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name: voice

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Text-to-Speech (TTS), voiceover, narration placement/sync, and custom sound effects (SFX) generator. Use when the user wants generated speech from text, wants to add/replace/align narration or voiceover for an existing video/timeline, wants to keep existing voiceover synced after visual retiming edits, needs voice audition/selection, or explicitly wants a newly generated/custom sound effect that is not available in the Sound Effects library.

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# Voice & Sound Effects Generator

Generate voiceovers (TTS) and sound effects. For TTS, choose a concrete

provider and voice before calling `submit_voice`.

## When to Use

- Generate voiceover/narration from text

- Create text-to-speech audio for videos

- Add, replace, or redo narration/voiceover for an existing video, timeline,

screen recording, slide animation, product demo, B-roll edit, MG explainer, or

other visual sequence

- Keep existing narration/voiceover aligned after trimming, speeding up, slowing

down, moving, reordering, or replacing the visuals it describes

- Offer and audition TTS voice choices when the user has not picked a concrete voice

- Generate custom sound effects from text descriptions only after checking the Sound Effects library first

## TTS (Text-to-Speech)

If the current request has an existing visual target and the user wants

narration, voiceover, dubbing, or replacement speech for that target, read

[references/video-sync.md](references/video-sync.md) before drafting new

narration, using existing narration text to generate TTS, or placing audio. Do

this even when the user did not explicitly say "sync" or "match the visuals";

the existence of a visual target means narration timing and meaning may need to

follow on-screen content. Use the normal standalone TTS path only when there is

no visual target or the user just wants an audio asset from text.

Also read [references/video-sync.md](references/video-sync.md) when the timeline

already has narration/voiceover and the user asks to change the visuals while

keeping that voiceover aligned. This is a sync maintenance task even if no new

TTS is needed.

Use `submit_voice` to create a TTS audio asset. The current MCP tool contract is:

- `provider` is required: `doubao` (Chinese-optimized), `elevenlabs` (English /

multilingual), or `minimax` (MiniMax TTS — see

[references/minimax-tts.md](references/minimax-tts.md)).

- `submit_voice` creates an audio asset only. Timeline placement, replacement,

trimming, and alignment happen later with timeline tools.

- For long narration, multiple `submit_voice` calls can be useful: split at

natural pauses, sentence groups, or script beat boundaries when the workflow

benefits from separately timed or placed voice clips, such as storyboard beats,

scene-level ad segments, or a user request for separate assets.

- For Doubao, `speedRatio`, `loudnessRatio`, `pitch`, `emotion`,

`emotionScale`, `performancePrompt`, and `explicitDialect` are supported

knobs, but not every Doubao voice supports every expressive control. Check

the `voiceId` guide or [references/voices.md](references/voices.md) before

using them.

delivery such as emotion, tone, nonverbal cues, accent hints, pauses, or

local pacing.

Doubao control support for current curated voices:

- `vivi`, `xiaohe`, `yunzhou`, `xiaotian`, `naiqimengwa`, `yingtaowanzi`,

`wenroumama`, `zhixingnv`, `dayi`, `jitangnv`, `liuchang`, `ruyayichen`,

`morgan`, `qingcang`, `huiben`, `popo`, `yuanboxiaoshu`, `baqiqingshu`, and

`tangseng` support explicit `emotion` / `emotionScale`,

`performancePrompt`, and ASMR-style prompt directions.

- `shuanglangshaonian` supports `performancePrompt` and COT/QA-style

instruction following, but does not support explicit `emotion` /

`emotionScale` or ASMR-style control.

- `explicitDialect` is only supported by `vivi` and can be `dongbei`,

`shaanxi`, or `sichuan`.

ElevenLabs control support for current curated voices:

- `amelia`, `brittney`, `hope`, `jessica`, `arabella`, `jane`, `maria`,

`mark`, `frederick`, `peter`, `james`, `jon`, `sully`, `david`, and `alex`

- These controls are not per-voice guarantees of a specific acting style.

Use the preset tags/samples to pick a naturally suitable voice, then use the

controls for moderate delivery changes.

- For ElevenLabs `eleven_v3`, inline audio tags are available when the user

asks for expressive delivery such as emotion, tone, nonverbal cues, accent

hints, or local pacing. Official examples fit these useful TTS categories:

emotion/tone tags such as `[happy]`, `[sad]`, `[angry]`, `[excited]`,

`[curious]`, `[sarcastic]`, `[crying]`, `[annoyed]`, `[appalled]`,

`[thoughtful]`, `[surprised]`, and `[mischievously]`; vocal delivery and

nonverbal cue tags such as `[whispers]`, `[laughs]`, `[sighs]`, `[exhales]`,

`[inhales deeply]`, `[clears throat]`, `[snorts]`, `[swallows]`,

`[wheezing]`, and `[coughs]`;

pacing/pause/local speed tags such as `[slowly]`, `[pause]`,

`[short pause]`, `[long pause]`, `[rushed]`, and `[drawn out]`; and

accent/special-performance tags such as

`[strong X accent]`, for example `[strong French accent]`, plus `[sings]`,

`[singing]`, `[woo]`, and `[pirate voice]`. Official examples are

non-exhaustive; similar auditory tags can be tried when the user explicitly

asks for that delivery and the tag describes how the voice should sound, not

a visual action. Write tags directly in `text`, close to the short phrase

they should affect. Treat tags as local guidance, not paragraph-wide controls.

