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User experiments with voice cloning on older PC using local TTS tool

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A user experimented with voice cloning on an older PC, aiming for a local text-to-speech (TTS) tool to complement Whisper. They compiled audio.cpp with Vulkan support and tested the Audio8 TTS Preview 0.6B Q8_0 model. The process involved using a reference voice sample, including one of Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager, and denoising it with Audacity. The setup runs on Linux with modest hardware, though the user noted some issues with number pronunciation and repeated words in longer texts. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates local voice cloning capabilities on older hardware, potentially lowering barriers for personal AI applications.

RANK_REASON User-generated content about a specific software tool and its application.

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User experiments with voice cloning on older PC using local TTS tool

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I just wanted a local TTS tool to go along with Whisper. Somehow, I ended up experimenting with voice cloning on my almost 14-year-old PC... I compiled audio.cp

    I just wanted a local TTS tool to go along with Whisper. Somehow, I ended up experimenting with voice cloning on my almost 14-year-old PC... I compiled audio.cpp with the Vulkan backend from source and tested the Audio8 TTS Preview 0.6B Q8_0 model. The weird thing is that the gen…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I just wanted a local TTS tool to go along with Whisper. Somehow, I ended up experimenting with voice cloning on my almost 14-year-old PC... I compiled audio.cp

    I just wanted a local TTS tool to go along with Whisper. Somehow, I ended up experimenting with voice cloning on my almost 14-year-old PC... I compiled audio.cpp with the Vulkan backend from source and tested the Audio8 TTS Preview 0.6B Q8_0 model. The weird thing is that the gen…

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