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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 11:35am
What happened to V's Voice Actress in Phantom Liberty?
Sounds like she might've had covid at the time or the sound mixing is completely off :Pain_Elemental:

She was by far the better voice in the base game, but sounds like a completely different voice actress in PL.
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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:21pm 
Bump - the voice acting is so off in PL, even Solomon Reed's voice acting sounds off like he was sick, or they didn't record in a professional booth :ragebs:
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tsunshine.chris Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:27pm 
She's meant to sound sick. She's dying.

Infer information. Pick up on context clues.
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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:30pm 
Originally posted by tsunshine.chris:
She's meant to sound sick. She's dying.

Infer information. Pick up on context clues.

Nope, she sounds consistent literally in the endings when she's closer to death than in Phantom Liberty. The audio mixing quality is a huge step below than the base game.
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Zebedee Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:35pm 
The sound mixing can sound a bit off in Phantom Liberty, yeah. Not sure what's going on with it. If you have specific examples would send them in to CDPR to illustrate an issue. (They went back in to sort out the radio sound not being right so there is hope for changes if it is something which can be tweaked.)
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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 3:41pm 
Originally posted by Zebedee:
The sound mixing can sound a bit off in Phantom Liberty, yeah. Not sure what's going on with it. If you have specific examples would send them in to CDPR to illustrate an issue. (They went back in to sort out the radio sound not being right so there is hope for changes if it is something which can be tweaked.)

It's everywhere all of female V's PL lines and I would say a significant portion of Solomon Reed.

I think CDPR should've utilized AI to help with the sound mixing/editing to make it more consistent with the base game.
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azogthedefiler25 Oct 16, 2023 @ 4:00pm 
Originally posted by Atomsk:
Bump - the voice acting is so off in PL, even Solomon Reed's voice acting sounds off like he was sick, or they didn't record in a professional booth :ragebs:
Agreed. I found Elba's voice too piercing anytime he spoke. Its hard to explain.
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Zoid13 Oct 16, 2023 @ 4:25pm 
seemed fine to me. its also not Cherami Leigh's normal voice, its a put on voice. so maybe there's some small inconsistency there too after such a long gap in recordings from the base game to the expansion
go watch an interview with her and you'll see how she normally sounds :P

the only voice that was different was Milogost Reczek (Victor Vector) in the polish dub of the game as the actor died and CDPR used AI to recreate his voice.
Last edited by Zoid13; Oct 16, 2023 @ 4:25pm
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The Dank Lord [GER] Oct 16, 2023 @ 4:41pm 
Good to know that it isn't just the voice actor of the female german version that's sounds way different in the dlc...
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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 5:00pm 
Originally posted by azogthedefiler25:
Originally posted by Atomsk:
Bump - the voice acting is so off in PL, even Solomon Reed's voice acting sounds off like he was sick, or they didn't record in a professional booth :ragebs:
Agreed. I found Elba's voice too piercing anytime he spoke. Its hard to explain.

I'm not a sound expert, but it's lacking bass... it sounds to me they didn't use a professional grade mic, and the voice comes off with a bit of static.
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Zebedee Oct 16, 2023 @ 5:04pm 
Originally posted by Atomsk:
Originally posted by Zebedee:
The sound mixing can sound a bit off in Phantom Liberty, yeah. Not sure what's going on with it. If you have specific examples would send them in to CDPR to illustrate an issue. (They went back in to sort out the radio sound not being right so there is hope for changes if it is something which can be tweaked.)

It's everywhere all of female V's PL lines and I would say a significant portion of Solomon Reed.

I think CDPR should've utilized AI to help with the sound mixing/editing to make it more consistent with the base game.

I actually noticed most with some of Alex's lines. Sounded very muddy. But, like I said, if you can isolate a few examples for CDPR to review then send them in and ask if it's intentional.
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BigWezz (Banned) Oct 16, 2023 @ 5:43pm 
Bad mixing is likely a symptom of lack of care on CDPR's behalf. They are moving away from the RedEngine and CP77, and they are focusing on UE5 and other projects, so it tracks.
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loganjamesalex Oct 16, 2023 @ 8:31pm 
I visited panam in person and she sounds like she is on the phone when you talk to her about the FIA stuff
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atrox Oct 16, 2023 @ 8:45pm 
For me all DLC voices sound like they gone through some bandpass or compression filter and then were encoded with wrong settings for it, maybe choosing too low bandwidth or doing filtering twice.

Sounds a little like old, low bandwidth MP3s...
Last edited by atrox; Oct 16, 2023 @ 8:47pm
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kripcision Oct 16, 2023 @ 9:14pm 
thats nothing, have you heard the new line from hellman if you play the DLC before you kidnapp hellman, there is a new line and its sounds like a totally different person and doesnt fit at all. V still sounded like V, but dont get me started on Mr Hands getting replaced...
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Atomsk Oct 16, 2023 @ 9:16pm 
Originally posted by atrox:
For me all DLC voices sound like they gone through some bandpass or compression filter and then were encoded with wrong settings for it, maybe choosing too low bandwidth or doing filtering twice.

Sounds a little like old, low bandwidth MP3s...

I guess CDPR did a lot of recording during covid, but even then they could've helped improve quality by shipping over professional grade mics, soundproofing materials, and guidance on how to set it all up.

Phantom Liberty is great but the poor audio really drags it down and ruins immersion.
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