diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b76c72a..e6e5145 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.12.12] — 2026-06-27
+
+### Added
+- **Duration column** in the voice table — shows the length of the synthesised benchmark audio (e.g. `11.4s`), sortable. Distinct from Length (original clip) and WPM (speaking rate).
+- **Benchmark sentence presets** dropdown — four ready-made sentences (DE narrative, EN narrative, DE pangram, EN tongue-twister) plus a Reset option. Selecting a preset loads it instantly without overwriting anything else.
+
+### Changed
+- **Column order** rearranged to: Img · Play · Name · Lang · Gender · Length · Duration · WPM · Speed · Seed · dBFS · Type · Source · Rating · Tags · Note · Active.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.12.11] — 2026-06-27
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 8ff9591..17ca153 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.12.11">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.12.12">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 <script src="/static/vendor/wavesurfer-regions.min.js"></script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.12.11"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.12.12"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/voice-library.js b/static/js/voice-library.js
index 84c3b49..2344cf8 100644
--- a/static/js/voice-library.js
+++ b/static/js/voice-library.js
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ const BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_STORAGE_KEY = 'vcf-benchmark-sample-text';
 const _libraryFilters = {text:'', lang:'', sex:'', type:'', rating:''};
 const DEFAULT_BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_TEXT = 'Hello, how are you today? Please read this sample clearly for a fair voice benchmark.';
 
+const BENCHMARK_PRESETS = {
+  de:    'Die Welt ist voller Geschichten, die darauf warten, erzählt zu werden — von mutigen Helden und stillen Träumern.',
+  en:    'The old lighthouse stood firm against the crashing waves, its beam sweeping silently across the dark and restless sea.',
+  de2:   'Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter Deich. Im Winter ist es kalt und die Tage sind kurz.',
+  en2:   'She sells seashells by the seashore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers on a perfectly pleasant afternoon.',
+  reset: DEFAULT_BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_TEXT,
+};
+
 function benchmarkSampleText() {
   const el = $('benchmark-sample-text');
   return (el && el.value.trim()) || DEFAULT_BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_TEXT;
@@ -63,6 +71,17 @@ function initBenchmarkSampleControls() {
     localStorage.setItem(BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_STORAGE_KEY, sample.value);
     status('Benchmark sample sentence reset');
   });
+  const presetSel = $('benchmark-preset-select');
+  if (presetSel) {
+    presetSel.addEventListener('change', () => {
+      const key = presetSel.value;
+      if (!key || !BENCHMARK_PRESETS[key]) { presetSel.value = ''; return; }
+      sample.value = BENCHMARK_PRESETS[key];
+      localStorage.setItem(BENCHMARK_SAMPLE_STORAGE_KEY, sample.value);
+      presetSel.value = '';
+      status('Benchmark sample sentence loaded');
+    });
+  }
   $('benchmark-use-preview-btn')?.addEventListener('click', () => {
     const text = $('preview-text-area')?.value.trim();
     if (!text) { toast('Preview text is empty', 'error'); return; }
@@ -98,6 +117,7 @@ function getSortValue(v, field) {
     case 'duration':    return v.duration || 0;
     case 'dbfs':        return voiceDbfs(v) ?? -999;
     case 'benchmark':   { const b = voiceBenchmark(v); return b && b.speed != null ? -Number(b.speed) : 999; }
+    case 'bench_audio': return voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(v) ?? 999;
     case 'wpm':         return voiceWpm(v) ?? -1;
     case 'transcript':  return (v.transcript || '').toLowerCase();
     case 'note':        return (v.note || '').toLowerCase();
@@ -377,6 +397,16 @@ function benchmarkClass(v) {
   return elapsed != null && elapsed <= 4 ? 'bench-ok' : 'bench-warn';
 }
 
