# Voice, Speech & Language

**URL:** https://forum.convai.com/c/core-platform/voice-speech-language/84.md

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## [About the Voice, Speech & Language category](https://forum.convai.com/t/about-the-voice-speech-language-category/6292)

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**Author:** [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/about-the-voice-speech-language-category/6292 "2026-06-06T10:45:35Z")

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Get help with voice input, speech recognition, text-to-speech, lip sync, pronunciation, multilingual behavior, and voice latency.

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## [Feature Request: ElevenLabs v4 Turbo integration](https://forum.convai.com/t/feature-request-elevenlabs-v4-turbo-integration/6600)

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**Author:** [@Goshta\_MJ](https://forum.convai.com/u/Goshta_MJ)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/feature-request-elevenlabs-v4-turbo-integration/6600 "2026-10-14T10:53:49Z")

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What do you need help with? Feature request Issue area Custom Voice / ElevenLabs Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID f059089a-6272-11f1-880b-42010a7be02e Where does it happen? API / Backend Voice provide…

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## [User reporting that the German dialect is not correct](https://forum.convai.com/t/user-reporting-that-the-german-dialect-is-not-correct/6574)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/user-reporting-that-the-german-dialect-is-not-correct/6574 "2026-10-08T13:23:32Z")

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What do you need help with? Question Issue area Multilingual Behavior Impact Normal - something is not working as expected Character ID 2786b252-9d59-11f0-88d8-42010a7be025 but happens to all characters Where does it…

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## [Issue: Custom ElevenLabs voices not appearing in Convai Dashboard after 2-3 days](https://forum.convai.com/t/issue-custom-elevenlabs-voices-not-appearing-in-convai-dashboard-after-2-3-days/6590)

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**Author:** [@quest\_koeno](https://forum.convai.com/u/quest_koeno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/issue-custom-elevenlabs-voices-not-appearing-in-convai-dashboard-after-2-3-days/6590 "2026-10-05T03:31:01Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Voice Provider Impact Major - a core flow is broken Character ID 5e31a3f9-fb98-42a7-aa0c-aa57c07e8aee Where does it happen? Convai Playground Language Japanese(origi…

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## [Character stops speaking mid sentence](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-stops-speaking-mid-sentence/6528)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-stops-speaking-mid-sentence/6528 "2026-09-23T12:57:00Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Hands-Free Conversation / VAD Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID 2786b252-9d59-11f0-88d8-42010a7be025 and all other characters who are using Convai SDK 4.…

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## [STT issue for Armenian language or voice](https://forum.convai.com/t/stt-issue-for-armenian-language-or-voice/6554)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://forum.convai.com/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/stt-issue-for-armenian-language-or-voice/6554 "2026-09-14T15:41:51Z")

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What do you need help with? Feature request Issue area Speech Recognition / STT Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID aa5b2858-6eef-11f1-b52e-42010a7be02e Session ID 559601a2b42f56faf95a073a263abd1e Where …

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## [Voice provider Elevenlabs is not available for the active plan](https://forum.convai.com/t/voice-provider-elevenlabs-is-not-available-for-the-active-plan/6560)

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**Author:** [@Sultan\_Alam](https://forum.convai.com/u/Sultan_Alam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/voice-provider-elevenlabs-is-not-available-for-the-active-plan/6560 "2026-09-09T21:31:32Z")

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What do you need help with? Question Issue area Voice Provider Impact Normal - something is not working as expected Character ID c837a810-c139-11f0-87c1-42010a7be025 Where does it happen? Convai Playground Language E…

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## [User speech has stopped being transcribed](https://forum.convai.com/t/user-speech-has-stopped-being-transcribed/6516)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/user-speech-has-stopped-being-transcribed/6516 "2026-08-22T05:13:51Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Text-to-Speech / TTS Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID 8528491c-97df-11f1-a042-42010a7be02f (it affecting all my characters as far as I know) Session ID …

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## [ElevenLabs audio tags don’t work (ElevenLabs v3 not supported?)](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-audio-tags-don-t-work-elevenlabs-v3-not-supported/6506)

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**Author:** [@ch710](https://forum.convai.com/u/ch710)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-audio-tags-don-t-work-elevenlabs-v3-not-supported/6506 "2026-08-21T11:23:46Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Custom Voice / ElevenLabs Impact Major - a core flow is broken Character ID e7b69296-6edb-11f1-8f7a-42010a7be02e Where does it happen? Convai Playground Language Eng…

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## [On and off conversation all day](https://forum.convai.com/t/on-and-off-conversation-all-day/6500)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/on-and-off-conversation-all-day/6500 "2026-08-18T17:02:57Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Other Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID 2786b252-9d59-11f0-88d8-42010a7be025 Where does it happen? Other Voice provider Elevens Labs Voice name Opheli…

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## [Unable to change or add Arabic language](https://forum.convai.com/t/unable-to-change-or-add-arabic-language/6487)

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**Author:** [@user14](https://forum.convai.com/u/user14)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/unable-to-change-or-add-arabic-language/6487 "2026-08-17T05:36:09Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Language Selection Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID 3182dad2-9642-11f1-8545-42010a7be02f Session ID a Where does it happen? Convai Playground Languag…

