Choose a voice and adjust audio

Pick the voice DubTab speaks with, and decide how much of the original you still want to hear underneath it.

Applies toBrowser extensionWindows app

Pick a voice

The voice is chosen per target language, not once for the whole account. Translating into Spanish today and Japanese tomorrow means two separate choices, and each is remembered.

You can preview a voice before committing to it. Do that before a long session rather than during one — changing the voice mid-session is not what the preview is for.

  1. 1
    Open the dock

    It sits at the edge of the page while a session is live.

  2. 2
    Open the voice picker

    Choose a voice for the language you are translating into, and preview it.

Balance it against the original

The Audio Mixer has two faders, and that is all most people ever need:

  • Original Audio — how loud the source stays underneath.
  • Translated Voice — how loud DubTab speaks.
Audio Mixer panel with Original Audio at 25 percent and Translated Voice at 100 percent, preset buttons for Original only, Balanced and Translation only, and an Auto catch-up switch below.
The Audio Mixer: two faders, plus three one-click presets.
Audio Ducking is an advanced option, and it is off until you turn it on
With it on, DubTab dips the original audio whenever the translated voice speaks and brings it back up in the gaps, so the two never talk over each other. With it off — which is how it ships — the original stays wherever you left its fader. Turn it on in the Audio Mixer if the two voices are competing; leave it alone if one fixed balance suits you.
Pulling a fader down is not muting the feature
A translated-voice fader at the bottom looks exactly like dubbing being broken. If a session has captions but no sound, check this before anything else — see No captions or translated audio.

Common questions

Can I still hear the original speaker?

Yes. The original audio and the translated voice have separate faders, so you choose the balance. If you also switch on Audio Ducking, the original dips only while the translated voice is speaking and comes back in the gaps.

Can I use a different voice for each language?

Yes — the voice is stored per target language. A voice chosen for Spanish does not affect what you hear when you translate into Japanese.

Can DubTab lower the original automatically while the translated voice speaks?

Yes — that is Audio Ducking, in the Audio Mixer. It is off by default, so switch it on if the two voices are competing. Once it is on, the original dips only while the translated voice is speaking and comes back in the gaps. With it off, the original stays exactly where you put its fader.

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