fdamstra / opentx-benedikt-voicepack

Benedikt Voicepack for OpenTX 2.2.x

Benedikt Voicepack for Taranis

Description

Tired of the computerized voice on your Taranis? Want something different? This is the voicepack for you. From the moment you hear, "Hello, my friends, and welcome to OpenTX", you'll know you're in for something special. This is not yet another computer generated voicepack. This isn't another sultry seductive woman's voice. This is Benedikt. He's a chief scientist or something. I dunno. I suspect he's important in the scene. Maybe?

I'm pretty sure he either owns or works at Micro Motor Warehouse. So if you like this, maybe support him.

Here's a YouTube Video demonstrating some of the tracks.

Instructions

Easy Method:

Download the zip file: Benedikt_Voicepack_latest.zip Extract to your Taranis voice card into SOUNDS/en/ (Helpful hint: You may want to backup this directory first, as this will overwrite the files from the default english voicepack)

For the latest and greatest:

Copy the files from the "Benedikt Taranis Voicepack" folder (SOUNDS/en) onto your SD card, overwriting files existing files. (Helpful hint: If you've made changes, you may want to back up first!).

Credits

This is not my idea. I just got into RC stuff in late 2016. The original "v1.0.1" voicepack dates back to around October 15 of that year. When I got my Taranis and was looking for voicepacks, there were a few out there, and they were all kind of blah. This one stood out. And I knew it was a keeper when I turned on my Taranis and my wife said, "You are so weird."

So, here's some info on where it started.

Announcement from Benedikt is here: https://community.micro-motor-warehouse.com/t/hello-my-friends-welcome-to-opentx-benedikts-voice-for-opentx/111 But real source seems to be this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Multicopter/comments/3os5je/introducing_the_mia_taranis_voicepack_227_tracks/ The idea seems to have come from 'johnslims', and 'lazd' did the work.

Regardless, a big "Thank you!" to all the people who did the work before me, and to Benedikt himself for having an awesome voice and accent for us to put on our radios.

The thread discussing an updated voicepack is here: https://community.micro-motor-warehouse.com/t/is-there-an-updated-benedikt-voice-pack-for-taranis/2693. And lastly, there is a "behind the scenes" YouTube video of Benedikt recording the new sound files here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-aNwZORNYA

The Problem

This voicepack was originally made for OpenTX 1.x. The OpenTX developers changed the standard filenames in OpenTX 2.1, though the voicepack still mostly worked. And then 2.2 came out with even more changes. And while it still mostly worked, I thought it would be really nice if it was complete.

Lazd gave me permission to upgrade his work, and Benedikt was kind enough to record the missing sounds. Again, THANKS!

Current Status

I believe all sounds were recorded. They've been trimmed and normalized, and I've put them on own X9D+ for testing.

I need beta (alpha?) testers. Please feel free to create issues on github if you find issues. Please be as specific as possible. I'm not a sound guy nor an OpenTX dev. I'm just an RC hobbyist like yourself, so be kind.