Voice prompts
From New Zealand VoIP Users Group
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Voice prompts are pre-recorded files which one can add to ones PBX to interact with callers. Prompts are used throughout asterisk whether its voicemail, IVR, error messages, or queue announcements. By default, an American accented collection is supplied however users may want to obtain custom versions depending on their needs (such as different country, language etc).
The purpose of this page is to provide information about where to obtain these files and how to 'install' them.
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New Zealand
Installation
As documented in the geekzone community replacing the files in /usr/share/asterisk/sounds or /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/ (trixbox with the desired package should be sufficient. Please refer to talk page regarding paths
Going Forward
There has been some discussion about recording some more up to date prompts. Grant, a DJ on a The Cheese, a local Wellington station has expressed interest in recording some of there. A sample of his voice can be heard here (Sample is in MP3 format). If you have any comments please post them in this forum on Geekzone.
