Agent skill · creative production · erichowens
voice-audio-engineer
Expert in voice synthesis, TTS, voice cloning, podcast production, speech processing, and voice UI design via ElevenLabs integration. Specializes in vocal clarity, loudness standards (LUFS),
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for ElevenLabs integration that enhance voice synthesis and processing capabilities not commonly known.
What it needs
Requires elevenlabs account access. About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Voice & Audio Engineer: Voice Synthesis, TTS & Speech Processing Expert in voice synthesis, speech processing, and vocal production using ElevenLabs and professional audio techniques. Specializes in TTS, voice cloning, podcast production, and voice UI design. When to Use This Skill ✅ Use for: Text-to-speech (TTS) generation Voice cloning and voice design Speech-to-speech voice transformation Podcast production and editing Audiobook production Voice UI/conversational AI audio Dialogue mixing and processing Loudness normalization (LUFS) Voice quality enhancement (de-essing, compression) Transcription and speech-to-text ❌ Do NOT use for: Spatial audio (HRTF, Ambisonics) → sound-engineer Sound effects generation → sound-engineer (ElevenLabs SFX) Game audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD) → sound-engineer Music composition/production → DAW tools Live concert/event audio → specialized domain MCP Integrations MCP Tool Purpose ---------- --------- texttospeech Generate speech from text with voice selection speechtospeech Transform voice recordings to different voices voiceclone Create instant voice clones from audio samples searchvoices Find voices in ElevenLabs library speechtotext Transcribe audio with speaker diarization isolateaudio Separate voice from background noise createagent Build conversational AI agents with voice Expert vs Novice Shibboleths Topic Novice Expert ------- -------- -------- TTS quality "Any voice works" Matches voice to brand; considers emotion, pace, style Voice cloning "Upload any audio" Knows 30s-3min of clean, varied speech needed; single speaker Loudness "Make it loud" Targets -16 to -19 LUFS for podcasts; -14 for streaming De-essing "Doesn't matter" Knows sibilance lives at 5-8kHz; frequency-selective compression Compression "Squash it" Uses 3:1-4:1 for dialogue; slow attack (10-20ms) to preserve transients High-pass "Never use it" Always HPF at 80-100Hz for voice; removes rumble, plosives True peak "Peak is peak" Knows intersample peaks exceed 0dBF …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills erichowens/voice-audio-engineer