Speaking Speed

Catch files that are noticeably faster or slower than the rest of your batch - before they reach your users.

The problem

TTS engines don't always speak at a consistent pace. Across a batch, some files may come out significantly faster or slower than the rest - making the final product feel uneven and unprofessional.

Inconsistent pacing

Two files generated with the same voice and settings can end up at noticeably different speeds. Chapter 3 at 120 WPM next to Chapter 4 at 160 WPM creates a jarring listening experience.

Random pauses

Longer audio files are especially prone to random pauses - sometimes a few seconds, sometimes over a minute. These gaps throw off the pacing of the entire piece.

Rushed speech

Some text patterns cause the TTS engine to speed up unexpectedly - lists, numbers, or technical terms can trigger rapid-fire speech that sounds unnatural and is hard to follow.

Hard to catch manually

Pace issues are subtle. You won't notice a file is 15% faster than average unless you're comparing it side-by-side with the rest of the batch - and nobody has time for that at scale.

What people are saying

"For audios longer than 1.5-2mins, gpt-4o-mini-tts works really unstable: random pauses from few seconds to more than a minute, random volume and tone changes, repeating last few sentences in random order."

- u/tcherkashin94 on OpenAI Forum

"The OpenAI voices are excellent in terms of realism but they sometimes skip phrases and on occasion, entire paragraphs. Sometimes when submitting a single word, the API will return silence."

- OpenAI Developer Community

"The only issue I have had is that I have to create pause blocks to stretch the time frame out instead of moving a block over in the timeline."

- Trustpilot review

"I'm having the exact same issue with having very long silences in the audio. It's quite weird."

- u/lightnesscaster on OpenAI Forum

How we detect it

We measure how fast each file is spoken and compare it to the rest of the batch to find the outliers.

1

We transcribe each file

Every audio file is transcribed to determine the word count and identify the spoken content. This gives us an accurate foundation for measuring pace.

2

We calculate the speaking rate

Using the word count and the audio duration, we calculate the words-per-minute for each file. This gives a precise, objective measure of pace.

3

We compare against the batch

Each file's speed is compared to the batch median. Files that deviate significantly - whether too fast or too slow - are flagged as outliers.

What you get

Precise speed data for every file, with clear outlier flags

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Per-file WPM

The exact words-per-minute for every file in your batch.

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Deviation scores

How far each file's speed deviates from the batch median.

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Outlier flags

Files that are too fast or too slow are clearly marked for regeneration.

1 credit per file

Keep your audio pacing consistent

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