#for dubbing studio, what are the practices for training voices using the 'Instant Voice Clone' func
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Here are ElevenLabs-documented practices for training voices with Instant Voice Clone (IVC) for use in Dubbing Studio:
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Use the right plan/features
- IVC is available on Starter and above; Dubbing Studio is available only on paid tiers (Starter and above). (help.elevenlabs.io)
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Curate high‑quality training audio
- Provide about 1–3 minutes total of clean, single‑speaker audio; prioritize consistency and microphone quality over length. Avoid mixed recording conditions. More than ~2–3 minutes generally adds little and can reduce stability. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Reduce noise before cloning (a noise remover is recommended). ElevenLabs’ Voice Isolator can help clean source audio if needed. (help.elevenlabs.io)
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Match the style you want in the dub
- Choose samples whose delivery (tone, pacing, intonation) matches how you want the character to sound; the training style strongly influences output. You can’t adjust accent/tone after cloning—change the samples if you need a different result. (help.elevenlabs.io)
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Language and accent considerations
- For best results in a target language/accent, train the clone with audio in that language/accent; otherwise the original accent may carry through. (help.elevenlabs.io)
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Dubbing Studio–specific cloning workflow
- Use a Track Clone to learn from all clips on a track (good general clone, but large variation can reduce stability). Use a Clip Clone to learn from a specific clip and then assign that clone to other clips or the whole track for consistent performance
I am using 'Instant Voice Clone' to clone voices for use in dubbing studio. My speakers show a wide range of emotion. Should my training audio all be in the same emotion or a wide range of emotions?
Short answer: For Instant Voice Cloning, don’t mix a wide emotional range in a single training set if you want stable, consistent dubbing. Curate clips that match the speaking style/intonation you’ll use most, and keep tone and recording conditions consistent. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you need multiple emotions in the show:
- Create separate emotion‑specific clones (“sub‑clones”) or build clip‑level clones from exemplar performances; mixing drastically different styles in one track clone can yield instability. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Include expressive samples only for the range you actually want reproduced; flat training audio limits emotional output. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Practical workflow for Dubbing Studio:
- Make a neutral/stable clone for baseline lines, then additional clones for key emotions (e.g., angry, tender) and assign per scene/clip. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Notes
- For IVC, prioritize 1–2 minutes of clean, single‑speaker audio with consistent tone; quality and consistency beat variety. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- If you do want a single, more expressive IVC voice, include controlled “mood passes” while keeping recording chain/conditions identical. (elevenlabs.io)
In short: train per emotion for stability, or build an intentionally expressive clone only if that’s your target—and keep conditions consistent either way. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Are there any tips to get good-quality cloned voices? – ElevenLabs
What is the difference between a track clone and a clip clone in the Dubbing Studio? – ElevenLabs
How to produce emotions? – ElevenLabs
What is the difference between a track clone and a clip clone in the Dubbing Studio? – ElevenLabs
Are there any tips to get good-quality cloned voices? – ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs Voice Cloning: 7 Tips for Pro Audio Quality
Are there any tips to get good-quality cloned voices? – ElevenLabs
Tell me of the role of punctuation in elevenlabs dubbing studio.
Here’s how punctuation affects generation in ElevenLabs Dubbing Studio:
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Where it applies: You edit the transcript/translation text in Speaker Cards; that text (including punctuation) is what the Studio uses when you regenerate each clip. (elevenlabs.io)
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Prosody and emphasis: Punctuation guides delivery. In Eleven v3, ellipses (…) add a pause/weight, capitalization increases emphasis, and standard punctuation (commas, periods, question marks) yields more natural rhythm. Use these in your Speaker Cards before regenerating. (elevenlabs.io)
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Interruptions and trailing: Hyphens/dashes at the end of a line can signal an interruption, and ellipses can indicate trailing off or hesitation. (elevenlabs.io)
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Exact pauses: For precise timing, you can insert break tags like <break time="1.0s" /> (up to 3s). This produces a natural pause; dashes or ellipses can also create pauses but are less consistent. Avoid overusing breaks, as too many can cause instability; some voices may add fillers during pauses. (help.elevenlabs.io)
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Timing vs. punctuation: By default, Dubbing Studio uses Fixed Generations (clip duration stays fixed regardless of text). If you add pauses or extra punctuation, the model will fit delivery into the same duration. Switch a clip to Dynamic Generation if you want the clip length to adapt to the text’s pacing, but check sync. (elevenlabs.io)
Practical tips
- Use normal punctuation for natural rhythm; add ellipses only when you want audible hesitation. (elevenlabs.io)
- Prefer <break> for exact beats; regenerate and review timing on the timeline. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- If speech sounds rushed after edits, try Dynamic Generation or shorten the text. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Prompting Eleven v3 (alpha) | ElevenLabs Documentation
Text to Dialogue | ElevenLabs Documentation
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Prompting Eleven v3 (alpha) | ElevenLabs Documentation
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: How does the original audio dialogue influence the generated, translated dialogue?
