{"id":372,"date":"2025-12-20T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=372"},"modified":"2025-12-20T13:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:01:27","slug":"clone-voice-in-elevenlabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"How to Clone Voice in ElevenLabs (A Beginner&#8217;s Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to learn how to clone your voice in ElevenLabs? You are in the right place.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, you will learn how to clone your voice using ElevenLabs and how to avoid common mistakes while recording your audio.<\/p>\n<p>I will explain each step based on how I cloned a voice for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/devopscube?ref=devopscube.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">DevOpsCube YouTube channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/devopscube?ref=devopscube.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">DevOpsCube Instagram<\/a>, with a focus on getting the right voice, tone, accent, and style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/?ref=devopscube.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">ElevenLabs<\/a> is widely used by creators who make content for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, audiobooks, dubbing, podcasts and more.  It is one of the top tools that does this work better.<\/p>\n<p>Lets get started with the tutorial.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"steps-to-clone-your-voice-using-elevenlabs\">Steps to Clone Your Voice Using ElevenLabs<\/h2>\n<p>Follow these steps to clone your voice with ElevenLabs in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-1-go-to-the-voices-page\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to the voices page <\/h3>\n<p>Once you login to Elevenlabs, in the dashboard, look at the left-side menu and click <strong>Voices<\/strong>. Once you enter the page, on the right side, you will see a button called <strong>Create or Clone a Voice<\/strong>. Click on it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-25.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Elevenlabs voices page and button to create a professional voice\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2025\/12\/image-25.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2025\/12\/image-25.png 1000w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1600\/2025\/12\/image-25.png 1600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-25.png 2138w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"step-2-upload-or-record-your-audio\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Upload or record your audio<\/h3>\n<p>In the next page, you will see two options.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you already have pre-recorded audio, click <strong>Upload Sample<\/strong> and upload your file <\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t have any audio, click <strong>Record Yourself<\/strong> to record your voice live. You can also select the language while recording.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-26.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Professional voice cloning page\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2025\/12\/image-26.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2025\/12\/image-26.png 1000w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1600\/2025\/12\/image-26.png 1600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-26.png 2122w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>For better and more accurate results, I recommend uploading or recording at least <strong>2 hours of audio<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>ElevenLabs suggests recording up to <strong>3 hours<\/strong> for a more professional-quality voice clone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">\ud83d\udca1<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">We used almost 2 hours of recorded audio to train the voice model, and the results are very impressive. So more data = better clone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"step-3-verify-your-voice\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Verify your voice<\/h3>\n<p>Once your audio is uploaded, ElevenLabs will ask you to verify your voice.<\/p>\n<p>The verification and cloning process may take a few minutes or sometimes a few hours. Fine-tuning the voice takes time, so the processing may be longer in some cases.<\/p>\n<p>Once this step is complete, your voice will be ready to use.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, now the voice is ready to use.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"step-4-use-your-professional-voice\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Use your professional voice<\/h3>\n<p>You can find your cloned voice on the <strong>Voices<\/strong> page with the name you saved as shown below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-27.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Create voice clone\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2025\/12\/image-27.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2025\/12\/image-27.png 1000w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1600\/2025\/12\/image-27.png 1600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-27.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>To use it, go to <strong>Text to Speech, <\/strong>paste or write your script, and select your cloned voice from the right-side panel.