First, make sure you have a sufficient computer and an appropriate microphone. Second, register an account with us. Finally, from our homepage, click on “Recording” > “Online Setup & Training” to get to this setup page. This page will give
What is involved in creating a personal synthetic voice?
First, you must have a PC or laptop with audio capabilities and a good quality consumer-grade (or better) head-mounted microphone. When you are registered and set up to record, you will then carefully record a short inventory of 10 sentences
Do you charge a fee to build my voice? Are there any other costs I should keep in mind?
There is no up-front charge for registration or recording, but there is a $100 USD fee, payable when your final voice is accepted. You will not be able to download and install your completed voice until payment is received. At
If I make a personal synthetic voice, will it sound just like me?
Your personal synthetic voice will probably capture your natural voice quality very well, but the speech will still not sound exactly like you because it is synthetic. The timing and intonation of sentences spoken by ModelTalker will probably sound more
Some commercial synthetic voices sound almost perfectly human. Why won’t my ModelTalker voice sound that good?
The technology in ModelTalker is similar to that used for some of the very best commercially available voices, but there are also many important differences. The highest quality commercial voices are constructed from many hours of recordings made under studio
Can you guarantee that my voice will be usable?
Unfortunately not. Everyone’s voice as well as their recording equipment and environment is different, and so we cannot promise a successful outcome. We do know that we have produced some very good voices that are being used routinely by their
I am starting to have trouble speaking; can I still make a personal voice?
The quality of the voice we create is very dependent on your natural speech quality. If you have a progressive condition, you should record before your voice is affected. Nonetheless, if your voice is just a little breathy or hoarse,
I cannot speak well enough to record full sentences. Is there anything I can do to get a personal voice? Can someone else record their voice for me? Can you use past recordings I made?
Yes! There a few options. First, we do have a limited number of donor voices available. These are voices recorded by people who generously agreed to allow any of our clients to use them. Currently, there is no charge for
Do you offer any customer support/help, or am I completely on my own?
We do offer help in a few ways. First, we always try to answer email questions directed to staff@modeltalker.org from anyone who is interested in or who is using our products. We also offer limited phone support (+1-302-651-6545) between the
What languages do you support? Which English dialects do you support?
At this time, we are only able to create English synthetic voices, but we do allow users to record a small number of non-English names and phrases as part of their custom sentences. We are able to create voices of