i'll just say i don't know what to say, heheh.

i had a go using my headphones http://rapidshare.de/files/4084399/Tink_Talk.wav.html

(i was tempted to go uber northern so people would think i'm common as muck but decided against it)
ah go ooon... do the northern thing! :P

after all you sounded a little more northern than that in manchester, i think ;)

Well at least I THINK he's trying to block it...he keeps trying to put something in it so I can't sing... :p




maybe you could, uh-Hum?

Lol ... somehow me sounding like Foghorn Leghorn doesn't strike me as sounding polished. ;) Get a microphone, damn you! Don't forget to say, "Can't you see I'm walkin' here!?!"


My wife & kids enjoy when I say "water".

That's because we are. :D

But only at the expense of years of educational misery. :(

Maybe you have lived a little more? ;)

Indeed-I've been knocking around for a while. 38 yrs. Been a lot of places, done a lot of things.

Okay, this version's much better... My throat isn't crapping out on me at the moment :p.

http://rapidshare.de/files/4085211/mehr.mp3.html

ah go ooon... do the northern thing! :P

after all you sounded a little more northern than that in manchester, i think ;)
fine...http://rapidshare.de/files/4085220/nt.wav.html not really up to scratch though, i havn't had chance to practice my accents lately

Damnit... I can't get any of the rapidshare links to work at all. Keeps saying I've already downloaded too much. which is odd, since I haven't downloaded any.

If you're using a proxy, that's why.

You are required, by law, to pronounce your nation name with any recording you make.

lol, mine should be easy, except the last bit, which is a german word.

*snip*
LP, you sound tired/bored. :p

http://82.43.193.15:4222/myrth.mp3

Hosted on my server because Rapidshare is evil, so get it while it's hot (i.e. before Azureus starts sucking up all my upload bandwidth).

If I sound tired/bored, it's because I've been working in a refridgerated oncology pharmacy all day.

http://82.43.193.15:4122/myrth.mp3

Hosted on my server because Rapidshare is evil, so get it while it's hot (i.e. before Azureus starts sucking up all my upload bandwidth).

If I sound tired/bored, it's because I've been working in a refridgerated oncology pharmacy all day.
oh god that's sexy :headbang:

Hosted on my server because Rapidshare is evil, so get it while it's hot (i.e. before Azureus starts sucking up all my upload bandwidth).

I've taken the liberty to rehost your file (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/myrth.mp3), because your server was killing me! Like owner, like server, I suppose. ;)

Awesome voice, and finally, someone has the received pronunciation I've attributed them! *does little dance* :)

lol, mine should be easy, except the last bit, which is a german word.

Is it "drarker"?

I've taken the liberty to rehost your file (http://goto.glocalnet.net/quelconque1/myrth.mp3), because your server was killing me! Like owner, like server, I suppose. ;)

Yes, unfortunately until September my connection is limited to 128k up which translates to a maximum of about 16kb/s... I counted 7 people downloading a few minutes ago so... yeah.

Is it "drarker"?
Drah, and a sorta rolled k sound I suppose is how to put it, ending in an "uh" sound (which would be the "e").

I went on the site where you can record your voice, but they said it isn't free. Can someone lead me to one that is? I don't have a credit card.

Drah, and a sorta rolled k sound I suppose is how to put it, ending in an "uh" sound (which would be the "e").

Pretty much what I thought, I just simplified it.

lol *imagines baloon large enough to be seen in france* :p

but sdaeriji can come too! i forget where he lives, but it can't be that far... america is such a small country after all ;)

Sdaeriji is about as far from me as he can get and still be in the continental United States. 5 hours by plane, I think. Though screw it-I feel like everyone else from his state is emptying in here, maybe he can hitch a ride with one of them before it empties...

lol Fass funny Stella reading. You have an awesome accent btw. Maybe I'll post one too. I dunno what to say though. Oh wait my microphone isn't working right now. I'll tag for later.

holy crap Sinuhue you have a beautiful voice and sing awesomely.

i had a go using my headphones http://rapidshare.de/files/4084399/Tink_Talk.wav.html

(i was tempted to go uber northern so people would think i'm common as muck but decided against it)
You sound so quiet... wow :)

Ya single? :D

Here ya go, add me to the list..lol :)

My Voice (http://www.stephaniesworld.com/Stephistan_Voice.wav)

Here ya go, add me to the list..lol :)

My Voice (http://www.stephaniesworld.com/Stephistan_Voice.wav)

You've a nice voice. You from the Northern US, perhaps?

I went on the site where you can record your voice, but they said it isn't free. Can someone lead me to one that is? I don't have a credit card.

Free recording prog. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
And I've been hosting at www.rapidshare.de (everyone else pretty much started to, as well..It works well).

You've a nice voice. You from the Northern US, perhaps?

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ah..I was thinking of that region, but I couldn't remember if you were Canadian or American, so I took the "safe" route since we've more Americans here than Canadians that I've seen. I really want to get up to that area for a visit at some point (I've been to British Columbia, and loved it, and never wanted to leave).