How to Use Own Narration on Golpo AI: Upload Audio, Video, or Record Live

Golpo AI generates narration for your videos automatically — but sometimes you want your own voice, your own recording, or audio you have already produced. Maybe you recorded a voiceover using ElevenLabs. Maybe you have a Zoom recording of a presentation you want turned into a polished explainer. Maybe you just want to talk into your microphone and let Golpo handle the visuals.

The Own Narration toggle makes all of this possible. When you turn it on, Golpo stops generating narration and instead uses whatever audio you provide — then builds the video around it. The AI listens to your audio and generates visuals that match what you are saying.

This guide walks through every way to use Own Narration, with real examples of what the output looks like.

Where to Find the Own Narration Toggle

When you open the Golpo AI video creation page, you will see the default view with a text prompt area where you describe your video topic. In the top-right area, there are two toggles: Own Narration and Script Mode.

By default, Own Narration is turned off. In this mode, you write a prompt, Golpo generates a script and narration for you, and then produces the video. This is the standard workflow.

When you flip the Own Narration toggle to ON, the interface changes completely. The text prompt area disappears and is replaced with audio and video input options.

Now you have three ways to provide your narration:

• Upload Audio or Video — drag and drop or click to select files (MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, MOV, and more)
• Record Audio — use your microphone to record narration directly in the browser
• Record Webcam — record yourself with camera and audio, and have your face appear in the video

Let us go through each one.

Option 1: Upload Your Own Audio File

This is the most common use case. You already have an audio file — maybe you recorded a voiceover, generated speech using a tool like ElevenLabs or other text-to-speech services, or extracted audio from a podcast or presentation.

Here is how it works:

• Toggle Own Narration to ON
• Click the upload area or drag your audio file into it
• Golpo accepts MP3, WAV, M4A, and other common audio formats
• Select your video style — Golpo Canvas or Golpo Sketch
• Optionally add video instructions (for example, "show more graphs and charts" or "use cinematic transitions")
• Hit generate

Golpo transcribes your audio, understands the content, and generates visuals that match your narration. Your voice stays exactly as you recorded it — Golpo only adds the video layer on top.

This video walks through the process of uploading your own audio to Golpo AI:

Real Example: Alexander the Great Explainer

To show what the output looks like, we uploaded an audio narration about Alexander the Great. Listen to the audio here: Alexander the Great Audio

The audio was a straightforward voiceover explaining his conquests and legacy. Golpo took that audio and generated a complete whiteboard-style explainer video with matching illustrations, maps, and animated scenes — all synced to the narration.

Here is the result:

Notice how the visuals are not generic stock footage. Golpo understood the audio content and created relevant illustrations — battle scenes, maps of the empire, portraits — all in the Golpo Sketch style. This is the power of using your own narration: you control exactly what is said, and Golpo handles making it visually compelling.

When to Use Audio Upload

• AI-generated voiceovers — use ElevenLabs, Amazon Polly, Google Cloud TTS, or any text-to-speech tool to create a polished voiceover in any voice or language, then upload it to Golpo
• Podcast repurposing — take a segment from your podcast and turn it into a visual explainer your audience can share
• Multilingual content — record narration in any language and Golpo generates visuals to match
• Consistent brand voice — if your company has a specific narrator or voice talent, use their recordings across all your videos

Option 2: Upload an Existing Video

The upload area accepts video files too — MP4, MOV, and other common formats. When you upload a video, Golpo extracts the audio track and uses it as the narration. The original video visuals are not used; Golpo generates entirely new visuals based on what is being said in the audio.

This is incredibly useful for repurposing content you already have:

• Zoom recordings — you gave a presentation or ran a training session over Zoom. The content was great, but the recording is just talking heads and screen shares. Upload it to Golpo and get a polished explainer video with professional animations
• Old marketing videos — you have a product video from two years ago where the narration is still accurate but the visuals are outdated. Upload it, and Golpo creates fresh visuals while keeping your original narration
• Conference talks — your CEO gave a keynote that perfectly explains your product vision. Upload the recording and turn it into a shareable animated explainer
• Internal training recordings — transform informal screen recordings into polished training videos

The workflow is identical to uploading audio — toggle Own Narration on, upload your video file, and Golpo handles the rest. It extracts the audio, transcribes it, and generates new matching visuals.

Option 3: Record Audio Directly

If you do not have a pre-recorded file, you can record your narration directly in Golpo using the Record Audio button. This uses your computer or phone's microphone.

Click Record Audio, speak your narration, stop the recording, and Golpo uses it immediately. No need to save a file, transfer it to your computer, or deal with audio editing software.

This is perfect for:

• Quick explainers where you just want to talk through a topic naturally
• Internal videos where production polish on the audio is not critical
• Iterating fast — record, generate, review, re-record if needed

Option 4: Record With Your Webcam

The Record Webcam option captures both your camera feed and audio. This is useful when you want your face to appear in the final video alongside the Golpo-generated visuals.

This video demonstrates how to use the webcam recording and microphone recording features to create a whiteboard-style explainer video:

Webcam recording is great for:

• Personal branding — coaches, educators, and consultants who want their face in the video to build trust
• Course creators — record yourself explaining a concept and let Golpo add animated illustrations
• Sales outreach — record a personalized message to a prospect with your face visible, enhanced by Golpo's visual storytelling

Settings You Can Customize

After providing your narration through any of the four methods, you still have control over several settings that affect the final video:

• Video style — choose between Golpo Canvas (the earlier Golpo 2.0 look) and Golpo Sketch (the newer hand-drawn whiteboard style). Both have Preview buttons so you can see examples before committing
• Color — enable or disable color in the generated video
• Music — add background music or keep it at None to let your narration stand alone
• Duration — set your preferred video length
• Orientation — choose Horizontal (landscape) for YouTube and presentations, or other orientations for social media
• Language and Display Language — set the language for any on-screen text Golpo generates
• Style and Pacing — choose Classic or other visual styles, and set the pacing to Fast or slower options
• Video instructions — add optional directions like "show more graphs and charts," "include more stock footage," or "use cinematic transitions" to guide how Golpo generates the visuals

Own Narration vs. Default AI Narration: When to Use Which

Golpo's built-in AI narration is excellent for most use cases. You write a prompt, and it generates a complete video with script and voiceover. Use Own Narration when:

• You need a specific voice — your own, your CEO's, or a branded AI voice from ElevenLabs
• You already have content recorded — a Zoom call, a podcast segment, a conference talk
• You want precise control over what is said — writing a prompt gives you approximate control, but recording your own audio gives you exact control over every word
• You are repurposing existing video — the narration is good, but you want fresh, professional visuals
• You want your face in the video — webcam recording is only available through Own Narration

For everything else — when you want to describe a topic and let Golpo handle both the script and the visuals — the default prompt-based workflow is faster and requires less preparation.

Getting Started

This feature is only available for Business plan and above. Once you upgrade/purchase the required plan, head to video.golpoai.com, open the video creation page, and flip the Own Narration toggle. Upload an audio file you already have — even a simple voice memo from your phone — and see what Golpo generates. The entire process takes minutes, and you will immediately see how your narration pairs with Golpo's AI-generated visuals.

Whether you are a teacher recording lessons, a marketer repurposing webinar recordings, a sales rep personalizing outreach, or a content creator building a YouTube channel — Own Narration puts you in control of the voice while Golpo handles everything else.