+function voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(v) {
+  const b = voiceBenchmark(v);
+  return b && b.ok && b.audio_sec != null ? Number(b.audio_sec) : null;
+}
+
+function fmtBenchmarkAudio(v) {
+  const sec = voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(v);
+  return sec != null ? sec.toFixed(1) + 's' : '-';
+}
+
 function voiceWpm(v) {
   const b = voiceBenchmark(v);
   if (!b || !b.ok || !b.audio_sec || !b.text) return null;
@@ -836,11 +866,17 @@ async function runVoiceBenchmarkBatch() {
           // Live-update the row cells so results appear immediately
           if (row) {
             const benchCell = row.querySelector('.vl-tbl-bench');
+            const durCell   = row.querySelector('.vl-tbl-dur');
             const wpmCell   = row.querySelector('.vl-tbl-wpm');
             if (benchCell) {
               const bt = fmtBenchmark(voice), bc = benchmarkClass(voice), btitle = benchmarkTitle(voice);
               benchCell.innerHTML = bt !== '-' ? `<span class="vl-bench-chip ${bc}" title="${escHtml(btitle)}"><span class="mdi mdi-timer-outline"></span> ${escHtml(bt)}</span>` : '-';
             }
+            if (durCell) {
+              const sec = voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(voice);
+              durCell.textContent = fmtBenchmarkAudio(voice);
+              durCell.title = sec != null ? `${fmtBenchmarkAudio(voice)} of synthesised audio for the benchmark sentence` : '';
+            }
             if (wpmCell) {
               const wpm = voiceWpm(voice);
               wpmCell.textContent = fmtWpm(voice);
@@ -1978,6 +2014,7 @@ function makeVoiceRow(v) {
       <div class="vl-tbl-bench">${benchText !== '-' ? `<span class="vl-bench-chip ${benchCls}" title="${escHtml(benchTitle)}"><span class="mdi mdi-timer-outline"></span> ${escHtml(benchText)}</span>` : '-'}</div>
       <div class="vl-tbl-dbfs" title="${dbTitle}">${dbfs} dB</div>
       <div class="vl-tbl-len">${fmtDuration(v.duration)}</div>
+      <div class="vl-tbl-dur" title="${escHtml(voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(v) != null ? `${fmtBenchmarkAudio(v)} of synthesised audio for the benchmark sentence` : 'Benchmark this voice to see output duration')}">${escHtml(fmtBenchmarkAudio(v))}</div>
       <div class="vl-tbl-wpm" title="${escHtml(voiceWpm(v) != null ? `${voiceWpm(v)} words per minute — how fast this voice speaks. 130–180 wpm is natural for long listening.` : 'Benchmark this voice to see speaking rate')}">${escHtml(fmtWpm(v))}</div>
       <div class="vl-tbl-rating">
         ${window._voiceTableEditMode
@@ -2945,11 +2982,17 @@ function makeVoiceRow(v) {
       const tblRow = document.querySelector(`.vl-row[data-id="${CSS.escape(v.id)}"]`);
       if (tblRow) {
         const tblBench = tblRow.querySelector('.vl-tbl-bench');
+        const tblDur   = tblRow.querySelector('.vl-tbl-dur');
         const tblWpm   = tblRow.querySelector('.vl-tbl-wpm');
         if (tblBench) {
           const bt = fmtBenchmark(v), bc = benchmarkClass(v), btitle = benchmarkTitle(v);
           tblBench.innerHTML = bt !== '-' ? `<span class="vl-bench-chip ${bc}" title="${escHtml(btitle)}"><span class="mdi mdi-timer-outline"></span> ${escHtml(bt)}</span>` : '-';
         }
+        if (tblDur) {
+          const sec = voiceBenchmarkAudioSec(v);
+          tblDur.textContent = fmtBenchmarkAudio(v);
+          tblDur.title = sec != null ? `${fmtBenchmarkAudio(v)} of synthesised audio for the benchmark sentence` : '';
+        }
         if (tblWpm) {
           const wpm = voiceWpm(v);
           tblWpm.textContent = fmtWpm(v);
diff --git a/static/sections/s-voices.html b/static/sections/s-voices.html
index ed5c4c6..0ed015c 100644
--- a/static/sections/s-voices.html
+++ b/static/sections/s-voices.html
@@ -108,16 +108,17 @@
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="id">Name <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="flag">Lang <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="gender">Gender <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
-              <div>Type</div>
-              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="benchmark">Speed <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span><span class="vl-th-info mdi mdi-information-outline" title="Synthesis speed: seconds of audio produced per second of compute (higher = faster GPU). Shown as: render_time · multiplier×"></span></div>
-              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="dbfs">dBFS <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="duration">Length <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="bench_audio">Duration <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span><span class="vl-th-info mdi mdi-information-outline" title="Length of the synthesised benchmark audio — how many seconds of speech the engine produced for the test sentence."></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="wpm">WPM <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span><span class="vl-th-info mdi mdi-information-outline" title="Words per minute the voice speaks. 130–180 wpm is natural for audiobooks; lower = slower, more deliberate pace."></span></div>
-              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="rating">Rating <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
-              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="source">Source <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="benchmark">Speed <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span><span class="vl-th-info mdi mdi-information-outline" title="Synthesis speed: shown as render_time · multiplier×. The multiplier is seconds of audio produced per second of compute — higher means a faster GPU / engine."></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="seed">Seed <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
-              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="note">Note <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="dbfs">dBFS <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div>Type</div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="source">Source <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="rating">Rating <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="tag">Tags <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
+              <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="note">Note <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
               <div class="vl-th-sortable" data-sort="enabled">Active <span class="mdi mdi-sort"></span></div>
             </div>
             <div id="voice-list" tabindex="0" role="region" aria-label="Voice library"></div>
@@ -174,7 +175,14 @@
           <select id="library-tts-backend-select"><option value="">Checking backends...</option></select>
           <input type="number" id="library-target-db" value="-20" min="-60" max="-1" step="0.5">
           <button id="normalize-volume-btn">Normalize volume</button>
-          <button id="benchmark-reset-sample-btn">Reset sample</button>
+          <select id="benchmark-preset-select" title="Load a benchmark sentence preset">
+            <option value="">Sentence presets…</option>
+            <option value="de">DE — Die Welt ist voller Geschichten…</option>
+            <option value="en">EN — The old lighthouse stood firm…</option>
+            <option value="de2">DE — Der schnelle braune Fuchs…</option>
+            <option value="en2">EN — She sells seashells…</option>
+            <option value="reset">↺ Reset to default</option>
+          </select>
           <button id="benchmark-use-preview-btn">Use preview text</button>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index a0c5bed..b1f1f27 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ code { background: var(--panel); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px; font-fami
 .vl-dbfs { display: none; }
 
