# Auto-Generate NotebookLM Audio Overviews


The Generator starts an Audio Overview for a Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) notebook when you file it. An Audio Overview is a spoken talk about your sources. You can set the style, the length and your own instructions.

This needs Kortex Pro. See [pricing](https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/#pricing).

<img src="/docs/img/docs/automation-generator.svg" alt="The Generator: organized, then audio" width="760" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-automation-rules.webp" alt="A rule card with the action Generate audio (Standard)" width="720" />

## Why use the Generator?

It is like putting laundry in the machine and walking away. When you come back, it is done.

- The audio is ready sooner. File the notebook, then listen later.
- Certain kinds of notebook always get audio.
- It is handy for class notes. File them and get study audio.

## How do I set it up?

1. Open **Automation** and click **Create Pipeline**.
1. Name it, for example "Audio for Daily Read". Press **Next**.
1. For the trigger, click **Moved to collection** and pick the collection.
1. For the action, choose **Generate audio**.
1. Pick an **Audio Style** (Deep Dive, Brief, Critique or Debate) and an **Audio Length**. You can type your own instructions in **Custom Prompt**.
1. Press **Next** and save.

## Example

- Trigger: a notebook enters _Daily Read_.
- Action: make a Brief Audio Overview.

:::tip Good to know

- Older versions of Kortex had a separate Generator screen. Today it is simply a pipeline built in the same wizard as every other rule. If you had a Generator rule before, Kortex moved it into a pipeline once, named after the old type.
- Making audio takes a few minutes. Watch it in the activity list at the top of the dashboard.
- Add the action **Send to podcast** to the same rule, to put the audio in a podcast feed.

:::

Related: [Automation Rules](/docs/automation-rules), [The Pipeline](/docs/automation-pipeline), [Podcasts](/docs/podcasts-view).