Here’s how the original audio drives the dub in Dubbing Studio:
- Prosody/style transfer: The model analyzes each speaker’s original delivery and recreates the same tone, pace, and style in the target language, preserving emotion and timing. (elevenlabs.io)
- Speaker/segment mapping: Automatic speaker detection uses the source audio to assign clips per speaker and match content, intonation, and speech duration in the dub. (elevenlabs.io)
- Voice cloning source: If you choose Clip clone, the clone is built from the source audio of that specific clip; Track clone builds one clone from all source audio for that speaker—affecting how closely each generated line reflects the source clip versus an aggregated voice. (elevenlabs.io)
- Timing behavior: By default, generations are Fixed—audio is fit to the clip’s original duration; switching a clip to Dynamic lets duration adapt to the translated text (may impact sync). Thus the original clip timing strongly constrains the dub unless you opt out. (elevenlabs.io)
- Non‑dialogue elements: You can keep specific source sounds (e.g., laughter, coughing, singing) by placing them on the Foreground track, or trim them from generated clips—letting the original audio selectively carry through. (elevenlabs.io)
- Background bed: Background music/effects from the original are preserved, so only the dialogue is replaced. (elevenlabs.io)
You can also re‑transcribe and re‑translate from the source audio in Speaker Cards; edits there directly change what gets generated when you regenerate clips. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
AI Dubbing: Localize Content Across 29 Languages
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
ElevenLabs — Four Improvements we've added to Dubbing Studio
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: Does the use of punctuation affect dynamic audio generation differently?
Yes. In ElevenLabs, punctuation influences prosody and pacing in generated speech, including in Dubbing Studio.
- Ellipses (…) add a pause/weight and can convey hesitation; standard punctuation guides natural rhythm; capitalization increases emphasis. (elevenlabs.io)
- Dashes/em‑dashes can introduce short pauses or interruptions; ellipses can indicate trailing off. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- For precise, deterministic pauses, use SSML break tags, e.g., <break time="1.5s" /> (max ~3s). Overusing break tags can cause fast speech or artifacts. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Dubbing Studio specifics:
- You can insert break tags in Studio; they affect the delivery of the generated speech in that segment but do not shift other timeline tracks. Some newer models may reduce or ignore break tags in favor of a more natural flow. (elevenlabs.io)
- Dubbing aims to preserve the original speaker’s timing and tone, so punctuation edits mainly shape delivery within each segment while respecting the source pacing. (elevenlabs.io)
In short: punctuation does affect dynamic audio generation, and SSML breaks give you precise control, but in Dubbing Studio the original timing remains the anchor.
Sources:
Prompting Eleven v3 (alpha) | ElevenLabs Documentation
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
Do pauses and SSML phoneme tags work with the API? – ElevenLabs
Studio overview | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: Assume a speaker speaks continuously for an extended length of time. For example, they may speak multiple sentences and/or have pause in between for whatever reason. Which of the following will generate the best results?
- One speaker card for the entire duration
- Multiple speaker cards
Short answer: Multiple speaker cards.
What the docs say (and why this follows):
- Dubbing Studio is built around clips/speaker cards that you can split and merge. The system supports per‑clip regeneration and editing. (elevenlabs.io)
- Generations are Fixed by default. Very long clips with lots of words risk unnatural pacing if the fixed duration and the text length don’t match; switching to Dynamic can improve naturalness but may break sync if a clip needs to expand and there isn’t room before the next one. Using shorter, logical clips (e.g., at sentences/pauses) reduces both issues. [Inference based on these documented behaviors.] (elevenlabs.io)
- Eleven’s “Manual Dub” format expects segmentation with start/end times per line, reinforcing a clip‑level workflow rather than one giant segment. (elevenlabs.io)
- For consistency across many clips from the same speaker, use Track clone and/or track‑level voice settings so timbre remains stable over the whole track. (elevenlabs.io)
If you still choose one long card, keep Fixed Generations (default) to preserve timing, but be aware of the pacing trade‑off noted above. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: Does the use of punctuation affect fixed duration and dynamic duration audio generation differently?
