Choosing a voice in Doodaro: the voice library, per-scene voices and your own recording (2026)

A drawn video lives or dies on its narrator. The pictures set the mood; the voice carries the meaning. Doodaro gives you a library of hundreds of narrators, a way to hear any of them read your own lines before you commit, one voice per video with per-scene overrides, and the option to upload your own recording.

Where the voice library opens

You reach the same library from three places:

• Story screen → Narrator. Sets the voice for the whole video before you build scenes.
• Storyboard → Narrator card. Same setting, after scenes exist.
• Any scene → Scene voice. Sets a voice for that scene only.

Choose the video voice first. Override scenes only where you need to.

Searching and filtering

The library page is headed Find your voice. At the top:

• Search voices matches names.
• Language, Accent, Gender and Region filters narrow the list. Combine them: Language English, Accent British, Gender feminine.
• Sort offers Favorites first.
• Grid view or List view changes the layout.
• Clear filters resets everything.

Cards load 24 at a time. Show more voices loads the next batch. The library covers English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic and more.

Listening to samples

Each card has a Play sample button. Samples are short and generic, meant to show tone and pace, not your words. Some narrators arrive without a supplied sample; their cards say No sample for this voice. You can still hear them with your own text (next section).

The heart on a card saves it as a favorite. Favorites live in your browser, not your account, so they follow the browser you are using. Favorites first in the Sort menu brings them to the top.

Previewing a voice on your own lines

This is the feature to use before you settle on a narrator.

1. On any card, click Try my script with this voice.
2. Paste up to 250 characters of your real script. Use the opening line or the hardest sentence.
3. Click Generate preview.
4. Listen. Try the same text on two or three voices.

The preview is not attached to any scene and does not change the project. It is a short audition. Pick a line that tests what matters: a proper noun you worry about, a number, a question.

Try this line on each candidate: “In 1854, John Snow removed the handle from the Broad Street pump. Why did that matter?”

A voice that handles a date, a name and a question well will handle the rest of your script.

Setting the video voice

Click Use voice on the card you like. The Narrator card on the Storyboard shows its name and the language, with the note “used for every scene”. Every scene without an override uses this narrator.

When you change the video voice after recordings exist, those scenes show Voice · Needs update. Click Generate N voices in the progress card to re-record them all, or Revoice on individual cards.

Per-scene voices

Use a scene override when one scene needs a different narrator: a quoted passage, a second character in a dialogue, a question from a “student” in a lesson.

1. Open the scene with Edit.
2. Open Scene voice. It reads Use video voice.
3. Pick a narrator and click Use voice.
4. Click Regenerate under Narration.

The card now shows the scene’s own voice name. Overrides survive when you change the video voice later. To remove one, open Scene voice and choose Use video voice.

Keep overrides rare. A video that switches voices every scene sounds like a panel discussion. Two voices, used consistently, sound like a conversation.

Uploading your own recording

You can replace the generated voice on any scene with your own audio.

1. Open the Editor and select the scene in the timeline.
2. In the left panel, click Upload narration (or Replace narration if a file is already attached).
3. Choose your file.

The scene’s badge changes to Voice · Your recording, and the scene’s length expands to fit the recording. Mixing is fine: your voice on the intro and outro, a library narrator for the body.

Record each scene as its own file. Doodaro attaches audio per scene, so one long recording does not split itself across scenes. If you already have a long recording, cut it into scene-length pieces first.

There is no voice cloning. Uploaded audio is used as-is.

Choosing well: a short method

1. Match the audience, not yourself. A lesson for teenagers and a sermon recap want different pace and warmth. Filter by language and region to match where viewers are.
2. Audition on your hardest line. Names, numbers, a question.
3. Check pace against your scenes. Slow narrators need longer reveal times; fast ones need shorter. A 12-word line at a slow pace can run 6 seconds.
4. Pick one and keep it across the series. Viewers recognize a channel by its voice as much as its style.
5. Save it as a favorite so it is one click away on the next project.

Matching language and accent

The Language filter matches the language of the script you set on the Story screen; a Spanish script needs a Spanish narrator, or the words come out mangled. Within a language, Accent and Region are about the audience, not correctness. A lesson for students in Mexico City and one for students in Madrid can share a script and use two narrators.

If you make the same video in two languages, make it as two projects: change Language on the Story screen, redraft or translate the script by hand, and pick a narrator in that language. Doodaro does not translate a finished video.

Which voice for which format

Format	What to look for	Filter to try
Explainer, 4 to 8 minutes	Even pace, clear consonants, not too warm	Language, then sort by favorites after auditioning five
Short, under 60 seconds	Slightly faster, more energy, still clear	Same language, audition on the first line only
Lesson	Slower, patient, a natural pause at commas	Audition on a sentence with a number in it
Devotional	Warm, unhurried, low	Audition on a verse with a proper noun
Ad	Confident, quick, no upward inflection	Audition on the call to action line

Audition on the line that matters for the format, not on the sample. Samples are generic; your line is the test.

Fixing pronunciation

Voices read what you write. If a word comes out wrong:

• Spell it phonetically in the narration (“Worcestershire” as “Wooster-sher”).
• Put a comma where you want a pause.
• Write numbers the way you want them read (“twenty twenty-six”, not “2026”, if the year is being read as a quantity).

Then click Regenerate on that scene only. The rest of the recordings stay untouched.

Frequently asked questions

How many voices does Doodaro have?

Hundreds of narrators in a dozen-plus languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Arabic. Filter by language, accent, gender and region to narrow the list.

Can I hear a voice read my own script before choosing it?

Yes. On any voice card click Try my script with this voice, paste up to 250 characters, and click Generate preview. You hear that narrator reading your words. The preview is not attached to any scene.

Can I use different voices in one video?

Yes. The Narrator card sets the voice for the whole video. Inside any scene, Scene voice lets you pick a different narrator for that scene only. Regenerate the recording after changing it.

Can I use my own voice in Doodaro?

Yes. In the Editor, select a scene and click Upload narration to attach your own recording to that scene. You can mix your recording on some scenes with generated voices on others.

Does Doodaro clone my voice?

No. Doodaro does not offer voice cloning. You can upload your own recordings scene by scene, or pick from the voice library.

Why does a voice show No sample?

Not every narrator comes with a supplied sample. You can still hear it: click Try my script with this voice and generate a short preview with your own text.