Creator gives an AI avatar a new English voice with ElevenLabs and HeyGen

What they did

They picked an ElevenLabs voice with an American accent that matched the character, generated the English audio there, uploaded it to HeyGen, turned on Voice Mirroring and created a 30-second avatar video.

How it went

A commenter replied, "So now you have an American accent. Turned out well."

Worth knowing

• They couldn't find a way to export audio only from HeyGen, so they used a second tool. As a non-native speaker they were unsure whether the pronunciation sounded natural and asked for feedback.
• Price check: HeyGen: free plan; Creator: US$29/month, or US$24/month on a yearly plan (US$288/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026); ElevenLabs: free plan; Starter: US$6/month, or US$5/month on a yearly plan (US$60/year) (checked Nov 1, 2026).

Try it yourself

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Here is the English script for a 30-second avatar video: [script]. Mark where to pause, which words to stress, and any words a text-to-speech voice is likely to mispronounce, and suggest phonetic spellings for them.

More people who did this

• u/PlasticEngineer3546 (Reddit, Aug 25, 2026): Made a 5-minute tutorial for their GitHub project with a HeyGen avatar of themselves (photo edited in Gemini) and an ElevenLabs voice clone. They spent almost 18 hours on it and found the avatar's gestures and the clone's accent distracting.

Original post

See u/PlasticEngineer3546's original post on Reddit → (Sep 3, 2026)