Create AI-generated voiceover for Final Cut Pro

Search for text to speech. We've been happy with the voice quality from eleven labs.

FCP doesn't have that ability.

You'd have to use a service that does that, which would be outside of FCP.

Thanks @Smilin-Brian. Good how-to for the Siri voice.I used to use this process for the built-in Mac voices (you can specify which voice with -v voicename) but the voices from others like eleven labs are so much better. I hope the built-ins get updated.

I use different voices all the time with my tutorials. I set them from the System Settings ➢ Accessibility section.

I might consider revising my user-tip on unlocking the Siri voices that don’t show up on the list.

Do you know the alternative menu? 😏

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

From DuckDuckGo's AI Search Assist:

Accessing Siri Voices on macOS

To find and customize Siri voices on your Mac, follow these steps:

Open Siri Settings

1. Click on the Apple menu in the top-left corner.
2. Select System Settings.
3. In the sidebar, click on Apple Intelligence & Siri (or just Siri).

Customize Siri Voices

• Voice Selection: In the Siri settings, you can choose from various voice options. Look for the Voice section to select your preferred voice.
• Language and Dialect: You can also change the language and dialect used by Siri. This option is available in the same settings area.

Additional Options

• Voice Variations: Depending on the language, you may have different voice variations to choose from.
• Download New Voices: If you want to access newer, more expressive voices, you may need to sample them in the Siri settings to download them.

Note on Voice Availability

Some voices may not be available in all languages or regions. Check the settings to see which options are accessible for your specific configuration.

I've used several for both singing and speaking voices. If you need speaking voices, I've used Revoicer on occasion. They're having a sale at the moment. Eleven Labs is really good. There's several.

AE Juice Pack has an AI voice plugin, too, that's on sale now. I use it from time to time, also.

If you are interested in something different, take a look at my user-tip: ▶︎ Save "Text-to-speech" as a file.

Good Luck! 👋🏼😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

That is a great tip. Thank you!

Smilin-Brian wrote:

If you are interested in something different, take a look at my user-tip: ▶︎ Save "Text-to-speech" as a file.

Good Luck! 👋🏼😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

You’re welcome! ☺️

I use this every time I make tutorial videos.

There are other tricks I do.

I just don’t know how to translate them into user-tips.

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

In the Terminal, type:

say -v '?'

and you should see a list of available voices.

⇡ I’m describing the Siri voices that haven’t been downloaded. 😏

Smiliñ 😎 Brian