 /* Table View mode */
-.vl-tbl-lang, .vl-tbl-gender, .vl-tbl-type, .vl-tbl-bench, .vl-tbl-dbfs, .vl-tbl-len, .vl-tbl-wpm, .vl-tbl-rating, .vl-tbl-source, .vl-tbl-seed, .vl-tbl-note, .vl-tbl-tag, .vl-tbl-active { display: none; }
+.vl-tbl-lang, .vl-tbl-gender, .vl-tbl-type, .vl-tbl-bench, .vl-tbl-dbfs, .vl-tbl-len, .vl-tbl-dur, .vl-tbl-wpm, .vl-tbl-rating, .vl-tbl-source, .vl-tbl-seed, .vl-tbl-note, .vl-tbl-tag, .vl-tbl-active { display: none; }
 .vl-table-header { display: none; }
 
 .voices-workbench.table-view .voices-list-pane { width: 100% !important; max-width: 100%; }
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ code { background: var(--panel); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px; font-fami
 
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vl-table-header {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 24px 32px 60px minmax(140px, 1.2fr) 60px 70px 60px 80px 70px 60px 55px 90px 70px 60px minmax(120px, 1fr) minmax(80px, 1fr) 50px;
+  grid-template-columns: 24px 32px 60px minmax(140px, 1.2fr) 60px 70px 55px 55px 55px 80px 55px 70px 60px 90px 70px minmax(80px, 1fr) minmax(120px, 1fr) 50px;
   gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
   padding: 8px 10px;
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ code { background: var(--panel); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px; font-fami
 
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vl-compact {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 24px 32px 60px minmax(140px, 1.2fr) 60px 70px 60px 80px 70px 60px 55px 90px 70px 60px minmax(120px, 1fr) minmax(80px, 1fr) 50px;
+  grid-template-columns: 24px 32px 60px minmax(140px, 1.2fr) 60px 70px 55px 55px 55px 80px 55px 70px 60px 90px 70px minmax(80px, 1fr) minmax(120px, 1fr) 50px;
   gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
 }
@@ -1554,20 +1554,21 @@ code { background: var(--panel); border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px; font-fami
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vr-play-group { order: 2; flex-shrink: 0; }
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vl-name,
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vl-name-input { order: 3; display: block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; color: var(--text); }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-lang { display: block; order: 4; font-size: 12px; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-gender { display: block; order: 5; font-size: 12px; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-type { display: block; order: 6; font-size: 12px; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-bench { display: block; order: 7; font-size: 12px; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-dbfs { display: block; order: 8; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-len { display: block; order: 9; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-wpm { display: block; order: 10; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-rating { display: flex; order: 11; font-size: 14px; color: var(--subtext); }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-lang   { display: block; order: 4;  font-size: 12px; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-gender { display: block; order: 5;  font-size: 12px; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-len    { display: block; order: 6;  font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-dur    { display: block; order: 7;  font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-wpm    { display: block; order: 8;  font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-bench  { display: block; order: 9;  font-size: 12px; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-seed   { display: block; order: 10; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-dbfs   { display: block; order: 11; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-type   { display: block; order: 12; font-size: 12px; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-source { display: block; order: 13; font-size: 12px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-rating { display: flex;  order: 14; font-size: 14px; color: var(--subtext); }
 .voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-rating .star.on { color: #f59e0b; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-source { display: block; order: 12; font-size: 12px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-seed { display: block; order: 13; font-size: 12px; font-family: monospace; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-note { display: block; order: 14; font-size: 12px; color: var(--subtext); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; font-style: italic; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-tag { display: block; order: 15; font-size: 12px; color: var(--accent); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 500; }
-.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-active { display: block; order: 16; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-tag    { display: block; order: 15; font-size: 12px; color: var(--accent); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: 500; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-note   { display: block; order: 16; font-size: 12px; color: var(--subtext); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; font-style: italic; }
+.voices-workbench.table-view .vl-tbl-active { display: block; order: 17; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; }
 
 .voices-workbench.table-edit-mode .vl-compact {
   background: rgba(37,99,235,0.03);