User Guide

Create a project

1. Sign in to Lazybird Studio.
2. From the Projects screen, click Create.
3. Type or paste your script into the first block. Click Add a block for the next line.
4. Click the project title at the top to rename it.

Each block is one line of narration with its own voice and settings. Put lines in separate blocks when you want a different voice, pace, or pause for each one. Lazybird generates audio block by block, so you can fix one line without regenerating the rest.

The editor has four areas:

• Left sidebar: Import Script, Image/Video, Audio, Translate, and Voice Cloning.
• Left panel: controls for the selected block (Edit Block), or the panel you opened from the sidebar.
• Script blocks: your text. Each block has a voice avatar, a play button, and a menu (⋮).
• Bottom bar: Rearrange Scripts, the Auto-generate Speech switch, the player, and the timeline.

Choose a voice

1. Click a script block to select it. The left panel shows Edit Block.
2. Click the Voice row, or the voice avatar on the block. The panel switches to Select Voice.
3. Find a voice by searching, filtering, or browsing the sections below.
4. Click a voice to apply it to the selected block. To change several blocks at once, tick their checkboxes (or Select All) first.

The voice selector shows:

• Search box: matches voice names, languages, and accents. For example, try Greek or Australian.
• Language and Labels filters: see Filter voices.
• Recent: up to five voices you used recently on this device. It's hidden while you search or filter.
• My Voices: voices you've cloned, including any you've published.
• Library: Lazybird's voices plus voices published by the community.

Click a section heading to collapse or expand it. Favorite voices are listed first in each section.

Each row shows the voice name and a short description, such as "American Female". The small badge on the avatar marks a favorite (heart), an official Lazybird voice (gold check), a popular voice (star), or a trending voice (flame).

Preview a voice

Hover over a row and click the avatar to play a sample. Click it again to stop. Previewing doesn't change the block's voice.

Voice menu

Hover over a row and click ⋮ for more options:

• Favorite / Unfavorite: favorites get a heart badge and appear first in their section.
• Voice page: opens the voice's public page in a new tab.
• Share: copies a link to the voice.
• Edit and Delete: appear only on voices you cloned.

Filter voices

Use the Language and Labels filters under the search box to narrow every section at once.

1. Click Language and pick a language or accent. Type in the box at the top of the list to find one quickly, for example British.
2. Click Labels and pick one or more labels, such as Female, Male, Child, Character, or Celebrity.
3. Each active filter appears as a chip below the buttons. Click × on a chip to remove it, or Clear to remove all filters.

Filters combine with each other and with search. In this example, only British English female voices are shown:

If nothing matches, the selector shows "No voices match." Remove a filter or change the search to see more voices.

Explore more voices

A section with more matches than fit on screen ends with an Explore More row. Click it to open the full list for that section, for example Voices › Library.

• The list keeps loading as you scroll.
• Search and filters work the same way, and stay applied when you go back.
• Click Voices in the header, or the back arrow, to return.

Generate and preview audio

• Click the play button on a block to generate (if needed) and play that block.
• Click Generate next to "N pending speech" above the blocks to generate every block that changed.
• Use the player in the bottom bar to play the whole project.
• Turn on Auto-generate Speech in the bottom bar to generate blocks automatically after you edit them.

Blocks that need new audio count as pending. Editing a block's text, voice, or settings makes it pending again.

Regenerate a bad output

Voice generation can vary slightly from one attempt to the next. If a line has an awkward pause, emphasis, or pronunciation:

1. Click ⋮ on the block.
2. Choose Regenerate.
3. Play the block again.

The block menu also lets you download the block's audio, duplicate it, move it up or down, add a block above or below, or remove it. To reorder many blocks, use Rearrange Scripts in the bottom bar.

Regenerating is usually the fastest fix for a one-off delivery problem. If the problem repeats, try a custom pronunciation, a pause, or a different speaking tone.

Adjust voice settings

Select a block to see its settings in the Edit Block panel:

• Voice: the voice for this block. Click to open the voice selector.
• Speaking Tone: the speaking style, for voices that support styles. General is the default.
• Speed: slower or faster than normal.
• Add Pause: inserts a pause at the cursor (see Add pauses).
• Structural Pauses: silence before and after the block, in seconds.
• Pitch & Volume: lower or raise the pitch, and set the block volume.
• Advanced: Language / Accent (Auto by default) and Expressiveness, when the voice supports them.

Start with small adjustments. Large pitch or speed changes can make a voice sound less natural. Master Volume for the whole project is in Project Settings, which shows when no block is selected.

