Yes, in Germany we have generic voice-over narrators, too. In documentaries, etc.. They usually match the gender of the speaker, but that's it. Personally, I r

Yes, in Germany we have generic voice-over narrators, too. In documentaries, etc.. They usually match the gender of the speaker, but that's it. Personally, I read most of my books with the iOS app Voice Dream Reader. That app still uses old TTS voices. They sounded great 3 years ago, but now sound robotic when compared to Elevenlabs or WaveNet. But, as you say, you learn to tune out the voice. I can read entire novels like this, and I still "hear" the different voices and personalities. It just all happens in my imagination. How much I'd need to charge to make the project worthwhile depends on many factors. And I didn't want to name a price now and then backpaddle a month from now and say it'll actually cost more. My pipeline right now is super unoptimized, to the point of being embarrassing. This can all be made to run much faster and cheaper. I agree with you that if the voice cloning part of my pipeline causes a significant chunk of the cost that the end user pays for the service, that I should then offer the option of using a "bland" voice instead for a lower price.