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Voices

Prepare, register, inspect, and manage reference voices.

Reference audio

Voice cloning quality begins with the reference. Prefer a clean recording that contains one speaker, consistent delivery, and minimal room echo.

  • Aim for roughly 6–30 seconds of useful speech. References below 3 seconds are rejected.
  • Avoid music, overlapping voices, reverb, and aggressive noise reduction.
  • Natural variation is useful; long silence is not.
  • WAV input is the most predictable choice.

Add a voice

Register the reference under a memorable local name:

llmvoice voice add friday reference.wav

Mono audio is convenient but not mandatory. LLMVoice can inspect stereo input and normalize the working format where needed. A clean stereo file is better than a damaged mono conversion.

Manage voices

Inspect the registry before changing defaults or deleting files:

llmvoice voice list
llmvoice voice info friday
llmvoice voice remove friday

Voice names should be short, stable, and easy to type. Use configuration to select the one used when --voice is omitted.

Privacy

Reference audio and derived voice data remain local to your LLMVoice installation. LLMVoice does not upload voices or provide a cloud sync layer.