After Promoat finishes generating your video idea, the next step is recording the audio. This article covers the
Voice mode — your phone's mic, no camera. For on-camera recording see
Record with camera; to use a previously cloned voice see
Clone your voice.
1. Reaching the Record screen
Open the Watch tab and find a video idea with the Ready status — it's waiting for your voice. Tap the record button on the overlay and the full-screen Create Video screen opens.
SELECTED IMAGE
SELECTED SCRIPT
Walking through the venue, pointing out where the ceremony and reception will be — and don't miss the rooftop terrace.
Create Video screen: SELECTED IMAGE on top, SELECTED SCRIPT below, Record CTA at the bottom.
This screen is a confirmation step — Promoat shows you the image and script it picked so you can review before committing the mic. Two sections:
SELECTED IMAGE. The hero shot for your video. If the idea has multiple scenes, you'll see a horizontal film strip labelled "{N} SCENES" with a "Swipe to preview scenes" hint instead.
SELECTED SCRIPT. The AI-written narration in italic. You can't edit it from here — to swap scripts go back to the feed item and pick a different variant.
When you're happy, tap the gradient Record button pinned to the bottom.
Find a Ready idea and tap its record icon
Review the image and script
2. Picking Voice from the mode sheet
Tapping Record opens a bottom sheet titled "Create your video." Three modes are listed; this article covers the first.
Voice
Record your voice onto your character.
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Record your expressions, motion, and voice.
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Voice Clone
Use your voice model to narrate the video.
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Mode sheet: Voice / Camera / Voice Clone. Camera shows a PRO badge for non-Capture plans.
Voice — "Record your voice onto your character." You read the script into the mic; Promoat lipsyncs your voice onto the AI-generated character. This is the mode this article covers.
Camera — "Record your expressions, motion, and voice." Films you talking to your phone while reading the teleprompter. Marked PRO on free / trial accounts and routes to the paywall when tapped.
Voice Clone — "Use your voice model to narrate the video." Skips recording entirely and uses your previously cloned voice for TTS. Visible only after you've banked enough recordings.
Tap Voice and the sheet dismisses to reveal the voice recording screen.
3. The voice recording screen
Your voice.
Read it or freestyle.
Walking through the venue, pointing out where
the ceremony will be —
Tap to start recording
Maximum 59 seconds
or
Voice screen, idle: teleprompter on top, recorder card below, upload option at the bottom.
Header is just a back chevron — leaving here cancels the take. Below that, two stacked sections:
The teleprompter
Your script appears in a card at the top with a thin progress bar underneath. Once you start recording, the teleprompter highlights words one at a time at a set WPM (words per minute) rate — default is 150 WPM, range is 80–240. Your WPM choice is saved across sessions so you only calibrate once.
The screen subtitle "Read it or freestyle" tells you the teleprompter is optional — you can ignore it and improvise. The audio is what gets used; the teleprompter just keeps you on script.
The recorder card
The card below the teleprompter is the actual mic control. In its idle state it shows:
"Tap to start recording" hint at the top.
A round button with the brand cool-gradient and a mic icon — the screen's signature brand moment.
"Maximum {N} seconds" at the bottom, where N is your plan limit.
Plan limits
Trial / Free — 8 seconds.
Any paid plan — 59 seconds.
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Scripts are written to fit your plan limit
Promoat sizes its scripts to your tier — free users get 8-second scripts, paid users get up to 59. If you upgrade mid-session, the next idea you generate will use the longer format.
4. The 3-second countdown and recording
Tapping the mic button starts a 3-second countdown first — the teleprompter is replaced with a big "3 / 2 / 1" plus a "Get ready." caption so you don't fumble the opening word. When the countdown finishes, recording starts and the teleprompter kicks in word by word.
Your voice.
Read it or freestyle.
and don't miss the rooftop terrace —
Recording state: red dot, live timer, red stop button, teleprompter still scrolling.
While recording, the card flips to a recording state:
A pulsing red dot at the top.
A live elapsed / max timer in red — for example, 0:14 / 0:59.
The mic button turns red and shows a stop icon.
"Tap to stop" caption at the bottom.
Recording auto-stops when you hit the max. You don't need to watch the timer. Tap the red stop button anytime to end early.
5. Upload an existing audio file
Below the recorder card the screen shows "or" followed by an Upload from files link with a folder icon. Tap it to pick an audio file from your device.
Promoat accepts MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, and WebM. Files longer than your plan limit are rejected with an "Audio Too Long" alert — trim outside the app or upgrade.
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Why upload instead of record
Upload makes sense if you've already got a voice memo, you'd rather record on a desktop mic, or you want to deliver a take through a tool with better noise reduction. The result downstream is identical.
6. The trial-tier upgrade nudge
On free or trial accounts, a gradient "Upgrade to record up to 59s" pill is pinned at the bottom of the screen the whole time. Tapping it routes you to the paywall.
Your voice.
Read it or freestyle.
Tap to start recording
Maximum 8 seconds
Upgrade to record up to 59s
Trial accounts: 8-second cap on the recorder card, persistent upgrade pill below.
7. After the take
Stopping the recorder (or finishing an upload) shows a playback bar in place of the recorder card. Tap to listen, then either:
Re-record — discards the take and returns the card to its idle state. No credits are charged for re-recording.
Use this take — proceeds to the Caption options sheet, where you pick caption style before committing the render.
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Credits are deducted at render time, not at recording time
Tapping Use this take doesn't yet charge credits. The next sheet — caption options — is where you confirm the render and trigger the lipsync job. Credits deduct then. If the render fails server-side, credits are refunded automatically.
In the mode sheet, tap Voice
Tap the gradient mic button — wait through the 3-second countdown
Read the teleprompter (or freestyle) into the mic
Tap the red stop button or let it auto-stop
Tap Use this take to advance to caption options