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## [Intermittent gRPC timeouts, Missing UI Transcriptions, Premature OnAudioFinished & UE Crash](https://forum.convai.com/t/intermittent-grpc-timeouts-missing-ui-transcriptions-premature-onaudiofinished-ue-crash/6443)

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**Author:** [@vrlab.yu](https://forum.convai.com/u/vrlab.yu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/intermittent-grpc-timeouts-missing-ui-transcriptions-premature-onaudiofinished-ue-crash/6443 "2026-08-01T15:28:20Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Other Impact Major - a core flow is broken Character ID 88aa3dc6-6ed0-11f1-a4a3-42010a7be02e Session ID 40dc31e2b321c146d7a1c85a1333dad3 Where does it happen? Not su…

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## [Trouble in delivering responses](https://forum.convai.com/t/trouble-in-delivering-responses/6411)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Mapes](https://forum.convai.com/u/Christopher_Mapes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/trouble-in-delivering-responses/6411 "2026-07-24T21:04:20Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Text-to-Speech / TTS Impact Normal - something is not working as expected Character ID 9a3bf84e-848e-11f1-8569-42010a7be02f Session ID 12084b7258f8477f928228f3b0b1046…

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## [Is there an issue with Eleven Labs voices? (the status page doesn't show a problem)](https://forum.convai.com/t/is-there-an-issue-with-eleven-labs-voices-the-status-page-doesnt-show-a-problem/6365)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/is-there-an-issue-with-eleven-labs-voices-the-status-page-doesnt-show-a-problem/6365 "2026-07-08T11:09:57Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Voice Provider Impact Major - a core flow is broken Character ID 9baf6fe8-7323-11f1-bd16-42010a7be02f Where does it happen? Unity SDK Voice provider Eleven Labs Voi…

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## [REST getResponse (audio file) ignores configured non-English languages — always transcribes as English](https://forum.convai.com/t/rest-getresponse-audio-file-ignores-configured-non-english-languages-always-transcribes-as-english/6363)

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**Author:** [@Marco\_Espinel](https://forum.convai.com/u/Marco_Espinel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/rest-getresponse-audio-file-ignores-configured-non-english-languages-always-transcribes-as-english/6363 "2026-07-06T21:19:27Z")

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What do you need help with? Question Issue area Speech Recognition / STT Impact Blocker - I cannot continue Character ID c2e8f824-6e58-11f1-9a04-42010a7be02e Session ID 290d8a24c1e7d27ede2307e21454d7ce Where does it…

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## [Character fails to respond in about every 4 or 5 responses](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-fails-to-respond-in-about-every-4-or-5-responses/6310)

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**Author:** [@Tyke](https://forum.convai.com/u/Tyke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-fails-to-respond-in-about-every-4-or-5-responses/6310 "2026-06-12T04:07:37Z")

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What do you need help with? Bug report Issue area Other Impact Normal - something is not working as expected Character ID 793079fa-6a9f-11ef-9830-42010a7be011 Session ID 99acf144-75b0-4c2d-88a1-61654733d2da Where do…

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## [InWorld voices and Llama 3.7 uncensored not working?](https://forum.convai.com/t/inworld-voices-and-llama-3-7-uncensored-not-working/6205)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Hawkey](https://forum.convai.com/u/Bob_Hawkey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/inworld-voices-and-llama-3-7-uncensored-not-working/6205 "2026-06-09T20:44:59Z")

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I made a new character. Did it 3 times. Same result. dc320e92-53be-11f1-acf5-42010a7be02e If I set the guardrails on and choose Gemini 2.5 Flash and any voice other than Darlene at the end of the list the character wor…

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## [Which Voice Provider do you recommend for the best Hebrew support?](https://forum.convai.com/t/which-voice-provider-do-you-recommend-for-the-best-hebrew-support/6138)

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**Author:** [@Ilana\_Dubovi](https://forum.convai.com/u/Ilana_Dubovi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/which-voice-provider-do-you-recommend-for-the-best-hebrew-support/6138 "2026-06-01T12:13:58Z")

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Hi I’m building a Hebrew-speaking character and I’m using the Onyx - Deep Young Masculine voice. The Hebrew pronunciation is not good enough - some words sound unnatural or mispronounced. Which LLM model do you recomme…

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## [No sound - convai, azure, elevenlabs](https://forum.convai.com/t/no-sound-convai-azure-elevenlabs/6132)

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**Author:** [@eduardo.caramujo](https://forum.convai.com/u/eduardo.caramujo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/no-sound-convai-azure-elevenlabs/6132 "2026-05-07T13:43:42Z")

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Hello. I can not get audio comming out of convai. Either in the browser or in Unreal, no mather if its convai voice, azure, or eleven labs. Any ideia how to fix this? The text apears and it triggers animatiions but it …

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## [Character sometimes doesn't speak](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-sometimes-doesnt-speak/6049)

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**Author:** [@bestellungen](https://forum.convai.com/u/bestellungen)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/character-sometimes-doesnt-speak/6049 "2026-04-28T12:52:35Z")

