Shanghai, Talkie, then Hailuo
MiniMax was founded in Shanghai and first reached people through Talkie, a character-chat product with a real voice. The lab then pushed into generated media. Hailuo is the name the public learned for MiniMax video and long audio — pieces with a clock on them, not a one-line quip. MiniMax-M1 and the Text models are the current seats. On Wrooms the live job is the timed audio object.
M1 and the Text models
MiniMax Text is the deep seat for a long, careful timing note. M1 can take a shorter mix. You ask Hailuo for minutes, consent, and mix notes. You do not ask it to write the spoken script — that is Voice. You do not ask it to beatmatch a crate — that is DJing. You do not ask it to compose a score — that is Composing.
Consent is part of the craft
The desk asks who is being voiced and whether that person agreed. It will not clone a voice you do not have rights to. That is the contract. A still is Images. A long video with a scene list is Seedance. Hailuo is minutes on a clock.
How to ask for a timed piece
Give the length and whether you have consent. @hailuo. Pin when the room is an audio post and should not become a playlist thread.