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Imogen, a steady-paced British English courseware voice
Imogen is the British female voice our note gives to courseware, with a steady pace for modules and lessons. She also leads Margaret, our British house blend, and the pairings below are good places to start.
English (UK)FemaleWord-level captionsStandard voice
Hear it
Three samples, three registers
- Listen for the steady pace our note describes.
- Listen for how a courseware voice handles urgency.
- Listen for how she reads a book excerpt.
About this voice
A steady British voice for courseware
Our note reads: British female, steady pace for courseware. That pace suits a module that walks a learner through one idea at a time. She is also the first voice in Margaret, our house blend with Edmund, so her pronunciation already anchors a documentary recipe.
Our note points her at courseware and mentions a steady pace, which is what a module wants. Her pronunciation stays British in any blend.
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
Courseware, lessons and long instructional reads
Book excerpts and openings
Non-fiction reads where the listener needs the facts at a steady pace.
A British primary for blends
Because pronunciation comes from the first voice, Imogen keeps every blend British while borrowing timbre from any second voice.
Blends
Pairings to try from a courseware base
Each pairing below follows a recipe that worked elsewhere on the site. Press play in the widget and hear it under her British pronunciation.
DelaneyEnglish (US)
With Delaney
A pairing to try. Delaney is the second voice in eleven of our recipes, low and throaty by our note; listen for the same under British pronunciation.
50% Delaney
EdmundEnglish (UK)
With Edmund
A pairing to try. Our note on Edmund is a low British male for documentary voiceover; listen for a documentary read that stays British throughout.
50% Edmund
MayaEnglish (US)
With Maya
A pairing to try. Maya is our narration voice, warm and even by our note; listen for how her timbre changes Imogen while the accent stays British.
60% to 70% Maya
WalterEnglish (US)
With Walter
A pairing to try. Walter is our seasonal-announcement pick; listen for how half of him sounds on a chapter opening.
50% Walter
Blend Imogen with any second voice
A fixed sample at this mix, rendered once and cached. No credits used.
A cross-language blend: Imogen keeps the pronunciation, the second voice only lends its timbre.
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
Imogen in short
| Language | English (UK) |
|---|---|
| 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 Imogen
Does blending Imogen with an American voice change her accent?
No. The primary voice decides pronunciation, so Imogen stays British; the American second voice contributes timbre only.
What makes Imogen a good courseware voice?
Our note gives her a steady pace for courseware, which keeps a long module easy to follow. Play the first sample, then try her at 0.9 times for a slower lesson.
Is Imogen suitable for learners at slower speeds?
Try 0.9 times. Our note describes a steady pace, so a small step down keeps her natural; listen once before going slower.
Can I use Imogen in a course I sell?
Yes. Standard voice output is licensed for commercial use on every plan, without attribution or a watermark.
Similar voices
Other English (UK) voices to compare
Generate with Imogen
Paste a script, keep Imogen or blend a second voice, and download the MP3 with subtitles.