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How to Get Donald Trump‘s AI Voice for Viral TikTok Memes

AI voice cloning technology has exploded in popularity recently. With the right tools, anyone can now generate a realistic digital voice replica of famous personalities like Donald Trump. But why would you want Trump‘s voice on your computer?

The main driver of this trend is the viral AI voice meme videos taking over TikTok. People are using AI voices of presidents and politicians to create hilarious dubbed videos. By cloning Trump‘s voice, you can make him say whatever you want for funny video clips or TikTok posts.

In this comprehensive guide for beginners, you‘ll learn step-by-step how to easily get Donald Trump‘s AI voice using the voice cloning platform ElevenLabs. With just a few speech samples from Trump, you can produce a cloned voice to make Trump say things he never would!

A Brief History of AI Voice Cloning

Before jumping into the voice cloning process, it helps to understand the technology powering services like ElevenLabs. AI voice cloning leverages deep learning and neural networks to analyze and replicate the unique qualities of a person‘s voice.

The first AI-synthesized voices emerged in the 1980s, but low quality and robotic tones limited usefulness. In 2016, Google‘s DeepMind made a major breakthrough with WaveNet audio generation. This allowed creating natural-sounding voices using deep neural networks.

Just a year later, a Montreal-based AI startup called Lyrebird unveiled voice imitation algorithms that could clone a voice with just one minute of sample audio.

Lyrebird AI Voice Cloning Demo

Lyrebird‘s early voice cloning demo from 2017

Since then, AI voice cloning technology has become increasingly more sophisticated and accessible to everyday users. Companies like ElevenLabs, Replica, and Respeecher now offer consumer-friendly voice cloning services.

As quality improves, AI voice cloning opens up many creative applications, but also raises concerns of misuse for fraud, scams, and misinformation. More on the implications later.

First, let‘s look at how to actually use this technology to clone a voice like Donald Trump‘s.

Step 1: Sign Up for an ElevenLabs Account

First, you‘ll need an account on ElevenLabs, one of the leading AI voice cloning platforms.

  1. Go to ElevenLabs.io and click "Sign Up"
  2. Create an account with your email, Google, or Facebook
  3. Verify your email address to complete signup
  4. Navigate to "Subscriptions" and purchase a paid plan

I recommend the $5 per month "Starter" plan which allows up to 60 minutes of generated speech. Making short TikTok clips won‘t use up much time.

The ElevenLabs Process

ElevenLabs uses powerful AI and machine learning models to analyze voice patterns and recreate a digital clone. Their algorithms study the unique timbre, pitch, tone, and other acoustic qualities that make a voice distinctive.

This cloned "voice profile" contains all the building blocks to generate realistic speech in that voice. Essentially, ElevenLabs decomposes and recreates someone‘s actual voice.

To build your voice profile, ElevenLabs requires at least 45 seconds of audio samples from the target voice. The more data the better. 5-10 minutes of clean audio ensures the best quality clone.

ElevenLabs Pricing

Here‘s a breakdown of the subscription plans ElevenLabs offers:

  • Basic: Free, watermarked audio, no voice cloning
  • Starter: $5/month, 60 minutes of generated speech
  • Pro: $20/month, 240 minutes of generated speech
  • Business: $75/month, 1000 minutes of generated speech

Starter is probably sufficient for most individual users making short meme videos. Businesses may need more minutes for ads or other content.

Step 2: Find Trump Speech Samples to Clone

Now you need to collect a few samples of Trump‘s speech to clone his voice. YouTube is a great source for finding Trump speaking.

  1. Search YouTube for "Donald Trump speech" and find 3-5 good clips of him talking
  2. Copy the YouTube URL for each video
  3. Use a YouTube to MP3 converter to download the videos as audio files
  4. Upload the MP3 files to ElevenLabs to clone Trump‘s voice

Aim for at least 5 minutes of combined speech samples. The more data ElevenLabs has, the better the voice clone will be. Choose clear audio without background noise.

Ideally, find samples of Trump across different scenarios – rallies, interviews, debates, etc. This gives ElevenLabs diverse voice data to train the model.

Here are some solid Trump speech samples to use:

Mixing up contexts helps the AI better replicate Trump‘s voice across different tones and cadences.

Step 3: Clone Trump‘s Voice on ElevenLabs

With your speech samples ready, it‘s time to clone Trump‘s voice on ElevenLabs.