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We have a very simple implementation of the embedded player that worked well just a few days ago. Today the character has stopped speaking entirely. Sometimes we get lucky with one session after a lot of reloads when it …

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## [ElevenLabs TTS settings not reflecting convai](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-tts-settings-not-reflecting-convai/6095)

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**Author:** [@Mountain](https://forum.convai.com/u/Mountain)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-tts-settings-not-reflecting-convai/6095 "2026-04-24T09:47:00Z")

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Hi, we’re using an ElevenLabs pro API voice (Ida) in Convai. The voice is connected, but the settings from ElevenLabs are not applied. Could you please update the backend parameters for this voice? I need: Speed 1.1…

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## [Custom Serbian Voice Elevenlabs issue](https://forum.convai.com/t/custom-serbian-voice-elevenlabs-issue/6087)

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**Author:** [@Mountain](https://forum.convai.com/u/Mountain)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/custom-serbian-voice-elevenlabs-issue/6087 "2026-04-23T10:35:14Z")

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Yesterday i integrated ElevenLabs API for Serbian language, but in appears as a custom language in english language not in Serbian section. How to fix it ?

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## [Missing Serbian voices (ElevenLabs) in Convai voice list](https://forum.convai.com/t/missing-serbian-voices-elevenlabs-in-convai-voice-list/6063)

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**Author:** [@Mountain](https://forum.convai.com/u/Mountain)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/missing-serbian-voices-elevenlabs-in-convai-voice-list/6063 "2026-04-17T13:51:49Z")

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Hi Convai team, I need to use Serbian voices from ElevenLabs in Convai, but they are not available in the default voice list. Croatian voices are available, but they are not a valid substitute - the accent difference i…

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## [STT issues with input and streaming transcription](https://forum.convai.com/t/stt-issues-with-input-and-streaming-transcription/6056)

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**Author:** [@Lumi\_Convai](https://forum.convai.com/u/Lumi_Convai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/stt-issues-with-input-and-streaming-transcription/6056 "2026-04-12T21:09:47Z")

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Hi, I’m currently experiencing issues with the microphone input and speech-to-text (STT) behavior while using Convai in Unreal Engine 5 (both in Editor and runtime). I have implemented Push-To-Talk (PTT) using both a U…

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## [Audio quality is stuttering](https://forum.convai.com/t/audio-quality-is-stuttering/6041)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Mapes](https://forum.convai.com/u/Christopher_Mapes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/audio-quality-is-stuttering/6041 "2026-04-09T19:40:51Z")

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So we are having inconsistent issues with audio packet delivery. there seems to be some trouble with the delivery of the packets and the organization of the packets. There are some delays and everything is sporadic. Seem…

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## [Support for ElevenLabs voices with Dutch (Belgium) (Flemish)](https://forum.convai.com/t/support-for-elevenlabs-voices-with-dutch-belgium-flemish/5793)

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**Author:** [@heivoll](https://forum.convai.com/u/heivoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/support-for-elevenlabs-voices-with-dutch-belgium-flemish/5793 "2026-04-07T16:50:49Z")

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Hi, Currently, when selecting Dutch (Belgium), aka Flemish, as language, only GCP and Azure voices are available. When selecting “Dutch” (which is Dutch Netherlands), ElevenLabs voices are available. ElevenLabs actually…

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## [Gigi Voice Stopped Working](https://forum.convai.com/t/gigi-voice-stopped-working/5943)

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**Author:** [@BakeMorePies](https://forum.convai.com/u/BakeMorePies)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/gigi-voice-stopped-working/5943 "2026-03-24T19:56:48Z")

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The Gigi voice stopped working out of nowhere. The new voice does not match the character our client is using in production. We need this fixed ASAP, but there is no real time support. What are we supposed to do?

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## [Eleven Labs Charlotte (Swedish) changed to english accent](https://forum.convai.com/t/eleven-labs-charlotte-swedish-changed-to-english-accent/5963)

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**Author:** [@Rob1](https://forum.convai.com/u/Rob1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/eleven-labs-charlotte-swedish-changed-to-english-accent/5963 "2026-03-24T19:55:40Z")

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Hi, Our client notified us of an accent change of their UE experience drivien by convai. I logged into the account to check the character, and the language is correctly set to Eleven Labs Charlotte, and the voice previ…

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## [ElevenLabs Voice Sync Issue](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-voice-sync-issue/5854)

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**Author:** [@quest\_koeno](https://forum.convai.com/u/quest_koeno)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-voice-sync-issue/5854 "2026-03-04T20:29:54Z")

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Hi K3, I am facing a critical issue with the ElevenLabs integration for an exhibition project launching in a few days. My ElevenLabs voice list in the Convai dashboard appears and disappears intermittently, especially …

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## [Elevenlabs key showing as invalid](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-key-showing-as-invalid/5875)

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**Author:** [@RV404](https://forum.convai.com/u/RV404)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/elevenlabs-key-showing-as-invalid/5875 "2026-03-04T02:28:37Z")

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