ReadAloud - Premium Feature

Use ReadAloud

1. Select Tools > ReadAloud
2. As needed, edit the Play Options
   1. Play current line - Will play only the line your cursor is located in
   2. Play continuously from here - Will play from where your cursor is located onward
3. As needed, edit the Perform ReadAloud for options
   1. All - Will play all line types in the script
   2. Current Character - Will play only the lines for the character you placed your cursor on
4. Select the Play icon
   1. It will begin playing from where your cursor is located in the script
5. As needed, use the left and right arrows to move forwards and backwards through the script

ReadAloud Casting

ReadAloud will automatically assign voices based on the document language, character's gender, and character's assessed age. You can make adjustments to the criteria for each character in the Casting tab. 

Characters are set to Computer voices automatically. Switching to Human will require recordings to be created or uploaded for the character under the Record tab.

Sort Character Order

1. Go to the Casting tab
2. Open the Sort Order drop-down
3. Select the desired order
   1. First appearance
   2. Character name

   Edit Character Language

   1. Go to Casting tab
   2. Open the Language drop-down
   3. Select the desired language

   
   Edit Character Gender

   1. Go to Casting tab
   2. Under Gender, select the desired gender

   OR use Document Statistics to edit gender

   1. Select Reports > Document Statistics
   2. Open the Gender drop-down next to each character
   3. Select the desired gender

   
   Edit Character Age

   1. Go to Casting tab
   2. Enter the Lower and Upper numbers for the character's age range

   
   Change Character Voice

   Listed voices are filtered based on the assigned language and gender.

   1. Go to Casting tab
   2. Open the Voice drop-down for the desired character
   3. Select the desired voice
   
   

   Use Actors for Playback

   Record in WriterDuet

   You can record voices yourself or share the script with your cast for them to record on their own.

   1. Select the Record tab
   2. Under Recording for at the bottom, open the character drop-down menu to select the character you would like to record for
   3. Use the left and right arrows to navigate to the desired line to start recording
      1. You will record one line at a time
   4. Select the desired recording settings
      1. Three second count-in
      2. Automatically play back recording
      3. Automatically go to next line
      4. Automatically record next line
   5. When you are ready, press REC to start and stop recording
      1. Use the |< and >| arrows at the bottom to navigate between lines. 

   
   Upload Recordings into WriterDuet

   1. Select the Record tab
   2. Under Recording for, open the character drop-down menu to select the character you would like to record for
   3. Use the left and right arrows to navigate to the desired line
      1. You will upload one recording at a time
   4. Select the upload icon to the far right of REC to upload a recording from outside WriterDuet
   5. Select the file from your device
   6. Select Upload
   
   

   Download ReadAloud Performance

   1. Open the ReadAloud plugin
   2. Play the script through once as desired
   3. In the Play tab, select the download icon to the right of the play icon
   4. Select Send Email
      1. Within 10 minutes, the audio files will be sent to your WriterDuet account email.
   
   

   Invite Performers

   1. Open the ReadAloud plugin
   2. Select the Record tab
   3. Select Invite Performer
   4. Enter the performer's email
   5. Select the + to add them
   6. As needed, add more performers
   7. Select Send Invites