Glossary
Voice-over
A voice-over is narration recorded apart from the picture and laid over it: you hear the speaker without seeing them say the words. Documentaries use it to explain what is on screen, tutorials to talk over a screen recording, and short-form clips to add a spoken hook to footage that opens without one. It differs from dubbing. Dubbing replaces what the people on screen say with another language; a voice-over adds a new voice on top, usually with the original sound turned down underneath (ducking). A voice-over can be recorded by the creator, read by hired talent, or generated from a written script with an AI voice.
In a HypeNest pass
HypeNest’s hook voice-over writes a hook line or takes yours, has an AI voice read it as the clip starts, and either lowers the original sound under it or holds the first frame while it plays. Add it at upload for every clip, in the editor’s Hook voice lane, or with the standalone tool.
FAQ
- Is an AI voice-over the same as a voice changer?
- No. A voice changer alters your own recording; an AI voice-over reads a script in a separate synthetic voice. HypeNest offers voice-overs and dubbing, not a voice changer.
- How long should a hook voice-over be?
- One or two sentences. The opening line has seconds to give a reason to keep watching, so name the payoff instead of introducing the speaker.
Try the workflow
Draft captioned short clips from one long video, review every cut, then publish to YouTube and TikTok.
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