The Top 10 Best AI Voice Generators 2024

Dr Alex Young
27 Aug 202312:32

TLDRThis video script introduces viewers to the top AI voice generators, offering realistic text-to-speech capabilities. It highlights 11 Labs, Microsoft Speech Studio, and Amazon Polly for their natural-sounding voices and ease of use. The script also mentions the unique features of each platform, such as voice cloning, language support, and customization options, ultimately recommending 11 Labs for its accessibility and voice cloning capabilities.

Takeaways

  • 🎤 AI voice generators have become highly realistic, allowing for voice cloning and emotion/tone adjustments.
  • 🌐 There are numerous AI text-to-speech apps available, making it challenging to determine which offer the best features and most realistic voices.
  • 🎬 The speaker has tested almost every AI text-to-speech app over five years for creating realistic voices for virtual humans.
  • 📌 The top 10 AI voice generators will be analyzed for their features, benefits, and drawbacks.
  • 🗣️ Flavor is a popular AI voice generator used by businesses and content creators, offering over 25 emotions and 400 voices in 100 languages.
  • 🆓 11 Labs stands out for its ease of use and the ability to clone voices or create synthetic voices from just 60 seconds of audio.
  • 📚 Speechified can convert various text formats into natural-sounding speech and supports over 30 voices.
  • 🎥 Murph is a versatile text-to-speech generator with a comprehensive AI voiceover studio and over a hundred AI voices in 15 languages.
  • 🔍 Synthesis is a powerful AI text-to-speech generator with a large library of professional voices and the ability to create and sell unlimited voiceovers.
  • 🎧 Listener focuses on podcasting, offering personalization, customization, and an embed feature for audio distribution.
  • 💬 Well Said is a web-based tool for creating voice savers with generative AI, offering a diverse roster of AI voices and real-time auditioning.
  • 🌟 Microsoft's Speech Studio and Amazon Polly offer high-quality, customizable voices, though they may require developer support for integration.

Q & A

  • What is the main challenge when choosing an AI voice generator?

    -The main challenge is the overwhelming number of AI voice generators available, making it difficult to determine which ones offer the best text-to-speech features and the most realistic voices.

  • How many AI Text-to-Speech apps has the speaker tried over the last five years?

    -The speaker has tried almost every AI Text-to-Speech app available over the last five years.

  • What are the key features of the AI voice generator called Flavor?

    -Flavor offers a feature-packed platform with over 25 different emotions, a large library of 400 voices in 100 languages, an intuitive interface, and the ability to create engaging content for a global audience.

  • What makes 11 Labs stand out among AI voice generators?

    -11 Labs stands out for its ease of use, generous free tier, and its Voice Lab feature, which can clone your own voice or create a new synthetic voice from just 60 seconds of audio.

  • How does Speechified differ from other AI voice generators?

    -Speechified can convert text in various formats like PDFs, emails, documents, or articles into natural-sounding speech and allows users to adjust reading speed and select from over 30 natural-sounding voices.

  • What is unique about Murph's AI voiceover Studio?

    -Murph's AI voiceover Studio includes a built-in video editor, enabling users to create videos with voiceover, and offers over a hundred AI voices from 15 languages with customizable options like pitch, speed, volume, and emphasis.

  • What are the main benefits of using Synthesis for text-to-speech and video production?

    -Synthesis offers a large library of professional voices, the ability to create and sell unlimited voiceovers for any purpose, and its text-to-video technology that can transform scripts into dynamic media presentations.

  • How does Listener's text-to-speech generator stand out in terms of personalization?

    -Listener focuses on high personalization, allowing each individual listener to customize their preferences, making it a great tool for podcasting and monetizing content through advertising.

  • What is the main advantage of Microsoft's Speech Studio?

    -Speech Studio's main advantage is its Custom Neural Voice feature, which lets users create a natural-sounding synthetic voice trained on human voice recordings, adaptable across languages and speaking styles.

  • Why is Amazon Polly considered a powerful text-to-speech generator?

    -Amazon Polly is considered powerful due to its use of advanced deep learning techniques, its easy-to-use API for integrating speech synthesis capabilities, and its support for a range of international languages and dialects.

  • Which AI voice generator does the speaker personally recommend as the most realistic?

