Free sound files of people reading out numbers?

cokecan · 24 Sep 2010 at 10:24

Hi All

Does anyone know where I can get some free sound files of people reading out numbers from? doesn't matter what format.

They need to be free/royalty free

Thanks

Pestilence · 24 Sep 2010 at 10:47

Use a mic and record your own? Is that a possibility for you?

Kristoph · 24 Sep 2010 at 10:49

Walk into your local gala bingo with a recording device.

Sit next to a group of old ladies.

Tell them you're a spy.

Tourm · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:40

Walk into your local gala bingo with a recording device and carrying a breifcase.

Sit next to a group of old ladies.

Look serious and say "I think the low pressure system is upon us at the moment"

Acknowlege their response as being the correct passprase.

Pass one the briefcase, and leave.

Once outside, swear at yourself for getting distracted and forgetting to record the bingo caller.

Morba · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:43

Making your own tts system?

Aedus · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:45

Sp00n · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:46

Use a TTS website?

Koalaboy · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:47

Ian_Eb · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:49

Any use?

SlyReaper · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:56

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Q108If5WU

Narj · 24 Sep 2010 at 11:59

How about the windows accessibility reader thingy? You could record that with audacity, or does it have to be human?

cokecan · 24 Sep 2010 at 12:37

thanks for the replies guys

It's for a project at work, we could convince someone to record themselves but I was just wondering if there were some pre-recorded files we could use and save ourselves a bit of time.

That link to the shortwave Numbers Stations is pretty interesting! I've never heard anything like that before

cloudy · 24 Sep 2010 at 12:52

What i've never understood with the numbers stations (especially as some are broadcasting 24 hours a day) is why people don't just find the source of the transmission using triangulation or directional antennas and ask them why they are transmitting?

James

SlyReaper · 25 Sep 2010 at 17:48

cloudy said:
What i've never understood with the numbers stations (especially as some are broadcasting 24 hours a day) is why people don't just find the source of the transmission using triangulation or directional antennas and ask them why they are transmitting?

James

Rumour has it there's a gentlemen's agreement between various governments that "if you don't jam ours, we won't jam yours".

Tefal · 25 Sep 2010 at 17:58

cloudy said:
What i've never understood with the numbers stations (especially as some are broadcasting 24 hours a day) is why people don't just find the source of the transmission using triangulation or directional antennas and ask them why they are transmitting?

James

The answer will be.

"no comment"

me227 · 25 Sep 2010 at 19:12

cloudy said:
What i've never understood with the numbers stations (especially as some are broadcasting 24 hours a day) is why people don't just find the source of the transmission using triangulation or directional antennas and ask them why they are transmitting?

James

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76

That is the site of one in Russia.

Voice messages from UVB-76 were very rare until a sudden spate of activity in August 2010.[9] They are usually given in Russian by a live, female voice and repeated.[10] Approximately seven such messages have been intercepted in over twenty years of (non-continuous) observation.

Looks like its had some recent activity, just last month.