How to Clone a Voice

Voice cloning lets you create a custom AI voice from a short audio recording. Once created, you can use it exactly like any other voice on VocalLab.

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Prefer to read? The written steps are below.

Before you start

• Cloning is free to try. A free VocalLab account includes 1 clone slot and a one-time 60 free points (about a minute of audio) — enough to clone a voice and hear it speak before paying anything
• You need a short audio recording of the voice you want to clone — 5 to 30 seconds
• The voice must be your own, or you must have explicit permission from the voice owner

Step 1 — Name your clone & pick a language

1. Go to Clone Voice
2. Enter a name for your clone (e.g. "My Voice", "Digital Twin")
3. Select the language the voice will speak — this affects the accent and phoneme model used

Supported languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Hebrew, Polish.

Cloning in a language that isn't on the list? Choose Other — the engine auto-detects the language from your sample and clones in it. This covers 90+ additional experimental languages.

Note: Japanese, Russian, Hindi, Polish, and Other are marked Experimental — quality may vary.

Click Next to continue.

Step 2 — Upload your audio sample

You have two options:

Option A — Upload a file

• Drag and drop or click to browse
• Accepted formats: MP3, WAV, WebM
• Maximum file size: 4 MB
• Duration: 5–30 seconds (longer files are auto-trimmed to 30 s)

Option B — Record directly in the browser

• Click Record and allow microphone access
• Speak naturally — recording stops automatically at 30 seconds
• Click Stop when done

What makes a good sample

• One clear voice, no background music or noise
• Normal speaking pace and volume — not whispering or shouting
• A quiet room with minimal echo
• Recorded close to the microphone

Optional: Remove background noise

Enable Noise Removal to automatically clean up background noise before cloning. Recommended if your recording isn't in a quiet environment.

Consent

Check the consent box to confirm you have the right to clone this voice. This is required before proceeding.

Click Start Cloning when ready.

Step 3 — Processing

VocalLab sends your audio to the AI engine. This usually takes 10–15 seconds. Do not close the tab.

Step 4 — Done

Your clone is ready. You'll see a success screen with two options:

• Use Now — go to My Voices and start generating
• My Cloned Voices — view all your clones

Using your clone

Your clone appears in My Voices under the Cloned tab. Select it in the voice picker on any generation page and use it like any other voice.

Using your clone in another language

Yes — a clone can read text in a language other than the one you cloned it in. Just pick it in the voice picker and type in the other language.

Expect an accent. Your clone keeps the accent of the voice you cloned. A Russian speaker cloned in Russian will sound like a Russian speaker when reading English; an English clone reading Spanish will sound like an English speaker reading Spanish. For many people that's exactly the point — it's a fast way to get an authentic-sounding accented voice.

If you want it to sound native rather than accented, use Regenerate in another language on a finished generation: it translates the text and has your clone speak it in the target language.

Tip: switch the model to VocalLab Studio for non-English output — it covers 200+ languages, where VocalLab Pro covers the core 15.

Clone limits

You can create as many clones as you like — the limit is how many you can keep saved at the same time. Delete a saved clone to free a slot and clone again.

AppSumo lifetime (Tier 1) licenses include 1 clone slot. Free and Lite users with 1 existing clone must delete it before creating a new one.

Troubleshooting

"You must upload at least one audio file" Add a file before clicking Start Cloning.

"Audio is too short" Your recording is under 5 seconds. Record or upload something longer.

File not accepted Only MP3, WAV, and WebM files are supported. Convert other formats (M4A, AAC, FLAC) to MP3 or WAV first.

"Your plan includes 1 voice clone. Delete your current clone to create a new one." Free and Lite plans allow 1 clone at a time. Go to My Voices, delete your existing clone, then try again.

Clone sounds robotic or wrong language Make sure you selected the correct language in Step 1. Re-create the clone with a cleaner, longer sample (15–25 seconds works best).

Microphone access denied Allow microphone access in your browser settings, then reload the page.