Is there an one-line artificial voice to read a short comment?

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FoxAdriano

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Hi, I made a video and a couple of interviews and I need a voiceover that answers my 2 questions. The 2 answers are just one written line. So it's a few seconds of recording. I don't want to pass 1 line to different speakers, one with a male voice and one with a female voice. Is there a way to have these simple lines read by an artificial voice? I repeat: they are short answers of a few seconds. Is there an online site that allows you to do this, maybe even for free? The video is only for me. It won't leave the house.User-supplied imageThanks for your reply.
 
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That might be best reason to use them. You may not want fake interview "answers" to sound like they were performed by a professional narrator. You want interviews that sound real and unrehearsed, right?
 
Maybe Craigslist, putting in the ad to have the person say one sentence, whatever they want so it doesn't seem like you're trying to pull one on them, and have them send it over to an email. Tech savvy people would do it on phone quickly and forward it over. E.g. "Hi, my name is, this is my voice."

Maybe offer $5-$10 or something, IDK. But maybe worth it if you like the voice.

It's simple enough for people to at least give it a try even knowing they might not get the part vs. something more annoying like writing a cover letter or explaining "why you might be a good fit for this job".
 
NorBro said:
Maybe Craigslist, putting in the ad to have the person say one sentence, whatever they want so it doesn't seem like you're trying to pull one on them, and have them send it over to an email. Tech savvy people would do it on phone quickly and forward it over. E.g. "Hi, my name is, this is my voice."
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I'd like to try Craigslist, but I am not able to find the right page of what you wrote me. Please, which is the right page? I found this: https://rome.craigslist.org/ Thanks
 
I don't know what the words would be (language), but try somewhere in community, services and/or jobs (IDK which ones have or don't have fees, they always change stuff over the years).

But it's CL; post wherever you can, someone will eventually respond.
 
I don't know if CL is used very much in Italy. My suggestion is, if you shot interviews for the video, then go out and get the additional lines you need from the same documentary subjects. It will be the most authentic way of completing the project.
 
I'm not really the biggest Artificial Intelligence fan, but there are dozens of services online where you can plug in your voice over script and it will let you pick from all kinds of different voices, accents, etc. and it will spit out a VO for you.

Some are paid, some are not. But if you aren't going to hire a VO professional, then that's the route you should probably go.
 
DustinSchmidt said:
I'm not really the biggest Artificial Intelligence fan, but there are dozens of services online where you can plug in your voice over script and it will let you pick from all kinds of different voices, accents, etc. and it will spit out a VO for you.

Some are paid, some are not. But if you aren't going to hire a VO professional, then that's the route you should probably go.
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I thank you for your reply. I also know that there are various free online sites that allow you to do this. But I don't know where to go to find one online. That's why I made a post. But it seems that no one knows them well.
 
Google them, man - you'll come across at least a dozen in the next hour.

Then, as part of the research process, you click each one and read.

Read what they say, offer, let you try, etc.

Forums, reddit, socials comment sections, etc. are all fine and great places to acquire additional knowledge on the side, but you always start with Google, hands-on for yourself.
 
I still say you'll get the most believable performance from friends, family, or strangers at a coffee shop. A professional narrator or AI generated voice is going to sound too phony. These are interviews, right? They should sound like real people not rehearsed sound bites.
 
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I still say you'll get the most believable performance from friends, family, or strangers at a coffee shop. A professional narrator or AI generated voice is going to sound too phony. These are interviews, right? They should sound like real people not rehearsed sound bites.
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Even if it's just a few seconds of reading, I think I'll do what you're suggesting. It's also the easiest and quickest way. ;)
Thanks.
 
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