Design the character’s voice
Define personality, delivery, tone, and emotional range. Use real dialogue and scenes to establish a direction for the voice.
Your Own AI Voice, Made with Professional Actors
A voice made for your character or brand. Kitsch Labs helps with voice design, professional casting and recording, and AI voice production. Build the voice that will tell your story.
When Your Character Needs Its Own Voice
Go beyond choosing an existing voice. We start with your character’s personality and world, whether it is an animated lead, a character chat companion, or a brand’s agent. This service is for teams building a lasting voice identity.
You do not need a finished voice brief. Share character notes and reference scenes; we will shape the direction together and carry the actor’s performance into an AI voice.
IN PARTNERED WITH
From Voice Direction to AI Production
Cast and record with an actor
Get help finding an actor for the direction you choose. Prepare scripts and recording under agreed production terms, including the scope of AI use.
Produce and review the AI voice
Build an AI voice from the recorded performance. Review pronunciation, expression, and character fit using your dialogue, then agree on how it will be used.
One Actor, Four Character Worlds
Kitsch Labs worked with Kim Ji-hye to release four UNLISTED AI character voices. From a pawnshop owner to a hopeful boy and a pirate broadcaster, discover how character direction and an actor’s interpretation became distinct voices.
Read the Kim Ji-hye collaboration storyA Voice for the Next Chapter
Animation needs new lines for each scene. Character chat responds to each conversation. AI agents become part of daily life. Tell us where your custom voice will be heard, and we will review delivery options, including TTS API integration, for your project.
How We Create Your Custom AI Voice
1. Define the project and voice direction
Share character notes, reference voices, scenes, and languages. We will define the production scope around your target schedule and budget.
2. Cast an actor and agree on usage
Find an actor for the voice direction. Before recording and AI production, agree on the actor’s consent, compensation, and permitted voice use.
3. Prepare scripts and record
Prepare scripts that capture the character’s delivery and emotional range. Record the actor’s performance in the agreed direction.
4. Produce and review voice samples
Create the AI voice from the recordings. Compare pronunciation, expression, and character fit using real dialogue, with adjustments within the agreed scope.
5. Confirm delivery and apply it to your project
Review content production or TTS API integration needs. Confirm the usage period, publication scope, and operating terms before connecting the voice to your project.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from a ready-made voice?
Ready-made voices are selected from the voice catalog and used directly. Custom production starts with your character or brand’s requirements and covers voice design, casting, recording, and AI voice production.
What kinds of projects is it for?
It suits animation and game characters, character chat, virtual creators, and branded agents that need a distinct voice. Share your languages, emotional range, and use cases so we can review what can be produced.
What should I prepare for a consultation?
Character or brand notes, reference voices, sample lines, target services, and languages are helpful. Include your expected budget and schedule. You can discuss the direction before all of these materials are finished.
Can I work with an actor I already know?
Tell us about the actor and any recordings you already have. We will review the actor’s consent for AI voice production, existing agreements, and recording quality before defining the work needed.
Can I use the voice exclusively?
Tell us the exclusivity scope and period you want. Usage rights, publication, delivery, and ownership depend on the actor and project agreements. Custom production does not automatically transfer every right.
How much does it cost, and how long does it take?
Casting, voice count, languages, recording volume, review, and integration affect the scope. We propose a quote and schedule after reviewing your project, and discuss production fees separately from ongoing generation and operating costs.
Can I use the voice through an API?
You can discuss TTS API integration for your service. Share expected usage, response needs, and your environment so we can review delivery and operating terms. Model files and self-hosting requests require a separate agreement.
Where Your Voice Can Go Next
What Does Your Character Sound Like?
Tell us about your character, service, and the scenes you want to create. We will shape a voice for that story together.