Bring your content to life with highly realistic and customizable AI-generated narration—without the time, expense, and hassle of recording. Just write or generate your script, define voice settings, and let AI do the rest. Ready to give your content a voice? Keep reading to find out how.

• Generate Text-to-Speech Narrations
• Write Scripts With AI Script Writer
• Explore and Manage Voices
• FAQs

Generate Text-to-Speech Narrations

To add AI-generated text-to-speech to any block that supports audio, follow one of these methods:

• For new blocks:
  • Click AI Audio from the blocks shortcut bar at the bottom, if available.
  • Or, open the block library and select AI Blocks. Then, click Generate AI Audio.
• For existing blocks:
  • Hover over the block and choose Content (pencil icon) from the left-floating toolbar. Then, click the Add audio icon. 
• Or, choose AI Block Tools (sparkle icon) from the left-floating toolbar and then click Add AI Audio.
  • In a custom block, click the Audio tab from the sidebar menu on the left.

The Course media modal opens to the AI audio tab. Generate text-to-speech narrations from here by following these steps:

1. Click the Voice drop-down, then select a voice from the list. The list includes your favorites (if you have any), Articulate Voices, and Featured community voices.
   • Click the View all button on the right to open the Voices window, where you can browse voices from the Articulate Voices or Community tab.
   • Preview a voice by clicking the play icon on a voice card.
   • Add a voice to your favorites by clicking the heart icon. Clicking again removes the voice from your favorites. Voices you’ve favorited appear in the Favorites tab.
   • Once you find the voice you like, select it and click the Use voice button in the lower right.
2. Enter your script into the text field—up to a maximum of 5,000 characters depending on the model—in any of these supported languages. If you're adding audio to a block that contains text, you can bring that text into your script by clicking Insert block text. No script to work with? Let AI write a draft.
3. Reveal additional voice settings by clicking Advanced settings.
4. Click the Generate voiceover button at the bottom once you’re ready to generate audio.
   • While the AI generates the audio, a cancel option shows on the right side. Clicking it cancels the generation process.
   • When finished, the generated output is displayed on the right. From there, you can do any of the following:
     • Listen to the generated audio before inserting it into your course by clicking the play icon.
     • Review previously generated audio in the History list by clicking it, which also repopulates the related script.
     • Insert the selected output into your course by clicking the Insert button.

Edit or Replace Text-to-Speech Narrations

To edit existing text-to-speech narrations, hover over the block, choose Content from the left-floating toolbar, and then click the Replace audio icon. Or click AI Block Tools from the toolbar, then choose Edit AI Audio. You can also click the three dots (Options menu) to the right of the audio player, then click Edit audio. In a custom block, right-click the audio element and select Replace with AI Audio.

When the Course media modal displays, you can do any of the following:

• Select a different voice.
• Update your script.
• Generate a completely new text-to-speech narration.

Edit or Toggle the Audio Transcript

Your AI-generated audio includes a transcript for enhanced accessibility. You can manually edit the transcript or toggle its visibility on or off. Here’s how:

1. Hover over the block and click Content from the floating toolbar on the left.
2. Click Edit transcript (looks like a paper with a speaker icon).
3. Or, click the three dots to the right of the audio player, then click Edit transcript.

When the Edit transcript window appears, you can do any of the following:

• Listen to the generated audio.
• Toggle the transcript’s visibility.
• Manually edit the transcript.

Delete Text-to-Speech Narrations

Deleting a text-to-speech narration only takes a few clicks. Just hover over the block, choose Content from the floating toolbar on the left, and then click the Remove audio icon. Alternatively, click the three dots to the right of the audio player, then choose Remove audio.

Deleting it from an audio block is even simpler—just hover over the block and click the trash bin icon on the right.

Write Scripts With AI Script Writer

If you don’t have a script ready, you can prompt the AI to write and refine a draft by following these steps:

1. Click the Write with AI button in the upper right of the text entry field.
2. Enter your instructions into the prompt box that pops up, or choose from a few pre-made prompts.
3. Once your script is generated, click the Edit with AI button to open the editing menu.
   • One-click options include Improve script writing, Fix spelling and grammar, Change tone, and more.
   • For specific editing instructions, enter your text into the prompt box.
4. Generated scripts can also be edited manually by clicking into the text entry field.

Explore and Manage Voices

We’ve made it easy to explore and manage voices in one place. Get started by clicking the View all button next to the Voice dropdown in the AI audio tab. This opens the Voices window, where you can find three tabs—Articulate Voices, Community, and Favorites. Learn more about the options below.

Articulate Voices

Articulate owns and maintains the voices in this tab, so any voice you choose from this tab will be available for your next content update and every one after that. Each card displays the voice’s name, description, language, and a distinct verified Articulate badge.

Community

This tab is where you can browse the full voice library, including a few curated picks we think you’ll love under the Featured section at the top. Click Show more on the right to reveal the rest of the cards. In the All voices section, explore more than 5,000 voices, with new ones added regularly. Just scroll down the page to load more cards into view.

Favorites

In the Favorites tab, browse and use the voices you’ve added. Here, you can do any of these actions:

• Click the play icon on each card to preview a voice.

• Use the search box or the filter option to find a specific voice.

• Select a voice, then click the Use voice button to generate text-to-speech narration with that voice.

• Remove a voice from your favorites by clicking the heart icon.

Search and Filter Voices

Search specific voices by entering text into the search box at the top. You can search voices by name, keyword, or description. The voice library uses a fuzzy search technique—finding results that are similar to, but not necessarily an exact match for, the given search term.

Click the Language button on the right to filter voices by language. Or narrow your search further by clicking the Filter button. 

Choose any filter—Category, Gender, or Age—by marking the checkbox for it. To remove a filter, uncheck its box or click Clear all at the bottom of the main filter menu.

The table below lists the available options for each filter.

Once you find the voice you want, you can use it right away or add it to your favorites.

• Click the Use voice button when you’re ready to generate narration using the selected voice. 
• Click the Cancel button to go back to the AI audio tab without selecting a voice.

FAQs

Are my favorite voices available across Rise 360, Storyline 360, and Frontline?

Favorites are tied to the account you create with, so where they show up depends on where you're working:

• Rise 360: Find your favorites in both text-to-speech and AI Avatars.
• Storyline 360: Voices you favorited in Rise 360 appear when you create an avatar video. Storyline's AI text-to-speech keeps its own separate list.
• Frontline: Favorites don't carry over between Articulate 360 AI and Frontline.

How many voices are available in the Community tab?

More than 5,000 voices are available in the Community tab, with new voices added regularly.

Will learners be able to adjust the playback speed or download the audio generated by AI text-to-speech?

Learners can change the playback speed of the AI-generated audio; however, they cannot download it.

Can I upload my own custom voice for text-to-speech narration?

This feature is not currently supported, but you're welcome to submit a feature request.

Will the AI-generated narration automatically update when the course content is translated?

Yes. AI-generated narrations translate automatically during course localization.

Can I add background music or sound effects to AI-generated speech in Rise 360 or Frontline, or is it limited to narration only?

AI-generated text-to-speech only supports narrations, but we'd love to hear your ideas—please feel free to submit a feature request.

What happens to my AI-generated audio if my Articulate 360 subscription expires or I lose access to AI features—will narrations be preserved or removed?

Your AI-generated audio will be saved when your subscription ends, subject to our content retention policy. However, once you lose access to AI features, you won’t be able to edit the AI-generated audio anymore, and it will become a regular audio file.