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Frequently asked questions

Is GetMeAudio free?

Previewing the real cloud voices is free, with a limit: a couple of short previews without an account, then a free allowance once you sign in: about 5 minutes of new audio a day, about 15 minutes a week and about 25 minutes a month (the last clip that crosses a limit still plays in full, so it can run up to one clip over). These are Standard-voice minutes; Natural voices use the allowance about 1.7× faster. You pay only when you download a finished voiceover. Want to check edits without using preview time? The optional Device-Voice Draft tool under Tools plays your script with a voice built into your device, free.

What are AudioMinutes?

AudioMinutes are prepaid download credit. You top up once (e.g. ₹99 / $6 packs, excluding applicable taxes) and spend minutes only when you download. One balance covers both quality tiers — Natural voices consume more per second than Standard. There is no subscription and nothing renews automatically.

Do AudioMinutes expire?

Yes — each top-up is valid for 12 months from purchase, disclosed before you buy. Minutes are spent oldest-first, so a new top-up never shortens the life of an older one. Bonus Preview minutes that come with a purchase expire with it.

Is the preview lower quality than the download?

No. Previews are full quality — the exact voice and engine you'll download, deliberately, so you always know what you're buying. Previews are limited by length (~30 seconds per clip, plus daily, weekly and monthly time limits), not by quality. There is no watermark on anything.

What's the difference between Natural and Standard voices?

Both are real cloud-synthesized voices. Natural voices are the most human-sounding tier (₹8.91/min · ~$0.25/min); Standard voices are very good and cheaper (₹4.95/min · ~$0.15/min) — rates excluding applicable taxes. Try both in Preview — the price difference is shown before you download.

Can I use the voiceovers commercially — YouTube, ads, courses?

Yes. Downloaded voiceovers are yours to use in your videos, podcasts, ads, courses, and client work, including monetized content. The exceptions: you can't resell the raw audio as a voice/TTS product, use it to train competing speech models, or imply the voice is a real person endorsing something.

How does background music work?

Pick a built-in track or upload your own MP3/WAV. The music loops under your voice and auto-ducks — it drops while the voice speaks and swells back in pauses. Volume and ducking are adjustable, and the downloaded MP3 has the mix baked in.

What does Auto Enhance do?

A one-click mastering pass on your finished mix: it gently evens out loudness and limits peaks, so the download comes out at a consistent, polished level instead of just a raw mix. It's optional — turn it on in Step 2 next to your voice and music settings.

Why does the Device-Voice Draft tool sound different from the preview?

The Device-Voice Draft tool uses a voice built into your browser or device — instant and free, good for checking wording and pacing. The preview and download use cloud neural voices, which is what you actually buy, and the preview is free within an allowance.

What languages and voices are available?

The catalog spans 150+ languages and accents across both quality tiers, including strong Indian-language coverage (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and more). Every voice has a free sample you can play before signing in — browse them from the voice picker in the editor.

Can I get a refund?

Outside the EU — including the US and India — all sales are final: AudioMinutes are prepaid credit, not a stored-value wallet. If something goes wrong — a failed download, a billing error — we make it right by re-crediting minutes to your balance. EU customers have a statutory 14-day withdrawal right: cancel within 14 days of a purchase for a pro-rata cash refund of unused minutes, from Account → your purchase. Contact support from the Help page.

Can I make the voiceover fit an exact duration?

Yes — enter a target length in Fit to time (e.g. 58 seconds for a 60-second slot) and the download is time-stretched to match without changing pitch, as long as the target is reasonably close to the natural length.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Everything — script editing, previews, the final MP3 mix — runs in your browser. Works on desktop and mobile; no app, plugin, or upload of your files to third parties for mixing.

Can I use two different voices for a dialogue or interview?

Yes — add a second speaker in the Speakers panel and give each one its own voice. Mark who's talking with `<speaker 1/>` / `<speaker 2/>` (or `<speaker "Name"/>`) and the editor splits your script by speaker automatically, in Preview and Download alike.

How many speakers can a project have?

Two, for now. It's enough for interviews, two-host podcasts, and dialogue-style scripts, and both speakers share the same quality tier (Standard or Natural) so pricing stays simple and predictable.

Is there a pay-as-you-go text-to-speech tool with no subscription?

Yes — that's how GetMeAudio prices. There's no monthly plan to pick: previews are free within an allowance, and you only spend prepaid AudioMinutes when you download a finished file, at a fixed per-minute rate for the quality tier you pick (₹4.95/min Standard, ₹8.91/min Natural on the Starter pack; about $0.15 / $0.25 internationally; excluding applicable taxes). Larger packs lower that rate, so the Starter rate is the most you pay.

Can I add a pause longer than 9 seconds to text-to-speech?

Yes. Insert pause places an exact silence anywhere in your script, from 0.1 seconds up to 10 minutes per pause, with no limit on how many pauses a script can have — unlike some tools where long break tags get ignored or multi-pause scripts become unreliable.

Is there a maximum length for a single download?

Yes — one download can produce up to 20 minutes of audio (10 minutes on mobile). It's a browser-safety limit (the final mix/encode happens in your browser, and an unbounded file risks hanging the tab), not a pricing restriction. For anything longer, split your script into a few downloads and join the MP3s afterward in any free audio editor or online joiner — your AudioMinutes cost is the same either way.

Does GetMeAudio support PDF or Word document upload?

Not yet — scripts are pasted or typed directly into the editor. If you have text in a PDF or Word document, copy and paste the text in; there's no length limit on what you can paste.

Can I filter voices by male or female?

Yes — the voice picker has a gender filter alongside language and quality tier, so you can narrow straight to every male or female voice in a given language.

Is my work saved automatically?

Yes. The editor autosaves to this browser as you type — you'll see a Saved to browser badge at the top of Step 1. Your script, voice, settings and pronunciation rules survive reloads and sign-in detours. It is saved on this device and browser only: clearing site data, using a private window, or switching to another device or browser will not bring it back, so use Save for anything you want to keep or move.

How do I save a project and open it later or on another device?

Click Save in the Step 1 toolbar to download a small project file (.gma.json) — on Chrome and Edge you get a Save As dialog to pick the folder. It keeps your script, speakers, voice and quality, speed, volume and music settings, fit-to-time target and pronunciation rules. Click Open on any device or browser and choose that file to continue exactly where you left off. It is free and does not use any AudioMinutes.

Can I import an SRT or VTT subtitle file as my script?

Yes — click Import subtitles in the Step 1 toolbar and choose a .srt or .vtt file. Each subtitle line becomes a line of your script, with the gaps between lines carried over as pauses. The original per-line timing is not kept: GetMeAudio times the new narration itself, so it will not match the original video frame-for-frame. Importing is undoable, and you can then edit the script, add pauses and speakers, and download a fresh matching .SRT or .VTT.

What is the Device-Based Editor?

Want to try script editing along with a voice and not lose preview minutes? Use the free Device-Voice Draft under Tools, then send your script to the editor with one click. It plays your script with a voice built into your device — free, unlimited and no account needed. The voices available depend on your device settings, and it is for checking pacing and edits only, so it will not sound exactly like your downloaded studio voice.

Something else? See the Help page or email support@getmeaudio.com.