Your own voice is created in "Voices" from a single audio recording. The cleaner the recording, the closer the voice: a clone copies not only the timbre but also noise, echo and the manner of speech from the sample.
Recording requirements #
- One person, no music, no second voice, no noise. A quiet room without echo.
- From 30 seconds to 10 minutes. The first 60 seconds of clean speech are used for the clone, so the most important part is the beginning.
- MP3 or WAV. File size within your plan's limit.
- Speak naturally, the way you want to hear it in the translation. Pauses, intonation and energy carry over into the clone.
- Set the recording language: the one the person speaks in the sample.
There is no in-browser microphone recording. Record on your phone or computer and upload the file. Video files are not accepted: extract the audio with any converter.
What happens after upload #
- The voice gets the "Processing" status: we separate speech from the background and level the volume. Usually it takes minutes.
- "Active": the voice can be picked under "My voices" when uploading a video and in the editor.
- The clone itself is created at the voice engine on the first dubbing with this voice.
"Error" means speech could not be separated. Check that the file contains a voice and is at least 30 seconds long, then upload again. If "Processing" lasts more than an hour, write to support.
Limits #
Own voices are available on Pro (up to 5) and Business (up to 10). On Free and Start the "Voices" page shows only clones from your videos. A voice can be deleted from the menu on its card; in older translations it is replaced with a standard voice.
About the "Remove accent" switch see Accent in the translation.