Voice Cloning is now live in Kolbo. Upload a short audio sample and the platform builds a reusable custom voice from it. Use that voice in any text-to-speech session, or attach it directly to a Visual DNA character so it follows that character everywhere.
What You Need
A clean audio sample - 10 to 30 seconds of clear speech is ideal, though a few seconds will work. The sample can be:
- A voice memo or recording you made specifically for this
- A clip from a podcast, voiceover, or video you have rights to use
- A short sample you record directly in the browser from the voice creation panel
Kolbo processes the sample and builds a voice model from it. The clone is saved to your custom voice library under a name you choose.
Assigning a Voice to a Character
This is where cloning becomes most useful for character-driven work. Open any Visual DNA character and assign the cloned voice to it directly. Once it is attached:
- Text-to-speech sessions pre-select the right voice automatically when that character is active
- No manual re-selecting the voice each time you start a new session
- The voice assignment travels with the character across every project that uses it
If you work with a recurring cast - a narrator, a brand voice, a set of fictional characters - you can clone or design a voice for each one and assign it. The workflow becomes: pick the character, write the script, generate. The voice is already there.
Clone vs. Design
Kolbo now has two ways to create a custom voice:
Voice Cloning copies the qualities of a specific real voice from a sample. Use it when you have a specific reference voice in mind and a clean sample to work from.
Voice Design (also new) creates a brand-new voice from a text description. Use it when the voice only exists in your head and you want to generate it from scratch.
Both methods produce a named custom voice that lives in the same library and works identically downstream.
Get Started
Voice Cloning is live now in Audio Tools. Open the voice creation panel and choose "Clone a voice" to upload or record your sample.
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