Spoken v1.06 Release Notes: The Dual/Duet (i.e. alternating POV) and Speak It for all

Spoken v1.06 delivers our most expressive and flexible narration capabilities yet. We’ve unlocked true Duet Narration, seamless Alternating POV narration, and full Speak It compatibility across every voice model, including Hume’s richly emotive, and studio-textured voices. This update gives authors unprecedented control over narrative presentation, performance, and character.

Duet Narration & Alternating POV Control

Romance authors and multi-voice storytellers can now build true Duet Narration and Alternating POV narration directly inside Spoken Studio.

You can now change the character associated with any passage across an entire installment/Chapter, not just one line at a time. This global-level voice reassignment works exactly like changing an individual passage (including “Add New”) but applies intelligently across the full installment.

The result:

• Perfect for alternating narrator chapter POVs

• Perfect for duet and dual-voice performance formats

“New feature: Change individual voices at the installment level (e.g. for dual and duet narration).”

This gives authors granular, professional-grade control over character presentation, aligning Spoken with the narration standards of the top romance publishers!

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Speak It — Now Available on Every Voice (Including Hume)

Speak It has officially expanded beyond ElevenLabs voices. It is now available on all Spoken voices, including the incredibly expressive Hume voice models.

This speech-to-speech feature allows you to perform any line in your own voice, capturing your natural pacing, intention, emphasis, and emotional nuance, and instantly transform that performance into the selected character’s voice.

This unlocks:

• Fast, precise correction of mispronunciations

• Natural emotional shaping of complex dialogue

• Infinitely faster editing and re-narration

• Rich, lifelike delivery using Hume’s high-emotion voice models

Speak It across all voices is a fundamental leap in creative control, and a true breakthrough for authors striving for a human-level audiobook experience.

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Streamlined Narration Options

We’ve simplified and consolidated narration modes into two clear options that cover every workflow:

Single or Dual Narration
Generates one narration passage per paragraph, allowing you to assign a narrator at the chapter level — perfect for single-voice reads or dual-narration setups where each chapter or section has its own voice.

Multi-Voice or Duet Narration
Parses spoken dialogue separately from narrative, attributing each passage to its character. This enables full multi-voice production or true duet narration, with narrator assignment managed at the chapter level.

This streamlined structure makes it easier than ever to choose the narration style that matches your story’s needs.

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Narrate Chapters Before Completing Your Introduction

You can now jump straight into narrating your chapters without finishing your introduction first. This supports a more natural workflow, letting you stay in flow and narrate what you’re ready for.

Your introduction will still need to be completed before publishing, but this change ensures smoother, more flexible production while maintaining audiobook structure integrity.

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Project Page Access from the Publish Button

We’ve added a new Project Page route directly from the Studio’s Publish tab.

If you’ve finished a work session but aren’t ready to publish yet — or simply want to step away, review your project, or manage it later — you can now exit cleanly to your Project Page at any point using this new button.

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API Enhancement for Partner Integrations

The Project endpoint now accepts an alternate parameter:
external_project_id

If this ID has already been passed via an Easy-Peasy URL and matched to a Spoken project, the endpoint will return the correct project_id automatically. This simplifies project synchronization for API partners and reduces manual linking.

Spoken v1.06 — A New Level of Creative Power

With advanced Duet and Alternating POV narration control, universal Speak It support, and API tooling, v1.06 elevates Spoken into a new tier of professional audiobook production. This release empowers authors with the precision, emotion, and flexibility they need to produce studio-quality results, faster than ever.

Dec. 3 Post-Show Webinar Continues Author Nation Momentum

Our Spoken team is rolling up the sleeves on our white Members Only jackets and putting to good use everything we learned at Author Nation. 

We were so blown away by the energy and response from Author Nation 2025 in Las Vegas that we can’t get enough of talking about it!

In fact, we’ve been invited to co-host a post-show webinar to discuss the synergy from the event and how Spoken is helping authors create audiobooks in new and exciting ways – yep, including duet narration!

Join us …. Wed., Dec. 3 @ 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST

Author Nation Post-Show Webinar with Joe Solari – “Digitally-Narrated Audiobooks with Spoken: Bring Your Backlist to Life in 2026” 

If you couldn't make it to Author Nation or Phil's drop-the-mic talk at the show, now's your chance to get the inside scoop on all things Spoken!  Join Phil, Joshua, Joe, and Stacy as we discuss strategies for giving voice to your backlist, creating lead magnets to grow your email list, duet narration and the exciting enhancements we’re planning for 2026.

Top 5 Things We Took Away from Author Nation

What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. We took it with us – the excitement of forging partnerships and the joy of connecting with humans in a business fueled by technology. Here are a few takeaways ...

