How do I change Google voice to JARVIS?

Google Voice is a virtual phone number and call management service provided by Google. Some of its key features include free phone calls within the US and Canada, voicemail transcription, call screening, online faxing, conference calling, text messaging, and more (https://getvoip.com/blog/google-voice-for-business/).

JARVIS is the name of the artificial intelligence assistant created by Tony Stark in the Iron Man comics and movies. Some people may want to change their Google Voice assistant to sound like JARVIS as an homage to the popular Marvel character or simply because they find the smooth British voice appealing.

Changing the Google Voice Assistant Voice

To access the Assistant voice settings in Google Voice and change the voice, you can say “Hey Google, open Assistant settings” to your Google device like a Nest speaker or Android phone. This will open the Google Assistant settings. Under “All settings,” tap “Assistant voice.” Here you will see different voice options to choose from, including:

Default Google voice: The standard Google voice for the Assistant
Celebrity voice cameos: Special voices from celebrities like John Legend and Issa Rae
Regional voices: Voices with regional accents from the UK, Australia, India, and more

Storyteller: A more expressive, conversational voice for long-form content

You can tap on any voice to hear a preview before selecting it. This will change the voice across all your Google Assistant devices that are linked to your Google account.

Using Third Party Text-to-Speech Services

There are several third party text-to-speech services that allow you to create custom voices. One popular option is NaturalReader, which uses advanced text-to-speech technology to convert text into lifelike speech.

NaturalReader offers a free online text reader with over 20 language and voice options. To create a custom voice, you can use the “My Stuff” feature to train the speech engine using your own audio samples. Here’s an overview of the process:

Record yourself reading several paragraphs of text aloud using clear audio quality.
Upload the audio files to your NaturalReader account under “My Stuff.”

The speech engine will analyze your voice patterns, pronunciations, tones etc. to build a custom voice profile.
You can then apply your custom voice to the text-to-speech engine to have your content read in your own voice.

The more audio samples you provide for training, the more accurate and natural sounding the custom voice will be. With sufficient samples, you can create a very realistic virtual representation of your actual voice.

So by leveraging NaturalReader’s platform and customization features, you have a way to potentially develop your own JARVIS-like voice assistant.

Creating a JARVIS Voice Pack

A JARVIS voice pack allows you to customize Google Assistant to sound like the AI assistant JARVIS from the Iron Man movies. To create a custom voice pack:

Download an audio editing software like Audacity. This will allow you to record and edit audio clips.

Find or record audio clips of JARVIS speech from the Iron Man movies. Try to capture a range of expressions and tones.
Import the audio clips into Audacity and edit them together into coherent voice lines. Remove background noise where necessary.
Export the edited audio clips as individual .wav files at 16kHz sample rate to match Assistant’s audio requirements.

Use a voice creation platform like Voicemod to bundle your custom audio clips into a voice pack for Google Assistant.
Follow Voicemod’s instructions to optimize and export the voice pack for usage on Google Assistant devices.

The key to making a convincing JARVIS voice pack is having enough voiced samples to match a variety of requests and responses from Google Assistant. Recording multiple audio clips with tone variations will make JARVIS sound more realistic and responsive.

Installing the JARVIS Voice Pack

Installing third party voice packs on Google Assistant enables you to personalize your experience by adding iconic voices and personalities like JARVIS from the Marvel universe to respond to your commands. The steps for installing voice packs differ based on whether you’re on desktop or mobile.

Installing on Desktop

Here are the steps to install the JARVIS voice pack on Google Assistant desktop:

Download the JARVIS voice pack file from a third party website like CNET.

Save the voice pack file to your desktop computer or laptop.
Open the Google Assistant settings on your desktop or laptop.
Go to the preferences tab and look for the section on “voice packs”.

Click “install” and select the JARVIS voice pack file you downloaded.
Follow the prompts to finish installing the voice pack into Google Assistant.

Installing on Mobile

To install the JARVIS voice pack on your Android or iOS device:

Go to the app store on your mobile device and search for “voice packs for Google”. Install a voice packs app.
Open the voice packs app and browse to find the JARVIS voice pack.
Download the JARVIS voice pack file within the app.

Open the Google Assistant app on your device and go to settings.
Find “assistant voice” in the preferences and select “JARVIS” from the newly installed voice pack options.

