Voice Assignment
Assigning voices to characters in your audiobook.
Voice Panel Overview
The Voices tab in the left sidebar shows all detected characters and their assigned voices. From here you can assign, change, and preview voices for each character.
Connecting Your TTS Provider
Before assigning voices, you need to set up a TTS provider and add its API key in Settings (⚙) in the top bar. Audiobook Studio supports ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, and Google Cloud TTS.
Assigning Voices
Click the voice dropdown next to a character name to see all available voices from your ElevenLabs account. Select a voice to assign it. The voice will be used for all segments assigned to that character.
Shared Voice Warnings
If multiple characters share the same voice, a warning indicator will appear. While this is allowed, it may make it harder for listeners to distinguish between characters.
Adding Custom Characters
If the automatic character detection missed a character, you can add one manually. Custom characters work the same as auto-detected ones — assign a voice and then assign segments to them.
Bulk Reassigning
You can reassign all segments in a chapter from one character to another. This is useful when you want to change a character's voice or merge two characters.
Previewing Voices
Click the play button (▶) next to a voice to hear a short sample. This helps you choose the right voice before generating full audio.
Regenerating for a Character
After changing a character's voice, you can regenerate all audio segments for that character at once, rather than regenerating each segment individually.