Animation and character voices
Hero, villain, sidekick, NPC. Voices have arc and intent, with dynamic range that supports a full scene.
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Minimax Speech HD
A voice that performs the line. Minimax Speech HD leans into emotional cues like anger, joy, fear, hesitation, the way a trained voice actor would. Tuned for character animation, audio drama, and narrative work where delivery matters.
Everything Minimax Speech HD can do
Reads like a voice actor.
Minimax Speech HD is tuned for expressive delivery. Anger, joy, fear, hesitation, sarcasm. The model leans into emotional cues the way a trained voice actor would.
Made for character work.
Animation studios, indie game devs, audio drama producers, podcast storytellers. Minimax Speech HD plays characters. Voices have arc and intent.
HD audio quality.
Clean, full-bandwidth voice with no compression artifacts. Drop it into a DAW, layer reverb and EQ, master to spec. The source signal holds up under processing.
Range across registers.
Whisper, conversational, projection, shouted line, distressed read. Minimax handles dynamic range without the brittle artifacts most TTS models hit at the extremes.
Plain-English prompts.
Write the line. Specify the emotion ("angry, urgent, slightly panicked"). Minimax delivers. No SSML tags. No phonetic spellings. No tuning rabbit holes.
Licensed for commercial use. Keep it forever.
Every voiceover ships with a full commercial license. Animation, games, audio drama, podcasts, ads, character work. No royalties, no expiry.
How it works
From idea to final cut
01
Write the line
Paste your script. A single line, a monologue, a full scene. The model handles dialogue, internal monologue, and narrated drama equally well.
02
Specify the emotion
"Angry, urgent, slightly panicked" or "whispered, trembling, suspicious." Minimax reads emotion cues like an actor reads a director's note.
03
Render the performance
HD audio, dynamic range from whisper to shout, no brittle artifacts at the extremes. Drop into a DAW for mix, layer effects, deliver final.
What teams ship with it
Built for production work
Audio drama and podcast fiction
Narrative production with multiple characters, emotional beats, dramatic shifts. Minimax delivers a full performance of every line.
Game NPC dialogue
Indie game devs who can't afford a full VO cast. Generate fifty NPC lines with distinct emotional registers. No booth, no agency, no waiting.
Trailer and cinematic VO
Movie trailer narration, cinematic monologues, film opening voiceover. The dramatic register flat TTS models can't reach.
HD
Full-bandwidth audio
Range
Whisper to shout, no artifacts
0
SSML or markup needed
1×
Subscription, every model
"I cast the villain in twenty minutes. I'd been auditioning voice actors for three weeks. The read had more menace than half the demos I'd received."Game director, indie studio
Compared
Minimax Speech HD vs ElevenLabs
Feature
Minimax Speech HD
ElevenLabs
Emotional range
Minimax Speech HD
Performative, character-driven
ElevenLabs
Cleaner, more neutral
Best for
Minimax Speech HD
Animation, drama, games, character work
ElevenLabs
Ads, audiobooks, broadcast VO
Audio quality
Minimax Speech HD
HD, full-bandwidth
ElevenLabs
Broadcast standard
Use both?
Minimax Speech HD
Yes, for character moments
ElevenLabs
Yes, for narrative voice
Questions and answers
What is Minimax Speech HD?
Minimax Speech HD is an expressive AI voice generator from MiniMax. It specializes in emotional, performative reads, designed for character animation, audio drama, podcast storytelling, and narrative voiceover where delivery matters more than just clarity. It's available directly inside Distribea.
How is it different from ElevenLabs?
ElevenLabs Multilingual v2 is the broad industry-standard for clean, multilingual, broadcast-quality voiceover (ads, audiobooks, e-learning). Minimax Speech HD leans more into expressive performance and dramatic range, better for character work, audio drama, and emotionally-driven content. Use both depending on the brief.
What audio quality does it deliver?
HD, full-bandwidth voice with no compression artifacts. Drop it into Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, or a video editor and the source holds up under reverb, EQ, compression, and final mastering.
Can I use Minimax Speech HD commercially?
Yes. Every voiceover ships with a full commercial license. Animation, indie games, audio drama, podcasts, ads, character work. No royalties. No expiry. No rights claim.
Do I need a MiniMax account?
No, you don't. Minimax Speech HD is available inside Distribea. One subscription, every model included.
Ready to use Minimax Speech HD?
Available directly inside Distribea. No separate MiniMax account needed. Commercial license included on every output.
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