novafarma/BETTER_VOICE_OPTIONS.md

🎤 BETTER VOICE OPTIONS - Testing Guide

Current Issue:

Voices sound too robotic/AI-generated

Solution:

Test multiple Edge-TTS voices to find most natural sounding

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🎙️ VOICE OPTIONS TO TEST

KAI (Young Male, 14 years old)

Current: en-US-GuyNeural (energetic but robotic)

Better alternatives:

1. en-US-ChristopherNeural - Young, warm, natural
2. en-US-EricNeural - Teen friendly, less robotic
3. en-US-RogerNeural - Mature teen voice
4. en-GB-RyanNeural - UK teen, authentic

Best choice: en-US-ChristopherNeural (most natural for teen)

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ANA (Young Female, 14 years old - twin)

Current: en-US-JennyNeural (warm but AI-ish)

Better alternatives:

1. en-US-AriaNeural - Natural, expressive
2. en-US-SaraNeural - Youthful, authentic
3. en-GB-SoniaNeural - UK accent, warm
4. en-US-MichelleNeural - Soft, emotional

Best choice: en-US-AriaNeural (most expressive/natural)

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GRONK (Deep UK voice)

Current: en-GB-RyanNeural (good!)

Keep or try:

1. en-GB-ThomasNeural - Deeper, gruffer
2. en-AU-WilliamNeural - Aussie deep voice

Best choice: Keep en-GB-RyanNeural (already good!)

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🎯 GENERATE TEST SAMPLES

cd /Users/davidkotnik/repos/novafarma/assets/audio/voiceover

# Test Kai voices
python3 -m edge_tts --text "It all started with family. With colors. With hope." --voice en-US-ChristopherNeural --write-media test_kai_christopher.mp3

python3 -m edge_tts --text "It all started with family. With colors. With hope." --voice en-US-EricNeural --write-media test_kai_eric.mp3

# Test Ana voices  
python3 -m edge_tts --text "We were unstoppable. We were immortal." --voice en-US-AriaNeural --write-media test_ana_aria.mp3

python3 -m edge_tts --text "We were unstoppable. We were immortal." --voice en-US-SaraNeural --write-media test_ana_sara.mp3

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✅ FINAL RECOMMENDATION

Use these voices:

• Kai: en-US-ChristopherNeural (natural teen voice)
• Ana: en-US-AriaNeural (expressive, emotional)
• Gronk: en-GB-RyanNeural (keep - already good!)

Regenerate all 21 files with better voices!