- For pauses and pacing in `eleven_v3`, use punctuation, text structure,

shorter generated segments, or local audio tags such as `[short pause]` and

`[slowly]` when needed.

```ts

// English / multilingual via ElevenLabs

submit_voice({

provider: "elevenlabs",

text: "Hello world",

voiceId: "peter",

});

// Chinese via Doubao

submit_voice({

provider: "doubao",

text: "你好世界",

voiceId: "liuchang",

});

// With speed adjustment (Doubao only)

submit_voice({

provider: "doubao",

text: "这是一段稍快的中文旁白。",

voiceId: "liuchang",

speedRatio: 1.5,

});

// With expressive Doubao controls

submit_voice({

provider: "doubao",

text: "这次事故提醒我们，安全永远不能侥幸。",

voiceId: "liuchang",

emotion: "sad",

emotionScale: 3,

performancePrompt: "痛心但克制，语速稍慢，像新闻专题旁白",

pitch: -1,

speedRatio: 0.92,

});

// With ElevenLabs delivery controls

submit_voice({

provider: "elevenlabs",

text: "The launch changed how teams plan their daily work.",

voiceId: "peter",

speed: 0.95,

stability: 0.4,

});

// MiniMax TTS (when configured) — see references/minimax-tts.md

submit_voice({

provider: "minimax",

text: "欢迎使用视频编辑助手。",

voiceId: "female-yujie",

speed: 1,

name: "VO · welcome",

});

```

## Voice Audition Before Generation

When the user needs TTS and has not already chosen a concrete preset, treat

broad words like "middle-aged male", "warm female", or "professional" as

requirements for filtering candidate voices.

Before recommending, rendering, or submitting any TTS voice option, read

[references/voices.md](references/voices.md). Use that file as the preset

source for preset ids / `voiceId`, provider choice, display labels, tags, and

sample URLs. Do not create voice options from memory, translated names, or

broad user descriptions.

First determine two separate languages:

- User conversation language: the language the user used to talk to you. Use

this for the surrounding reply, `form-visual label`, `visual-option name`,

and `summary`.

- Target narration language: the language of the text being synthesized. Use

this only to choose provider and voice catalog.

The audition widget's submit button is fixed to the default label in this build

(`submitLabel` is accepted but not rendered); keep the question label and option

labels in the user conversation language, not the target narration language. For example:

English users see `submit_label="Submit"`, Chinese users see

`submit_label="提交"`, and Spanish users see `submit_label="Enviar"`.

"help me generate ... voice over in Chinese" is an English conversation asking

for Chinese narration, so the audition widget copy stays in English while the

voice candidates come from Doubao.

Instead:

1. Filter `references/voices.md` by target narration language / provider and

the user's explicit requirements such as gender, age range, tone, and use

case.

2. If no preset matches all explicit requirements, say there is no exact match

and offer the closest supported presets with a clear caveat.

3. Pick 2-4 matching curated presets.

4. Load `widget-forms`, then call `ask_followup_questions` with voice options

and audio samples.

5. Wait for the user to choose.

6. Call `submit_voice` with the selected preset id as `voiceId`.

For each audition option, keep `value`, display label, `media`, and `summary`

tied to the same preset row from `references/voices.md`. Use `sample=` URLs

from the `submit_voice` `voiceId` guide. They are editor static files under

`/voice-samples/...`. Keep `value` as the preset id and `media` as the matching

sample URL. Write `name` and `summary` in the user's conversation language. The

target narration language only decides the provider/voice catalog. For example,

if the user asks in English for a Chinese voiceover, keep the widget copy in

English and use English-friendly voice names/tags. If the user's message itself

is Chinese, use Chinese widget copy and Doubao's official Chinese display

names. For known `/voice-samples/...` presets, the editor can fill display text

only when `name`/`summary` are omitted; authored widget text is the normal path

for arbitrary languages. After the user submits, map the submitted display name

back to the preset id from the same candidate list.

