Topic: Sounds of QC - Now With More Accents (Read 27323 times)

Lines · « **on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:04 »

We've been clogging up the Confessions thread for too long now with our discussions about accents. The time has come, my friends, to record your glorious accents and share them with the rest of us. Revel in your accent, however slight or pronounced it may be, and join in the fun!

I will record something when I get home and can talk to my computer and not look batshit insane. Promise!

imagist42 · « **Reply #1 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:12 »

Should we construct some kind of phrases/sentences/paragraphs everyone would ideally include to highlight the differences? (No I am not volunteering to do this because I am super lazy.)

Lunchbox · « **Reply #2 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:17 »

Everyone read the first paragraph/s of your favourite Wikipedia article!

I can't do this though because I don't have internet at home. Boooooo.

scarred · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:18 »

Man mine is going to be so lame, I just have your typical American accent.

nekowafer · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:18 »

Do people have favorite Wikipedia articles? I don't! Oh noooo

scarred: same here.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:20 »

Pick a random Wikipedia article!

Also: Typical American Accents are still hilarious.

Van donk III · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 14:26 »

this is true, If I get round to this I might have a go, although all my friends that arent from here (N. Ireland) take the piss outta me for our ridiculous der de der de der style of talkin'

SirJuggles · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 15:18 »

Man come on people get on this!

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vyd95CuPdajrBDeNB

nekowafer · « **Reply #8 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 16:38 »

For some reason I can't get Vocaroo to work for me. I can record on my iPod, though, I just need to upload it.

BlahBlah · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 16:40 »

hullo
http://vocaroo.com/?media=vBZ7E4I3C3DMqur1A

Liz · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 17:19 »

I will record me just talking soon but to tide you kids over, here is a recording I did for one of the other times we had a thread like this.

http://www.mediafire.com/?4grfjdj0eee

ummmkay · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 17:19 »

Quote from: SirJuggles on 23 Feb 2011, 15:18

Man come on people get on this!

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vyd95CuPdajrBDeNB

the way you say pajamas is cute

scarred · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 17:32 »

I kind of sound stoned and sleepy, but I am neither of those things.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?m61byrn1jku8amf
Also this is one of those times when I remember how much I hate the sound of my own voice.

Liz · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 17:37 »

Okay here it is. I decided to open up wikipedia, get a random article, and read the first bit for yous guys.

http://www.box.net/shared/s0n42q2kpe

nekowafer · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 17:58 »

Here it is. I hate my voice. We'll see if it changes at all whenever I can get my giant tonsils removed.

http://www.box.net/shared/ej1r4cnmzq

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #15 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 18:05 »

Here is me reading My Immortal. The quality sucks, so don't have it up too loud at first.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vOgrmMLGHitkv25z2

This is what I'm reading.

http://myimmortalrehost.webs.com/chapters122.htm

Allybee · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 19:46 »

here is part of the book that I'm reading for environmental philosophy. my voice sounds all scratchy and not-cute

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 20:29 »

Crap, why do I have the sudden urge to read a children's book for mine?

tania · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 20:35 »

sounds of canada

tania · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 21:23 »

wait we're supposed to read our favourite wikipedia article? well i hope you like simple english wikipedia because here come more sounds of canada

Lunchbox · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 01:55 »

I got internet!

Please note that
a) My reading voice is much nicer than my regular voice
b) I forget what b was going to be

Also note
c) I'm Australian, for those of you following at home.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vGoiA1zhKVz4H3yG5

Eris · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 02:14 »

Man, now I want to do this, but I hate my voice. Let me have another drink and maybe I'll give it a whirl. That will increase the chances of there being burping in my recording, though.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 02:42 »

I get massively self-concious when recording my own voice thus rendering it wholly flat and accentless.

Eris · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 03:40 »

Ok, here is what happened the first time I tried to record something. Ben is a jerk and saying random words in the background.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vojluDzOgWHyCXOqa

Take Two:

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vKMN4AWhLxvLpq4JI

This is page 199 of Raymond Chandler's 'Farewell, My Lovely'. I haven't read it before, so sorry that the reading is a bit stilted. There were actually many interim takes where I laughed at stupid things Ben was saying, or tried to read a passage and didn't know what something was, but I figured one stupid outtake was enough, especially seeing as most of the others involved me swearing at him.

est · « **Reply #24 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 04:25 »

OK LET'S GO

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vUvhpwMr3yqgcLrf2

opened to a random page of "The media relations department of Hizbollah wishes you a Happy Birthday", turned out to be the start of chapter 4.

est · « **Reply #25 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 04:26 »

ps: a little bit drunk

Rizzo · « **Reply #26 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 05:30 »

Jimmy the Squid and I discuss Batman.
http://vocaroo.com/?media=viyg6yV2juvV0WYyz
Note: Contains swearing as I can barely speak a sentence without the use of the word fuck.

Inlander · « **Reply #27 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 05:41 »

Riz I'm disappointed that your New Zealand accent is so mild.

On the other hand it explains your preposterous supposition that there's barely any difference between Australian and New Zealand accents.

valley_parade · « **Reply #28 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 05:51 »

Quote from: Lunchbox on 23 Feb 2011, 14:17

Everyone read the first paragraph/s of your favourite Wikipedia article!