Short answer: Yes.
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Fixed Generations (default in Dubbing Studio): Punctuation still shapes delivery (pauses, emphasis), but the total clip length is kept fixed. If you add punctuation that implies longer pauses (e.g., ellipses), the system will compress or stretch the speech to fit the fixed duration, which can sound rushed or drawn out. (elevenlabs.io)
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Dynamic Generations: Punctuation influences both delivery and the resulting duration. Pauses implied by punctuation can expand or contract the clip to match more natural timing, but this can affect sync with neighboring clips if there isn’t room on the timeline. Enable this per clip via right‑click → Dynamic Generation. (elevenlabs.io)
References:
- Dubbing Studio: Dynamic vs. Fixed Generations behavior and trade‑offs. (elevenlabs.io)
- Prompting (v3): Punctuation significantly affects delivery; ellipses add pauses, capitalization adds emphasis. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Prompting Eleven v3 (alpha) | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: Is it possible to save a track voice as a voice for future uses?
Short answer: Not directly from a “track clone,” per the docs. However, you can save a reusable voice from any clip and then apply it to the whole track or future projects.
- In Dubbing Studio, right‑click a clip and choose “Create Voice from Selection” to create, save, and reuse that voice. (elevenlabs.io)
- Track vs. clip clones: A track clone is derived from all clips on the track; a clip clone comes from one clip. The Help Center recommends creating a clone from a representative clip and then assigning that clone to the entire track for consistency. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Voice clones cannot be exported for use outside ElevenLabs. (help.elevenlabs.io)
So while the documentation doesn’t describe “saving a track clone” as a standalone voice, the supported workflow is to save from a clip and reuse that saved voice across tracks and projects. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
What is the difference between a track clone and a clip clone in the Dubbing Studio? – ElevenLabs
Can I export my voice clones? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: Is it possible to save a track clone as a voice for future uses?
Short answer: The docs don’t describe any way to save a Dubbing Studio “track clone” (or “clip clone”) into My Voices for reuse. Track/clip clones are defined as project‑derived clones used inside the Dubbing Studio timeline. (help.elevenlabs.io)
How to reuse a voice across projects: Create/save the voice in My Voices (via Instant Voice Cloning or Professional Voice Cloning). Voices in My Voices are available in all voice selection menus across the product, which covers Dubbing Studio. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Related limitation: You can’t export voice clones outside ElevenLabs. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
What is the difference between a track clone and a clip clone in the Dubbing Studio? – ElevenLabs
What is My Voices? – ElevenLabs
Can I export my voice clones? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing studio: (Manual dubs specifically) Are there any plans to allow users to upload audio containing just a single speaker's dialogues?
Short answer: There are no publicly announced plans.
What’s documented today:
- You can start a Dubbing Studio project from either a video or an audio file (including audio-only with a single speaker). The docs don’t mention a special workflow to upload per‑speaker dialogue files as dedicated inputs to existing manual dubs. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- In Dubbing Studio you can “inject audio clips into your sequence” and there’s a Foreground Track to import portions of the original audio you don’t want dubbed (e.g., laughter/singing). These features are documented, but they aren’t presented as a per‑speaker upload pipeline. (elevenlabs.io)
- Exports can include per‑speaker WAV tracks, but this is output, not input. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you need this workflow now, the closest supported approach is to:
- Create a Dubbing Studio project from the single‑speaker audio (audio‑only source is supported), then edit within the timeline; or
- Add specific clips via the “inject audio clips”/Foreground Track tools where appropriate. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If ElevenLabs publishes plans or a roadmap entry for per‑speaker uploads, it isn’t in the Help Center or official blog as of today. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
What is Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs — Presentamos Nuestra Nueva Función de Dubbing Studio
Which file formats are supported by Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
What is Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
What is Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing studio: how important are the length of each individual subtitle/speaker card? For example, if there is a second of silence before/after a speaker has finished their dialogue, would this cause problems?
Short answer: very important. In Dubbing Studio, the duration of each clip/speaker card directly controls the duration of the synthesized speech.
