Screengrabs: @sharifa.amalia/TikTok
Next station here, next station there, attention please! We would have come across many different MRT announcements broadcasted over the public announcement system.
But have you ever wondered who is voicing the MRT announcements, or whether it is all just a robot and a really human-sounding text-to-speech computer software?
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Voice-Over of Malay Language MRT Announcements
@sharifa.amalia Reminding you every single day. #MRT #vo #voiceover #singapore
On Tuesday (Sep 20), TikTok user @sharifa.amalia uploaded a video showcasing herself being part of the recording of two 10-second announcements, now used across the train network.
The video included the caption, when “you’re taking the MRT, and you hear your own voice”.
“You’re taking the MRT, and you hear your own voice” (Screengrab: @sharifa.amalia/TikTok)
Voice-over was recorded few years ago, back in 2018
In the subsequent scene of the video, Ms Amalia featured how she got engaged for the gig four years ago in 2018.
It involves her in conversation with her liaison to record Malay language public announcement messages, seemingly held in the following week from their exchange.
In conversation for recording of two 10-second public announcement messages in Malay language. (Screengrab: @sharifa.amalia/TikTok)
Following that, she showcased of presumably herself in the recording studio with a printed script of MRT announcements which she will be voicing over.
The printed script also includes other types of announcements, as well as a Mandarin version of the similar text given.
Printed script for MRT announcements. (Screengrab: @sharifa.amalia/TikTok)
Recordings Now Broadcasted in Train Network
The recorded public announcement messages are currently broadcasting across the train network, in trains and at stations.
They are reminders for commuters to not leave their belongings unattended and to report any suspicious-looking person or articles to train staff.
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“Reminding you every single day. #MRT #vo #voiceover #singapore” – @sharifa.amalia/TikTok [Accessed 22 Sep 2022]
“smrt new suspicious announcement with subtitle (malay)” – Ng Fabian/YouTube [Accessed 22 Sep 2022]
Images: Screengrabs from @sharifa.amalia/TikTok.
This article first appeared on SGTrains.