Custom Voices

Create and manage custom voice profiles

Overview

Create custom voice profiles that match your brand identity or clone specific voices for personalized experiences. Our voice cloning technology requires just a few minutes of audio to create a high-quality custom voice.

Creating a Custom Voice

Requirements

Audio Samples

• Minimum: 3 audio files
• Maximum: 10 audio files
• Duration: 10-60 seconds per file
• Total: At least 2 minutes combined
• Format: MP3, WAV, or FLAC
• Quality: 44.1kHz+ sample rate recommended

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Prepare Audio Samples

   Record or collect 3-10 high-quality audio samples of the voice you want to clone

2. Upload Samples

   Use the API or dashboard to upload your audio files

3. Wait for Processing

   Voice cloning typically takes 10-15 minutes

4. Test Your Voice

   Generate test audio to verify quality

5. Use in Production

   Start using your custom voice in your applications

Code Examples

JavaScript

import { SixtyDBClient } from '60db';

const client = new SixtyDBClient('your-api-key');

// Create custom voice
const files = [
  document.querySelector('#file1').files[0],
  document.querySelector('#file2').files[0],
  document.querySelector('#file3').files[0]
];

const voice = await client.createVoice({
  name: 'My Brand Voice',
  description: 'Professional voice for customer service',
  language: 'en',
  gender: 'female',
  files: files
});

console.log('Voice ID:', voice.id);
console.log('Status:', voice.status);

// Use the custom voice
const audio = await client.textToSpeech({
  text: 'Hello from my custom voice!',
  voice_id: voice.id
});

Python

from sixtydb import SixtyDBClient

client = SixtyDBClient('your-api-key')

# Create custom voice
files = [
    open('sample1.mp3', 'rb'),
    open('sample2.mp3', 'rb'),
    open('sample3.mp3', 'rb')
]

voice = client.create_voice(
    name='My Brand Voice',
    files=files,
    description='Professional voice for customer service',
    language='en',
    gender='female'
)

print(f"Voice ID: {voice['id']}")
print(f"Status: {voice['status']}")

# Close files
for f in files:
    f.close()

# Use the custom voice
audio = client.text_to_speech(
    text='Hello from my custom voice!',
    voice_id=voice['id']
)

with open('output.mp3', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(audio)

Audio Sample Guidelines

Content Recommendations

Variety

• Include different sentence types (questions, statements, exclamations)
• Cover various emotions and tones
• Use different speaking speeds
• Include both short and long sentences

Quality

• Record in a quiet environment
• Use a good quality microphone
• Maintain consistent volume
• Avoid background music or noise
• No echo or reverb

Technical

• Sample rate: 44.1kHz or higher
• Bit depth: 16-bit or higher
• Format: WAV (lossless) preferred
• Mono or stereo both acceptable

Content

• Natural, conversational speech
• Clear pronunciation
• Consistent accent
• Avoid reading in monotone
• Include natural pauses

Managing Custom Voices

List Your Voices

const voices = await client.getVoices();

// Filter custom voices
const customVoices = voices.filter(v => v.is_custom);
customVoices.forEach(voice => {
  console.log(`${voice.name} (${voice.id})`);
});

Update Voice Metadata

await client.updateVoice('voice-id', {
  name: 'Updated Voice Name',
  description: 'Updated description'
});

Delete a Voice

await client.deleteVoice('voice-id');

Voice Quality Tips

Recording Environment

Record in a quiet room with minimal echo and background noise

Microphone Quality

Use a quality microphone for best results

Speaking Style

Speak naturally and expressively

Audio Length

Provide at least 2 minutes of total audio

Use Cases

Brand Voice

Create a consistent voice for all your brand communications:

const brandVoice = await client.createVoice({
  name: 'Acme Brand Voice',
  description: 'Official voice for Acme Corporation',
  files: brandAudioSamples
});

// Use in all customer touchpoints
const greeting = await client.textToSpeech({
  text: 'Welcome to Acme Corporation. How can we help you today?',
  voice_id: brandVoice.id
});

Personal Assistant

Clone your own voice for a personalized assistant:

const myVoice = await client.createVoice({
  name: 'My Personal Voice',
  description: 'My voice for personal assistant',
  files: myRecordings
});

// Personal reminders in your own voice
const reminder = await client.textToSpeech({
  text: 'Remember to call mom at 3 PM',
  voice_id: myVoice.id
});

Character Voices

Create unique voices for game characters or audiobooks:

const characterVoice = await client.createVoice({
  name: 'Wizard Character',
  description: 'Mystical wizard voice for fantasy game',
  files: characterSamples
});

Pricing

Custom voice creation is available on Pro and Enterprise plans:

Plan	Custom Voices	Processing Time
Free	0	-
Starter	0	-
Pro	5	10-15 min
Enterprise	Unlimited	Priority (5-10 min)

API Reference

Create Voice

Create a new custom voice

Manage Voices

List, update, and delete voices