UX improvements:

• Changed the copy in Create an Ad to make it clearer what the voice preview does.

Technical improvements:

• Updated AudioForm to use latest version - improving performance.

We also made a number of improvements to products currently in beta. Please get in touch if you have any feedback.

Today we shipped a performance improvement to our backend which makes our mastering engine faster than ever and reduces the likelihood of failed API calls. This change benefits both API customers and those using the AudioStack platform, with mastering requests being around 75% faster at scale.

In this release, we made an improvement to length management in Create an Ad, to make it easier to fit your content within a fixed length ad while editing your work (more improvements to come on this in the new year!)

We also made a few small bug fixes and improvements across the platform:

• Fixed a crash when clearing your search in the sound effects library in Spanish
• Fixed a loading issue when you have thousands of sessions in a single project
• Added "use" button to rows in the sound library, to make it easier to select a sound template

In this update:

• Fixed a bug where speech could not be unselected in Pro Editor.
• Fixed a bug where the Speech Editor was remaining open in Pro Editor while the ad was generating.
• Improved the UX of voice selection in pro editor so that a more relevant voice is displayed by default.
• Fixed a bug with the media file browser in Pro Editor to ensure the contents are not cut off when listing many items.

We also made a significant improvement to generated ads in English (affecting Create an Ad and Instant Ad, plus API usecases using the brief endpoint, meaning that generated scripts are more likely than ever to be the correct length for the ad.

Today we released:

• An improvement to the language selection control in Create an Ad - to make it easier to choose the correct language for your audio ad.
• A security update to our contact form.
• Removed an integrated survey tool due to bugs with the provider software - to ensure stability unaffected.
• Fixed some broken website links.

In this release, we fixed:

• An issue with downloading WAV files that meant they were not downloading properly from Create an Ad. This required a small change to how you download a WAV - simply select the WAV option from the dropdown in Advanced Settings then hit generate to download your ad in this format going forward.

• We removed a few broken links, including a link to an old service "Audio Evaluation Service" from the File manager page.
• Restored the ability to choose a save location for your recording in the Recording Booth.

• Fixed a crash which occurred when zooming in on the advanced controls, when using Create an Ad in Spanish.
• Fixed an issue where page numbers displayed incorrectly in the Projects page for users with a very large number of sessions in their project.
• Removed a legacy feature (inviting external voice actors using an automated task management system) from the Voice Manager page for admin users.

We also pre-filled the Organization ID for users being invited to the platform, so that they no longer need to fill this in themselves, reducing the risk of unnecessary free trial organisations being created.

Tomorrow, we will be releasing a user experience improvement to make it easier to select your script language - watch this space 👀

We're excited to announce that AudioStack now supports more expressive voices from ElevenLabs, with enhanced pronunciation and emotion, supporting multiple languages.

These upgraded voices provide:

✅ Enhanced pronunciation across many languages ✅ More natural expressiveness and emotional range

How to get started: Simply select one of the new ElevenLabs expressive voices in your speech settings and start generating and/or turn on the toggle. If you're using a recommended voice, AudioStack will automatically select a compatible voice for you when this setting is enabled. No additional configuration required!

We're committed to helping you create more engaging, natural-sounding audio.

🔁 As always, we’d love your feedback. Let us know how these new voices are working for you by emailing support [at] audiostack [dot] ai.

The performance update announced yesterday has been successfully released. 🎉

• 🚀 Server side rendering improvements are now live, resulting in significantly faster page loading times.
• 🔀 Organisation switching is smoother and more responsive.
• 💯 No downtime occurred, and all services continued to run as expected throughout the release.

Thank you for your patience while we rolled this out. You should already see the benefits in the platform / workflows. 🚀

This morning we are making a major update to our systems to improve performance and loading speed. While we don't anticipate any downtime with this change, there may be a minor degradation to the platform user interface while making this release. The API and all other services will be unaffected.

The changelog will be updated once this change is complete.

Today we're releasing some improvements to the ad editing experience with AudioStack. This includes:

• Unlimited number of voices per ad - simply click Enter / Return to split up sentences and change the voice in the settings panel on the right.
• Simplified speech-to-speech UX - add a recording to a voice clip in the voice settings panel to automatically generate STS.
• Add pauses and sound effects to your ad.
• Drag and drop to reorder speech.

Read the full tutorial here.