AI Voiceover

32 curated voices in 32+ languages with direct timeline placement.

AI Voiceover

Need a voiceover but don’t have a microphone, a quiet room, or the right voice? ChatCut generates natural-sounding voiceovers in 32+ languages and places them directly on your timeline.

Don’t click through menus. Just tell ChatCut what you want. Type “Add a voiceover reading this script in a warm female voice” and it’s done.

Voiceover Studio
Voice picker and waveform editor

Dual-Engine Voice Generation

ChatCut uses two best-in-class engines, each handling what it does best:

  • ElevenLabs – 18 English voices covering 32+ languages, industry-leading naturalness for English and European content
  • Doubao / SeedTTS 2.0 – 14 Chinese-optimized voices, purpose-built for Mandarin with native tone accuracy and prosody

The engines aren’t interchangeable; they’re specialized. English content gets ElevenLabs’ natural cadence. Chinese content gets Doubao’s native pronunciation. You pick the voice, and ChatCut routes to the right engine.


32 Curated Voices

ChatCut doesn’t dump thousands of voices on you. We’ve curated 32 that actually sound good:

  • 18 English voices – ranging from professional narrator to casual conversational, male and female, various ages and tones
  • 14 Chinese voices – Mandarin-optimized with proper tonal accuracy, storytelling to business presentation styles

Every voice is pre-tested for clarity, naturalness, and consistency across long reads. You won’t find robotic-sounding options here.

1

Write or paste your script

Enter the text you want spoken, or let the AI write it from your description

2

Choose a voice

Browse 32 curated voices optimized for narration, demos, and social clips

3

Adjust speed

Set playback speed from 0.5x to 2.0x to match your video's pacing

4

Generate and place

The voiceover is generated and placed on your timeline automatically


Voice Selection Without the Sprawl

Need a narrator, explainer voice, or product demo read? Pick from the curated voice library and generate a clean take from your script. ChatCut focuses on reliable production voices that work inside the editor.

Curated voices are useful for:

  • Consistent narration – keep a recognizable style across a series
  • Multilingual content – create localized reads from one script
  • Iteration – re-record narration without booking studio time
  • Accessibility – create voiceovers when recording isn’t physically possible
Try this prompt
Generate a warm voiceover reading the script on screen at speed 1.1x
Result

Voiceover generated from a curated voice, script narrated at 1.1x speed, placed on timeline below the video track


Automatic Timeline Placement

Generated voiceovers aren’t dumped into a download folder. They land directly on your timeline at the playhead position, properly aligned with your video content. There’s no importing, no manual syncing.

Need to adjust timing? Drag the audio clip on the timeline like any other element. Need to regenerate a section? Select the text, regenerate, and the new audio replaces the old one in place.


Speed Control

Every voiceover can be generated at speeds from 0.5x to 2.0x:

  • 0.5x – slow, deliberate narration for tutorials or dramatic content
  • 1.0x – natural speaking pace
  • 1.2x-1.5x – slightly faster for energetic content or when matching tight video timing
  • 2.0x – rapid narration for time-constrained formats

Speed is set before generation, so the AI optimizes pronunciation and pacing for your chosen speed. It’s not a post-processed pitch shift.


Pricing That Makes Sense

  • ElevenLabs voices – ~0.08 credits per second of generated audio
  • Chinese voices (Doubao) – ~0.03 credits per second

A 60-second voiceover costs roughly 4.8 credits (English) or 1.8 credits (Chinese). Compare that to hiring a voice actor on Voices.com, booking studio time, and managing revisions.

FeatureChatCutElevenLabs (standalone)
Editor integrationVoiceover lands on your video timelineDownload file, import to editor manually
Timeline placementAutomatic at playhead positionManual import and sync
Chinese voices14 dedicated Mandarin voices (Doubao)Limited Chinese voice selection
Curated voices32 production-ready voicesLarge standalone voice library
Video editingFull editor: trim, layer, exportAudio only, no video tools
FeatureChatCutMurf AI
Curated voices32 production-ready voicesLarge standalone voice library
Languages32+ via ElevenLabs + Mandarin via Doubao20+ languages
Timeline integrationDirect placement on video timelineSeparate export required
Speed control0.5x to 2.0xLimited speed options
Video editingComplete video editor includedBasic video sync only

You Describe the Edit. ChatCut Executes It.

The AI agent handles voiceover as part of your editing workflow. You can combine it with other operations naturally. Here’s an example:

“Add a voiceover reading the intro script, then add captions synced to it, and background music at 20% volume.”

That’s three operations: voiceover generation, caption creation, music addition, handled in one instruction.

Try this prompt
Generate a voiceover for the on-screen text using the 'James' voice at 1.1x speed, place it starting at the 5-second mark
Result

Voiceover generated with 'James' voice, 1.1x speed, placed at 5:00 on the audio track, synced with on-screen text timing

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When to Use AI Voiceover

  • YouTube narration – consistent voice across all your content
  • Product demos – professional narration without hiring voice talent
  • Course content – generate lectures and walkthroughs at scale
  • Social media – quick voiceovers for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • Multilingual versions – create localized narration from one script
  • Podcast trailers – polished voice reads for promotional clips

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