    -The speaker personally recommends 11 Labs for its accessibility, ease of use, and the ability to clone a voice with just 60 seconds of audio, making it sound non-robotic.

Outlines

00:00

🗣️ Introduction to AI Voice Generators

The video script begins by discussing the advancements in AI voice generators, highlighting their ability to clone voices, replicate emotions, and change tones. The narrator mentions the challenge of choosing the best AI voice generator from the numerous options available. They introduce their experience with AI text-to-speech apps and the purpose of the video: to analyze and recommend the top 10 AI voice generators, including their features, benefits, and drawbacks. The narrator also mentions a bonus 11th tool and invites viewers to try out the recommended platforms.

05:00

🌐 Flavors: A Feature-Packed AI Voice Generator

The first AI voice generator featured is Flavors, which is popular among businesses and content creators. It offers a wide range of features, including over 25 emotions and a library of 400 voices in 100 languages. The platform's intuitive interface allows for easy video creation and dubbing, with background music and special effects. Flavors has a community of half a million creators for support and offers four pricing plans, including a 14-day free Pro Plan trial and a perpetual free plan.

10:02

🔊 11 Labs: The Best AI Text-to-Speech Tool

11 Labs is praised for its user-friendly interface and generous free tier, offering hundreds of AI-generated voices. Its standout feature is the Voice Lab, which can clone a user's voice or create a new synthetic voice from just 60 seconds of audio, a significant improvement over other alternatives. The voices can be tweaked and edited, with usage-based pricing and professional voice cleaning available on Enterprise tiers.

📚 Speechified: Converting Text to Natural Speech

Speechified is a platform that can convert various text formats into natural-sounding speech. It allows users to adjust reading speed and choose from over 30 voices. The software is intelligent, identifying more than 15 languages and converting printed text into clear audio. It offers a mobile app and browser extensions, making it easy to use and feature-rich, including audiobooks and other new features.

🎤 Murph: A Comprehensive Text-to-Speech Solution

Murph is a popular AI voice generator used by professionals for converting text to speech, dictations, and creating voiceovers. It offers extensive customization options, a variety of voices and dialects, and an easy-to-use interface. Murph also includes a video editor for creating videos with voiceovers, and it allows users to customize voiceovers by pitch, speed, volume, and pronunciation. The platform's large library of voices and expressive emotional options are highlighted as key features.

📝 Synthesis: Professional AI Voice and Video Creation

Synthesis is an AI platform that specializes in text-to-speech and text-to-video technology, offering a large library of professional voices and the ability to create and sell unlimited voiceovers. It allows users to emphasize specific words and choose from a range of emotions. Synthesis is considered a revolutionary tool for human communication and perception, offering a significant leap in technology.

🎧 Listener: Personalized Text-to-Speech for Podcasting

Listener is a tool that converts text-to-speech with a focus on personalization, allowing users to create a customizable audio player embed for their blog. It supports over 17 languages and can monetize content through advertising. Listener uses cloud machine learning to provide high-quality AI voices, making it a great tool for podcasting and content distribution on streaming platforms.

📖 Well Said: A Web-Based Authoring Tool

Well Said is a web-based tool for creating voiceovers with generative AI, offering a diverse roster of AI voices and the ability to generate voiceovers quickly. Users can audition over 50 AI voices in real-time and mix and match them for different scenarios. A unique feature is the pronunciation library, which gives users full control over how the AI voices their story, teaching it specific pronunciations.

💬 Microsoft's Speech Studio: Custom Neural Voices

Microsoft's Speech Studio is a cloud-based AI text-to-speech solution with a voice gallery featuring over 400 voices across 140 languages and dialects. Its Custom Neural Voice feature allows users to create natural-sounding synthetic voices trained on human voice recordings. These custom voices can adapt across languages and speaking styles, making them perfect for unique text-to-speech solutions. However, integration requires some developer support.

📊 Amazon Polly: An Intelligent Text-to-Speech System

Amazon Polly is an AI text-to-speech system that uses deep learning techniques to convert text into lifelike speech. It offers an API for easy integration into various applications and supports a range of international languages and dialects. Polly is easy to use, converting text to speech through the API, and allows users to store audio streams in multiple file formats. Pricing is based on the number of characters converted into speech, with free credits available on AWS.

