We're a small team at Deep Origin, and one of the tools we build is AIVoiceBooth, a text to speech and voice cloning tool. This post is a short, practical walkthrough of how we think about getting good voice-over out of it, for videos, audiobooks and ads.
You can try it at https://aivoicebooth.com/
What it does, briefly
- Text to speech in 32 languages, studio-grade, ready for videos, audiobooks and ads.
- Character voices. The voice library is a cast of characters, from a folk storyteller to a cold CEO. You tap a portrait to audition a voice before using it.
- Voice cloning from a short clip. Upload a short recording of your own voice; the clone keeps your tone and rhythm, then speaks any of the 32 languages.
A simple voice-over workflow
- Write for the ear, not the eye. Short sentences read better aloud. Spell out abbreviations the way you want them spoken.
- Audition before you commit. Try a few character voices on the same paragraph. A narrator that suits a product demo is rarely the one that suits a bedtime story.
- Generate in sections. For long scripts (an audiobook chapter, a 10-minute video), work paragraph by paragraph so a single fix doesn't mean regenerating everything.
- Line it up in your editor. Drop the audio into your video or audio editor and trim the gaps to match your cuts.
Getting a clean voice clone
The clone can only be as good as the clip you give it:
- Record in a quiet room with soft furnishings; avoid echo and background music.
- Keep a steady distance from the microphone.
- Speak at your natural pace. The clone keeps your tone and rhythm, so a rushed sample gives a rushed clone.
One voice, several languages
Because a cloned voice can speak any of the 32 supported languages, you can keep the same voice across localized versions of an ad or a tutorial instead of casting a different speaker per market.
Questions or feedback are welcome in the comments.
