diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
index 536df3e783..80f3583791 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/VoiceInfo.cs
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 
 namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 {
 	public class VoiceInfo
 	{
-		public readonly string[] SovietVariants = { ".aud" };
-		public readonly string[] AlliedVariants = { ".aud" };
+		public readonly Dictionary<string,string[]> Variants;
 		public readonly string[] Select = { };
 		public readonly string[] Move = { };
 		public readonly string[] Attack = null;
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 
 		public VoiceInfo( MiniYaml y )
 		{
-			FieldLoader.Load(this, y);
+			FieldLoader.LoadFields(this, y.Nodes, new string[] { "Select", "Move", "Attack", "Die" });
+			Variants = (y.Nodes.ContainsKey("Variants"))? y.Nodes["Variants"].Nodes.ToDictionary(a => a.Key, 
+			                           a => (string[])FieldLoader.GetValue( "(value)", typeof(string[]), a.Value.Value ))
+						: new Dictionary<string, string[]>(); 
 
 			Pools = Lazy.New(() =>
 				new Dictionary<string, VoicePool>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Selection.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Selection.cs
index d2edf39087..1a38a1a56c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Selection.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Selection.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				actors = (isCombine ? oldSelection.Union(newSelection) : newSelection).ToList();
 
 			var voicedUnit = actors.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Owner == world.LocalPlayer && a.HasVoice());
-			Sound.PlayVoice("Select", voicedUnit);
+			if (voicedUnit != null)
+				Sound.PlayVoice("Select", voicedUnit, voicedUnit.Owner.Country.Race);
 
 			foreach (var ns in world.WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<INotifySelection>())
 				ns.SelectionChanged();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
index 6833e17558..68f4bb8de3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		}
 		
 		// Returns true if it played a phrase
-		public static bool PlayVoice(string phrase, Actor voicedUnit)
+		public static bool PlayVoice(string phrase, Actor voicedUnit, string variant)
 		{
 			if (voicedUnit == null) return false;
 			if (phrase == null) return false;
@@ -203,13 +203,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			// todo: fix this
-			var variants = (voicedUnit.Owner.Country.Race == "allies")
-				? vi.AlliedVariants : vi.SovietVariants;
-
-			var variant = variants[voicedUnit.ActorID % variants.Length];
-
-			Play(clip + variant);
+			var variantext = vi.Variants[variant][voicedUnit.ActorID % vi.Variants.Count];
+			Play(clip + variantext);
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index 3f46f87b2e..7f15a0e553 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			{
 				foreach (var v in o.Subject.TraitsImplementing<IOrderVoice>())
 				{
-					if (Sound.PlayVoice(v.VoicePhraseForOrder(o.Subject, o), o.Subject))
+					if (Sound.PlayVoice(v.VoicePhraseForOrder(o.Subject, o), o.Subject, o.Subject.Owner.Country.Race))
 					{
 						done = true;
 						break;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
index 3a7405e529..2681b50c72 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderInfantry.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			if (e.DamageState == DamageState.Dead)
 			{
 				var death = e.Warhead != null ? e.Warhead.InfDeath : 0;
-				Sound.PlayVoice("Die", self);
+				Sound.PlayVoice("Die", self, self.Owner.Country.Race);
 				self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new Corpse(self, death)));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/mods/cnc/voices.yaml b/mods/cnc/voices.yaml
index 4b65d5a408..a089b6bede 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/voices.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/voices.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 GenericVoice: 
-	SovietVariants: .v01,.v03
-	AlliedVariants: .v01,.v03
+	Variants:
+		nod: .v01,.v03
+		gdi: .v01,.v03
 	Select: await1,ready,report1,yessir1
 	Move: ackno,affirm1,noprob,ritaway,roger,ugotit
 	Die: nuyell1.aud,nuyell3.aud,nuyell4.aud,nuyell5.aud
 
 VehicleVoice: 
-	SovietVariants: .v00,.v02
-	AlliedVariants: .v00,.v02
+	Variants:
+		nod: .v00,.v02
+		gdi: .v00,.v02
 	Select: vehic1,yessir1,report1,await1,unit1
 	Move: ackno,affirm1,movout1