Customize pronunciation

Use a custom pronunciation when Lazybird reads a word, brand name, acronym, or name incorrectly.

1. In a script block, highlight the word or phrase. Double-clicking selects a single word.
2. In the left panel, find Pronunciation and click Modify.
3. Enter the IPA pronunciation, without slashes.
4. Click Apply.
5. Generate the block and listen to it.

Example: if a dictionary shows /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/, enter ɪkˈspɪəriəns. Words with a custom pronunciation are underlined in the editor.

If you're not sure which IPA spelling to use, try a few options and keep the one that sounds best with your voice.

Add pauses

Use pauses when you need more deliberate timing than punctuation gives you.

1. Click in the block where the pause should go.
2. In Edit Block, choose a length next to Add Pause (0.5s, 1s, 2s or 3s).
3. Click Add. A pause chip appears in the text.
4. Generate the block and listen to it.

To add silence before or after a whole block, use Structural Pauses instead. Pauses help with intros, list items, dramatic emphasis, and narration that needs room between phrases.

Import a script file

Use Import Script in the left sidebar when your script already exists in a document.

1. Choose how to split the text into blocks: by paragraphs, by sentences, by single or double separating lines, or Automatic (Smart splitting).
2. Drag the file into the upload area, or click it to choose a file.
3. Review the imported blocks before generating audio.

Supported files: DOCX, PDF, TXT, CSV, subtitles, Kindle, and EPUB.

Import a CSV

CSV import creates many blocks at once and can set the voice and settings for each one. Upload the CSV in the Import Script panel.

Example CSV: import_sample.csv

Supported CSV columns:

Fill in text and voice on every row. The import stops if a voice name or ID isn't found. Leave the setting columns empty to use the defaults.

Clone a voice

Voice cloning creates a voice from a short sample of someone speaking. Only clone your own voice, or a voice you have permission to use.

1. Click Voice Cloning in the left sidebar. The panel lists the voices you've cloned.
2. Click Clone New Voice.
3. Choose Start recording to record in the browser, or Choose audio file to upload an MP3, WAV, or OGG sample.
4. Preview the sample, then enter a name under Name your voice.
5. Click Create voice.

When the voice is ready, a notification lets you apply it to the selected block with Use Voice. Cloned voices also appear under My Voices in the voice selector. Use ⋮ on a clone's row to delete it, or choose Edit to change its name, description, avatar, language and labels, or to publish it.

For better cloning results:

• Use a clean 10-30 second sample from one speaker.
• Record in a quiet room, without music, background noise, or echo.
• Avoid long pauses.
• Use a clear microphone and speak naturally.

If cloned-voice output sounds wrong, regenerate first. If the problem repeats, record a cleaner sample and clone again.

Supported languages

Lazybird supports many languages and accents. To find voices for one, use the Language filter in the voice selector, or type the language into the search box (for example Greek). See Filter voices.

If a voice reads text in the wrong accent, set Advanced › Language / Accent for that block.

Add media

Use the sidebar panels to add more than narration:

• Audio: your uploads, or Stock Music you can search or browse by mood and genre.
• Image/Video: your uploads, or Stock Images and Stock Videos.

Add media when you're making a video, presentation, or social clip rather than plain narration. Projects with images or video can be exported as video.

Translate a project

1. Click Translate in the left sidebar.
2. Choose the Target Language.
3. Choose the Default Voice for the translated script.
4. Click Translate.

Lazybird creates a translated copy of the project and opens it. Your original project isn't changed. Review the translated script before generating final audio, especially names, technical terms, product copy, and legal or medical content.

Export your project

1. Click Export at the top right.
2. If some blocks have no audio yet, click Generate All. Export Anyway exports without them.
3. Choose what to export:

• Video: MP4 in Landscape (1920×1080), Portrait (1080×1920), or Square (1080×1080). Available when the project has images or video.
• Audio: MP3, WAV, or OGG.
• Transcript: TXT, DOCX, SRT, or VTT.

1. Click the export button and download the file when it's ready.

Your past exports are listed under the history icon next to Export. To show the project to someone else, click Share and copy the link. It opens a read-only view of the project.

Manage account and API keys

• Click Account (bottom left in the editor, or your avatar on the Projects screen) to reach your account and subscription settings.
• For API access, open Developer from the Studio sidebar to create API keys, then follow the API Reference.

Keep API keys private. Don't post them publicly or put them in client-side code.