The Sounded.com TrueVoice™ program is service for creating and making available Voice Replicas for use in narrating Audiobooks.
A Voice Replica is a digital replica of your voice, which includes voice characteristics, developed using technology and software. It allows recordings to be generated using your own voice without the need for continuous recording sessions. Voice Replicas through the Sounded.com TrueVoice™ program are only used for audiobook recordings.
Voice Replicas are produced through a process known as voice synthesis. Our TrueVoice™ program is available only to recognised voice artists and actors, specific to audiobook recordings, who provided to us a set of recordings. Our technology then analyses the voice characteristics to generate a voice model which is then used to create the Voice Replica and any new voice recordings.
Yes, the Voice Replica produced by the TrueVoice™ program is associated with you only. Where you withdraw consent for us, it is no longer used by us.
The time required to create an accurate voice replica depends on a number of complexities within your voice characteristics and the recordings supplied to us. Generally, we can create an accurate replica within a couple of days to a week.
No. There are no fees for you to sign up the TrueVoice™ Program.
No. The TrueVoice™ program is only available for recognised voice artists, narrators and actors, specifically for audiobook narration.
As a member of TrueVoice™, you have full control over any audiobook projects requesting use of the Voice Replica, so can consent or reject audiobook projects you do not wish to be involved with.
There are no restrictions within the APA regarding the use of the Voice Replica. You have full creative control over any projects which utilize the Voice Replica.
The TrueVoice™ program is tailored specific to audiobooks. We work together with voice artists and actors on a trusted basis, to create solutions in the interests of authors and voice artists, building long standing relationships. We’re not in business to create voice clones which can be misused, or creating tools to allow anybody to upload voice data for which they have no consent to use. Our program is exclusive. It’s not a drag and drop of audio files of anyone’s voice. For example, until Stephen Fry agrees to sign up to our program, regrettably for him and us, you won’t find a Voice Replica for him on TrueVoice™.
Yes. We prioritise consent and control regarding the use of any Voice Replicas. Our contractual terms make clear, our use of a Voice Replica associated with you will terminate automatically where any of the following occur: (i) you are deceased and we have received written notice of the same; or (ii) you no longer have capacity to Consent to such use and we have received written notice of the same; or (iii) you withdraw your Consent to our use by notifying us in writing by email at info@sounded.com, or your permanently close your TrueVoice™ account. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not create voice replicas of deceased persons.
