I purchased LaunchPod AI in early July with the expectations that I could use it to record my online courses and convert my written content into audiobooks with my own voice. I created the first clone of my voice and tested it with a short paragraph while I waited for the audiobook process to be released. With the release of the audiobook capability this week I was anxious to give it a try.
I recorded the first section of the first chapter of my book. It was 430 words in length. I have a few observations after this first test:
1. The quality of the voice cloning is good, but not as good as another similar product.
2. There does not appear to be the ability to interject pauses where needed, especially between paragraphs. Perhaps that is on the roadmap?
3. The recording actually missed a couple of words, which in my mind is a material issue.
4. The actual process is a little "clunky", Not as intuitive as I would expect. But not a deal breaker for me.
5. The biggest issue for me, was the limited amount of conversion from text to speech using my voice. I only purchased Tier 1 (15 credits) to try it out with the intention of upgrading to a level I needed. But what I found with this first go was to record the first section, 430 words, using my voice consumed 8 credits. This particular book is 26,000 words. A quick estimate indicated it would take Tier 5 to record the main part of the book and I would still be a little short. This is an issue for me.
In summary, the basic product is functionally okay and maybe more suitable for blogs. For my use in producing the audio portion of online courses and creating audiobooks it is just not there yet for me.
I hope this provides the developers with some worthwhile feedback.