1. Authors are making 2026 the year for audiobooks, and they loved learning about multi-cast narration through Spoken. (Obviously, we’re more than a little overjoyed by this.) 

2. The answer is always "Do it!" If you’re nudged to start a conversation in line at registration or sitting next to someone at a session, just do it! You never know where those conversations can lead.

3. Pricing matters, but so does getting it right. Authors were blown away by our Pay When Perfect pricing philosophy. Several familiar Spoken users stopped by to say thanks including Julia, Jessica, Eunice, Cody, Matt, Jessie and Rachel.

4. Fake it when you need to … When your co-workers peer-pressure you into performing “Bohemian Rhapsody" karaoke-style for the grand finale, just lip-sync and have some fun!

5.  We always say, "there are humans behind all this tech," and that really hit home when we had the chance to connect with some of our favorite voice actors whose voices we regularly cast for projects, including Jessica Anne Bogart, Christopher, Amelia and Hey, It's Brad, all who have voice clones on Spoken.

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Congrats to Our Raffle Winner!

Huge congratulations to Theresa Goodrich, who won a full year of free subscriber status. Theresa responded with the kind of enthusiasm we love ...

 “I have SO many ideas (and so many audiobooks to publish). I'm thrilled that I can do a voice clone. I've been planning to record my books, but time... always time. This means I can make it happen much faster and I can do my whole catalog!"

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If you want to be a career author, this indie community has a wealth of knowledge waiting for you. Buy your ticket to Author Nation for next year. It’s worth every penny.

Spoken V1.05 Release Notes: Pay When Perfect and Chapter-by-Chapter Publishing are here!

This release marks a turning point for Spoken and for the audiobook creation landscape. Version 1.05 removes barriers, simplifies pricing, and gives authors complete freedom to experiment, perfect, and publish their work on their own terms.

Paywall Revolution — Create First, Pay Last

We’ve completely redesigned when payment occurs inside Spoken Studio.
Until now, authors had to pay before generating narration. That changes today with our Pay When Perfect Pricing.

You can now narrate, re-narrate, and listen to your full project before paying anything.
Payment only happens at the final publishing step—after you’re satisfied with your audiobook and ready to release it.

This is a fundamental shift for Spoken, and for the entire AI audio industry – and publishing industry at large. It restores creative freedom to where it belongs: in the hands of the author.

Farewell to Narration Credits — Welcome Prix Fixe Audiobooks

We surveyed our users, and the results were clear: Have a fixed price for the finished project, even if it costs more. As a result, the credit system is now gone. Pricing is now simple, fixed, and fully transparent.

Tier - Price per 5,000 words - Includes

Subscribers - $10 - Unlimited Narration and Re-Narration

Non-Subscribers - $20 - Unlimited Narration and Re-Narration

Every creative change—voice swaps, force re-narrations, speed adjustments, emotion refinements—is included
You only pay once, when you publish. The price you see when you start is the price you’ll pay when you finish.

No tokens. No hidden costs. No games.

Chapter-by-Chapter Publishing

Authors can now publish individual chapters directly from Studio.

This new flexibility is ideal for:

• Serialized and episodic storytelling

• Updating or exporting select chapters

• Staying focused on one section at a time

You only pay for the word count of the chapters you choose to publish. The result is a workflow that supports precision, iteration, and momentum.

Chapter-by-Chapter Narration

Spoken Studio now operates at the chapter level — authors narrate and refine one chapter at a time, rather than generating narration for the entire project at once.

This shift is designed to empower authors and elevate quality. By focusing on a single chapter per session, you can thoroughly proof your work, ensuring every scene, every line, and every delivery feels perfect before moving forward.

If you’re not satisfied with elements such as voice casting or pacing, you can make those changes early on — before they carry across the rest of your audiobook. This fine-tuned control gives serious self-publishing authors the creative precision and strategic flexibility they need to reach a pitch-perfect final result.

In short: chapter-by-chapter narration keeps you in flow, in control, and fully equipped to craft a truly professional audiobook experience.

Expanded Voice Library

We’ve added a diverse and powerful new collection of professional voice actors to the Spoken Library. Each voice is carefully curated, and each actor is paid every time their voice is used.

Our expanding catalog continues to set the standard for quality, representation, and fairness in AI-assisted narration.

Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

• Fixed MP3 upload errors—large audio files now upload reliably.

• Enhanced performance for padding, volume, and timing adjustments.

• General stability improvements across Studio playback and editing.

Summary

Spoken v1.05 delivers one clear message:
Create freely. Edit endlessly. Pay only when it’s perfect.