Text-to-Speech Voiceover on Your Phone (No Mic Needed)

Recording a voiceover means a quiet room, a decent mic, and a dozen retakes. Text-to-speech skips all of it: you type the script, pick a voice, and ExpoCut generates clean narration on-device — ideal for faceless channels, explainers, and tutorials.

When text-to-speech wins

• Faceless / explainer videos where you never appear on camera.
• Drafting a voiceover before recording the real one, to lock timing.
• Accessibility — a spoken version of on-screen text.
• No good mic or quiet space right now.

Step 1 — Open Text to Voice

1. Open the Text tool

   Then choose Text To Voice.

2. Type or paste your script

   Write the way people speak — short sentences, natural pauses. The built-in script check flags anything that won’t read cleanly.

3. Pick a voice

   Choose by accent and gender from the on-device voice list, then generate. The narration lands on the timeline as an audio layer.

Text ▸ Text To Voice

Type or paste your script Pick a voice — accent & gender

Step 2 — Time it to the picture

Voiceover added as an audio layer (A2) Trim · Stems · Split — mix it like any clip

Trim the voiceover layer like any audio clip so each line lands with its visual. Split the narration if you need a gap, and nudge clips so a sentence finishes before you cut.

Step 3 — Mix it forward

Narration has to sit on top of the music. Add your music bed first, then duck it under the voice so the words are always clear — the same mixing move covered in the audio guide. Put the words on screen as titles so muted viewers can read along too.

Writing for the ear

• One idea per sentence. Long sentences trip up any voice — human or synthetic.
• Punctuate for pauses: commas and periods become breaths.
• Read it aloud yourself first. If you stumble, so will the voice.

Where to go next

• Ship it right: best export settings.
• Build the full mix: add music & audio.
• Put words on screen too: animated text & titles.

Type, pick a voice, narrate — and never let “I don’t like my voice” stop you from shipping a video again.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I add a text-to-speech voiceover to a video?

Open the Text tool, choose Text To Voice, type or paste your script, and pick a voice by accent and gender. ExpoCut generates the narration on-device and drops it onto the timeline as an audio layer you can trim and mix like any other clip.

Does the voiceover sound robotic?

The voices are neural and natural-sounding. Write the way people talk — short sentences, commas where you'd pause — and the delivery reads smoothly. You can regenerate with a different voice if one doesn't fit the vibe.

Is my script private?

Yes. Text-to-speech runs on-device, so your script text never leaves the phone and it works offline.