As a Premium author, you can have OutaStory narrate your stories in
your own voice — not a generic AI voice, but a personalised clone
built from a short voice sample you record yourself.
This article walks you through the recording process and explains what
happens to your sample.
What you need
- A Premium subscription (the feature is locked to Premium authors).
- A quiet room and any microphone — your phone's built-in mic works fine.
- About five minutes of reading time.
How to record your sample
- Go to Profile → Your narration voice.
- Read the consent notice and tap "I agree". You're granting
OutaStory the right to synthesise speech in your likeness for your
own stories only. - Tap "Start recording" and read the on-screen passage aloud at
your natural speaking pace. Aim for about 60 seconds of clear
speech. - Tap "Stop" when done. You can listen back and re-record as many
times as you like before you submit. - Tap "Submit sample" when you're happy with the take.
OutaStory will process your sample (usually within a few minutes) and
confirm when your voice clone is ready.
Having a clone does not narrate anything on its own. Narration is
still opt-in and still author-triggered — see Adding narration to your
story. What the clone
changes is which voice you can choose: from the moment it is ready,
your own voice is one of the options when you ask for a narration.
Your existing stories
Narrations that already exist keep the voice they were made with, and
nothing is re-narrated behind your back. If you want an older chapter in
your own voice, ask for a new narration of it.
Privacy and data
Your voice sample is used exclusively to create your personal narration
model, and it is never used to train general-purpose voice models.
Building the model needs a speech provider, so the recording is sent to
ElevenLabs, in the United States, who act on our instructions and for
no other purpose. A recording of your voice counts as sensitive personal
data, which is why the consent screen exists at all. The full picture is
in Your voice clone, and what happens to your
recording.
You can withdraw consent and delete your voice data at any time from
Profile → Your narration voice.
For full details, see our Privacy Policy.
Tips for a good recording
- Find a quiet spot. Background noise — fans, traffic, music — reduces
clone quality. - Speak normally. Don't over-enunciate or slow down; the model works
best when it captures your natural rhythm. - Stay consistent. Keep the same distance from the mic throughout the
passage. - Read with expression. The clone picks up your natural cadence, so
a monotone sample leads to a flat narration.