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Cherry Blossoms Audiobook? (Patreon)

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2023-01-31 21:56:17
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2026-06
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Could this happen?

Click the play button above and let me know what you think below, please!

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Glaucon

Sounds really well-performed to me. A good voice for it.

Glaucon

I've been hearing a lot of these lately, it's crazy how well they can modulate tone now. Can you share what you used specifically?

ktmorrison

ElevenLabs is the AI source. The inflections are so good, it's hard to believe. That's no tweaking on my end, just plug and play.

L_S87

Objectively, it sounds fine. I prefer a voice that's a little lower pitched (someone like Jennifer Hale), but i don't think there's anything wrong here. The bigger issue you'd have with me is i just wouldn't buy one. Audio books aren't my thing. Mostly because i enjoy re-reading certain sections, sometimes multiple times, when it's a really impactful moment and i want to cement it in my head and ruminate on it. I'll often also go back a few chapters to read something to make sure i remembered it correctly when it ties into something i'm currently reading about. That's just not really conducive with the audio platform. (I also like to listen to music while i read, so that's an issue too) I'm an oddball though. I read at a much slower pace than most, so i don't know if my sample size of one should really be indicative of anything.

Glaucon

That's exactly the company I was reading about yesterday! Dealing with reports on people misusing it to believably clone real people's voices/making audio deepfakes.

ktmorrison
>>100847943

Yeah, everyone has their own way of reading ha ha. It won't be as good as a voice actor, but I like the ease and the DIY aspect. No profit-sharing or contracts. A bigger author should stick with the voice actors, but for someone like me I think this could work.

L_S87
>>100847943

As Glaucon pointed out, it sounded real to me too. I certainly couldn't tell the difference. I would say that there is a bit of sibilance to the peaks that needs to be rounded off as it could get grating over an extended listening period. Not everyone is sensitive to that sort of thing, though. (I just thought it was a recording thing, having no clue this was AI generated) Giving people new ways to access your work is always a good thing, KT. You're VERY good at what you do, so letting more people enjoy it in more ways isn't a bad thing at all.

Glaucon

One thought, I wonder how an AI voice would do with the hotter segments, like would it sound odd to have the same tone describing a dinner with family vs. a sex scene? I dunno, maybe there's a workaround.

ktmorrison

I subscribed, so I'll give it a go and see how it does. Wish me luck.

Glaucon

Apparently this coming month they're rolling out a way to completely design a voice using a generative model, might be useful? Regardless, good luck!

JamesIsAsleep

The concept is great, hearing the story by way of audiobook might be helpful to better understand the details of the story. That AI was really impressive, not sure if the vibe was fully encapsulated, but it was really good nonetheless! The way this AI annunciates though is weirdly satisfying in a way that is creating an uncanny valley situation, like I shouldn't like it but I do, lol. Also the accent is not at all Canadian so 3 stars.

Tracey52

While I think audio books can be great, I didn’t like this. Sorry kt. While your level of detail is awesome when reading it as it paints a vivid picture, listening to it make it sound verbose to me. It may have been the AI voice, which I didn’t know when I listened, but I thought it read too fast and the depth of feeling wasn’t there. Not sure about the accent either. Don’t give up though, I like listening to audio books on long trips in the car, 2-8 hours which is not uncommon in my part of the world. Hard part is getting my wife to agree to the same book. Currently reading and listening to “she comes first “ you’d think she’d be up for that. However thought the idea of 20 minutes of foreplay was ridiculous.

Mike Monroe

I love it ..while I like to read them...I love the option of having the audio being read ..especially when I have travel.. I like the idea!

ktmorrison

Yeah, I think I wasted a hundred bucks on this AI for a month. I write too much dialog that must be "acted" and I try to get the Ai to do it but it's too much work. I hate AI to begin with and this concretes it. I'm going to look into hiring voice actors and do profit-sharing or something.

ktmorrison

Ha ha, I'd have to hire Canadian with Italian accents.

Tracey52

Better idea I think. I take it that it’s expensive to produce an audio book that way?

ktmorrison

About 700 for a small novel. A book like Cherry Blossoms could be over 3500, maybe 5000. There is a profit-sharing possibility which doesn't require any outlay of money, but I'm not sure I want the headache of contracts and submitting royalties and the administration it would require.

Tim ziegler

How does the AI sound in a sex scene or emotional one?

ktmorrison

I don't think it's very good, unfortunately.