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Title: American voice replaced
Post by: desi3026 on December 20, 2013, 10:43:17 AM

Hi,
What has happened to the nice sounding American lady who tells us our virus definitions have been updated?
Its been replaced by a Margaret Thatcher type lady,very prim and proper.

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: essexboy on December 20, 2013, 01:47:05 PM

You have the English (UK) version you need the English (US) version to get her back

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: desi3026 on December 20, 2013, 10:08:56 PM

Thanks for that.It just seemed strange as I have not touched anything.

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: Para-Noid on December 20, 2013, 10:38:05 PM

See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=143216.msg1038597#msg1038597

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: DavidR on December 20, 2013, 10:46:20 PM

Quote from: desi3026 on December 20, 2013, 10:08:56 PM

Thanks for that.It just seemed strange as I have not touched anything.

No looks like avast have updated the localisation voice over for it and frankly it is awful. The most harsh voice I have heard in almost ten years of using avast. It has total lack of feeling/continuity (not natural speech, it doesn't flow), plus the wording and grammar of the script is poor.

Quote from: Para-Noid on December 20, 2013, 10:38:05 PM

See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=143216.msg1038597#msg1038597

Quote from: Blog article

avast! 2014 brings a familiar voice to British users

Well it doesn't feel familiar to me, it feels totally false.

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: :D on December 20, 2013, 11:08:16 PM

There should be more voice recordings for avast. I use the pirate talk cause it's so damn funny. :D It would be great is avast had more of those goofy language supports, maybe something like a Scottish-English recordings of Sean Connery's voice... xDDDDDD Imagining it right now hahahaha it would be awesome :D

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: Rohugh on December 20, 2013, 11:40:18 PM

Quote from: #samurai# on December 20, 2013, 11:08:16 PM

There should be more voice recordings for avast. I use the pirate talk cause it's so damn funny. :D It would be great is avast had more of those goofy language supports, maybe something like a Scottish-English recordings of Sean Connery's voice... xDDDDDD Imagining it right now hahahaha it would be awesome :D

Have you tried these?  https://www.facebook.com/avast/app_161683100556760

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: :D on December 20, 2013, 11:59:46 PM

OMG hahahahaha have been lookin' 4 these in a wrong place xD THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Title: Re: American voice replaced
Post by: desi3026 on December 21, 2013, 03:08:02 PM

Thanks for those voices.Loved em,have downloaded "Red"