Fish Audio Launches Drama 3 for Granular AI Voice Direction
Palo Alto-based Fish Audio has released Drama 3, an AI model designed to move beyond simple speech generation toward active performance direction. By utilizing natural language prompts, users can adjust emotional tone, pacing, and character dynamics mid-sentence, effectively turning the text-to-speech process into a collaborative editing workflow for studios and creators.
The platform aims to solve the rigidity often found in synthetic audio, where minor errors previously required full clip regeneration. Drama 3 introduces audio inpainting, allowing users to isolate specific segments for correction while maintaining the rhythm and mood of the surrounding audio. This capability extends to multi-character scenes, enabling developers to generate interactive dialogue where voices respond to one another within a single, continuous take.
"Voice AI has gotten very good at generating speech. The next step is directing a performance," said Rissa Cao, co-founder and CEO of Fish Audio. The model supports long-form consistency across English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, ensuring that character traits remain stable throughout extensive scripts. Shijia Liao, co-founder and chief scientist, noted that the model's architecture analyzes the context on both sides of a target edit to ensure seamless integration of new words.
This launch marks a significant milestone for the company, which recently topped Ahrefs’ list of the fastest-growing AI firms. With over 15 million users and $21 million in annual recurring revenue, Fish Audio is positioning Drama 3 as a professional-grade tool for industries ranging from animation and gaming to audiobooks. To encourage adoption, the company is offering an 80% discount on API usage for the first 30 days following the release.
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