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Add AI Voices and Audio Magic to Your Tempo App with ElevenLabs

Imagine your app greeting users in a friendly voice, reading articles aloud, or translating videos into other languages—all without booking studio time or hiring voice actors. Thanks to ElevenLabs and Tempo’s MCP App Store, that level of audio polish is now a one‑click upgrade.

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What makes ElevenLabs special? (Read more here)

  • Lifelike voices in dozens of languages and styles.
  • Speech‑to‑text that turns meetings or voice notes into clean transcripts.
  • Voice cloning to match your brand—or even your own voice*.
  • Instant dubbing so a single video can speak fluent Spanish, French, or Japanese.
  • Fun extras like sound effects, voice isolation, and real‑time voice changing.

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Connect ElevenLabs in under 7 minutes

  1. Add Supabase

    Gives your project a secure, always‑on memory for storing search results, user prefs, or chat history.

  2. Open the MCP App Store

    Click ElevenLabs → Connect.

  3. Create an API key

    Log in at https://elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys → API Keys → Create new key. Copy it.

  4. Paste & Save

    Drop the key into Tempo and you’re live—no SDKs, no servers.

  5. Search away

    Use the built‑in function calls or Tempo prompt builder to fetch data on demand.

API key = Secret pass that proves your app has permission to ask Exa for data.

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Five Projects you can try today

IdeaHow it works
Voiceover in a FlashDrop text into Tempo → ElevenLabs speaks it → Vercel hosts the audio file. Great for tutorials, ads, or podcasts.
Meeting Minutes on AutopilotUpload a call recording → Speech‑to‑text creates a transcript → GPT‑4 turns it into bullet‑point action items.
Multilingual Video DubbingFeed a video to ElevenLabs → It swaps the audio into any language you pick → Dropbox stores the new file.
Instant SoundboardType “thunder crash” or “cheering crowd” → ElevenLabs generates the effect → Trigger it with a button in your app.
Voice‑Enabled Support BotUser asks a question in chat → GPT‑4 writes a reply → ElevenLabs speaks it aloud → Twilio sends the call.

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Keep it simple: best practices

  • Short prompts, clear tone. “Friendly, helpful voice” works better than long descriptions.
  • Check the sample. Preview audio in Tempo before you share it with users.
  • Mind the minutes. ElevenLabs charges per generated second—trim silence to save credits.

Dive in, connect ElevenLabs, and let your app read the internet for you. Happy building! 🌐🚀