AI Assistant in Rise 360: AI-Generated Text-to-Speech

Bring your Rise 360 course 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 Assistant do the rest. Ready to give your content a voice? Keep reading to find out how.

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

Generate Text-to-Speech Narration

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.
  • 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 floating toolbar on the left. Then, click the Add audio icon.
  • Or, choose AI Block Tools (sparkle icon) from the toolbar and then click Add AI Audio.

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

1. Click the drop-down menu for Voice, then click on a voice to select it.
   The list includes 20 recommended voices along with your favorites (if you have any).
   • Click the View all voices link right underneath to view more voices from the voice library.
   • Once you’ve selected a voice, which also adds it to your favorites if it’s not added yet, click the Preview button on the right to listen to a quick preview.
2. Enter your script into the text field—up to a maximum of 5,000 characters—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 Assistant write a draft.
3. Reveal additional voice settings by clicking Advanced settings.
4. Click the Generate speech button at the bottom once you’re ready to generate audio.
   • While AI Assistant 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 and voice settings.
     • Insert the selected output into your course by clicking the Insert button.

Edit or Replace Text-to-Speech Narration

To edit or replace existing text-to-speech narration, hover over the block, choose Content from the 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) beside the audio player, then click Edit audio.

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

• Select a different voice.
• Update your script and voice settings.
• 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 Narration

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 beside the audio player, then choose Remove audio.

Deleting it from an audio block is even simpler—just delete the entire block by hovering over it and clicking the trash icon that appears on the right.

Write Scripts With AI Script Writer

If you don’t have a script ready, you can prompt AI Assistant 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 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 are available, including 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 voices link just below the Voice dropdown menu in the AI audio tab of the Course media window. This opens the Voices window, where you can find two tabs—Explore and Favorites.

Explore

Here’s where you can browse the voice library, including a few curated picks we think you’ll love. Each card displays the voice’s name, description, and the number of users who have added the voice to their own libraries.

Click the play icon on each card to preview a voice. Add a voice to your favorites by clicking the heart icon, which changes its state from outlined to solid. Clicking again reverts the heart to its outlined state and removes the voice from your favorites.

Recommended

This section showcases 20 of the top voices in the voice library that we’ve handpicked for their standout quality. Click Show more on the right to reveal the rest of the cards.

All voices

Browse more than 5,000 high-quality voices, with new ones added regularly. Just scroll down the page to load more cards into view.

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.

Narrow your search by clicking the Filter button to sort or filter voices. Select Sort by from the drop-down menu to reorder the list by Trending, Latest, Most users, or Most characters generated.

Choose any filter—Use case, Category, Gender, or Age—by marking the checkbox for it. Applied filters appear as buttons at the bottom of the search box. To remove a filter, click the X icon inside the button.

The table below provides a list of available options for each filter.

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

• You can add up to 10 voices to your favorites. The Favorite voices counter in the lower left corner shows the number of voices you’ve added out of the total voices you can add.
• Once you’ve added 10, the heart icon becomes grayed out. To free up some space, click the heart icon on a voice you’ve favorited.
• Click the Use voice button when you’re ready to generate narration using the selected voice. If the voice hasn’t been added yet, this also adds it to your favorites.
• Clicking the Cancel button takes you back to the AI audio tab with no voice selected.

Pro tip:

• Use any of the recommended voices, even if you’ve reached the maximum number of voices in your favorites—simply choose one from the dropdown menu.

Favorites

In the Favorites tab, browse and use the voices you’ve added from the voice library. 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 in the lower right of the card.

FAQs

Are saved voices in Rise 360's voice library also visible in Storyline 360's voice library?

Voices added to favorites appear in both apps since they share the same voice library.

How many voices are available in the voice library?

More than 5,000 voices are available in the voice library, 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 can’t download it.

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

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

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

Your AI-generated audio transcript will be automatically translated during course localization. However, the audio itself will stay the same until you regenerate the audio in the new language.

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

AI-generated text-to-speech in Rise 360 only supports narration for now, but we'd love to hear your ideas—please feel free to submit a feature request.

What happens to the AI-generated audio when I convert my block?

Converting blocks with AI Assistant doesn’t affect AI audio, except in the following cases, where the audio gets removed:

• Converting from one block type to another that doesn’t support audio.
• Converting blocks with a single content item to blocks with multiple items, and vice versa. For example, from a paragraph to a timeline block, or from a timeline to a paragraph block.

What happens to my AI-generated audio if my Articulate 360 subscription expires or I lose access to AI features—will narration 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.