Workspace Map

• Top Header: editor title, panel toggle, generation status, and close.
• Left Sidebar (collapsible + resizable): modality panels, metadata panel, and performance text panel.
• Main Workspace: audio selection/clear controls plus full player and trim controls.
• Bottom Generations Panel (collapsible + resizable): previous generated outputs for quick A/B selection.

Panel-by-Panel Reference

Dialogue Panel (Text-to-Speech)

Core dialogue generation panel with character selector, prompt text, model picker, dynamic model options, and output format. Character-specific voice settings can be loaded/saved against cast entries.

SFX Panel

Focused sound-effect generation with prompt, model picker, dynamic settings, duration slider, and output format. Best for effects/foley layers.

Voice Design Panel

Builds reusable voice profiles using character name, voice characteristics, and sample line fields. Includes model picker and advanced options for voice identity shaping.

Voice-to-Voice Panel

Transforms source audio into a target voice. Supports file upload, drag-drop, asset browser selection, source preview player, target voice picker, and model-specific options.

Audio Metadata Panel

Sidebar metadata context for selected audio and timeline points (duration/current time/in-out).

Performance Text Panel

Displays performance text context tied to the current asset so generation choices stay aligned to script intent.

Workspace Header

Main-center controls to select project audio into workspace and clear the current canvas audio.

Audio Player Panel

Playback and edit controls: play/pause, seek, volume, speed, reverse, in/out points, apply trim, and reset trim.

Previous Generations Panel

Bottom history strip of generated outputs with quick selection. Collapsible and vertically resizable for compare-heavy review passes.

Panel Persistence Behavior

Each modality keeps its own configuration snapshot, so switching panels preserves previous settings instead of resetting them.

Main Workspace Capabilities

• Select existing project audio into the workspace header.
• Play/pause, seek, volume, playback speed, and reverse playback controls.
• Set in/out points and apply trim or reset trim.
• Review metadata and attached performance text context during iteration.

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. Open Audio Generator in the target project.
2. Choose a modality panel (Dialogue, SFX, Voice Design, or Voice-to-Voice).
3. Set model + prompt/options in that panel.
4. Generate and monitor status in header/task indicators.
5. Preview in the central player and trim if needed.
6. Compare alternates from the bottom previous-generations panel.
7. Select the approved take and continue to timeline/assembly workflows.

Usage Tips

• Name outputs by scene + intent + version so downstream review is faster.
• Keep each modality focused on one task type to avoid prompt confusion.
• Use the bottom generations panel as your source-of-truth shortlist before exporting or placing in edits.