<\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Generate Speech<\/strong>, which appears below your script.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-28.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2025\/12\/image-28.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2025\/12\/image-28.png 1000w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1600\/2025\/12\/image-28.png 1600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-28.png 2150w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Your audio will be generated, and you can use it for videos, reels, or other content.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-29.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"click generate speech button\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1826\" height=\"1570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2025\/12\/image-29.png 600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2025\/12\/image-29.png 1000w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/size\/w1600\/2025\/12\/image-29.png 1600w, https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/images\/2025\/12\/image-29.png 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 720px) 720px\"><\/figure>\n<p>For example, we recently created audio for our Instagram reel using ElevenLabs. Here is the audio\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-audio-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"audio-thumbnail\" class=\"kg-audio-thumbnail kg-audio-hide\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-thumbnail placeholder\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"none\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.5 15.33a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm-2.25.75a2.25 2.25 0 1 1 4.5 0 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-4.5 0ZM15 13.83a.75.75 0 1 0 0 1.5.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5Zm-2.25.75a2.25 2.25 0 1 1 4.5 0 2.25 2.25 0 0 1-4.5 0Z\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14.486 6.81A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 17.25 9v5.579a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-5.58a.75.75 0 0 0-.932-.727.755.755 0 0 1-.059.013l-4.465.744a.75.75 0 0 0-.544.72v6.33a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-6.33a2.25 2.25 0 0 1 1.763-2.194l4.473-.746Z\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M3 1.5a.75.75 0 0 0-.75.75v19.5a.75.75 0 0 0 .75.75h18a.75.75 0 0 0 .75-.75V5.133a.75.75 0 0 0-.225-.535l-.002-.002-3-2.883A.75.75 0 0 0 18 1.5H3ZM1.409.659A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 3 0h15a2.25 2.25 0 0 1 1.568.637l.003.002 3 2.883a2.25 2.25 0 0 1 .679 1.61V21.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 21 24H3a2.25 2.25 0 0 1-2.25-2.25V2.25c0-.597.237-1.169.659-1.591Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-player-container\"><audio src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/5f\/2f\/5f2f4d20-2abf-4534-8d40-7aa233aedd43\/content\/media\/2025\/12\/Example-Audio-DevOpsCube-.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-title\">Audio Clone Created By Elevenlabs<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-player\"><button class=\"kg-audio-play-icon\" aria-label=\"Play audio\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M23.14 10.608 2.253.164A1.559 1.559 0 0 0 0 1.557v20.887a1.558 1.558 0 0 0 2.253 1.392L23.14 13.393a1.557 1.557 0 0 0 0-2.785Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><button class=\"kg-audio-pause-icon kg-audio-hide\" aria-label=\"Pause audio\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"1\" width=\"7\" height=\"22\" rx=\"1.5\" ry=\"1.5\"><\/rect><rect x=\"14\" y=\"1\" width=\"7\" height=\"22\" rx=\"1.5\" ry=\"1.5\"><\/rect><\/svg><\/button><span class=\"kg-audio-current-time\">0:00<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-audio-time\">\/<span class=\"kg-audio-duration\">68.623625<\/span><\/div>\n<p><input type=\"range\" class=\"kg-audio-seek-slider\" max=\"100\" value=\"0\"><button class=\"kg-audio-playback-rate\" aria-label=\"Adjust playback speed\">1\u00d7<\/button><button class=\"kg-audio-unmute-icon\" aria-label=\"Unmute\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M15.189 2.021a9.728 9.728 0 0 0-7.924 4.85.249.249 0 0 1-.221.133H5.25a3 3 0 0 0-3 3v2a3 3 0 0 0 3 3h1.794a.249.249 0 0 1 .221.133 9.73 9.73 0 0 0 7.924 4.85h.06a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V3.02a1 1 0 0 0-1.06-.998Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><button class=\"kg-audio-mute-icon kg-audio-hide\" aria-label=\"Mute\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M16.177 4.3a.248.248 0 0 0 .073-.176v-1.1a1 1 0 0 0-1.061-1 9.728 9.728 0 0 0-7.924 4.85.249.249 0 0 1-.221.133H5.25a3 3 0 0 0-3 3v2a3 3 0 0 0 3 3h.114a.251.251 0 0 0 .177-.073ZM23.707 1.706A1 1 0 0 0 22.293.292l-22 22a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.414l.009.009a1 1 0 0 0 1.405-.009l6.63-6.631A.251.251 0 0 1 8.515 17a.245.245 0 0 1 .177.075 10.081 10.081 0 0 0 6.5 2.92 1 1 0 0 0 1.061-1V9.266a.247.247 0 0 1 .073-.176Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><input type=\"range\" class=\"kg-audio-volume-slider\" max=\"100\" value=\"100\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I hope this gives you a clear idea of how <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/?ref=devopscube.com\">ElevenLabs<\/a> works and why why it lives up to the hype.