Curious about what's new and improved in Studio? Dive into our latest releases.
November 2024
New Features
New Spanish Voices Available
- Antony (MX) - Narration (Recommended use case: Educational Nonfiction)
- Hannah (MX) - Narration (Recommended use case: Fiction Audiobooks)
- Jessica (MX) - Narration (Recommended use case: Advertising)
- Jimena (MX) - Narration (Recommended use case: News Delivery)
- Jose (MX) - Narration (Recommended use case: News Delivery)
For more information about our new Spanish voices, please contact our Sales team.
New English Voices Available
We’re excited to announce the addition of seven new English voices to WellSaid Studio:
- Frankie (UK) - Narration (Recommended use case: Educational Content)
- Melissa (UK) - Narration (Recommended use case: News Delivery)
- Lara (AU) - Narration (Recommended use case: Advertising)
- Robert (AU) - Narration (Recommended use case: News Delivery)
- Sonny (AU) - Narration (Recommended use case: Fictional Audiobooks)
- Jennie (US) - Narration (Recommended use case: Fictional Audiobooks)
- Tosh (US) - Conversational (Recommended use case: Educational Content)
Ready to try them out? Head over to the "Recently Added" section on the Voices page and bring your next project to life with these incredible voices!
Folders and Workspaces are Here for Business and Enterprise Customers!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of folders and personal/team workspaces for our Business and Enterprise customers — powerful tools to help you work smarter and collaborate effortlessly.
Here’s what’s now available:
1. Create Folders
Organize your projects with ease by creating folders. Nest folders within each other for deeper organization and keep everything structured just the way you need. You can access this feature on the Projects page by clicking “New.”
2. Bulk Move
Save time with bulk move. Select multiple projects or folders and move them all at once. When multiple items are selected, an action bar will appear, making organizing faster and more efficient.
3. Team Workspace
Simplify collaboration with a team workspace. Any project created within a team workspace is automatically accessible to all team members, eliminating the need to share individual files manually. It’s collaboration made simple and intuitive.
4. Sharable Team Links
Easily direct teammates to projects using a direct link. Just open the share modal from a project in the team drive, and you’re good to go!
We’re excited for you to explore these new features and make your workflows even more efficient. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback!
October 2024
New Integration
WellSaid Voiceover Extension for Adobe® Premiere Pro® is now available!
Streamline your video production workflow by accessing WellSaid Studio voiceover clips directly within Adobe® Premiere Pro®. Currently available for Business and Enterprise customers. Check out the extension here!
September 2024
New Feature
Expanded Respellings Dictionary!
We’ve added over 10,000 new words to our Respelling dictionary, including more than 9,000 specialized terms from the fields of medicine, law, and construction, as well as over 1,000 new names. This enhancement gives you access to phonetic spellings and accurate pronunciations of niche terms, helping you achieve the perfect voiceover with fewer takes!
New Voices Available
We’re excited to announce four new German voices available through WellSaid!
- Ajona D. (DE) - Narration
- Eva F. (DE) - Narration
- Jonas L. (DE) - Narration
- Luka P. (DE) - Narration
For more information about our new German voices, please contact our Sales team.
August 2024
New Features
New English Voices Available
We’re excited to announce the addition of three new voices to WellSaid Studio:
- Rayna C. (US) - Narration
- Benedict M. (UK) - Narration
- Jensen X. (US) - Conversational (Expansion)
These new voices are in the "Recently Added" section on the Voices page. Check them out and add a fresh touch to your projects!
Enhanced Navigation Experience
We've upgraded the navigation in WellSaid Studio to improve your experience!
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Collapsible Navigation: Easily open and close the navigation to maximize your workspace, providing a cleaner and more focused experience.
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Collapsible Right Rail: Enjoy the flexibility of a collapsible right rail, allowing for better control over your workspace layout.
Check out these new features to keep your workflow smooth and efficient!
May 2024
New Features
New Voice Styles Available
We've added 14 new voice styles to WellSaid Studio! You can find these new styles under the "Recently Added" section on the Voices page. Explore now to enhance your projects with fresh and diverse voice options.
Clip Previews for Cues
We've introduced Clip Previews for Cues in our Beta Projects. This feature allows you to view a list of the preview clips you’ve generated within a cue editing session. You can easily compare, replay, and select the best clips to save to your project, all within the Cues tab. This added functionality makes your workflow faster and more efficient.
Voice Cue: Pitch
We've introduced Pitch, a new Voice Cue that allows you to adjust the tone of your voiceover. With Pitch, you can now customize your voice's tonality, ranging from high to low, to achieve the perfect sound.
Bug fixes and improvements
Resolved: Clips downloading as empty files
We've resolved a problem that previously caused downloads of clips with special characters in their names to be empty. You can now download your clips without any issues.
Improved: Clip renaming
We have introduced a new text box to make renaming your clips easier.
April 2024
New Features
Favoriting Team Voices
This feature streamlines the voice selection process for your team across projects, saving time and ensuring a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints. Ensure every audio output reflects your brand by creating a curated favorite list of approved voices for your team.
SSML for WellSaid's API
This powerful feature allows developers to enhance voice output by specifying how specific text elements should be pronounced. With SSML for WellSaid API, developers can ensure accurate pronunciation of dates, times, numbers, and more, leading to improved naturalness, accuracy, and comprehensibility of synthesized speech.
Avatar Response Query for WellSaid's API
The Avatar Response Query endpoint provides information about available voices, including speaker_ID, accent, avatar ID, and characteristics. This functionality streamlines voice selection, customization, and experimentation, enhancing efficiency and allowing for creative and innovative applications.
Voices page
Discovering the perfect voice to tell your story is now easier than ever, thanks to our latest update: the Voices page. This central hub showcases a diverse collection of voices, styles, and samples, streamlining your search and providing a unified space for all your favorites.
Explore the new voices page and how it can help you discover the perfect voice for your project!
March 2024
View API character usage in Studio
Monitor your API character usage during each billing period right in Studio!
February 2024
New Features
Self-service teams
Upgrade and manage your plan to unlock Team features autonomously. Take advantage of team features without ever needing to pause for support.
Direct API key access
Seamlessly integrate voice into your product using our API. Experience it firsthand with a 14-day trial.
Bug fixes and improvements
Resolved: Pause cue error in "New (Beta)" model
We've resolved the pausing cues error that some users experienced while creating in our Beta model of Studio. Specifically, the "longer" pause now behaves as intended instead of a shorter pause. This fix ensures that the timing in your cues works as expected for your voiceovers.
We invite you to explore our beta model and experience the improved pause cue again or for the first time! And as always, your input is vital to us. If you have any questions, encounter issues, or want to share your thoughts, feel free to reach out.
January 2024
Apply Respelling Suggestions
Improve your pronunciation with the Respelling suggestions feature, providing accurate suggestions for industry-specific, uncommon, and complex words, among others.
Our Respelling Suggestions feature is powered by Oxford Languages. To learn more, head over to our blog.