Spoken Beta v0.9.2 Release Notes: Publishing Integration, Voice Prompt Clarity, and a Multicast Transformation on the Horizon
We’re excited to announce our first publishing integration partnership and several improvements to voice creation, narration clarity, and interface behavior. With major updates to multicast passage preparation just around the corner, this release lays the foundation for faster, smarter audiobook production tools.
Our First B2B Publishing Integration
Our first B2B publishing integration marks a major milestone in connecting external author platforms directly to the Spoken Studio. (Yep—we’re taking the show on the road!)
Through this new integration, authors can now seamlessly transfer their manuscripts into Spoken from partnered platforms to then proceed through the automated narration process, whether using single, dual, or multi character multi voice.
This is a key step toward our mission to empower authors with world-class audio tools, making professional, multi-voice narration accessible from the platforms where they already produce and distribute their written work.
More integrations are on the way—this is just the beginning.
Voice Prompt Clarity (Custom Voice Creation)
When creating a custom voice, users will now get clearer input feedback when entering prompts:
A live character count now displays: “X characters (100min – 300max)”
The input field now enforces a 300-character limit to avoid silent errors
The Generate button clearly disables when the prompt falls outside the allowed range
This helps eliminate confusion and improves usability during voice creation.
Stability Improvements for Narration Flow
To protect your projects during heavy processing, we’ve introduced automatic locking of editing tools while narration is in progress. During generation, casting, or narration:
Controls for voice changes, passage edits, or deletion are temporarily disabled
Users can cancel the process manually at any time, which unlocks all options again
This change prevents workflow conflicts and ensures a smoother narration experience.
Additional Fixes & Improvements
We’ve added automatic cleanup for empty passages, resolved inconsistencies in channel tag display, and ensured updated voice prompts appear immediately in the interface. Character order in the Voices tab now remains consistent across installments.
Multicast Upgrades Are Coming
We're on the verge of a transformative upgrade to our multicast passage preparation, making it faster, smarter, more automated, and more scalable. This will be a significant leap forward in how multi-voice projects are built and perfected.
Stay tuned—this one’s big.
