Customized voice on TTG 4.4

[lbendlin]

Folks,

customized voices work, just not as you may expect it. AFAIK nobody managed yet to extract the OGG files from the dataxx.chk files. I think this is because the current version of the vif tool has the german voice offsets hard coded.

But the vif tool can actually pack existing (working) OGG files into a new dataxx.chk file, and the GO can recognize this.

I took my good old TTN2 USAC wav files, converted them with oggenc, and then packed them with the viftool. Now the GO doesn't annoy me any more with these redundant "After" messages...
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[dodgydodgy]

Does anyone have the correct list of words?

I've translated this from the German, it's close but I know it's not 100% right. Without being able to hear the original OGG files it's hard to remember what the phrases are in every situation. Any help appreciated:

# After.ogg => After
# 50.ogg => 50
# 80.ogg => 80
# 100.ogg => 100
# 200.ogg => 200
# 300.ogg => 300
# 400.ogg => 400
# 500.ogg => 500
# 600.ogg => 600
# 700.ogg => 700
# 800.ogg => 800
# Meters.ogg => Meters
# Arrive.ogg => You have reached your destination
# TurnRight.ogg => Take the next right
# 2ndLeft.ogg => Take the second left
# 2ndRight.ogg => Take the second right
# 3rdLeft.ogg => Take the third left
# 3rdRight.ogg => Take the third right
# AhExit.ogg => Exit ahead
# AhExitLeft.ogg => Exit left ahead
# AhExitRight.ogg => Exit right ahead
# AhFerry.ogg => Take the ferry ahead
# AhKeepLeft.ogg => Keep left
# AhKeepRight.ogg => Keep right
# AhLeftTurn.ogg => Left turn ahead
# AhRightTurn.ogg => Right turn ahead
# AhUTurn.ogg => Do a U turn where possible
# BearLeft.ogg => Bear left
# BearRight.ogg => Bear right
# Charge.ogg => Congestion charge
# Depart.ogg => Depart
# KeepLeft.ogg => Stay left
# KeepRight.ogg => Stay right
# LnLeft.ogg => Take the exit on the left
# LnRight.ogg => Take the exit on the right
# MwEnter.ogg => Join the motorway
# MwExit.ogg => Take the exit
# MwExitLeft.ogg => Exit left ahead
# MwExitRight.ogg => Exit right ahead
# RbBack.ogg => Drive around the roundabout
# RbCross.ogg => Cross the roundabout
# RbExit1.ogg => first exit
# RbExit2.ogg => second exit
# RbExit3.ogg => third exit
# RbExit4.ogg => fourth exit
# RbExit5.ogg => fifth exit
# RbExit6.ogg => sixth exit
# RbLeft.ogg => turn left at the roundabout
# RbRight.ogg => turn right at the roundabout
# RoadEnd.ogg => at the end of the road
# SharpLeft.ogg => sharp left
# SharpRight.ogg => sharp right
# Straight.ogg => go straight on
# TakeFerry.ogg => Take the ferry
# Then.ogg => then
# TryUTurn.ogg => Make a U turn
# TurnLeft.ogg => turn left
# UTurn.ogg => turn around
# Yards.ogg => Yards

[lbendlin]

Simply use the old TomTom Nav 2 or 3 voices - the only file name change is "charge.wav" instead of "congestioncharge.wav" . Then use OggEnc, and the the viftool
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[dodgydodgy]

Can these be downloaded somewhere?

[lbendlin]

sure. I think even TomTom had them once on their support site
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[Kian]

Just for interest - it looks like Tom Tom used this site to make their "Sheila" (Aussie) and "Zappa" (Valley Girl) voices...

Amongst other things - there is a Scottish Female voice (yaaay) and a Hispanic American One (in English).

You type in the phrases - say as in "Turn aaraound as soon as possible" and the free demo either plays them or downloads them as a .wav

Awesome work on this by the way....

Thanks for a fascinating read.

Kian

[Kian]

Forgot the link....

http://www.rhetorical.com/

Kian

[lbendlin]

[dodgydodgy]

True, but they are not from TomTom

[Zeena]

[lbendlin]

What recording equipment did you use, and what kind of post processing?
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[Zeena]

Just my PC but with a good microphone.

To edit the files I use Sony Sound Forge 7.0

I save the files with these data:

Normalize to -6dB
Blank part to beginning and end (approximately 80ms)
Uncompressed
Sample rate: 22 050 Hz
Bit-depth: 16 bit
Channels: Mono

These files have been available for TT2 and 3 and a lot of the Norwegian TomTom-users use this alternative. I have also made Norwegian menus for TomTom 3, and the same voice for CheckPOInt.

They can download all of this as a complete self-installing package

I sent the files to TomTom for about a year ago, and now they made the GO package... :D
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Gunnar Nystul, Forum Admin, TomTom Forum Norway and Nystul Navigasjon

[Zeena]

As I have told, TomTom put my voices for download from their web site for TT GO.

After download and unzip the alternative voice for GO you find this folder:

ttngo_altvoice_Norsk_Gry / voice / addon

In the folder "addon" I find tree files:

addon.vif
data97.chk
readme.txt

Can I just put the "addon.vif" and "data97.chk" into the memorycard on theese devices:

TomTom Mobile
TomTom HP NavPack (TomTom 2004)

Will it work ???

Im not in a position to test this myself... (I do not own Mobile, NavPack or GO myself)
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Gunnar Nystul, Forum Admin, TomTom Forum Norway and Nystul Navigasjon

[lbendlin]

yes, this will work.
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[Zeena]

Thanks Lutz! :D

I will put it on my Forum to get someone to try it out...

I will post my experience in this here and on the Mobile and HP NavPack forum later, together with a "how to do".

I forgot to ask about Palm, so here we go:
...will it be the same for Palm?
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Gunnar Nystul, Forum Admin, TomTom Forum Norway and Nystul Navigasjon

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