Replacement ATC voicepacks?

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 19 Sep 2006, 14:45

I'm wandering if anyone knows of any decent replacement voicepacks? I've been enjoying a lot of offline flying with the Tantris AI pack lately and I'd love to replace the American ATC voices (even just the pilot voice will do) with something a bit more British sounding if possible.

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 19 Sep 2006, 15:14

Hi Chris,

There is a new VOXATC UK about to come out or is already available.

http://www.voxatc.com/

It was Jetset who told me of this and sent me a demo sometime ago (previous version) well worth you looking at as it is all voice activated, it does cost money, but money would be well spent. You will also need heaset with boon microphone as well :dance:

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 19 Sep 2006, 17:11

I'm just downloading the demo now. I must admit though I'm wary of spending so much money on an addon with FSX just around the corner, or will Vox be upgraded to work with that?

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 19 Sep 2006, 19:25

I think that possibly it will eventually have a patch for FSX, you could always contact them and ask.

PeteP · Post by **PeteP** » 19 Sep 2006, 20:16

Nigel H-J wrote:it does cost money, but money would be well spent.

Hmmmm Well, Nigel, as the man with the wooden leg said...!

I'm not sure that what you get in this package justifies the price tag of Â£35 for the download version. The CD with 2 extra voices (AT&T designed, I think) of the US version is Â£49.95 from RC Simulations so, presumably, the UK version will have a similar price tag!

The use of voice recognition certainly adds to the realism but at a price. The standard Microsoft voices are very limited and artificial sounding. They do offer extra ones but they are horendously expensive and - if they're the ones I did some work with last year for another ATC program - they're not that much better than the standard ones.

They're making great play of the RT phraseology and procedures being accurate for the UK. Although there are some good things like MATZ penetrations and a Danger Area Crossing Service, they're not as good in some areas as they're claiming. I came across some real howlers in the documentation including a pilot making a position report with the words, "altitude flight level zero seven zero"!!!!

And as for transferring a Hurn departure straight to Manchester Control (using the callsign 'Manchester Center' would you believe)for a Radar Information Service - yeah right!

My advice, for what it's worth, would be to give this program a miss until it's been developped a little more and the price has come down to something more reasonable. There are alternatives.
Pete

LeeC · Post by **LeeC** » 19 Sep 2006, 21:53

Hi Chris,

I use Traffic 2004/5 which includes two british, one german and an alterntive US voice-pack...

http://www.justflight.com/en/index.aspx?a=JFF000397

ATB
Lee

Charlie Bravo · Post by **Charlie Bravo** » 19 Sep 2006, 23:05

2 words, 1 product....

Radar Contact.

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 20 Sep 2006, 11:00

Thanks PeterP, think I may take your advice and wait and see if they price drop or have a look around the market.

Regards Nigel.