Find Your Voice, Find Your Destination with Garmin Voice Studio

Satellite navigation provider Garmin today announced Voice Studio, a free and easy-to-use PC application that lets users record their own voices to create custom pre-ecorded navigation prompts for use on compatible Garmin navigation devices. 

“Voice Studio lets users customize their nüvi devices to give directions in familiar voices,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president for worldwide sales. “Whether it’s a friend, a spouse, or the kids, now you’ll always be able to take that special person with you wherever you travel. And you can share your customized voices with other nüvi owners, too.”

Simply download the free Voice Studio application from www.garmin.com/voicestudio and install it on a PC. Users can then record a few dozen phrases, and edit them directly within the Voice Studio application. To achieve the best quality recordings, an external microphone is recommended. Once complete, the voice file is loaded onto a compatible Garmin personal navigation device. The entire process typically takes less than 30 minutes.

Voice Studio is compatible with all nüvis except the nüvi 300 and 600 series. Voice Studio does not provide text-to-speech recordings.