If you haven't tested any of the multitudes of text-to-speech options, don't waste your time and just go straight to ElevenLabs for the best-in-class choice instead!
There are so many reasons to love this software but, seeing (or should I say hearing) it in action is one of the best ways to appreciate it. This video from my YouTube Channel demonstrates two different capabilities. First it's a voice clone of me for the character, Marketing Millie. And secondly, and perhaps even more impressive is the character of Nikola Tesla, a future-world nerdy scientist created by Lee Love. Take a look/listen for yourself:
ElevenLabs is probably the first text-to-speech software I tried and to date, they remain at the very top of the list for voices of every type or style you can imagine. There's so much you can do using the impressive ElevenLabs it may make your head spin, but still I'll list some things to get you thinking.
Here're a few ideas for the most popular uses of ElevenLabs:
Convert text to social media content voiceovers
Create audio blog post versions
Add characters via voices to your podcast
Use voice creations for podcast openings or as video narrators
Voice a character or mascot for public relations or marketing projects
Clone YOUR voice for a variety of content from podcasts to audio books and more
Produce meditation voiceovers for audio or video content channels
Another popular use case I'm noticing more and more often lately is creators using this technology for faceless YouTube Channels, which is an interesting study. (I'd love to hear your take on these!)
YouTubers can also dub their videos in other languages to extend reach and accomodate audiences. Or perhaps, even replicate their YouTube channel in another language by converting current audio files via ElevenLabs to extend to a global audience.
About ElevenLabs
A voice AI research and deployment company, ElevenLabs' mission is to make content universally accessible in any language or voice. Realistic, versatile, and contextually-aware are core goals for the voice products they offer to help clients generate engaging content at scale.
Cutting-edge technology brings innovative and evolving products and plans offering flexibility and quality for your most exciting, challenging, or creative projects. And guess what? ElevenLabs integrates with Canva to add to the magic there, too!
ElevenLabs offers a FREE plan to test and familiarize yourself with the extensive features and resources. Ultimately, you'll see it's an AI software you can't live without. Instant voice cloning is just one reason why you'll see instant savings over equipment and voice talent costs, giving you inhouse talent on call.
I think you'll love the Voice Library component, but you may be surprised by that feature alone, as there are so many options and customizations available there for the taking.
The Creator Plan for $22/month gives you an upgraded voice cloing feature, Professional Voice Clone which is said to be in a whole other league. Based on longer voice samples, the software/app trains your unique voice clone to be nearly indistinguishable from your natural voice.
Beyond that, The Creator Plan also gives you access to Projects, a dedicated feature for long-form audio. Simply upload entire scripts and convert them into multi-speaker audio with the click of a button. This is perfect for creating audiobooks, podcasts, or longer voiceovers for YouTube videos.
What do you think? Sounds interesting, right? Let me know if you tried ElevenLabs or similiar software and what you think of it, what you use it for, and if you have any other thoughts or ideas to share. Thanks!
Or test ElevenLabs for yourself... and let me know how it goes for you...