VoiceBankNOW is a 501c3 non-profit 100% volunteer organization, providing virtual voice education and
resources with impartiality. VBN is not affiliated, associated with or funded by any other person or company.
VBN mission
VoiceBankNOW empowers people who have lost or are at risk of losing their voice with the tools and knowledge to preserve it and maintain communication.
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This site guides you through options for voice banking, synthesis, and cloning, and how to use them on phones, tablets, or computers. VoiceBankNOW does not provide, endorse, or sponsor these services. We offer unbiased information and user-based perspectives from people who rely on this technology for daily communication.
Your voice matters.
Your voice is a unique fingerprint of identity. Tone, pitch, and accent reflect your personality and sense of self—something we often don’t fully appreciate until it’s gone. Voice connects us to others and is central to the human experience.
Voice disorders can significantly affect quality of life. Aphonia (loss of voice) and dysphonia (voice impairment) are linked to anxiety, depression, reduced self-esteem, and social isolation.
What is Voice Banking?
Voice Banking is digitally recording your natural voice for the purpose of creating a synthesized voice to be used in communication applications.
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Synthesized Voice is an artificial production of human speech. Your recorded speech is used to create a voice that sounds much like your natural voice to be used by applications on a phone or computer with text or voice input.
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Traditional voice banking and synthesis companies record your voice through a guided online process, usually by having you read provided sentences. You’ll need a quiet space, a recording device, and your natural voice. The result is a synthesized version of your voice that can be used on a computer, dedicated AAC device, or phone app. One key advantage is that it can be used offline, without an internet connection.
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Voice Cloning, or ai voice cloning, uses artificial intelligence to create a synthetic voice nearly identical to your natural voice, with more realistic tone, cadence, and expression than traditional synthesis.
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To create one, you need a high-quality recording of only your voice—at least 2 minutes, though 3+ hours produces the best results.
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To use one in dynamic real time speaking, we only know of one application to dat that allows this. It is free, however, using a cloned voice usually involves a monthly fee by the clone creator. You will also need an internet/cell connection to use the voice.
Virtual Voicing is the use of a synthesized or cloned voice to speak.
