MiniMax Audio: AI Speech Synthesis and Voice Cloning Tool

MiniMax Audio is an AI speech synthesis tool from MiniMax that creates lifelike multilingual, multi-voice, and multi-emotion speech. It supports text-to-speech (TTS), quickly converting text into natural, fluent speech. With just a 30-second audio sample, it can clone a specific person's voice, supporting 12 languages including Chinese, Cantonese, and English. It offers six emotions such as happy, angry, and sad, plus a noise-reduction feature that removes background noise to improve audio quality.

Key Features

• Text-to-speech (TTS): Converts text into natural, fluent speech, supporting many languages and dialects including Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese, and Korean.
• Voice cloning: With just a 30-second audio sample, quickly clone a specific person's voice and capture subtle emotion and intonation.
• Emotion support: Six emotions such as happy, angry, and sad make the speech sound more realistic.
• Multilingual support: Voice cloning in 12 languages, meeting the needs of different language users.
• Ultra-long text synthesis: Supports up to 10 million characters per synthesis, for very long texts.
• Custom timbre: Replicates thousands of voice characteristics, generating endless voice variations, emotions, and styles.
• Real-time speech generation: Streaming audio output reduces waiting time, ideal for live streaming and conversation scenarios.
• Noise reduction: Removes background noise to improve audio quality.

How to Use

1. Visit the MiniMax Audio website and sign up. International edition: https://www.minimax.io/audio (supports voice cloning); China edition MiniMax Voice: https://www.minimaxi.com/audio (no voice cloning).
2. The homepage shows the main work area, including the text input box and the speech synthesis button.
3. To clone a voice, click "Create your voice clone", upload or record an audio sample — about 30 seconds is recommended for best results — choose the sample's language, and optionally enable noise reduction.
4. In the TTS (Text to Speech) interface, enter the text to convert, choose your cloned voice or another provided voice, then pick the desired emotion.
5. Adjust settings such as speed and pitch as needed.
6. Click generate; after a few seconds of processing you can play or download the generated audio file.

Use Cases

• Video dubbing: Add narration or character voices to videos, especially when a specific voice style or language is needed.
• Podcast production: Create podcast content directly from text without actual recording.
• Animation and games: Provide lifelike voices for animated or game characters, enhancing the user experience.
• Audiobook production: Turn written books into audiobooks with different voice and emotion options.
• Advertising production: Create attractive ad slogans and promotional lines.
• Customer service: Power automatic voice response systems that improve the customer experience.

Limitations

• The international and China editions differ: the international edition supports voice cloning, while the China edition of MiniMax Voice does not.
• Cloning quality depends on the sample's quality and length; clean audio of around 30 seconds is recommended.
• Cloning someone's voice requires the voice owner's authorization; avoid infringing voice rights.
• Long-text synthesis and real-time generation have network and quota requirements; see the official site for details.

FAQ

How much audio does MiniMax Audio voice cloning need? About a 30-second audio sample is enough to clone a specific person's voice; clean, low-noise recordings yield more natural results.

Which languages does MiniMax Audio support? It supports voice cloning and synthesis in 12 languages, including Chinese, Cantonese, English, Japanese, and Korean; the international edition is more complete.

What if generation fails or the result is not ideal? Try a different audio sample, adjust the emotion, speed and pitch settings, or enable noise reduction. Note the editions differ — use the international edition for voice cloning.