Ten narrators to choose from
Each voice has its own natural speed and character. A few starting points:
- Ash is steady and plain-spoken, the default for a reason.
- Cedar is deep and relaxed but moves quickly, which suits stories with a lot to say.
- Ballad is soft and slow, good for reflective pieces.
- Shimmer is light and bright, at home with fun facts.
- Marin is brisk and assured and fits the most words into a length.
The look gives the narrator a direction
Choosing a look does more than set the pictures. Each one comes with delivery notes for the narrator: low and unhurried for Film Noir, patient and clear for Chalkboard, calm like a fireside storyteller for Woodblock, dreamy for Vaporwave. The same voice can sound quite different from one look to the next, which is worth trying before you settle on a pairing.
Captions for people watching on mute
A lot of vertical video is watched with the sound off. Every short here has captions burned into the lower part of the frame, a few words at a time, with the word being spoken picked out in the look’s highlight colour. The timings come from the recorded voiceover itself.
Pace changes the word count
Because quick voices get through more words per second, the narration budget for a length shifts when you switch voice. In topic mode the draft is sized for you. In script mode the studio’s counter updates the moment you change voice, so you can see whether your text still fits.