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How to Do a Voiceover on Instagram Reels

Instagram can record a voiceover in the Reels editor. For a natural generated voice, you build the Reel in an editor first.

Two ways

How to do a voiceover on Instagram Reels

  1. Generate the voice in Cantari: paste your script, pick a voice, and generate a natural read in seconds, then export the audio file (MP3 on every plan, WAV on paid plans). No microphone, no retakes.

  2. In the Reels editor, after adding your clips, look for the voiceover control (the microphone) to record narration over the timeline.

  3. To use a generated voice instead, build the Reel in an editor like CapCut with that audio on a track.

  4. Export the finished video and upload it to Instagram as a Reel.

Instagram's in-app voiceover records you live and does not import arbitrary audio files cleanly. The reliable way to put a natural, generated voice on a Reel is to assemble it in CapCut (which exports for Reels) and upload the finished clip.

Straight answers

Voiceover on Instagram Reels, answered.

Can I upload my own audio as a Reel voiceover?
Instagram's editor records voiceovers live rather than importing audio files. To use a generated voice, build the Reel with that audio in an editor and upload the finished video.
What is the easiest editor for a Reel with an AI voice?
CapCut: import the generated voice, line it up, and export at a vertical size made for Reels. See the CapCut voiceover page.
Will the voiceover stay in sync after uploading?
Yes. Once the audio is baked into the exported video, the sync travels with the file when you upload it.
Keep going

Voiceovers elsewhere.

The voice itself comes from text to speech. New to it? Read the guide.

Your Instagram Reels voiceover starts with the voice.

Generate a natural read from your script in seconds, export it, and add it the way this guide shows. No microphone required.