  1. Go to the Voice Lab in ElevenLabs
  2. Click "Add Voice" and select "Instant Voice Cloning"
  3. Name your new voice (e.g. "Donald Trump Clone")
  4. Upload the Trump speech MP3 files
  5. Click "Add Voice" and let ElevenLabs work its magic!

It will take a few minutes for ElevenLabs to analyze the speech samples and create a digital voice clone. Once ready, you can click "Use This Voice" to generate speech.

Training the Model

Behind the scenes, ElevenLabs feeds your Trump audio into their AI to train a custom voice cloning model.

The more training data the better. 5 minutes often yields decent results. 10+ minutes produces incredibly accurate clones indistinguishable from the real person.

You can speed up training by uploading higher-quality samples. Reduce background noise and isolate clear speech in the audio files.

Once trained, ElevenLabs will notify you when your Trump voice clone is ready to use!

Step 4: Generate Trump Speech Using the Cloned Voice

Now the fun begins! You can type anything you want and make Trump say it in his own voice.

  1. In ElevenLabs Voice Lab, select your Trump voice clone
  2. Type some text into the speech box, like "Don‘t believe the fake news folks!"
  3. Click "Generate" and listen to the realistic Trump voice!

You can generate as much speech as you want (within your plan limits). Get creative with the Trump voice lines!

Controlling the AI Voice

ElevenLabs allows customizing speed, pitch, and tone on generated voices. So you can make Trump talk faster or smoother as needed.

Take time to fine-tune the voice and truly mimic Trump‘s signature style. Listen to original samples and try to match punchy words, pauses, volume changes, etc.

With practice, you can create scarily convincing AI impersonations of Trump‘s voice and speaking patterns.

Step 5: Create Your TikTok Meme Video

Finally, take your generated Trump speech audio and create a funny TikTok video!

  1. Import the audio into video editing software like Kapwing or Adobe Premiere
  2. Add your other video clips, images, etc.
  3. Line up the AI voiceover audio with the visuals
  4. Export your complete video and upload to TikTok!

Now you too can jump in on the AI voice meme trend and probably go viral!

AI Voices for Brands

Brands are also capitalizing on AI voice cloning for marketing. Imagine McDonald‘s ads voiced by Ronald McDonald or Nike‘s "Just Do It" slogan spoken by Michael Jordan.

As a social media marketer, I‘ve seen AI voice clones attract huge engagement and buzz when used creatively. They capture attention in an increasingly noisy landscape.

Of course, brand usage requires legally acquiring rights to the celebrity voice. But for parody videos, AI clones fall into fair use protections.

Ethical Concerns Around AI Voice Cloning

While AI voices unlock creative potential, the technology also raises ethical questions. Realistic voice cloning enables new forms of misinformation and fraud.

Disinformation Risks

Synthesized voices could be used to spread false information by impersonating politicians or celebrities. Imagine a fake announcement from the President shared on social media.

Deepfakes for video already pose this threat. AI audio generation makes it easier by removing the need for visuals.

Identity Theft

Access to someone‘s "voice profile" could allow impersonating them, whether for financial fraud or reputational damages. Fake audio messages could be created without their consent.

Unauthorized Usage

The lines around voice rights remain unclear. Some argue cloning a voice without permission violates personal rights. Lawsuits around deepfakes have already emerged.

More guidelines and regulations will be needed as AI voice synthesis becomes more accessible. We must balance innovation with appropriate safeguards.

The Future of AI Voice Cloning

Despite risks, AI voice cloning opens many exciting possibilities looking ahead. Here are some future applications we may see.

  • Personalization: Custom voices for brand mascots, assistants, game characters, and more
  • Accessibility: Text-to-speech for people who can‘t physically speak
  • Voice preservation: Creating digital clones of voices posthumously or as people age
  • Entertainment: Movies, shows, games with synthesized voice acting
  • Personal profiles: Users manage and license their own voice identities

As with any transformative technology, society needs time to adapt to AI synthesis. With prudent ethics and policies, voice cloning can drive creativity, connection, and innovation.

Try It Yourself!

Hopefully this guide gave you a comprehensive overview of how to clone voices with ElevenLabs. The technology may seem intimidating at first, but ElevenLabs makes it accessible to anyone.

Now you can enjoy making Donald Trump say ridiculous things on your own TikTok channel! Let me know if you have any other questions on AI voice clones.

I can‘t wait to see the funny Trump videos you create. This is just the beginning of the AI voice revolution!