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Italiano(IT) b11850: mtmd : add Soprano TTS support (#28607)

llama.cpp adds Soprano TTS support with Qwen3 backbone

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The llama.cpp project has integrated support for the Soprano TTS model, specifically Soprano-80M and Soprano-1.1-80M. This new audio generation capability utilizes a Qwen3 backbone combined with a Vocos decoder. The integration includes conversion tools for Soprano checkpoints, vocabulary adjustments, and modifications to the mtmd component to handle the Vocos graph and stream audio data. AI

IMPACT Enhances the audio generation capabilities of the llama.cpp project, enabling text-to-speech functionality with specific models.

RANK_REASON This is an integration of a TTS model into an existing software project, not a release of a new frontier model or significant research.

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llama.cpp adds Soprano TTS support with Qwen3 backbone

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  1. llama.cpp — Releases TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · hans00 ·

    b11850: mtmd: add Soprano TTS support (#28607)

    <p>Add Soprano-80M and Soprano-1.1-80M (<a href="https://huggingface.co/ekwek/Soprano-1.1-80M" rel="nofollow">https://huggingface.co/ekwek/Soprano-1.1-80M</a>)<br /> as an audio generation model: a Qwen3 backbone plus a Vocos decoder that runs<br /> as a gen-only mmproj.</p> <ul>…

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