AI text to speech: all the features to know about

Updated February 2, 2026

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AI voiceovers are a game-changer for video creators. An AI-generated voice can help tell a story in no time, saving time and effort on hiring voice talent and editing audio clips. It also boosts video accessibility and makes videos more engaging.

Here's a look at everything to know about the professional AI voice generator tool, perfect for everything from short social media voiceovers to long video narration. Learn about choosing a language and voice, as well as adjusting the pitch and tone when making an AI voiceover with Clipchamp video editor today.

Extensive list of languages

Create an AI voiceover for the next video in over 80 languages, including Spanish, German, Hindi, Greek, Japanese, and more. Find more languages and locales supported inside Microsoft Clipchamp to see how.

Some voices are designed to work across multiple languages, making them ideal when creating videos in different languages for global audiences. For example, ‘Ava Multilingual’ is one of over 50 versatile voice options that can speak in multiple languages while maintaining a consistent tone and quality across language selections.

These multilingual speech voices help create cohesive video content when producing versions in English, Spanish, French, or other languages without switching between completely different voice profiles.

Wide selection of lifelike voices

There are hundreds of realistic AI voices to choose from, ranging from neutral to feminine and masculine tones. These voices are powered by advanced AI voice models that deliver natural-sounding speech. The language chosen for the AI voiceover will determine which voices are available. For example, if the choice is to create a voiceover in Korean, the voice options would look different from those for Hindi.

Preview each individual voice by clicking on the hear this voice preview button. If the voice doesn't match the video, keep scrolling through the list to find the perfect voice for every video genre and style with just a few clicks.

Customize vocal pitch and emotions

Easily customize the pitch of the AI voice using the vocal pitch slider. The voice will automatically have a default pitch, but the pitch can be adjusted to extra low, low, medium, high, or extra high.

Adjusting voice pitch is useful for social media content such as Instagram Reels with engaging visuals, TikTok voice-over videos, daily vlogs, and meme videos for entertainment. Professional applications, such as corporate explainer videos, also benefit from selecting voices that match the brand and message tone.

The Clipchamp AI voice generator includes emotional keywords ('youthful', 'deep', 'friendly', 'warm', etc.) to help you find the right match. Some voices also allow selecting an emotion, like cheerful or angry, making the voiceover more realistic.

Choose voiceover pace

Quickly speed up or slow down video content, or adjust the pace of the voiceover with the pace selector. This tool is ideal for seamlessly matching the voiceover's pace to the video visuals and storytelling. The AI text-to-speech generator lets users choose from 0.5x to 2x speed for free.

Generate voiceovers up to ten minutes

Seamlessly create AI audio up to ten minutes in length without the need for professional voice actors. If the voiceover needs to be longer, just create multiple voiceovers using text-to-speech tools seamlessly. It's ideal for generating longer tutorial and presentation audio, podcast narration, or scripted YouTube video content, without any audio recording equipment.

Pro tip: create a video script of a maximum of 1,500 words to successfully save and create an AI voiceover clip under the time limit. If the text is too long, edit it in the property panel to cut out unwanted words.

Edit and generate speech without limits

Made a mistake in a voiceover or want to try another style? Just update the voiceover text and change the language, voice, pitch, and speed as many times as needed from the property panel. Preview the voiceover using the preview button, then save the AI voiceover to the video editing timeline in Clipchamp video editor by clicking on the save button for easy integration.

Try the AI text-to-speech feature for free. Watch this simple tutorial video or follow the steps in the how to create voiceovers for video guide for more help on using the text-to-speech generator.

Continue learning best practices for audio and caption editing by exploring how voiceovers make videos accessible to all audiences.

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