🏆 The Best AI Text-to-Speech App

The narrator concludes the video by sharing their personal opinion on the best AI text-to-speech app. They recommend Microsoft Speech Studio, Amazon Polly, and 11 Labs for their realistic voices and ease of use. 11 Labs is highlighted for its accessibility and voice cloning feature, requiring only 60 seconds of audio. The narrator also mentions the tools' translation capabilities and invites viewers to explore a video on integrating voice into chatbots for language learning purposes.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡AI voice generators

AI voice generators are software applications that use artificial intelligence to convert text into realistic human-like speech. They are used in various applications such as virtual assistants, video narration, and customer service. In the video, the focus is on the realism and versatility of these generators, highlighting their ability to clone voices and adjust emotions and tones.

💡Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Text-to-Speech technology enables the conversion of written text into spoken words, often used for accessibility, content creation, and educational purposes. The video emphasizes the importance of TTS features, such as language support, voice customization, and emotional expression.

💡Voice cloning

Voice cloning refers to the process of creating a synthetic voice that mimics a specific individual's voice. This technology is used for various applications, including voiceovers and virtual characters. The video highlights the ease and efficiency of voice cloning with AI tools.

💡Emotional tone

Emotional tone refers to the expression of feelings or emotions through speech. AI voice generators can adjust the emotional tone of the synthesized voice, making it sound happy, sad, or angry. This feature is crucial for creating engaging and relatable content.

💡Customization

Customization in the context of AI voice generators means the ability to modify voice characteristics such as pitch, speed, volume, and accent to fit specific content needs. This allows for a more personalized and targeted user experience.

💡Language support

Language support refers to the ability of AI voice generators to produce speech in multiple languages, which is essential for global content creation and reaching diverse audiences. The video emphasizes the importance of this feature for businesses and content creators.

💡Voice library

A voice library is a collection of pre-recorded voices available for use in AI voice generators. These libraries allow users to choose from a variety of voices, accents, and languages for their text-to-speech needs.

💡Cloud-based AI services

Cloud-based AI services are applications that run on remote servers and can be accessed over the internet. These services offer scalable and flexible AI capabilities, such as text-to-speech, without the need for local installation or maintenance.

💡API integration

API (Application Programming Interface) integration is the process of incorporating external services or functionalities into an application. In the context of AI voice generators, API integration allows developers to embed text-to-speech capabilities into their products or services.

💡Synthetic voices

Synthetic voices are computer-generated voices that do not belong to a human speaker. They are created using AI and can mimic human speech patterns and intonation. These voices are used in applications where a human voice is not available or desired.

Highlights

AI voice generators have become incredibly realistic, allowing for voice cloning and emotion/tone adjustments.

There is a vast array of AI voice generators, making it challenging to determine which offer the best text-to-speech features and realistic voices.

Flavor is a popular AI voice generator used by businesses and content creators, offering a large library of voices and over 25 emotions.

11 Labs is praised for its ease of use and impressive voice cloning feature, requiring only 60 seconds of audio.

Speechified can convert various text formats into natural-sounding speech and supports over 30 voices.

Murph is a versatile AI voice generator used by professionals, offering extensive customization options and a built-in video editor.

Synthesis is a powerful AI text-to-speech generator with a focus on commercial use and a vast library of professional voices.

Listener is a text-to-speech tool with a focus on podcasting, offering personalization and customization features.

Well Said is a web-based tool for creating voice savers with generative AI, offering a diverse roster of AI voices.

Microsoft's Speech Studio, part of Azure AI Services, features a Custom Neural Voice for creating natural-sounding synthetic voices.

Play is a text-to-speech generator that uses AI from IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to generate natural language voices.

Semantic, used in the film Top Gun Maverick, allows for lively voice expressions and tone adjustments.

Amazon Polly is an intelligent text-to-speech system offering lifelike speech and easy integration through its API.

The speaker's personal opinion is that Microsoft Speech Studio, Amazon Polly, and 11 Labs offer the most realistic voices.

11 Labs is recommended for its accessibility and ease of use, especially for those without developer support needs.

Many of these tools offer translation and support for different dialects, expanding their usability globally.