I can't do this though because I don't have internet at home. Boooooo.

Oh, I'm not the only one that sucks at technology.

Cire27 · « **Reply #29 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 06:09 »

Quote from: Rizzo on 24 Feb 2011, 05:30

Jimmy the Squid and I discuss Batman.
http://vocaroo.com/?media=viyg6yV2juvV0WYyz
Note: Contains swearing as I can barely speak a sentence without the use of the word fuck.

"I mean I saw him headbutt a man without even blinking."

I fucking love Batman.

blanktom · « **Reply #30 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 06:10 »

I would do this but after watching the videos on Tommys facebook I have decided against it, my voice is ridiculously similar to his and I don't want it to be a 'thing'.

imagist42 · « **Reply #31 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 08:15 »

Quote from: blanktom on 24 Feb 2011, 06:10

I would do this but after watching the videos on Tommys facebook I have decided against it, my voice is ridiculously similar to his and I don't want it to be a 'thing'.

http://hipsterhitler.com/archive/01-ironic-invasion/

BlahBlah · « **Reply #32 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 11:51 »

oh my god sam I did not think you sounded like that at all

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #33 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 12:19 »

All your Aussie/New Zealand accents sound so nice, I could listen to them forever. I had a professor from Sydney last semester in a class I despised but I paid attention every lecture causer her voice was so pleasant, ha.

Anyway, here's me reading an excerpt from Please Kill Me. Keep in mind I have a cold and that even without a sore throat and stuffy nose I sound nasally and annoying and scratchys. Enjoy (you probably won't)

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vHvGMWfPRuIwQvC58

imagist42 · « **Reply #34 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 14:34 »

Sam you don't sound dumb you just sound... unexpected. Like, seriously, never imagined a voice anything like that for you.

JD · « **Reply #35 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 14:49 »

You sound so Australian Lunchy

Lunchbox · « **Reply #36 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 14:52 »

Phew, that's lucky!

nekowafer · « **Reply #37 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 15:06 »

The foreign (not American) accents sound so smart to me for some reason.

Lines · « **Reply #38 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 15:23 »

Quote from: Rizzo on 24 Feb 2011, 05:30

Jimmy the Squid and I discuss Batman.
http://vocaroo.com/?media=viyg6yV2juvV0WYyz
Note: Contains swearing as I can barely speak a sentence without the use of the word fuck.

One of my roommate was so confused as I was listening to it because of the waffles bit. It made me laugh.

Also Batman is awesome. A+.

Lines · « **Reply #39 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 18:22 »

Also, since our kitten is named Harley Quinn, I thought the wikipedia article of her namesake was appropriate. Enjoy!

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vyKj8wF0SEhnux58D

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #40 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 18:42 »

So uh, my boyfriend's cat is also making an appearance. She has a very loud purr.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=v9JPpkzUXGc4LkTEO

ps i have the sniffles, so sorry about that!
Updated because I can't pronounce umlaut hahahahahah

J · « **Reply #41 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 19:02 »

i'll just drop this here.

http://www.bl.uk/evolvingenglish/mapabout.html

from lifehacker:

Quote from: Map Your Voice Helps You Learn Any Accent in the World

Map Your Voice is a neat project that helps you learn any accent by clicking a point on a map and listening to how a person from that area speaks a pre-specified piece of text.

If you're curious about the nuances of speech or want to learn an accent to better understand it, Map Your Voice is a neat project that can help you do that. Upon visiting the site, you can just click a point on the map and click the play button to hear a person speaking. The text is, for the most part, consistent (you hear a passage about Mr. Tickle). If you want to contribute you can by uploading a sample of your voice. Many areas are well-represented, but if you're from an under-represented area you, especially, may want to consider adding your voice to the project.

ZJGent · « **Reply #42 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 19:32 »

This one's a passage from my favourite book (one I'll harp on about incessantly given half the chance) - I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan.

bainidhe_dub · « **Reply #43 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 19:57 »

Here's me reading a Carl Hiaasen book. It sounds funny and closed-in over here at my husband's computer, with the dual monitors and curtains and lamp (and working microphone).

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vMuEzqDyDWhxTsVdb

Oh and I am from Maryland, north of DC.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #44 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 20:46 »

Cool, my Rock Band mic works with vocaroo

Caleb · « **Reply #45 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 20:59 »

I did a King Lear quote because it is at the beginning of on of my favorite fantasy novels. Not because I am sophisticated.

Turn your volume down for a bit because apparently I can't get near a mic without almost yelling.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vectqcYv6Pm4dr7GT

Just for fun a poem by Lawrence Raab.

http://vocaroo.com/?media=vibeQ1L8t7hj6rwaG

David_Dovey · « **Reply #46 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 21:00 »

Quote from: ZJGent on 24 Feb 2011, 19:32

This one's a passage from my favourite book (one I'll harp on about incessantly given half the chance) - I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan.

Holy shitting fuck that is definitely what I expected you to sound like at all, Roddy. Shit is so mellifluous. So fucking mellifluous!

Caleb · « **Reply #47 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 21:22 »

Agreed. I doubt Lucifer himself could have done a better job.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #48 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 22:19 »

I expected Roddy to sound really cockney, but dang, nice speaking voice man.

SirJuggles · « **Reply #49 on:** 24 Feb 2011, 22:43 »

Doing the Dark Lord justice.

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