Episode 78: All About The Voice Keeper with Elik Gurvitz
In this episode, Leigh Ann sits down with Elik Gurvitz of the Voice Keeper, a global voice banking company that allows users to create a digital voice using a free iOS app or on a computer using the Chrome or Safari browser. We discuss Elik's motivation for creating this service, who this service benefits, how to use it, and the cost. The more we know about products and services out there - the better we can guide our patients in decision making when it's time to consider voice banking.
Here’s a little bit more about The Voice Keeper:
You can create an initial digital voice with as little as 30 sentences, which takes about 3 minutes. It takes 7 minutes for the software to create your initial synthetic voice. While waiting, you can go ahead and read the next batch of sentences. The more you continue to record, the better your voice will sound.
One of the great benefits of The Voice Keeper is that its Voice Banking app is very simple, quick and easy to use and does not require external microphones, setup calibrations or any other supporting software. Individuals can just register within seconds, hit record and start reading sentences in order to create a digital voice.
The AI-based algorithm creates the first version of their voice with just 3 minutes of the recording material. For this process to be completed on a personal computer, it is recommended to use a USB headset microphone.
topics covered:
Elik’s motivation to create The Voice Keeper.
How to access and use The Voice Keeper.
The time commitment to record enough samples to get a digital/synthetic voice.
The cost and compatibility with other platforms.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Website: www.thevoicekeeper.com
Free iOS app: https://thevoicekeeper.com/lp-voice-banking-app/
Helpful tool: Recommended microphones
Insight: How to convert your myMessageBanking recording into a voicebank
PROMO: 1-year free trial for Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists
Video: How to create a digital voice with The Voice Keeper demo.
Elik Gurvitz is a speech technology veteran. With over 20 years of experience in leading global development teams, he is an expert in delivering high-quality solutions, whether it comes to apps or server applications. In 2011 he founded Almagu, one of Israel’s leading text-to-speech (TTS) companies that create synthetic voices across a variety of sector from telecommunications to education, public sector and healthcare. His company has also been an integral part of the Israeli government’s programme to fund communication means to those who need them since 2015. In 2019 he founded The Voice Keeper, a global voice banking company that allows users to create a digital voice using a free iOS app or on a computer using the Chrome or Safari browser. The Voice Keeper technology is based on Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) in synthesis technology which allows users to create a digital voice faster than any other solutions currently available in the market.
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