Hume AI has introduced Octave, a new text-to-speech system that can generate emotionally nuanced AI voices for content creation. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, this large language model can adjust tone, rhythm, and cadence based on textual context. Users can fine-tune emotions at the sentence level through simple text prompts like “happier” or “more sarcastic.” Octave is designed specifically for offline applications including audiobooks, podcasts, and video game dialogue. The system maintains consistent character voices across long-form content while understanding contextual cues. Hume offers various subscription tiers starting with a free plan that includes 10,000 characters monthly, up to enterprise solutions with unlimited usage. The company claims its internal testing shows Octave outperforms competitor ElevenLabs in audio quality, naturalness, and voice matching.