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Rw Generate Audio by runwayml — Agent Skill

Name: Rw Generate Audio
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: runwayml

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Generate Audio

Generate audio directly using the Runway API. Supports text-to-speech, sound effects, voice isolation, dubbing, and speech-to-speech voice conversion.

IMPORTANT: Run scripts from the user's working directory so output files are saved where the user expects.

Usage

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type tts --text "Hello world" --filename "greeting.mp3" [--voice-id ID] [--api-key KEY]

Preflight

command -v uv must succeed
RUNWAYML_API_SECRET must be set, or pass --api-key

Audio Types

Type	Description	Required Args
`tts`	Text to speech	`--text`
`sfx`	Sound effect generation	`--text`
`isolate`	Isolate voice from audio	`--audio-url`
`dub`	Dub to another language	`--audio-url`, `--target-language`
`sts`	Voice conversion	`--audio-url`

Parameters

Param	Description	Default
`--type`	Audio type (required): tts, sfx, isolate, dub, sts	--
`--filename`	Output filename (required)	--
`--text`	Text input (for tts and sfx)	--
`--audio-url`	Audio URL or local path (for isolate, dub, sts)	--
`--voice-id`	Voice preset (for tts and sts, e.g. Maya, Noah, Leslie)	Maya
`--target-language`	Language code (for dub, e.g. "es")	--
`--output-dir`	Output directory	cwd
`--api-key`	Runway API key	env `RUNWAYML_API_SECRET`

Examples

Text-to-speech:

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type tts --text "Welcome to our product showcase" --filename "voiceover.mp3"

Sound effect:

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type sfx --text "Thunder rolling across a stormy sky" --filename "thunder.mp3"

Voice isolation:

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type isolate --audio-url "noisy-recording.mp3" --filename "clean-voice.mp3"

Speech-to-speech (voice conversion):

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type sts --audio-url "recording.mp3" --voice-id Noah --filename "converted.mp3"

Dubbing:

uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type dub --audio-url "english-narration.mp3" --target-language es --filename "spanish-dub.mp3"

Output

The script downloads the result and saves it to the specified path
Script outputs the full path to the saved file

---name: rw-generate-audiodescription: Generate audio using the Runway API via runnable scripts. Supports TTS, sound effects, voice isolation, dubbing, and voice conversion.--- # Generate Audio Generate audio directly using the Runway API. Supports text-to-speech, sound effects, voice isolation, dubbing, and speech-to-speech voice conversion. **IMPORTANT:** Run scripts from the user's working directory so output files are saved where the user expects. ## Usage ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type tts --text "Hello world" --filename "greeting.mp3" [--voice-id ID] [--api-key KEY] ``` ## Preflight 1. `command -v uv` must succeed 2. `RUNWAYML_API_SECRET` must be set, or pass `--api-key` ## Audio Types | Type | Description | Required Args | |------|-------------|---------------| | `tts` | Text to speech | `--text` | | `sfx` | Sound effect generation | `--text` | | `isolate` | Isolate voice from audio | `--audio-url` | | `dub` | Dub to another language | `--audio-url`, `--target-language` | | `sts` | Voice conversion | `--audio-url` | ## Parameters | Param | Description | Default | |-------|-------------|---------| | `--type` | Audio type (required): tts, sfx, isolate, dub, sts | -- | | `--filename` | Output filename (required) | -- | | `--text` | Text input (for tts and sfx) | -- | | `--audio-url` | Audio URL or local path (for isolate, dub, sts) | -- | | `--voice-id` | Voice preset (for tts and sts, e.g. Maya, Noah, Leslie) | Maya | | `--target-language` | Language code (for dub, e.g. "es") | -- | | `--output-dir` | Output directory | cwd | | `--api-key` | Runway API key | env `RUNWAYML_API_SECRET` | ## Examples **Text-to-speech:** ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type tts --text "Welcome to our product showcase" --filename "voiceover.mp3" ``` **Sound effect:** ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type sfx --text "Thunder rolling across a stormy sky" --filename "thunder.mp3" ``` **Voice isolation:** ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type isolate --audio-url "noisy-recording.mp3" --filename "clean-voice.mp3" ``` **Speech-to-speech (voice conversion):** ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type sts --audio-url "recording.mp3" --voice-id Noah --filename "converted.mp3" ``` **Dubbing:** ```bash uv run scripts/generate_audio.py --type dub --audio-url "english-narration.mp3" --target-language es --filename "spanish-dub.mp3" ``` ## Output - The script downloads the result and saves it to the specified path - Script outputs the full path to the saved file

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