> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tavus.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Voices for Image-Based Faces

> Pick a voice when you train a face from a photo: use your own, or pick a stock voice to get running faster.

Image training has no audio, so you attach a voice on the same [Create Face](/api-reference/faces/create-face) request. Send **`default_voice_id`** or **`voice_name`**, not both.

See [Choose a Model and Training Path](/sections/faces/which-training-path) for photo vs video, and [Voices](/sections/conversational-video-interface/voices) for the full Voices API.

## Option 1. Train your own voice

Create a [Tavus Voice](/sections/conversational-video-interface/voices) from a sample of audio in [PAL Maker](https://maker.tavus.io/dev/voices/create) or with [Create Voice](/api-reference/voices/create-voice). When it is ready, pass its id as **`default_voice_id`**.

```json theme={null}
{
  "face_name": "Ana",
  "model_name": "phoenix-4.5",
  "train_image_url": "https://example.com/ana.png",
  "default_voice_id": "v0a1b2c3d4e5f"
}
```

Use this when you want the face to sound like a specific person. You must hold the rights to that voice. See [Platform Policies](/sections/faces/overview#platform-policies).

## Option 2. Use a stock voice

This is the faster path if you just want the face up and running. Pick a stock voice from the catalog and attach it now. You can change the face's default later with [Update Face](/api-reference/faces/update-face).

Two ways to point at a stock voice:

* **`voice_name`**: a slug such as `anna`
* **`default_voice_id`**: the Voice id from [List Voices](/api-reference/voices/list-voices) or [PAL Maker](https://maker.tavus.io/dev/voices)

```json theme={null}
{
  "face_name": "Ana",
  "model_name": "phoenix-4.5",
  "train_image_url": "https://example.com/ana.png",
  "voice_name": "anna"
}
```

You are not stuck with that voice in every conversation. A PAL can still set its own `voice_id` or `external_voice_id`. See [Text-to-Speech (TTS)](/sections/conversational-video-interface/pal/tts).

<h3 id="example-voice-name-table">
  Example stock voices
</h3>

These are example `voice_name` slugs, each with a short sample clip.

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  <div className="rounded-xl border border-zinc-200 p-3 dark:border-zinc-700">
    ```text theme={null}
    benjamin
    ```

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    ```text theme={null}
    james
    ```

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    ```text theme={null}
    liam
    ```

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    ```text theme={null}
    anna
    ```

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    ```text theme={null}
    julia
    ```

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  </div>

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    ```text theme={null}
    ivy
    ```

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