Home PageFacebookRSS News Feed
PocketGPS
Web
SatNav,GPS,Navigation
Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras: Forums

Pocket GPS World :: View topic - POI Warner Sound alerts - Fun post
 Forum FAQForum FAQ   SearchSearch   UsergroupsUsergroups   ProfileProfile   Log in for private messagesLog in for private messages   Log inLog in 

POI Warner Sound alerts - Fun post

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Pocket GPS World Forum Index -> Navigon Handhelds
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
togsie
Occasional Visitor


Joined: Dec 19, 2003
Posts: 10

PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:19 pm    Post subject: POI Warner Sound alerts - Fun post Reply with quote

I've been having some fun customising the audio alerts in my POI warner.
Amoungst the wav files that I've discovered are: "that's illegal Michael" from Night Rider and "I feel the need, the need for speed" from Top Gun. Not to mention assorted sirens etc. I hope that I'm not breaking any of the Forum rules by posting the link:

http://www.duke.edu/~rfb/palace/wavs/wavs.htm


Merry Christmas to all. :D
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
druck
Regular Visitor


Joined: Dec 19, 2003
Posts: 96
Location: Surrey, England

PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those might be a bit better than the default audio alert of "Danger Zone" in a german accent, but it doesn't shout speed camera at me enougth!

I first thought of recording my own voice with the PDA, but that didn't sound very good. I have now found a far better alternative. There are a number of web sites offering an online demo of their speech synthesis software, and you can use these to say whatever you want and save the resulting samples to use in POI-Warner. The best sites I found are:-


Make sure you select one of the English female voices for the best affect.

I found the Vocaliser Clare voice to be closest to what is used in the Navigon software, so I used that to generate some warning for seed cameras, using "Approching speed camera" for the first alert, "Warning speed camera" for the second alert, and "Limit X mph" for the speed alert. Note that the speeds shown in POI-Warner are in km/h so you have to put the mph warning sample in the appropriate one, e.g. 30mph warning for 50km/h camera.

They seem to work very well, although if you have any audio editing software you might want to boost the volume up to maximum otherwise they may be a bit quieter than the voice used by Navigion. I've only tested them in simulation mode so far, which doesn't give the speed limit warning as it isn't speeding. I might try to test this for real when its quiet out, and I can slam the brakes on with no one behind me!

Cheers
---Dave
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Darren
Frequent Visitor


Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40
Posts: 23848
Location: Hampshire, UK

PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try these whiich I created using AT&T's Natural Voices Application Smile
_________________
Darren Griffin
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website







Posted: Today    Post subject: Pocket GPS Advertising

Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Pocket GPS World Forum Index -> Navigon Handhelds All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Make a Donation



CamerAlert Database

Click here for the PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database

Download Speed Camera Database
22.034 (27 Mar 24)



WORLDWIDE SPEED CAMERA SPOTTERS WANTED!

Click here to submit camera positions to the PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database


12mth Subscriber memberships awarded every week for verified new camera reports!

Submit Speed Camera Locations Now


CamerAlert Apps



iOS QR Code






Android QR Code







© Terms & Privacy


GPS Shopping