# Source: https://docs.argil.ai/resources/voices-and-provoices.md

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# Voice creation & Settings

> Configure voice settings and set up pro voices for your avatars and learn about supported languages. 

## Voice creation from scratch

You can create any voice in the "voices" panel section > "+create voice" on the top right > upload 20 seconds to 5 minutes of audio.

<Tip>
  ### What is a good voice dataset?

  * no moments of silence
  * keep the tone and energy you would want your avatar to have, you can exagerate a little if needed
  * no hesitations, they will be replicated
  * be careful not to have outside noise or microphone crackles while you record
</Tip>

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## Voice creation when creating an avatar

If you are creating an avatar, you will be presented with three options: - **select a voice :** which is from your own library, from the voices you already have

* **create my voice:** upload any audio file of yourself talking
* **generate my voice:** pick among three voices created for you according to the person we see on your image

<Tip>
  Don't hesitate to edit your voices in the "voices" section in order to increase the speed to 1.05 or 1.1. This can make all of your videos more entertaining.
</Tip>

### What are public pro voices ?

Some of the voices of our public library are pro voices. They are only available for Pro plan users and are also found on Pro avatars.

If you are on a Pro plan, you can use any avatar and simply switch the voice with a Pro voice of your choice in the Some of the voices of our public library are pro voices. They are only available for Pro plan users.

## Elevenlabs instant and Elevenlabs pro voices settings

<Note>
  If you use ElevenLabs for voice generation, don't hesitate to visit the [ElevenLabs documentation](https://elevenlabs.io/docs/speech-synthesis/voice-settings).
</Note>

<CardGroup cols="2">
  <Card title="Standard Voices" icon="microphone" color="purple">
    * Stability: 50-80
    * Similarity: 60-100
    * Style: Varies by voice tone
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pro Voices" icon="microphone-lines" color="purple">
    * Stability: 70-100
    * Similarity: 80-100
    * Style: Varies by voice tone
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  How to add pauses ? \
  To create pauses or hesitations in your script and voice, you can use the following:

  * Signs: "..." or "--"
</Info>

## Connect ElevenLabs

1. Add desired voices to your ElevenLabs account
2. Create an API key
3. Paste API key in "voices" > "ElevenLabs" on Argil
4. Click "synchronize" after adding new voices

<Card title="Link Your Voice" icon="link" color="purple" href="/resources/link-a-voice">
  Learn how to link voices to your avatar
</Card>

## Languages

We currently support about 30 different languages via Elevenlabs: English (USA), English (UK), English (Australia), English (Canada), Japanese, Chinese, German, Hindi, French (France), French (Canada), Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Italian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Indonesian, Dutch, Turkish, Filipino, Polish, Swedish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Arabic (UAE), Czech, Greek, Finnish, Croatian, Malay, Slovak, Danish, Tamil, Ukrainian, Russian

[Click here to see the full list.  ](https://help.elevenlabs.io/hc/en-us/articles/13313366263441-What-languages-do-you-support)

## Create an Elevenlabs Pro Voice

Pro voices offer hyper-realistic voice cloning for maximum authenticity. While you are limited to only 1 pro voice per elevenlabs account, you can connect multiple accounts to Argil.

1. Subscribe to ElevenLabs creator plan
2. Record 30 minutes of clean audio (no pauses/noise)
3. Create and paste API key in "voices" > "ElevenLabs"
4. Edit avatar to link your Pro voice

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<Card title="Voice Transformation" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" color="purple" href="/resources/audio-and-voicetovoice">
  Learn about voice transformation features
</Card>