Now you will be able to give commands to Google Assistant using JARVIS for responses! Let your imagination run wild as you interact with this iconic voice from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Testing the JARVIS Voice

After installing the custom JARVIS voice pack on your Google Assistant-enabled device, you can test out how it works by issuing some sample voice commands. Here is an example conversation showing the conversational flow:

You: Hey Google, what’s the weather today?

Google Assistant (in JARVIS voice): The weather in New York City is 72° and sunny today.

You: What about this weekend?

Google Assistant: The forecast shows a high of 80° on Saturday and 75° on Sunday, with a mix of sun and clouds both days.

As you can see, the JARVIS voice pack allows Google Assistant to respond conversationally using the iconic JARVIS voice from the Iron Man movies. The voice sounds very natural and maintains context throughout the exchange. You can ask Google Assistant questions, get information, or issue other commands just as you normally would but now with JARVIS as your personal assistant!

Some other sample voice commands you could try with the custom JARVIS voice include:

“Set a reminder for my meeting at 10am”
“Navigate me home avoiding traffic”

“Play some AC/DC music”

The JARVIS voice pack brings extra fun and personality to your Google Assistant interactions. Give it a try and see what other conversations you can have!

Customizing the Voice Commands

Once you have installed the JARVIS voice pack, you can further customize your Google Assistant experience by creating custom commands tailored to your preferences. According to this guide, the Google Assistant allows you to set up personalized voice commands to launch apps, control smart home devices, get information, and more.

Some examples of JARVIS-inspired custom commands you could create include:

“Hello Jarvis” – activates your customized Google Assistant
“Jarvis, play my driving playlist” – starts playing music for your car ride

“Jarvis, turn on the living room lights” – controls connected smart lights
“Jarvis, what is on my schedule for today?” – accesses your calendar
“Jarvis, navigate home” – launches turn-by-turn directions in Maps

“Goodnight, Jarvis” – turns off lights and music as you wind down for bed

The key is to think about the commands and features that would be most relevant and useful in your daily life. Customization allows you to tailor your JARVIS Google Assistant to feel like a natural extension of your routines.

Limitations

Current voice assistant technology has limitations in fully replicating a voice as complex as JARVIS from the Iron Man films. While services like Google Cloud Text-to-Speech can create custom voice packs, they are still limited to predefined phonemes and a computerized sound. Truly mimicking the unique tonality and vocal expressions of a fictional character still requires significant advancements in voice synthesis AI.

However, the field is advancing rapidly. Companies like Vectara are pushing the boundaries in crafting more human-like voices and emotional expressions. Researchers like Gyorgyi Galik are also investigating how to design more relatable conversational assistants. So while full JARVIS replication is not currently viable, we may get closer to sci-fi voice realism sooner than we think.

Additional Resources

For further customization of the Google Voice Assistant and JARVIS, here are some useful tutorials, communities, and technologies:

Google Assistant Developer Site – detailed documentation on integrating Google’s voice AI capabilities into your own applications

Android Central Guide to Google Assistant Setup – step-by-step instructions for customizing Google Assistant on your Android device
Amazon Polly – text-to-speech service for generating lifelike speech, capable of an extensive range of voices and accents
Reddit communities like r/googleassistant – discuss and get support for further customizing your Google Assistant experience

If This Then That (IFTTT) – connect Google Assistant to other services and devices to expand capabilities

With further experimentation and the help of developer resources and communities, you may be able to create an even more advanced customized voice assistant.

Conclusion

To customize Google Voice to have the JARVIS voice and respond to custom commands, we covered installing a third party text-to-speech engine like CereProc and creating a custom voice pack. We installed the voice pack and set Google Voice to use JARVIS as the default voice. Finally, we customized some of the voice commands Google Voice responds to.

The main benefits of customizing Google Voice in this manner are having a fun and personalized voice assistant experience. The JARVIS voice replicates the experience from the Iron Man movies. The limitations are that creating and installing custom voices and commands takes time and technological skill. The voice may also not sound exactly like JARVIS from the movies.

Feel free to further customize Google Voice to respond to additional terms and phrases that suit your preferences. Change the wake word trigger if you like. Swap out the JARVIS voice for any favorite text-to-speech voice. Have fun tailoring Google Voice to create a unique voice assistant experience.