Instructional videos
Setup guides and how-to clips, the use our note names. One step per line, a pause tag where the viewer needs time.
Michiko, Japanese instructional videos, one step per caption
Instructional videos are the use our note gives Michiko, a Japanese voice for scripts made of steps, menu names and numbers. Each step on its own line becomes one subtitle cue.
JapaneseFemaleSynced captionsStandard voice
Hear it
Three samples, three registers
- Listen for how an instructional voice handles a line with nothing to instruct.
- Listen for the numbers, read out in Japanese rather than as digits.
- Listen for the break between sentences, the pause a step-by-step cue is cut at.
About this voice
Steps, menu names and numbers
Our note gives her instructional videos, where the script is steps, menu names and numbers. Put one step on each line and add a pause tag where the viewer needs time to act.
Mixed scripts are the practical point. App names and buttons in Latin letters are read in place with a Japanese accent. Numbers are read out in Japanese, and each step on its own line becomes one subtitle cue.
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
Instructional videos, app walkthroughs and how-to clips
App walkthroughs
Menu names in Latin letters are read in place by her, with a Japanese accent, so nothing is skipped.
Subtitled tutorials
SRT and WebVTT come with every job, cut at 16 characters a line, one cue per step.
Blends
Pairings to try under an instructional read
Each card is a pairing to try, free to preview. Michiko keeps the readings and the second voice lends its timbre.
SakuraJapanese
With Sakura
A pairing to try, two Japanese voices. Sakura's note is clean readings; listen for how the pairing handles them.
50% Sakura
HarperEnglish (US)
With Harper
A pairing to try. Harper is our English software-tutorial voice; listen for a tutorial timbre carried into Japanese.
50% Harper
DelaneyEnglish (US)
With Delaney
A pairing to try. Delaney is the husky partner in both kept Japanese recipes; listen for how it sounds on instructions.
50% Delaney
TakeshiJapanese
With Takeshi
A pairing to try, the Japanese male with a slower cadence by our note; listen for how he slows an instruction read.
40% Takeshi
Blend Michiko 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
Michiko in short
| Language | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Voice | Female |
| Captions | Synced 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 Michiko
Can I line Michiko up with a screen recording?
Put one action per line and add a pause tag where the cursor moves. The SRT has one cue per line, anchored to the pause the engine made.
How are English app names read?
In place, by Michiko, with a Japanese accent, the way a presenter would say them. Tag any name that should sound different with Pronounce as.
How are Michiko's captions cut?
Each cue is anchored to a real pause in the audio and capped at 16 characters a line, so one step on its own line becomes one caption.
What do the three samples show for Michiko?
They show how she reads a descriptive line, a hook with numbers and a personal letter. The hook is the closest match to an instruction, and listening costs nothing.
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Generate with Michiko
Paste a script, keep Michiko or blend a second voice, and download the MP3 with subtitles.