Report summaries
Briefings and digests read straight, the use our note names.
Marcus, report summaries narrated in American English, male voice
Marcus is a D on the published voice list: C-quality reference audio, 10 to 100 minutes of it. Our note gives him narrated report summaries. He is the second voice in one recipe we kept, Mandarin report, at 70 percent under Zhiyuan, a pairing we liked rather than a measure of anything.
English (US)MaleDWord-level captionsStandard voice
Hear it
Three samples, three registers
- Listen for the even pace a summary needs.
- Listen for how a summary voice handles urgency.
- Listen for whether he narrates it plainly.
On the record
A D grade and a seat in a Mandarin recipe
C-quality audio in the 10 to 100 minute band is the record behind the D, shared with Dean, Miles, and Caleb. Grades describe training data; the list itself calls sound subjective.
Our note keeps him on summaries, factual prose read plainly. We also kept him under a Mandarin primary, which shows that his timbre transfers across languages while Zhiyuan keeps every syllable.
Length the engine likes. The published guidance puts the sweet spot at roughly 100 to 200 tokens, a few sentences; very short lines are the weak spot and very long ones can rush.
Where we would use it
Report summaries and briefings
Mandarin report, the recipe we kept
Zhiyuan leading with 70 percent Marcus, for report reads in Mandarin with a male timbre.
Plain corporate reads
Announcements and updates that should not sound performed.
Blends
Pairings to try around a report voice
The one kept recipe puts Marcus second, under a Mandarin voice. With Marcus leading, these are pairings to try.
ChloeEnglish (US)
With Chloe
Chloe is our article-summary pick, graded C+; listen for a two-voice briefing.
50% Chloe
GrantEnglish (US)
With Grant
Grant is our neutral American male at C+; listen for whether he steadies a D-graded read.
60% Grant
DelaneyEnglish (US)
With Delaney
Our note on Delaney is low and throaty; listen for whether half of her warms a summary.
50% Delaney
MayaEnglish (US)
With Maya
Maya is warm and even by our note; listen for whether 60 percent of her carries a longer report.
60% Maya
Recipes we kept with Marcus
Mandarin report
Report-summary read, two male voices.
Zhiyuan 30% + Marcus 70%
Blend Marcus with any second voice
A fixed sample at this mix, rendered once and cached. No credits used.
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
Marcus on the published list
| Language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Voice | Male |
| Overall grade | D |
| Target quality | C |
| Training audio | 10 to 100 minutes |
| Captions | Word-level captions |
| Cost | 1 credit per job, room for 10,000 characters |
| Formats | MP3 free, WAV on paid plans |
| Commercial use | Included on every plan |
| Preview | Free, no sign-up |
Grade, target quality, and training audio come from the engine's published voice list and estimate training data, not how a voice sounds.
FAQ
Questions about Marcus
Why is Marcus in a Mandarin recipe?
Because a second voice lends timbre and never changes pronunciation. Zhiyuan says every Mandarin syllable; Marcus adds a male timbre at 70 percent. We kept it because we liked it.
What does Marcus's D grade mean?
It is the published estimate of training data, C-quality audio in the 10 to 100 minute band, and nothing more.
Can Marcus read a long report in one job?
Yes. No cap; one credit gives a job room for 10,000 characters of English, one continuous file, one subtitle track.
Is a Marcus narration free for commercial use?
Yes. Standard voice output carries commercial rights on every plan, with no watermark.
Similar voices
Other English (US) voices to compare
Generate with Marcus
Paste a script, keep Marcus or blend a second voice, and download the MP3 with subtitles.