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Ideas on voice, AI and productivity

Research notes, product updates and practical guides from the EchoGen AI team.

Voice Technology

What makes a synthetic voice sound natural

Prosody, pacing and pauses matter more than raw audio quality. Here is what we optimise for.

Jun 12, 2026

Business

Building an audiobook studio with AI voices

A practical workflow for publishers producing narration at scale on a small budget.

May 28, 2026

Education

Voice AI in the classroom: lessons from Lagos

How teachers use localized narration to improve comprehension for young learners.

May 03, 2026

Accessibility

Making the web speak: accessibility with local voices

Natural synthetic speech makes the web accessible to every reader.

Apr 19, 2026

Productivity

The roadmap to Yoruba, Swahili and isiZulu speech

Data collection, phoneme coverage and the model architecture behind our expansion.

Apr 02, 2026

AI

Open-source TTS in production: XTTS v2 at scale

GPU batching, queueing and caching strategies for low-latency self-hosted inference.

Mar 15, 2026

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