Audio by Terra G. using WellSaid
This week, we announced the introduction of new features to bring advanced customization and automation abilities to our tool. These updates include 15 brand new voice styles, new verbal cues to intuitively customize pitch, pace, and loudness, and new team collaboration features to streamline production with an emphasis on quality, data protection, and improved workflows.
Here’s a closer look at the new features coming to our platform:
Brand New Authentic, Human Voices
We’ve added 15 new voice styles to our extensive library of hundreds of voices. Users have the ability to explore high-quality AI voices, customize their own, filter and search to identify preferred characteristics, and save favorite voices for future reference. All WellSaid voices are built using human vocal data from professionally trained voice actors that are paid royalties based on the use of their voice data on the WellSaid platform. As part of the voice actor agreement, WellSaid obtains permission to use the data its models are trained on, every time.
Cues
New verbal cues now enable users to further customize their voiceover with the ability to adjust loudness, pace, and pitch. Instead of using outdated Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) tags that drastically degrade voice quality, users can give directions to the model for a more contextually accurate, emotive response.
Respelling
In collaboration with Oxford Languages, the world’s most trusted dictionary publication and renowned leader in linguistic expertise, comes phonetic respelling. This feature makes the WellSaid Studio even more intuitive and easy to use. The integration allows users to find and input the Oxford dictionary phonetic spelling (SPEH-lihng) of a word for improved pronunciation and a more precise outcome. Paired with the corresponding “Replacements” feature, the model will automatically replace select words with phonetic respellings, compatible with every voice.
Upgraded Team Functionality
Upgraded team functionalities now enable enhanced collaboration across shared projects, allowing users to divide projects amongst members, and work on projects together in real time.
Team Libraries
Team members can access shared Team Libraries, including a Pronunciation Library where users can access preferred pronunciations.
Team Voices
With Team Voices, users can add preferred and previously used voices in one place to ensure easy accessibility for future projects.
Single Sign-On
Single Sign-On access is available to Enterprise Team subscribers.
Robust Security Protection
With this update comes increased security protections, because data security is a top priority at WellSaid.
SOC2 Certified
Users can be assured their business-critical voiceover content is protected by industry standardized and audit verified controls.
GDPR Compliant
WellSaid and its practices fall within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), confirming requirements are met for properly handling personal data as defined in the law. WellSaid prioritizes meeting set obligations which limits how personal data can be used.
“Everything we build at WellSaid is intended to intuitively and effectively streamline the content workflow for creative professionals worldwide, and these new features are no exception,” said Brian Cook, CEO of WellSaid. “Looking ahead, we’ll continue to innovate and improve upon our model at large, with additional features, voices, and integrations to further deliver high-quality AI voiceover technology indistinguishable from real human voices.”
As a leading AI voice platform, our Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology leverages proprietary AI models, which are trained on exclusive and licensed voice data to generate natural sounding voiceovers. We look forward to continuing to deliver a high-touch, dynamic generative voice experience with the addition of these new features and more coming in the future.
If you need more information and want to see first-hand what our tool can do, book a demo here. Otherwise, get started with our seven day free trial!
Additionally, in case you missed our most recent webinar on WellSaid Studio best practices, you can catch a replay of it here. Our weekly webinar series begins August 5, so keep an eye out for more announcements around future webinars.