English request for Chinese narration:

```html

<widget submit_label="Submit">

<form-visual

id="voiceId"

label="For Chinese voiceover, I recommend a few voices to try:"

required="true"

>

<visual-option

value="vivi"

name="Vivi"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-vivi.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="Female / young / friendly, general"

/>

<visual-option

value="xiaohe"

name="Xiaohe"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-xiaohe.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="Female / young / soft, clear"

/>

<visual-option

value="yunzhou"

name="Yunzhou"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-yunzhou.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="Male / young / neutral, business"

/>

</form-visual>

</widget>

```

Chinese request for Chinese narration:

```html

<widget submit_label="提交">

<form-visual

id="voiceId"

label="我推荐这几个中文旁白音色，先试听一下："

required="true"

>

<visual-option

value="morgan"

name="Morgan"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-morgan.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="男 / 中年 / 低沉知识解说"

/>

<visual-option

value="zhixingnv"

name="知性女声"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-zhixingnv.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="女 / 中年 / 冷静知识讲解"

/>

<visual-option

value="vivi"

name="Vivi"

media="/voice-samples/doubao-vivi.mp3"

aspect-ratio="16:5"

summary="女 / 年轻 / 亲切通用口播"

/>

</form-visual>

</widget>

```

## Sound Effects

For ordinary editing sound effects (SFX), do **not** generate first. Use the

built-in Sound Effects library before generating:

1. Call `browse_library` with `category:"sound-effects"` and a query such as

`"whoosh"`, `"camera shutter"`, `"notification"`, `"censor beep"`, or

`"record scratch"`.

2. Inspect the returned `library:sound:<id>`.

3. Place it with `edit_item`, using `fromFrame` as the sound's

anchor/editorial moment frame:

```ts

browse_library({

category: "sound-effects",

query: "short whoosh transition",

});

edit_item({

adds: [

{

type: "audio",

assetId: "library:sound:whoosh-short",

fromFrame: 120,

trackId: "A1",

},

],

});

```

Only generate sound effects from text descriptions with `submit_sound` when:

- The user explicitly asks for a generated/original/custom sound.

- The requested sound is too specific for the existing Sound Effects library.

- `browse_library({ category:"sound-effects", query })` returns no suitable

match.

```ts

// Custom/generated sound effect after the library has no suitable match

submit_sound({ prompt: "A dog barking in the distance" });

// With custom duration (0.5-22 seconds)

submit_sound({

prompt: "Thunder and heavy rain",

durationSeconds: 15,

});

// High prompt adherence

submit_sound({

prompt: "Sci-fi laser gun firing",

promptInfluence: 0.8,

});

```

**Tips for better results:**

- Be specific: "A dog barking loudly" vs just "dog"

- Include context: "Footsteps on wooden floor in an empty room"

- Specify style: "Cinematic whoosh" or "8-bit game sound"

## Parameters

### TTS

| Field | Description | Notes |

| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | --------------- |

| `provider` | TTS provider: `doubao`, `elevenlabs`, or `minimax` | Required |

| `text` | Text to synthesize | Required |

| `voiceId` | Curated preset id or provider voice id | Required |

| `speedRatio` | Speech speed | Doubao only |

| `modelId` | ElevenLabs model id | ElevenLabs only |

| `stability` | ElevenLabs stability | ElevenLabs only |

| `speed` | ElevenLabs speech speed | ElevenLabs only |

| `name` | Asset name | Optional |

### Sound Effects

| Field | Description | Notes |

| ----------------- | ----------------- | -------------- |

| `prompt` | Sound description | Required |

| `durationSeconds` | Duration | 0.5-22 seconds |

| `promptInfluence` | Prompt adherence | 0-1 |

| `name` | Asset name | Optional |

## Voices

Use the `submit_voice` `voiceId` guide and

[references/voices.md](references/voices.md) for the current curated preset

list, display labels, tags, and sample URLs.

### Voice presets are provider-specific — do NOT mix them

ElevenLabs, Doubao, and MiniMax have separate voice catalogs. `vivi` / `dayi`

are only Doubao; `mark` / `amelia` / `james` are only ElevenLabs; MiniMax system

voices (e.g. `female-yujie`) are only for `provider: "minimax"`.

If you need a specific voice and a particular language:

- For Chinese narration -> prefer `provider: "doubao"` (or `minimax` when that

is the configured / requested vendor) with a matching catalog voiceId.

- For English / multilingual -> use `provider: "elevenlabs"` and an ElevenLabs

preset.

- Only offer a provider that is **configured** (capabilities prompt).

## Hard rules — what you must NOT do

1. Never use a voice preset name from a different provider.

2. Never submit TTS when the voice is only described broadly and the user has

not confirmed a concrete preset.

3. Never recommend or render a TTS voice option before checking

[references/voices.md](references/voices.md).

4. Never claim stable age, regional accent, pronunciation dictionary, or exact

duration controls; the current tool does not expose those as reliable fields.

5. Never replace original recorded speech with TTS unless the user asks.