VK_2018Q: BuildBubbles team, 1.
How is this different from play.ht?
2. Lot of sumolings have complained about robotic voices. So how soon will you be able to improve it?
3. Can I download audios and host it on other storage providers? What about 150 GB. Can I buy additional storage by paying one time fee (anytime after this deal ends). Is there any restriction in terms of bandwidth?
4. So 15 episodes means, I can convert 15 articles (with 30,000 characters per article) to voice in mp3 format on per month basis (are there any other output formats as well?). For example, first month can have 15 articles, then next month can have 30 articles but there is a storage limit of 150 GB for all articles. Is this understanding correct?
What happens to my customers listening experience if my storage limit gets full? Do my customers listen to articles on my site or your site. Who is bearing the traffic load, is it your server or my WordPress hosting server? How will I embed audio player on WordPress site?
5. Lets say one article is around 35000 words and other is around 10,000 words. So what is the common sense hack in such case to use this tool? I have limit of 15 articles on per month basis and I am focusing on only these two articles with mentioned word limits.
6. I would like you to differentiate your product from Podcast.co and Soundwise, previous Appsumo deals. So what is the exact difference?
7. This deal (purchase of one code) is mapped to which specific plan on your website. Your pricing page has different plans, so which one is it?
Thanks
Maxlim
May 14, 2024A: Thanks for the questions!
1. How is this different from play.ht?
- What we try to do is to go beyond than just turning the text into speech by adding sound design to the mix and make it more interesting with our templates we created by hand rather than just the speech alone. We believe that with sound design people would enjoy AI-generated podcast more. This is a core value of BuildBubbles.
2. Lot of sumolings have complained about robotic voices. So how soon will you be able to improve it?
- We just schedule to talk with WellSaid tomorrow. Will see how it goes from there.
3. Can I download audios and host it on other storage providers? What about 150 GB. Can I buy additional storage by paying one-time fee (anytime after this deal ends). Is there any restriction in terms of bandwidth?
- Yes, you can download the audio and host it on another storage, but if you want to clear the storage you have to delete the episode you created that also mean delete that episode from RSS feed too.
- Once we roll out the audio file management you will be able to upload your own audio files + you will be able to buy additional storage but we haven’t decided about the pricing yet.
- There’s no restriction in terms of bandwidth right now.
4. So 15 episodes means, I can convert 15 articles (with 30,000 characters per article) to voice in mp3 format on per month basis (are there any other output formats as well?). For example, first month can have 15 articles, then next month can have 30 articles but there is a storage limit of 150 GB for all articles. Is this understanding correct?
What happens to my customers listening experience if my storage limit gets full? Do my customers listen to articles on my site or your site. Who is bearing the traffic load, is it your server or my WordPress hosting server? How will I embed audio player on WordPress site?
- Yes, that’s 15 articles per month and it reset on the 1st of each month. Yes, the storage will add up eventually as I answered in question#3 you will be able to buy more storage at the later day, but I believe that 150GB is enough to last for a long time already.
5. Lets say one article is around 35000 words and other is around 10,000 words. So what is the common sense hack in such case to use this tool? I have limit of 15 articles on per month basis and I am focusing on only these two articles with mentioned word limits.
- I don’t get this question can you please explain more about this?
6. I would like you to differentiate your product from Podcast.co and Soundwise, previous Appsumo deals. So what is the exact difference?
- We focus on the creation part using TTS and Sound Design. We focus on creating a more compelling podcast that grab listeners’ attention. We are not a podcast hosting company. We want to improve AI-generated podcast by adding sound design into the mix. We believe this is our core value.
7. This deal (purchase of one code) is mapped to which specific plan on your website. Your pricing page has different plans, so which one is it?
- 1 code -> Basic
- 2 codes -> Builder
- 3 codes -> Blaster
- We do not offer a lifetime deal for Boundless
Hope this helps
5. Let me clear this question. I have 15 articles limit on per month basis, then there is limit of 30,000 characters per article. Lets say I write only two articles (my usual frequency), the first one has 35,000 characters and second one has 10,000 characters. Now how will I tackle this scenario. Is there a common sense hack since I am using only two articles instead of 15 articles limit.
Also what is sound mix. Can you explain with an example. Is it like some kind of background music. You clearly said your unique value is text to voice and sound mix, so I want to understand more about this topic.
I also think 150 GB should be enough for long time but still can you come up with one time pricing (after deal ends), in case someone needs it. I think knowing such price gives mental peace as I will be depending on this tool (if I buy it), I don't think I will need more than 150 GB, it is highly unlikely.
It seems to me except number of shows, storage limit and number of episodes on per month basis, all other features will be available to all sumolings irrespective of number of codes purchased. Is this correct or in future, do you plan to differentiate plans in terms of features as well.
Thanks
How will I offer this to my subscribers of WordPress blog, do I need to embed some unique code on every single page. Can I display player and sound narration against each article on WordPress page. Can I do some for my LMS (Learning management system) as well.
Thanks
5. Let me clear this question. I have 15 articles limit on per month basis, then there is limit of 30,000 characters per article. Lets say I write only two articles (my usual frequency), the first one has 35,000 characters and second one has 10,000 characters. Now how will I tackle this scenario. Is there a common sense hack since I am using only two articles instead of 15 articles limit.
- Well 30,000 characters length is pretty long already. It’s about 30-40 pages long. So that’s really a hard limit for us. So you won’t be able to generate the episode from the start.
- But you can break it down to 2 parts episode instead since you’re planning to release 2 articles a month.
Also what is sound mix. Can you explain with an example. Is it like some kind of background music. You clearly said your unique value is text to voice and sound mix, so I want to understand more about this topic.
- What we add is a sound design by adding music and script template that make it more interesting to grab more listeners’ attention. you can here the samples here https://buildbubbles.com/#how-it-sounds
I also think 150 GB should be enough for long time but still can you come up with one time pricing (after deal ends), in case someone needs it. I think knowing such price gives mental peace as I will be depending on this tool (if I buy it), I don't think I will need more than 150 GB, it is highly unlikely.
- I know you want a peace of mind. But as I said earlier that we haven’t decided about the pricing yet so we can’t really give an answer for this yet.
It seems to me except number of shows, storage limit and number of episodes on per month basis, all other features will be available to all sumolings irrespective of number of codes purchased. Is this correct or in future, do you plan to differentiate plans in terms of features as well.
- Correct
How will I offer this to my subscribers of WordPress blog, do I need to embed some unique code on every single page. Can I display player and sound narration against each article on WordPress page. Can I do some for my LMS (Learning management system) as well.
- you have 3 options
- 1. embed it on your own website. here is the instructions of how to do that - https://buildbubbles.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/64000223093-how-to-embed-a-player-on-the-site-
- 2. you can publish to Apple Podcasts or any other podcast directories you like. - https://buildbubbles.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/64000223092-how-to-publish-to-apple-podcasts-
- 3. You can download it and upload it to somewhere else. - https://buildbubbles.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/64000223094-how-to-download-a-podcast-episode-audio-file-
I have just stacked up on full house of codes after listening to WellSaidLabs, that is what got me on board. Can't wait to head how the discussion went with them. Please let us know :)
- Yes, you can download the audio and host it on another storage, but if you want to clear the storage you have to delete the episode you created that also mean delete that episode from RSS feed too.
I"m still confused.
Can I create the podcast on your system and upload it myself?