With Garmin Voice Studio, anyone can customize their n vi with voice directions from family and friends. Ever fancied giving yourself directions? Well you can. If you own a Garmin Nuvi GPS navigator, that is.

To get started, download the free Garmin Voice Studio program and install it on your PC . You will be lead through a series of phrases that can be edited and reviewed directly within the application. To achieve the best quality recordings, an external microphone is recommended. Once finished, you'll be ready to go with custom voices on your compatible device! It's fun, it's easy, and it's a great way to add a bit of personality to your device!

Garmin Voice Studio is compatible with IBM-compatible PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later operating system. Garmin Voice Studio does not provide text-to-speech recordings.

Voice Studio guides users through recording replacements for the 65 words and phrases that the device uses to give directions, which can then be previewed in the application before packaging for download to your or your friends' devices.

The following devices are compatible with Garmin Voice Studio:
* aera series
* GPSMAP 620 & 640
* n vi 200-series
* n vi 205-series
* n vi 500-series
* n vi 700-series
* n vi 705-series
* n vi 800-series
* n vi 1200-series
* n vi 1300-series
* n vi 1400-series
* n vi 1600-series
* n vi 5000
* z mo 660

Garmin estimates the process will take 30 minutes, which may seem long for the simple task of saying 65 words, but if you want it to sound as natural as possible, I would suggest taking your time to test and trim each recording. Sadly, my Garmin is not one of the supported devices, so if yours is, try it out and let us know how it worked in the comments!

The license of this software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this audio utility software.