Drama 3

Drama 3 is Fish Audio’s directable text-to-speech model for expressive voice control. Use it in the editor or through the API for scripts.

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Overview

Drama 3 is Fish Audio’s directable text-to-speech model. It generates speech from a script while also interpreting written directions about how lines should be performed, rather than treating the input as plain text alone.

The workflow supports inline performance notes, sounds, pauses, and word-level controls. It is available in the Fish Audio Text to Speech editor and can also be called through the API with the drama-3 model identifier. The product page describes the model as being in preview, so results can vary between takes and users may need to generate several versions.

Key features

Describe the performance

Add natural-language notes about emotion, intent, pacing, or the relationship between speakers directly alongside the script.

Add inline sounds and pauses

Insert sounds, emotions, breaths, laughs, sighs, or pauses at specific points in a line using inline directions.

Control selected words

Apply scoped tags such as Whisper, Emphasis, Soft, Faster, Slower, or Forceful to only the words that need a different delivery.

Direct in your own language

Write directions and tags in English or another language while keeping the directions within the script workflow.

Generate starting directions

Use Auto Tag to add starting directions to a script, then edit or replace them before generating.

Create multi-speaker scenes

Add multiple speakers, assign voices, and generate a complete dialogue scene in one pass.

Use cases

Multi-speaker dialogue
Write dialogue with speaker names and scene context, assign voices, and generate a complete exchange together instead of producing every line separately.
Character and narrative voice work
Add delivery notes such as warmth, hesitation, skepticism, or a near-whisper to shape character performances for scripted scenes.
Narration with expressive timing
Place pauses, breaths, laughs, or other inline sounds at exact points in narration and dialogue when timing and texture matter.
Programmatic voice generation
Send directed scripts to the Text to Speech API for applications or production workflows that need generated audio from reusable text templates.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Combines script text and performance direction in one editable workflow.
Supports both broad line-level direction and scoped effects on selected words.
Allows inline sounds and pauses, including effects such as breaths, laughs, sighs, and short pauses.
Supports multi-speaker dialogue generation and API requests using the drama-3 model identifier.

Cons

The model is presented in preview, and the product page notes that results can vary between takes.
The source material does not specify Drama 3 pricing, quotas, supported output formats, or detailed voice-licensing terms.

FAQ

What is Drama 3?

Drama 3 is a Fish Audio text-to-speech model designed for directing vocal performance alongside the script. You can describe delivery, add sounds or pauses, and apply effects to selected words.

How do I write directions in Drama 3?

Place a direction or sound in square brackets where it should occur, such as [sigh] or [barely holding it together]. For selected-word effects, use a scoped tag that wraps only the chosen words.

Can directions be written in languages other than English?

Yes. Directions and tags can be written in English or in the language you use for the script.

Does Drama 3 support multiple speakers?

Yes. In the Text to Speech editor, you can add speakers, assign each one a voice, and generate the dialogue together in one pass.

Can Drama 3 be used through an API?

Yes. Use the Text to Speech API with the model header set to drama-3. The page shows scripts with directions, sounds, and paired tags being sent in the request.

Quick Facts

Category: AI text to speech
Provider: Fish Audio
Primary workflow: Scripted voice generation with inline performance directions
Access: Fish Audio Text to Speech editor and API
Model identifier: drama-3
Availability note: Preview model; takes may vary

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