News summaries
Bulletins, briefings and daily digests, the use our note names.
Diane, our house blend for narrated news summaries
Diane is a house recipe we fixed as one voice: two parts Maya, our warm and even narration voice, to one part Grant, our neutral American male. Our note gives her narrated news summaries. Pick her like any single voice and the recipe comes ready to use.
English (US)FemaleWord-level captionsHouse blend
Hear it
Three samples, three registers
- Listen for Maya's even pace with Grant's weight underneath.
- Listen for how a news voice handles a line built to sell.
- Listen for how the blend reads a personal line.
About this voice
What Diane is made of
Maya supplies two thirds and therefore the pronunciation, with a note that says warm, even, holds a long read. Grant supplies the other third, noted as neutral. Together they give a news read with Maya's steady pace and a male weight underneath.
What Diane carries is the recipe itself, chosen because we liked a news read that was warmer than Grant and less clearly female than Maya. It spares you from setting two voices and a ratio every time you write a bulletin.
Length the engine likes. The published guidance puts the sweet spot at roughly 100 to 200 tokens, a few sentences per line.
Where we would use it
News summaries and reporting reads
Neutral announcements
Updates in a neutral register. Compare her with the Neutral duo recipe, an even split of the same two voices.
Start from the ingredients
Want a different balance? Blend Maya and Grant yourself in the generator's advanced settings.
Blends
The recipe behind Diane
Diane comes mixed at two parts to one. For your own balance, start from Maya or Grant in the generator and set the ratio slider; 70 and 30 is the closest match.
MayaEnglish (US)
Two parts Maya
The larger share sets the pronunciation and pace. Our note calls Maya warm and even, and she holds a long read without drifting.
2 parts
GrantEnglish (US)
One part Grant
The smaller share lends a male, neutral timbre. Our note says neutral American male, a steady partner for a news read.
1 part
Diane comes ready as a house blend. To build your own version, start from one of its single voices.
Every blend works the same way: the first voice sets the pronunciation and pacing, the second voice lends only its timbre, and you choose the ratio between 10 and 90 percent. See the three steps on the voice library page
At a glance
Diane in short
| Language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Voice | Female |
| Captions | Word-level captions |
| Cost | Up to 10 minutes of audio per credit |
| Formats | MP3, plus WAV on paid plans |
| Commercial use | Included on every plan |
| Preview | Free, no sign-up |
FAQ
Questions about Diane
Is Diane a real voice or a mix?
A mix we fixed as a voice: two parts Maya, one part Grant. Pick her like any other voice; the recipe is applied for you.
How do I adjust Diane's balance?
Start from Maya as the primary and add Grant at 30 percent in the advanced settings, then move the slider to taste.
Can I use Diane like any other voice?
Yes. Choose her in the generator like any single voice and the recipe is applied for you. Every render comes with SRT and VTT subtitles, with commercial use and no watermark.
Are Diane's captions word-timed?
Yes. Maya, the primary, reports word timing, so the SRT and VTT cues land on the spoken word.
Similar voices
Other English (US) voices to compare
Generate with Diane
Paste a script, keep Diane or blend a second voice, and download the MP3 with subtitles.