- By default, regenerations are Fixed Generations, which keep the clip’s duration “regardless of how much text it contains.” If a clip is longer than the spoken line (e.g., you include extra silence), the model will stretch the delivery and it “will sound slow and drawn out.” Conversely, shorter clips can make speech rush. Trim clip boundaries to the actual speech before regenerating. (elevenlabs.io)
- If you want the audio to take a natural amount of time for the text, switch that clip to Dynamic Generation. This lets the system adjust the clip length to the text, but it can affect sync if there isn’t enough room before the next clip. (elevenlabs.io)
- You can precisely control timing by adjusting clip handles, splitting or merging clips, and then regenerating—use these tools to keep pauses outside the spoken clip rather than inside it. (elevenlabs.io)
- For workflows that require exact in/out times per line, Manual Dub takes start_time and end_time per row, making segment length the authoritative timing for generation. (elevenlabs.io)
Net: Leaving a second of silence inside the same speaker card can degrade naturalness under the default Fixed mode; align each clip to the spoken region (or use Dynamic Generation where appropriate) to avoid pacing artifacts. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: If a speaker pauses for a second before finishing their dialogue, should I use one timecard of split the dialogue into two or more timecards?
Short answer: there’s no prescribed “right” way in the public docs—Dubbing Studio supports either keeping one clip or splitting into multiple clips.
- Keep one clip when the pause is intentional and you just need the timing to include it. You can move/resize clips on the timeline to match the pause and on‑screen action. (elevenlabs.io)
- Split into two clips when you want to independently regenerate or retime only the latter part, or if you plan to base a clip‑level clone on that specific delivery and reuse it elsewhere. Dubbing Studio lets you split/merge/move clips and regenerate a single clip; it also supports track‑ vs clip‑level cloning. (elevenlabs.io)
- If the pause includes non‑dialogue sounds you want to handle separately (e.g., breath/laughter), use the Trim tool to remove them from a dub clip, or place such sounds on the Foreground track. (elevenlabs.io)
So: use one clip for simple timing pauses; split when you need separate control over delivery, regeneration, or cloning for the parts. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
AI Dubbing: Free Online Video Translator
AI Dubbing: Free Online Video Translator
ElevenLabs — Four Improvements we've added to Dubbing Studio
AI Dubbing: Free Online Video Translator
Dubbing studio: Elevenlab's AI is not good at splitting audio when multiple speakers speak at the same time. What is the best practice for ensuring optimal results?
Short answer: use Dubbing Studio to explicitly segment and assign overlapping speech, or switch to Manual Dub when you need deterministic results.
Best practices verified in our docs:
- Start by checking the auto diarization, which is designed to handle multiple speakers—even when they overlap. If it mis-splits, correct it in Dubbing Studio. Split clips at the overlap, move each clip to the correct speaker track, then regenerate only those clips. (elevenlabs.io)
- If you need full control (e.g., heavy crosstalk), create a Manual Dub. This enforces your exact speaker/time segmentation from a CSV and requires a video file, background audio file, foreground audio file, plus speaker,start_time,end_time,transcription,translation columns. (elevenlabs.io)
- Keep the number of unique speakers per job reasonable; we recommend a maximum of nine to maintain quality. (elevenlabs.io)
- For trouble spots, re-run “Transcribe Audio” on the affected speaker card before regenerating, then adjust timing or split/merge as needed on the timeline. (elevenlabs.io)
- Validate overlaps on the timeline. Recent updates also trim overlapping clips automatically in dubbing jobs, but you should still review boundaries after generation. (elevenlabs.io)
- For QA or external mixing, export per‑speaker WAV stems (downloaded as a ZIP) to inspect separation and make final fixes. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you share a short sample where the overlap fails, I can suggest the exact split points and track assignments using these tools. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
February 25, 2025 | ElevenLabs Documentation
Which file formats are supported by Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing studio: (Manual dubs specifically) Elevenlab's AI is not good at splitting audio when multiple speakers speak at the same time. What is the best practice for ensuring optimal audio generation?
