> For the full page index, fetch https://echonova.ai/llms.txt # Train a professional voice Train a Professional voice from 10 minutes to 3 hours of your speech, confirm it is you with a spoken code, and get a notice and an email when it is ready. The **Professional** tab on the Voice Cloning page trains a voice from a long recording of you, 10 minutes to 3 hours in total. It takes longer than an Instant clone and gives a closer match. You confirm it is you with a spoken code, then training runs while you do other work. You get a notice and an email when the voice is ready. ## What you need - A workspace with credits. The page shows a price estimate before you confirm. The charges are on [Voice Cloning limits and credits](/docs/playground/cloning-limits-and-credits). - The `clone.use` permission. The default Owner, Admin and Member roles have it. - 10 minutes to 3 hours of your own speech, as files or as a recording. See [Record a good sample for cloning](/docs/playground/record-a-good-sample). - A microphone the browser may use, for the code step. - No other professional voice in progress in the workspace. ## Steps ### Step 1: Open the Professional tab Open **Voice Cloning** and choose the **Professional** tab. Pick the **Dialect** of your voice. The tab shows **10 min to 3 h, ready in about 30 min** until you add audio. ### Step 2: Add your audio Upload or drag your files with **Upload or drag files**, or press **Record** and speak. Upload 10 minutes to 3 hours. Training needs at least 20 minutes of clear speech after cleanup, so aim for 30 minutes or more. - You can add up to 20 files, 2 GB in total. - The formats are WAV, FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS and WEBM. - A recording in the browser stops by itself at 30 minutes. - The bar under **Total length** shows what you have added, from **10 min** to **3 h**. It reads **Add N more** until you reach 10 minutes, and **Over 3 hours** if you add too much. - Each file shows **Sent**, **Not sent** or **Cannot read this file**. A file name can have up to 200 characters. ### Step 3: Press Train voice When the status reads **Ready**, check the price. The page shows **This voice costs about N credits with 1 hour of training. The final price is set when training ends.** Then press **Train voice**. The page reads **Starting**, then **Sending your files** while the files upload. If some files do not send, the page reads **Some files did not send. Retry them or go Back.** Press **Retry** on each one. ### Step 4: Confirm it is you The page opens **Confirm it is you** with the same code step as an Instant clone. Press **Record**, say the sentence, then say each digit of the 4-digit code. The code recording is 3 to 10 seconds. The code expires after 10 minutes. Press **New code** for another one. ### Step 5: Wait for training Training starts. The page reads **Professional voice** and **Training**, with **About N min left. You can leave this page; it will be in Your voices when it is ready.** You can close the page. The voice has a **Professional** tag in **Your voices**. The first estimate, **about 30 min**, is a guess. It is not live progress, so the real time can differ. ## Get it right - Speak naturally, in the dialect you picked, in one steady voice. - Use your own voice only. - Keep the room quiet. Noise and echo are copied too. - Send more than the minimum. 30 minutes or more leaves room for cleanup. More advice is on [Record a good sample for cloning](/docs/playground/record-a-good-sample). ## Worked example Omar uploads 3 files of his own speech, 45 minutes in all, with the **Emirati** dialect selected. The bar reads **Ready**, so he presses **Train voice** and reads the estimate. He says the sentence and the code, then closes the tab. A notice and an email tell him the voice is ready. His price: - Fee: $5.00, about 142,857 credits at the extra-credit rate. - Training: 1,800 credits per hour. - His audio: 1,100 credits per minute for transcription and cleaning, so 49,500. - The checks and the preview line are extra. The full line list is on [Voice Cloning limits and credits](/docs/playground/cloning-limits-and-credits). ## What happens next You get an in-app notice and an email when the voice is ready or when it fails. The link in the ready message opens Text to Speech with the voice selected. - **Statuses.** The status of a professional voice shows in **Your voices**. | Status | What it means | | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Uploading | Your files are being sent, or the upload was left unfinished | | Training | The voice is being trained. The page shows **Training, N min left**, an estimate | | Failed | Training did not finish. See Troubleshooting for the reason | - **Where the voice works.** Text to Speech (the **Cloned** filter), the Voices page under **Recorded by you**, **Assets** on its **Voice Cloning** tab and EchoReader. See [the Voice Library](/docs/playground/voice-library) and [Generate speech](/docs/playground/generate-speech). A cloned voice does not work in agents yet. - **Rename.** You can rename the voice while it uploads or trains. A name has up to 60 characters, unique in the workspace. Near the end the page reads **This voice is almost ready. Rename it in Your voices.** - **Remove a failed or unfinished upload.** Open the voice in **Your voices** and press **Delete**. A failed voice also has **Try again**. During the upload, press **Back** and choose **Cancel upload**. - **Delete a ready voice.