Eleven v3 Audio Tags: Bringing multi-character dialogue to life

Conversations drive story. With Eleven v3 Audio Tags, you can now write scenes with overlapping voices, fast-paced exchanges, and emotional interplay — all performed by a single model.

By combining tags like [interrupting], [overlapping], or [laughs], you can create naturalistic dialogue that flows like human conversation — complete with interruptions, shifts in tone, and spontaneous reactions.

This isn't just line-by-line speech. It's multi-character performance.

What is multi-character dialogue in AI speech?

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Multi-character dialogue is when one voice model plays multiple distinct roles in the same scene. Each character speaks in a different style, tone, or rhythm — sometimes even interrupting or speaking at the same time.

With Eleven v3, you can script this directly: Marissa: [starting to speak] So I was thinking we could— Chris: [interrupting] —test our new timing features? Marissa: [surprised] Exactly! How did you— Chris: [overlapping] —know what you were thinking? Lucky guess! Marissa: [laughs] Honestly? This is kind of fun.

The result feels like real dialogue — not stitched narration.

From voice acting to interaction

What used to require multiple speakers, recordings, and timing adjustments can now be handled by one script. Tags let you direct each voice independently within a single scene.

Example: Jessica: [whispers] Like this. Von Fusion: [sarcastically] Ooh, well, look at you, Miss Fancy Pants. Jessica: [French accent] This is spectacular, isn’t it?

The voices don’t just alternate — they interact, react, and overlap.

Common tags for multi-character control

Here are some essential tags for writing natural, reactive dialogue:

• Turn-taking cues: [interrupting], [overlapping], [cuts in]
• Emotional shifts: [excited], [annoyed], [flustered], [casual]
• Rhythmic flow: [fast-paced], [hesitates], [pause], [drawn out]
• Identity switching: [childlike tone], [deep voice], [pirate voice], [robotic tone]

These can be layered for expressive interplay: [frustrated] You never listen to me — [interjecting] Because you never say what you mean!

Overlap, pacing, and presence

Eleven v3 supports timing-aware delivery that lets voices interrupt or speak over each other naturally. That’s essential for humor, tension, or realism.

In this excerpt: Marissa: [panicking] Wait, are we crashing? I can’t tell if this is a feature or a— Chris: [interrupting] Bug! Marissa: [sighing] Yes, but honestly? This is kind of fun.`

The scene feels alive because the interaction is fluid, not scripted turn-by-turn.

Directing scenes, not just sentences

With Eleven v3, dialogue scenes become orchestrated performances. You can build entire conversations — complete with characters, timing, emotion, and delivery — using one script and one model.

For storytellers, game writers, and interactive designers, this unlocks complex scene writing without added production overhead. You’re not just scripting lines. You’re directing cast dynamics.

Selecting the right voice

Professional Voice Clones (PVCs) are currently not fully optimized for Eleven v3, resulting in potentially lower clone quality compared to earlier models. During this research preview stage it would be best to find an Instant Voice Clone (IVC) or designed voice for your project if you need to use v3 features. PVC optimization for v3 is coming in the near future.