I create cloud certifications and I have to cover a considerable amount of content. I use my generated AI voice to generate out course materials I would not normally have time to personally record.

Here is an example of a course where I use Descript end-to-end.

I generated my voice on the classic overdub, which sound very much like me.

I heard there was an update to the model, which is providing only two minute of training, and the quality of the voice has gone down.

I imagine that this process is simpler and possibly more cost effective for Descript.

The Classic Overdub voice which I still have access to is good-enough and while it receives complaints (because people now expect better) as long as I have it I will be using Descript.

I was hoping the new model would have been better but its sad to see Descript has gone in another direction.

As a customer I want either:

I mainly just use the overdub features. So, with this change - I'm out. Heading over to ElevenLabs to better train an AI voice so I can produce my podcast quicker. Descript used to be awesome.

Agreed. Removing enhanced training is a huge mistake. The few sentences of the new training data are nowhere near enough to create an AI voice that sounds like the speaker.

If the Descript team doesn't have the resources to optimize AI voices, how about partnering with ElevenLabs and offer their premium service as part of the Descript solution for all paying users?

Completely agree, the new AI voice trainer simply sucks. It's actually driving me to seek other products as the quality of the new trainer using the super short script is not enough. There is no way the AI voice can be representative of the speaker with this limited amount of training data to build the voice from.

Come on Descript, you can do better on this. you were know for having a great AI voice trainer to build custom voices in the app, that capability has now been removed.

Completely agree, the new AI voice trainer simply sucks. It's actually driving me to seek other products as the quality of the new trainer using the super short script is as you say not enough. There is no way the AI voice can be representative of the speaker with this limited amount of training data to build the voice from.

Come on Descript, you can do better on this. you were know for having a great AI voice trainer to build custom voices in the app, that capability has now been removed.

Agreed! I am running into the same problem

The only reason I've used Descript is because I could use voice styles to make my AI voice sound human. And this worked remarkably well, until Descript decided to get rid of this amazing feature and replace it with something way worse. I'm using Overdub not for correcting mistakes, but to create entire 10+ minute long, human sounding scripts.

I've tried their new overdub system, and it sounds horrible. I cannot create or choose voice styles for my new voices anymore, and can't edit my old voices and voice styles anymore.

I cannot understand why Descript would remove such an amazing feature (i.e. voice styles and well trained personal AI voices) and replace it with something way worse.

I want the old Descript back! Or I'm not gonna pay 30$ a month anymore for a subscription.

Totally agree! I tried different style of voices with the new AI and it’s not sounding like me. The previous overdub is far superior. And yes, if we can have it as another option, the time the new feature becomes better, that will be great.