Boomer voice fix: re-clone from verified 7/31 VO (VOICE_ID czUPGx5phxE6qpQ46nRS); prior EoZqh clone sounded wrong

9ea3fd532e7ad9eebbfda78eec2435c146993a5e · 2026-08-05 12:50:04 -0700 · Steve Abrams

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M scripts/social-video-gen.mjs

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commit 9ea3fd532e7ad9eebbfda78eec2435c146993a5e
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 5 12:50:04 2026 -0700

    Boomer voice fix: re-clone from verified 7/31 VO (VOICE_ID czUPGx5phxE6qpQ46nRS); prior EoZqh clone sounded wrong
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 scripts/social-video-gen.mjs | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/social-video-gen.mjs b/scripts/social-video-gen.mjs
index e51ba644..65edd023 100644
--- a/scripts/social-video-gen.mjs
+++ b/scripts/social-video-gen.mjs
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ const JOBDIR = path.join(ROOT, 'data', 'social-jobs');
 const VIDDIR = path.join(ROOT, 'public', 'social-videos');
 const HERO = path.join(ROOT, 'public', 'desk-assets', 'boomer-hero.jpg');
 const AVATAR = path.join(ROOT, 'public', 'desk-assets', 'boomer-headshot.jpg');
-// Steve Bloom (Boomer) voice. Primary = the clean dedicated VO he recorded 2026-07-31
-// ("VO for SAbrams 7 31 26"). Prior YouTube-interview clone 6x9fou9Xwqy5FH5seKdC kept as fallback note.
-const VOICE_ID = process.env.RENTV_VOICE_ID || 'EoZqhGRrFYVEnxL4P2So';
+// Steve Bloom (Boomer) voice. FRESH clone czUPGx5phxE6qpQ46nRS re-cloned 2026-08-05 directly
+// from the ground-truth sample "VO for SAbrams 7 31 26.m4a" (Boom's own recording, pulled from
+// the steve-personal "RENTV - VO" thread) after the prior clone EoZqhGRrFYVEnxL4P2So sounded wrong.
+// Priors kept only as history: EoZqhGRrFYVEnxL4P2So (wrong), 6x9fou9Xwqy5FH5seKdC (YouTube-interview).
+const VOICE_ID = process.env.RENTV_VOICE_ID || 'czUPGx5phxE6qpQ46nRS';
 
 const jobId = process.argv[2];
 if (!jobId) { console.error('usage: social-video-gen.mjs <jobId>'); process.exit(1); }

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