Voice cloning services like ElevenLabs and PlayHT prevent users from exporting their cloned voices, locking them into their platforms. This means studios that have invested time and resources into creating custom voices cannot transfer them to other services. The article suggests that the only way to truly own a voice is to maintain an archive of the original raw audio recordings, which can then be used to re-clone the voice on a different platform. This approach, along with using unified APIs like OpenRouter, can help mitigate vendor lock-in in the TTS industry. AI
IMPACT Highlights the critical need for voice data ownership and portability in the evolving TTS landscape.
RANK_REASON The article discusses limitations and vendor lock-in of existing TTS voice cloning tools, offering workarounds.
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