** Open the voice and press **Delete**. The voice is deleted right away. Anything already made with it stays where it is. The consent recording is kept 12 months. Deleting frees the slot and the name at once. ## Limits | Limit | Value | | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Total audio | 10 min to 3 h | | Clear speech after cleanup | At least 20 minutes, or training fails | | Files | Up to 20 | | Size | 2 GB in total | | File name | Up to 200 characters | | Formats | WAV, FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, WEBM | | Recording in the browser | 30 minutes | | In progress | One professional voice per workspace | | Voices per workspace | 20. A professional voice in progress counts as one | | Stopping a job | A training job cannot be stopped | | Failed job | Refunded in full | | Codes per user | 20 per 10 minutes | | Code checks per user | 10 per 10 minutes | The Professional tab lists its own dialects. They are: Emirati, Saudi, Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Fusha, American, British and English. Qatari, Omani, Lebanese and Syrian are Professional only. Iraqi has no cloning. ## Troubleshooting ### A professional voice is already being made. Wait for it to finish. Your workspace trains one professional voice at a time. Wait for it to be ready or to fail. If it is an unfinished upload, open it in **Your voices** and press **Delete**, or press **Back** and choose **Cancel upload**. Then press **Train voice** again. ### Professional needs 10 minutes to 3 hours in total. The files add up to less than 10 minutes or more than 3 hours. Add more audio, or remove some, until the bar reads **Ready**. ### Professional cloning is not available right now. The speech service has Professional switched off. Nothing was started. Try again later. ### Less than 20 minutes of clear speech was left after cleanup. Add more audio. The files had enough minutes, but too little clear speech. Train again with 30 minutes or more of clear speech. A failed job is refunded in full. ### A workspace can keep up to 20 cloned voices. Delete one first. The workspace is full. Delete a voice you no longer use, then press **Train voice** again. Deleting frees the slot at once. ### Professional cloning is busy right now. Try again later. The training service is full. Try again in a few minutes. ### Training could not start. Try again later. Try again later. ### Training failed. Try again, or contact support with the job id. Training did not finish. Try again, or contact support and give the job id. ### Training was interrupted on our side. Try again. Training was cut short. The page can also read "Training was interrupted. Try again." Try again. A failed job is refunded in full. ### Training took too long and was stopped. Training ran too long and was stopped. Try again. ### The audio must be 10 min to 3 h of speech. Keep the total between 10 minutes and 3 hours. ### The files are larger than 2 GB. Remove files until the total is 2 GB or less. ### We could not read one of the audio files. A file is damaged or in an unsupported format. Remove it or export it again. ### The training audio is not the same person as your recording. The code voice is not the voice in the files. Use your own voice for both. ### We could not confirm it is you. Record again. The code recording did not pass the check. Record the new code again in a quiet room. ### That dialect is not supported. Pick another dialect from the list. ### That name was taken while training ran. Try again with another name. Another voice took the name. Try again with another name. ### Not enough credits to train this voice. Top up and try again. The balance cannot pay for it. Top up, then train again. ### Training finished but the voice could not be published. Try again. The voice was not added to your voices. Try again. ### The voice was trained but could not be tested. Try again. The preview line failed. Try again. ### Price not set yet. Voice cloning opens once its price is published. Cloning has no price yet, so it is closed. Nothing was charged. Try again later. ## FAQ ### How long does training take? The page says **ready in about 30 min** before you start, and **About N min left** while it runs. Both are estimates. You can leave the page. A notice and an email tell you when it is done. ### Am I charged if training fails? No. A failed job is refunded in full. The 1 hour estimate is charged first. When training ends, only the difference is charged or refunded. ### Can I stop a training job? No. You can remove a failed or unfinished upload with **Delete** in **Your voices**. ### Can I train two voices at once? No. One professional voice can be in progress per workspace. ### How much does it cost? A $5.00 fee (about 142,857 credits at the extra-credit rate, 157,895 at the Starter rate), plus 1,800 credits per training hour, plus 1,100 credits per minute of your audio for transcription and cleaning (3 hours is 198,000). The checks and the preview line are extra. The page shows an estimate first. See [Voice Cloning limits and credits](/docs/playground/cloning-limits-and-credits). Using a cloned voice in Text to Speech costs the same as any voice. ## Related - [Clone your voice](/docs/playground/clone-your-voice): the Instant clone from 10 to 30 seconds. - [Record a good sample for cloning](/docs/playground/record-a-good-sample): how to get a clean recording. - [Voice Cloning limits and credits](/docs/playground/cloning-limits-and-credits): every limit and charge. - [Voice Library](/docs/playground/voice-library): where your cloned voice is listed. - [Generate speech](/docs/playground/generate-speech): use the voice in Text to Speech.