Studio takes you from script to finished audio, whether you're producing training content, marketing audio, or anything else. This guide walks through creating a project, choosing a voice, adding your script, generating takes, and downloading your final file.

Before you get started

• You'll need a WellSaid account. If you don't have one, sign up for Free.

Creating a project

1. Log in to your Studio account.
2. Click on + New project in the left nav.
3. Enter a project name and optional description.
4. Click on Create project.

Choosing a voice and model

The Voices library opens automatically when you enter a new project.

1. Browse voices in the Explore tab, or use the filters in the right sidebar.
2. Click the play icon on a voice card to preview it.
3. Use the Style dropdown under a voice's name to choose a style and model.
4. Click on Use voice to apply it. A new section appears with that voice attached.

If you dismiss the Voices library before choosing a voice:

1. Click on + New section to add a section.
2. Click the avatar icon on that section to reopen the Voices library.

To switch a voice's style or model later, use its Style dropdown. To change the voice, click the avatar icon in the section to reopen the Voices library.

Please note: You can also browse voices on the Voices page in Studio without opening a project. Not sure where to start? See Using Audition to Find a Voice.

Adding your script

Add your script in one of two ways:

• Type or paste directly into a section's text field. 
• Click on Import Script to upload a file or add a script from a URL.

If you import a script, choose how to split it into sections — Split by paragraphs, Split by sentences, or Don't split — then click on Go.

Generating and comparing takes

Sections support multiple takes, so you can compare options before committing to one.

1. Click the play icon to generate your first take.
2. Review the take and adjust your script if needed.
3. Click the play icon again to generate a take from your updated script, or click the Retake icon (circling arrows) to generate a new take from the same text.

Managing your takes

• View take history: click Take [#] at the top of the section to open the Take history list.
• Restore a take: hover over a take in the list and click Use Take to make it active.
• Delete a take: open the … menu next to a take in the list, then select Delete.

Using Multiple Voices (Dialogue and Podcasts)

Each section in your project uses one voice. To create a conversation, like a podcast with two hosts, give each speaker's lines their own sections and assign the right voice to each one. If one speaker has several lines in a row, those can stay together in one section (up to 5,000 characters).

Add a second voice

1. Click on + New section to add a section.
2. Click the avatar icon on that section to open the Voices library.
3. Click the play icon on a voice card to preview it, then click on Use voice.
4. Type or paste that speaker's line. Repeat for each line, switching voices as the speaker changes.

Import a script with more than one speaker

Studio doesn't automatically detect speaker names in an imported script, but you can use them as a guide:

1. In your file, put each speaker's turn in its own paragraph and start it with the speaker's name (for example, "Host 1: Welcome to the show.").
2. Click on Import Script, upload your file (.txt, .pdf, or .docx), choose Split by paragraphs, then click on Go. Each turn becomes its own section.
3. Go through each section. Use the name to see who's speaking, and click the avatar icon to choose that speaker's voice.
4. Delete the speaker's name from the section text so it isn't read aloud.

Create one audio file

1. Click the play icon on each section to generate its audio. To generate every section at once, see Generating Audio for All Sections.
2. Check the boxes next to the sections you want to combine.
3. Click on Download in the toolbar, and under Download audio as, select Combined file.
4. Choose a pause length, enter a file name, and click on Download.

Sections combine from top to bottom, so put them in order first. For more detail, see Combining Sections.

Downloading your audio

1. Click the download icon on a section.
2. Choose a file format: .mp3, .wav, or .ogg.
3. Enter a file name, and optionally check off caption files (.srt, .vtt, .txt) to include.
4. Click on Download.

You've gone from a blank script to a finished voiceover. From here, explore the tools below to refine your results even further.

Explore more

• Control pronunciation: use replacements to swap in different spoken text (like reading "1099-MISC" as "ten ninety-nine miscellaneous"), or respellings to control exactly how a word sounds using our phonetic syllable system.
• Make text TTS-friendly: use Rewrite for Speech to format numbers, dates, email addresses, and URLs so they sound natural.
• Shape delivery: use Voice Cues to adjust loudness, pace, pitch, and pauses, or start from an Emotional Preset.
• Add emphasis and control pacing: use emphasis and punctuation to shape a script's delivery.
• Translate your script: Enterprise accounts can translate a script into non-English languages and generate audio directly in Studio.