Creating & Using Custom Voice Styles in Kukarella

You can now give any supported voice its own personality by creating Custom Styles—from “Tender Storyteller” to “Raging Pirate.” This guide walks you through everything you saw in the demo and adds a few pro tips so you can start styling right away.

 

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1. Find Voices That Support Styles

  1. Open Voice Library.
  2. Enable the Supports Styles filter.
  3. Look for the two-mask + flame icon next to a voice—those voices accept custom styles.

 

2. Preview Built-In Styles

  1. Select a style-ready voice.
  2. Open the Styles tab to see dozens of presets (Sports Coach, Chill Surfer, Medieval Knight, Emo Teen, Santa, and more).
  3. Click the play button beside any style to hear a sample.

 

3. Create Your Own Style

  1. Click Add New Style.
  2. Give it a memorable name such as Gentle Tender.
  3. In the prompt box, describe the tone in a few words—“gentle, tender, bedtime story.”
    Tip: Need inspiration? Click Try an Example to auto-fill a template you can overwrite.
  4. Press Save. Your new style appears in the list.

 

4. Test and Compare

  1. Paste a short script into the Text-to-Voice Converter (or load one in DialoguesAI, Kukarella’s dialogue app).
  2. Assign the default voice to one paragraph and your new style to another.
  3. Click Play to compare deliveries.
  4. Happy with the result? Click Update Voice Settings so the style is saved.

 

5. Apply Styles Paragraph by Paragraph

  • Text-to-Voice Converter
    • Highlight a paragraph, open Effects Panel, choose a style.
  • DialogueAI
    • Assign a style per actor or per line of dialogue.
      Any paragraph without an explicit choice inherits the voice’s default (or most recently applied) style.

 

6. Edit or Delete a Style

  1. Hover over the style name and click Edit to adjust the prompt or rename it.
  2. Click Delete if you no longer need the style.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does this cost extra?
    No—custom styles are included for all style-ready voices.
  • Can I reuse a style on other voices?
    Each style is tied to the voice on which it was created. Feel free to recreate the same prompt on multiple voices, which support custom styles.
  • Where does this work?
    Anywhere voice settings appear in Kukarella: Text-to-Voice Converter and DialoguesAI.

 

Best Practices

  • Keep prompts concise—one to three vivid adjectives often do the trick.
  • Iterate quickly: edit a style, re-preview, and re-save until it feels right.
  • Use descriptive names you’ll remember later, like Tender Fable instead of Style 3.
  • Share feedback! Click Help → Send Feedback inside Kukarella—we improve this feature based on your input.

Enjoy bringing your scripts to life with richer, more expressive voices. Need help? Contact us at support@kukarella.com or use the in-app chat.