Fantasy guide: the city beyond the mountains · Zeno

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EnglishOne voice0:24

As requestedgemini-3.8-flash-tts · Voice library · Style: bold, theatrical, dramatic

Human-reviewedMale voice · Sounded American to the reviewer · Fitting for this scene

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Exact transcript

Listen closely, wanderer! Beyond the misty mountains lies a city that never sleeps. Only the brave will find its gate. <short pause> I am your guide, and I have walked this path a hundred times. Trust me, the city is waiting for you. So lace up your boots, because our journey has only just begun!

Generation recipe

This is the request that produced the file. Voice identity and delivery style are separate. Other settings: Default (not sent).

{
  "model": "gemini-3.8-flash-tts",
  "input": [
    {
      "type": "user_input",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Listen closely, wanderer! Beyond the misty mountains lies a city that never sleeps. Only the brave will find its gate. <short pause> I am your guide, and I have walked this path a hundred times. Trust me, the city is waiting for you. So lace up your boots, because our journey has only just begun!",
          "annotations": [
            {
              "type": "speech_metadata",
              "style": "bold, theatrical, dramatic"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "response_format": {
    "type": "audio"
  },
  "generation_config": {
    "speech_config": [
      {
        "voice": "en-us-zeno"
      }
    ]
  }
}

About this library voice

This Google library voice is listed as en-US (Northwest). It was chosen after listening; accent notes are one reviewer’s impression.