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# Prompt your own voice

> You can head to the Voices tab to create, from a prompt, the voice of your dreams

The prompt is the foundation of your voice. In general, more descriptive and granular prompts tend to yield more accurate and nuanced results.

Here are some information you can give:

### Audio

* “Low-fidelity audio”
* “Poor audio quality”
* “Sounds like a voicemail”
* “Muffled and distant, like on an old tape recorder”

### \*\*Age and Tone/Timbre \*\*

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Tone/Timbre">
    * “Deep” / “low-pitched”
    * “Smooth” / “rich”
    * “Gravelly” / “raspy”
    * “Nasally” / “shrill”
    * “Airy” / “breathy”
    * “Booming” / “resonant”
  </Card>

  <Card title="Age">
    * “Adolescent male” / “adolescent female”
    * “Young adult” / “in their 20s” / “early 30s”
    * “Middle-aged man” / “woman in her 40s”
    * “Elderly man” / “older woman” / “man in his 80s”
  </Card>
</Columns>

### Pacing examples

* “Speaking quickly” / “at a fast pace”
* “At a normal pace” / “speaking normally”
* “Speaking slowly” / “with a slow rhythm”
* “Deliberate and measured pacing”
* “Drawn out, as if savoring each word”
* “With a hurried cadence, like they’re in a rush”
* “Relaxed and conversational pacing”
* “Rhythmic and musical in pace”
* “Erratic pacing, with abrupt pauses and bursts”

### Accents

* “A middle-aged man with a thick French accent”
* “A young woman with a slight Southern drawl”
* “An old man with a heavy Eastern European accent”
* “A cheerful woman speaking with a crisp British accent”
* “A younger male with a soft Irish lilt”

### Here are some examples

| Female Sports Commentator      | A high-energy female sports commentator with a thick British accent, passionately delivering play-by-play coverage of a football match in a very quick pace. Her voice is lively, enthusiastic, and fully immersed in the action. |   |
| :----------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - |
| Drill Sergeant                 | An army drill sergeant shouting at his team of soldiers. He sounds angry and is speaking at a fast pace.                                                                                                                          |   |
| Relatable British Entrepreneur | Excellent audio quality. A man in his 30s to early 40s with a thick British accent speaking at a natural pace like he’s talking to a friend.                                                                                      |   |
| Movie Trailer Voice            | Dramatic voice, used to build anticipation in movie trailers, typically associated with action or thrillers                                                                                                                       |   |
| Southern Woman                 | An older woman with a thick Southern accent. She is sweet and sarcastic.                                                                                                                                                          |   |
| Evil Ogre                      | A massive evil ogre speaking at a quick pace. He has a silly and resonant tone.                                                                                                                                                   |   |