# ZH first-talk — voice candidates

Auditions and pre-slowdown originals. Live files in `..` are all Carter at 30%
slower (ffmpeg `atempo=0.7692`, single pass from the normal-speed sources here).

All Carter takes use `eleven_multilingual_v2` with `stability=0.75 style=0.1 similarity=0.75`.

## Carter (current narrator, all sections)

Voice ID: `bU2VfAdiOb2Gv2eZWlFq`

| File | Section | Normal-speed | 30%-slow (live) |
|---|---|---|---|
| `title-carter.mp3` | Title slate | 14.4s | 18.8s |
| `preface-carter.mp3` | Preface | 53.5s | 69.5s |
| `opening-carter.mp3` | Opening | 107.9s | 140.2s |
| `four-truths-carter.mp3` | The Four Noble Truths | 78.0s | 101.4s |
| `three-ways-carter.mp3` | Knowing Each One Three Ways | 94.1s | 122.4s |
| `how-heard-carter.mp3` | How They Heard It | 117.4s | 152.7s |

Total live runtime: ~10m 5s.

## Other voices auditioned

| File | Voice | Voice ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `opening-carter-10slow.mp3` | Carter, 10% slow | `bU2VfAdiOb2Gv2eZWlFq` | superseded by 30% |
| `opening-carter-20slow.mp3` | Carter, ~21% slow | `bU2VfAdiOb2Gv2eZWlFq` | superseded by 30% |
| `opening-carter-30slow.mp3` | Carter, 30% slow | `bU2VfAdiOb2Gv2eZWlFq` | same as live `01-opening.mp3` |
| `title-hardy.mp3` | Hardy (Taiwanese) | `FS8UtxyDrvYcNCxVaziq` | previously live title |
| `preface-hardy.mp3` | Hardy (Taiwanese) | `FS8UtxyDrvYcNCxVaziq` | previously live preface |