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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
