N4 - how to get rid of the "Gentlemen..."

Hi folks N4 is enjoyable! But (not being American?) I would like to get rid of the pathetique (in the French sense, not English "pathetic"!) voice saying "Gentlemen, start your engines"? Somebody wrote that you have to change the name of a voice file. But the Sound directory seems to have only dat-file. Should I unpack it to find the file? Cannot I only add an empty file to the directory? By what name? Thanks in advance! Arto

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> Hi folks > > N4 is enjoyable! But (not being American?) I would like to get > rid of the pathetique (in the French sense, not English "pathetic"!) > voice saying "Gentlemen, start your engines"? Somebody wrote that > you have to change the name of a voice file. But the Sound directory > seems to have only dat-file. Should I unpack it to find the file? > Cannot I only add an empty file to the directory? By what name? > > Thanks in advance! > > Arto >

If you get the v1.5 sound pack from chad (available on the BHMS website), the announcers voice isn't NEARLY as obtrusive.

Thanks to everyone! Ed W. posted me the excellent advice: > in your c:\N4\sound\spcc folder, insert a silent .wav file named > gsye.wav, this will remove the dreaded sound you mentioned, and you'll > only hear a bit of radio noise when you would normally hear "Gentlemen....." Works great! Arto

I, like you, Arto, knew where to come for expert advice....I asked that question here a month ago! And merely passed along the info to you......Good racing! Ed "Arto Wikla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:wikla.984780038@kanasaari...

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> Thanks to everyone! > > Ed W. posted me the excellent advice: > > > in your c:\N4\sound\spcc folder, insert a silent .wav file named > > gsye.wav, this will remove the dreaded sound you mentioned, and you'll > > only hear a bit of radio noise when you would normally hear

"Gentlemen....." > > Works great! > > Arto

Arto.... Record "Gentlemen, start your engines," in French...or however your countrymen call the drivers to race........send it to me (standard wave sound format.....as in "Windows recorder".....and I'll make it work in N4 and send it back to you. There, you see.....not all Americans are jerks! ....lol Regards, Tom Pabst

John Simmons wrote: > > If you get the v1.5 sound pack from chad (available on the BHMS > website), the announcers voice isn't NEARLY as obtrusive. Thanks for that John. If only i could rid myself of all the other electronic voice that continually pester me :(. The other day while driving home from work, my car told me it was due for a major service. On arriving home and placing my diner in the microwave, the device told me my meal would be ready in 15mins. As I settled down to watch tv, I decided to tape something on the other channel, only to be told by the vcr that there was insufficient room on the tape currently in the machine. So I decided on a little music instead, I placed cd in the tray and the cheeky hifi told me the cd was in need of a clean. By this time the microwave was calling me with the news that diner was ready. I had my meal and reckoned on an early night. A quick shower first though, the shower unit kindly asking me what temperature a would like the water. Eventually my head hit the pillow, whereupon the bed side lamp told me to go out and kill prostitutes! Cheers Gerry

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> > > John Simmons wrote: > > > > > If you get the v1.5 sound pack from chad (available on the BHMS > > website), the announcers voice isn't NEARLY as obtrusive. > > Thanks for that John. If only i could rid myself of all the other > electronic voice that continually pester me :(. > > .... snip .... > > Eventually my head hit the pillow, whereupon the bed side lamp told me > to go out and kill prostitutes! >

Hey, I have one of those bedlamps, too! The only difference is that mine tells me to go out and set off high-explosives in heavily-populated public gathering places. :-)

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>> Eventually my head hit the pillow, whereupon the bed side lamp told me >> to go out and kill prostitutes! >> > >Hey, I have one of those bedlamps, too! The only difference is that >mine tells me to go out and set off high-explosives in heavily-populated >public gathering places. >

You guys are starting to WORRY me... <g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +28.67...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.