Best practice for manual dubs with overlapping speakers
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Use Manual Dub to control speaker assignment explicitly. Provide a CSV with one row per utterance and give overlapping lines to different “speaker” values with precise start_time/end_time. Manual Dub makes the Studio “stick to your exact clips and speaker assignment,” avoiding reliance on automatic splits. (elevenlabs.io)
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After import, separate overlaps onto different tracks:
- Split long/combined clips at the exact overlap, then drag each resulting clip to the correct speaker track. You can add tracks as needed and reassign clips between speakers. (elevenlabs.io)
- ElevenLabs Dubbing supports separating overlapping speakers into separate tracks; structuring your timeline this way yields the cleanest result. (elevenlabs.io)
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Keep timing stable during overlaps:
- Prefer Fixed Generations to preserve each clip’s duration so simultaneous lines stay in sync. Switch specific clips to Dynamic Generation only when text length mismatches the clip and there is room for the segment to expand without colliding with adjacent clips. (elevenlabs.io)
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Provide clean background and foreground assets:
- Manual Dub expects separate background and foreground (dialogue) files. Ensure any non-voice/background tracks do not contain voices; voices in such tracks won’t be detected or translatable/correctable in Studio. (elevenlabs.io)
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Limit speaker count for quality: If a scene has many voices, consider batching; ElevenLabs recommends projects with a maximum of nine unique speakers for best results. (elevenlabs.io)
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For highly dense crosstalk or when quality must be guaranteed, consider ElevenLabs’ human‑verified Productions service. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing | ElevenLabs Documentation
dubbing studio: Tell me how punctuation influences the generated speech
Here’s how punctuation affects delivery in Dubbing Studio (and the underlying ElevenLabs TTS engine):
- Full stops, commas and similar punctuation are automatically interpreted as natural pauses, which shapes phrasing and rhythm. (elevenlabs.io)
- Dashes/em‑dashes can be used to introduce short pauses; repeating them can lengthen the pause, but results can vary by voice. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Ellipses (…) can create a pause and often add a hesitant/nervous feel; use sparingly as behavior is not fully consistent. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Quotation marks can add emphasis to the quoted words/phrases, and punctuation generally plays a leading role in how emotion and tone are delivered. (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Avoid non‑textual punctuation such as { } < > [ ] — these characters typically degrade output quality. (help.elevenlabs.io)
If you need exact pause durations outside of Dubbing Studio (e.g., via API or the Speech Synthesis page), you can insert SSML breaks like <break time="1.5s" /> for natural pauses up to 3 seconds; overuse can cause instability. (help.elevenlabs.io)
For additional pacing control, ElevenLabs’ prompting guide also shows that narrative writing and judicious use of breaks/ellipses can steer cadence. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
ElevenLabs Free English Text to Speech & AI Voice Generator
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
How to produce emotions? – ElevenLabs
What characters are accepted when generating audio? – ElevenLabs
Do pauses and SSML phoneme tags work with the API? – ElevenLabs
Controls | ElevenLabs Documentation
dubbing studio: give me a link to the page where it's explained how punctuation affects audio generation
Here you go:
- How punctuation (dashes, ellipses) and SSML breaks affect rhythm/pauses: “How can I add pauses?” (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Which punctuation/characters to avoid because they degrade quality: “What characters are accepted when generating audio?” (help.elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
What characters are accepted when generating audio? – ElevenLabs
dubbing studio: give me a link to the page where it's explained how punctuation affects audio generation. exclude results for eleven v3 alpha.
How can I add pauses? — explains how punctuation like dashes (–, —) and ellipses (…) affects pauses and delivery, and recommends SSML <break> for consistent control. (help.elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
How can I add pauses? – ElevenLabs
dubbing studio: when exporting files, what's up with the weird file names?
Short answer: ElevenLabs hasn’t published any documentation that describes how Dubbing Studio constructs export file names or how to customize them.
What is documented:
- Dubbing Studio’s Export menu and the available export types (AAC/MP3/WAV, ZIP of audio tracks, ZIP of audio clips, AAF, SRT, CSV). No naming scheme is mentioned. (elevenlabs.io)
- Supported output formats for Dubbing (again, no file‑naming details). (help.elevenlabs.io)
- Note: In Studio (separate from Dubbing Studio), you can set Title/Author/ISBN in Export settings and that metadata is embedded in downloaded audio files, but this page does not claim to affect the file name itself. (elevenlabs.io)
If you need specifics about a particular export, please share an example filename and export type; I can check whether ElevenLabs has added a new note about this. Otherwise, based on the public docs above, the naming behavior isn’t documented. (elevenlabs.io)
Sources:
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
Which file formats are supported by Dubbing? – ElevenLabs
Studio overview | ElevenLabs Documentation
Dubbing Studio | ElevenLabs Documentation
dubbing studio: is it possible to export the track of just one speaker?