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">\ud83c\udf81<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\"><b><strong style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Note: <\/strong><\/b>If you are planning to get the pro, creator or any other plan, you can use an <a href=\"https:\/\/devopscube.com\/elevenlabs-discount\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Elevenlabs discount<\/a> to get a massive discount<b><strong style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Upto 50%)<\/strong><\/b>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mistakes-to-avoid-while-recording-your-audio\">Mistakes to Avoid While Recording Your Audio<\/h2>\n<p>To be honest, cloning the voice is the easy part. The hard part is recording your voice and making it sound natural.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain why with a few points.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"record-in-a-quiet-environment\">Record in a Quiet Environment<\/h3>\n<p>Finding a quiet place to record is not easy for everyone, but you need to create that space.<\/p>\n<p>If you record with background noise like traffic, fans, or other people talking, the AI gets confused, and the cloned voice will not sound right.<\/p>\n<p>Always try to record in a quiet room.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the best time to record is late at night after 11 PM or early morning around 6 AM, when my surroundings are quiet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">\u26a0\ufe0f<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\"><b><strong style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Note: <\/strong><\/b>ElevenLabs has a background noise cancellation feature, which you can use if you do not have a perfectly quiet space.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"use-a-clear-and-decent-microphone\">Use a Clear and Decent Microphone<\/h3>\n<p>I am not telling you that you need an expensive studio setup. Just use a decent microphone that captures your voice clearly.<\/p>\n<p>A clear voice helps ElevenLabs clone your voice faster and more accurately.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"speak-like-you\">Speak Like You<\/h3>\n<p>Many people, including me, change their voice when they start recording. Our natural tone will change, and the voice starts sounding robotic.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t make that mistake. <\/p>\n<p>Just speak casually like you are explaining something to a friend. Use your natural tone, pauses, and normal way of speaking.<\/p>\n<p>This helps ElevenLabs clone your real voice, not a forced or artificial one.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"add-pitch-and-emotion\">Add Pitch and Emotion<\/h3>\n<p>If you want your cloned voice to sound real, you need to show ElevenLabs how you normally speak.<\/p>\n<p>Smile while speaking, ask questions, speed up and slow down your speech.<\/p>\n<p>These small variations make your voice sound more human and natural.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"do-not-mispronounce-words\">Do not Mispronounce Words<\/h3>\n<p>This is a common mistake. If you mispronounce a word, ElevenLabs will learn that mistake and repeat it. That recording then becomes useless.<\/p>\n<p>So stay focused and pronounce words clearly and correctly.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In this guide, I explained how to clone your original voice using ElevenLabs.<\/p>\n<p>The tech behind ElevenLabs is <strong>neural network\u2013based voice models<\/strong>. These models are trained on <strong>large amounts of human speech<\/strong> to learn how human voices sound, how speech flows and how emotion and tone work.<\/p>\n<p>That is why we are able to create almost perfect clone of our voices.<\/p>\n<p>Also, this is the same tool many small and big influencers and video creators are using today, and they strongly recommend it. I also recommend it for creators who want professional-quality voice cloning.<\/p>\n<p>For example, top tech creators like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thevarunmayya?ref=devopscube.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Varun Maya<\/a> use ElevenLabs heavily for voice cloning and HeyGen for video avatars in his Instagram reels. They have seen great success in distributing content using AI.<\/p>\n<p>If you still have any doubts about cloning your voice, drop them in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>I will help you right away.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more valuable tools like this, here is the list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/devopscube.com\/content-creation-tools\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">best content creation tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">\u26a0\ufe0f<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I have published a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/devopscube.com\/elevenlabs-review\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">ElevenLabs review<\/a> from my experience. Check it out to know more about this tool.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Ngu\u1ed3n:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/devopscube.com\/clone-voice-in-elevenlabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Clone Voice in ElevenLabs (A Beginner&#x27;s Guide) \u2014 DevOpsCube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: https:\/\/devopscube.com\/clone-voice-in-elevenlabs\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-devops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}