Learn everything you need to know about how to use AI Voiceover to create voiceovers for your videos in this quick step-by-step guide.
To generate licensed AI voiceovers, subscribe now. If you're already subscribed and want to add AI Voiceover to your plan, learn how to upgrade your plan to include AI Voiceover.
How to generate a voiceover
1. Browse the Voice Catalog, where you can preview the voices and sort by gender and video category. Select the voice you want to use.
2. In the text box, type the text you want to convert to speech, select the language from the dropdown in the top left of the box, and Generate.
3. Your generated voiceover be stored in the My Voiceovers tab. To download it, click the download icon. Every voiceover you generate will be saved here, and, with a subscription to a plan that includes voiceover, you can also find your downloaded voiceovers in your Downloads, ready for you to download as many times as you like, whenever you like.
How to adjust the voiceover settings and generate a voiceover
With AI voiceover you can adjust the settings and get a result to match exactly what you need for your project. You can adjust the voiceover settings for:
- Language: Select the language you want to generate voiceovers
- Emotion: Toggle to include different emotions in your voiceover
- Speed: Change the speed of your voiceover in a range from 0.8x to 1.2x
Select the language for your voiceover
You can select the language you want to use to generate voiceovers.
Sign into your account and visit Voiceover, then open My Voiceovers. In the text box, enter your text and select the language from the dropdown in the top left. Then, Generate to create your voiceovers.
About the voiceover settings
We've updated the settings so you can have more options to generate the perfect voiceovers for your projects.
Emotion
Open the Emotion tab and toggle on any emotion you want included when you generate your voiceover. Select any from Angry, Sad, Optimistic, Curious, and Surprised.
Speed
Choose the speed you want to generate your voiceover, from a range of 0.8x to 1.2x speed.
Steps to adjust the settings and generate a voiceover
It's easy to customize and generate the perfect voiceover for your project.
- Select a voice from the catalog.
- Select the language and type the text for your voiceover.
- Click on Voiceover Settings to open the settings panel.
- Adjust Emotion and Speed.
- Then, Generate.
Tips to generate the best AI voiceover
Language tips
- Choose the language for each generation from the dropdown in the top left of the text box.
- Be sure that the language you select matches the text you type.
Pronunciation
- Make sure that everything is spelled correctly.
- You can also try any alternative spellings, or write the words out phonetically.
- To generate a specific pronunciation, try writing out the sounds.
Inflection
- To add emphasis, use punctuation throughout your text, and at the end. Try not to use quotation marks for emphasis.
- To add a pause, use a single dash (-).
- To stress that something is a question, use 2 question marks at the end of the sentence.
Numbers and symbols
- Write out numbers, symbols, and acronyms into words.
- When listing several numbers, or reading a long or complex number, use commas or dashes to indicate where the pauses should go.
- For best results reading a date in AI voiceover, use the format MM/DD/YYYY.
How to view and manage your voiceovers
View your voiceovers
When you generate a voiceover, you can find it in the My Voiceovers tab.
Manage your voiceovers
To the right of each voiceover is an icon menu. Click the icon for the action you want to take.
Information icon
Click the information icon to view the settings used to generate the voiceover.
Download icon
Click the download icon to download the voiceover. After it's download, you can find it in the Voiceovers tab of your Downloads.
Save icon
Click the star icon to save the voiceover to Favorites. When it's saved, the star will be yellow.
3 dots icon
Click the 3 dots icon to Rename or Delete your voiceover. Deleting a voiceover removes the saved voiceover from your account and it won't restore any credits used.
Expand icon
Click the expand icon to view the text that was used to generate the voiceover.
Troubleshooting tips
For best results, use short sentences to generate voiceovers.
Also check that the language you type in matches the language selected in the dropdown.
Add or remove 1 setting at at a time to change the dynamic of your voiceover.
How voiceover credits work
The AI voiceover generator works using a credit system. If you’re subscribed to the AI Voiceover or Max Pro plan, you’ll get 50,000 credits each month, and with a Max Team plan you get 75,000 credits each month. If you already have a subscription plan that does not include voiceover, you’ll get 400 trial credits to generate.
- Each credit is equivalent to one character.
- You can use up to 2,000 credits/characters for each voiceover you generate.
- Every time you click Generate, the number of credits you’ve used for that generation will be subtracted from your total credits.
- Your credits will reset each month.
The AI Voiceover is available for trial purposes with all plans.
To try out our new voiceover feature, you can sign up for a free trial Artlist account and click on Voiceover in the top menu. You’ll get 400 credits to generate voiceovers. Keep in mind that voiceovers generated with trial credits will be stored in the My Voiceovers tab in your account, however they can’t be downloaded and aren't licensed for use in your projects.
Unlock 50,000 credits and get licensed voiceovers with an AI Voiceover or any Max subscription.
Get more AI voiceover credits
With any trial account or active plan that doesn't include voiceover, you get 400 one-time trial credits to try it out! Upgrade to a Max Pro subscription and unlock 50,000 voiceover credits to generate licensed AI voiceovers for your projects.
For a license to use AI voiceovers in your projects, subscribe now.
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- Your company or legal entity has more than 50 employees or is part of a larger group with over 50 employees
- Your agency or team requires more than 7 seats
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- You're a broadcaster
- You're creating audiobooks
- You distribute content via DVD and Blu-Ray
- You need to modify or customize the standard agreement
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