Can I slow down the audio voice selected in Storyline 360?

Although a number of people here have requested the ability to slow down the voice, please don't forget that some people would like to speed it up!  I listen to audiobooks and podcasts, and most players have the ability to do 75%, 100%, 125% speed. It would be awesome to offer this to learners as well.

Thanks!

Yes! That is part of the feature request, Terry.

I'm a 1.5x-2x on audiobooks and podcasts myself :)

Another way of changing this... albeit a more involved one...would be to export the audio, open it in an audio editor, and use the modulation tools.  We have some live audio talent that speaks very rapidly and often use Adobe Audition for this type of thing.

The only way I can find to do that is to add punctuation to the notes before the TTS conversion, but then I have to go back and clean up the notes so the text appears as it should. Seems like too much re-work. Captivate has its own box that allows you to edit the TTS without affecting the text in the notes panel. Having to listen in the audio editor for where to insert silence does not slow down the voice at all.

June

I actually want to speed up the narration a bit.  I assume this is not a feature that will be in the near future.

Thanks for continuing to be a part of this discussion, everyone!

We're still tracking input for more editing capabilities within the text-to-speech feature, and I'll be sure it gets into the right hands.

If we make changes in this area, we promise to keep this conversation updated. 😊

hi

anything happened with this important request ?

Audio editing is better with this tool: Adobe Audition.

Another vote for being able to slow down the text to speech. Also, is there a good way to put in words that the computer mispronounces. Spelling phonetically, perhaps? 

Thanks for letting us know that this is a feature you would like to see as well, Colleen.

Yes, we have some Tips for Controlling Pronunciation and Phrasing included in this documentation:

• Don't use abbreviations. Spell out words to make sure they're pronounced correctly.
• If a correctly spelled word isn't pronounced the way you want, try spelling it phonetically or adding hyphens between syllables. For example, Articulate vs. Articu-late.
• Use punctuation, such as commas and semicolons, when you want to insert brief pauses. If you need longer pauses, convert your text to speech, then open the clip in the built-in audio editor and insert silence where it's needed.

I would like to be added to this notification as well. As with everyone else, I feel slowing down the voice, even slightly, would be a tremendous help. Using punction is a work-around but it just isn't really feasible when you just generally need a slower speed.

I would also like this feature to be added to Stoyline 360 and be notified about this update.

I have received this feedback on my courses - the text-to-speech needs to have a way to slow down.

I've added another feature request for this one. We do use punctuation to 'slow down' the text to speech, but sometimes the words themselves are read at hyperspeed and the gaps just make is sound ridiculous. We also find that the spacing can be quite inconsistent, especially when reading bulleted lists.
It would be great to be able to add the .75 - 1.25 adjustments to the audio editor for developers.

Really want the "slow down" function happen in SL360, any good news yet?

i also agree to add the .75 - 1.25 adjustments to the audio editor for developers.

Here is another vote for better speech control. 

I am also adding my vote for the ability to adjust the speed (tempo) on audio files. Most importantly for Text to Speech audio files.

Another vote for speech tempo control. This is desperately needed.

Interested in this feature too, as well as enabling other settings on text to speech like output file quality and bitrate

I want to add my +1 as well.  This feature would be amazingly helpful even when it just needs to be dropped by 5% because it's a fairly complicated sentence - it is more than adding silence. I need to be able to slow down the syllables. 

I am upvoting this... We need it to be able to be slowed down instantly, the timing portion would be a good place to allow us to up the duration and have the speech slow as we increase the duration.

Upvote!   Could it please be applied to only sections or to individual words or syllables?
Not and all-or-nothing.
Word EMPHASIS also - PLEASE.
+1 on the quality/bitrate.

I have just started my trial version, and found the text-to-speech feature, which is very useful for me, as non-native speaker. But very soon I run into this limitation: even my US colleagues found that the narration is too fast. As the majority of the course audience will be non-native speakers, possibility of slowing down the audio would be extremely helpful.
- In its simplest form: Possibility to slow down at the text to speech conversion.
- But I see the point of the fast listeners, so a much more flexible solution would be to allow the user to adjust the speed to their needs in the player.

Thanks for considering!

Hi Jozsef,

Thanks for adding in your perspective! I'll be sure to add it to the feature request we have and since you're now subscribed to the conversation, you'll be notified of any updates here!