Short promos
Offers, reminders, and launches in a few sentences, the use our note names.
Piper, short promotional scripts, American English
Piper is graded C- on the published voice list: a B target quality, but under ten minutes of training audio, the smallest band the list marks. Our note gives her short promotional scripts, and she is the smaller part of Tessa, our house blend for promo hooks. No other recipe includes her.
English (US)FemaleC-Word-level captionsStandard voice
Hear it
Three samples, three registers
- A calm line is outside her noted use; listen for whether she holds it at all.
- The hook is her noted use; listen for the opening word and the numbers.
- Listen for whether a promo voice can read a story.
On the record
A C- from under ten minutes of audio
The list flags the under-ten-minute band with a warning mark, and it pulls the overall grade down to C- despite a B target quality. Four voices we ship sit in that band; Piper is one.
Our note keeps her on short promotional scripts, which fits the guidance that thinly trained voices do best on a few sentences at a time. In Tessa she is one part against two parts of Sienna.
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
Short promos and the Tessa recipe
Tessa, the house blend
Two parts Sienna and one part Piper is a fixed voice on the roster; try Tessa before blending Piper yourself.
A promo voice under others
Untested as a second voice outside Tessa; the widget lets you hear her under any primary.
Blends
Pairings to try around a promo voice
Tessa is the only kept recipe with Piper, and there she is the second voice. With Piper leading, these are pairings to try.
SiennaEnglish (US)
With Sienna
The reverse of Tessa. Sienna is brighter than Maya by our note and graded A-; listen for whether 70 percent of her lifts Piper's promo read.
70% Sienna
DelaneyEnglish (US)
With Delaney
Our note on Delaney is low and throaty; listen for whether half of her gives a promo some edge.
50% Delaney
WalterEnglish (US)
With Walter
Walter is our seasonal-announcement pick; listen for announcer weight under a short promo.
50% Walter
QuinnEnglish (US)
With Quinn
Quinn is our product-announcement pick; listen for whether two short-form voices read a notice cleanly together.
50% Quinn
Blend Piper 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
Piper on the published list
| Language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Voice | Female |
| Overall grade | C- |
| Target quality | B |
| Training audio | Under 10 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 Piper
Why is Piper only C-?
Training audio. The published list gives her a B target quality but under ten minutes of audio, and small durations lower the overall grade.
How is Piper different from Tessa?
Tessa is a fixed house blend, two parts Sienna to one part Piper. Piper alone is the C- voice; Tessa borrows most of its timbre from Sienna.
What length suits a thinly trained voice?
A few sentences per utterance. The published guidance names very short lines and very long ones as the weak spots.
Are Piper's captions word-timed?
Yes. Every English voice reports word timing during synthesis, so the SRT cues follow the read.
Similar voices
Other English (US) voices to compare
Generate with Piper
Paste a script, keep Piper or blend a second voice, and download the MP3 with subtitles.