Voicemod is bringing licensed Star Wars audio into gaming sessions, livestreams and online chats through a new agreement with Disney.
The Spain-based company, which makes sound boards and voice-changing technology, is launching the offering with the Mandalorian and Grogu. Voicemod says Marvel characters will be added in the future.
Under the licensing arrangement, gamers and creators can share quotes and sound effects from the Lucasfilm property on platforms including Twitch. The Disney activation is limited to pre-existing audio, meaning users will not be able to alter their own voices to sound like the featured characters.
How the Star Wars Sound Boards Work
The Mandalorian and Grogu sound boards contain 20 audio clips that can be connected to the Voicemod platform. Each sound is assigned an individually designed icon, allowing users to trigger clips while playing games, streaming or communicating in online chats.
The sound boards are available as stand-alone purchases for $9.99. Premium subscribers can buy them for $7.99. Voicemod has also released a company-produced video demonstrating how the feature operates.
The company claims 5.7 million monthly active users, giving the licensed audio a potentially significant audience across gaming and creator communities.
Voicemod co-founder and CEO Jaime Bosch described the clips as another way for users to communicate feelings during audio interactions. In an interview with GamesBeat, Bosch said customers “use those sounds to express an emotion, almost like an emoji. Just as you would use an emoji in the chat. They use it the same way, but on a communication via audio.”
That comparison helps define the product’s purpose. The sounds are not presented as a way for users to generate new character dialogue. Instead, the pre-existing clips can be deployed as quick reactions or responses during live digital conversations.
ShowBiz Take
The distinction between voice-changing technology and licensed, pre-recorded character audio is central to this rollout. Voicemod’s broader technology can alter voices, but its Disney offering keeps users within a set collection of approved sounds from the Lucasfilm property.
For Disney, the agreement extends its licensing activity into another technology-driven format. For Voicemod, it places characters from major entertainment properties directly inside the kinds of online interactions its users already have while gaming, streaming and chatting.
The Mandalorian and Grogu are only the starting point. Voicemod’s confirmation that Marvel characters will join the offering establishes a broader Disney-backed pipeline beyond the initial Star Wars release.
The deal also arrives as Disney continues to explore licensing arrangements involving newer technology. Before current CEO Josh D’Amaro took the helm, Disney struck an agreement with OpenAI that included a proposed $1 billion equity investment. In return, OpenAI’s Sora video platform would have been permitted to feature select Disney characters.
That arrangement was later abandoned after OpenAI decided to shut down Sora. The platform had faced a wave of complaints involving the misuse of copyrighted material.
The Voicemod activation takes a different approach by restricting users to licensed, pre-existing clips. Its defined library of sounds offers gamers and creators a way to incorporate character audio without generating fresh dialogue or transforming their own voices into those characters.
What Happens Next?
Voicemod’s first Disney release centers on the Mandalorian and Grogu, with users able to purchase and connect the 20 clips now described by the company. The next confirmed expansion will move into Marvel characters, extending the licensed sound-board offering beyond Star Wars.