I just found this.
This is huge!
As a german, I use thorsten medium as he simply made the best dataset.
Mixing english with german, speaking numbers, single letters, pausing without a “.” but just a linebreak, all those can be essential.
And… it is nearly perfect! And all local!
This is crazy!
eSpeak can finally go to rest!
To those late to the party, you can sample the piper-related voices here so that you’re not in a crapshoot: https://rhasspy.github.io/piper-samples/
Might want to link to the official page for a bit more context
For context really, because figuring out the android install there ain’t a straight thing.
I’ve been using these TTS for a few months now, and I’m seriously impressed with its quality, considering it’s running all in local as OP said. I always find funny when it tells me to TURN LAFT ON THE NEXT ROUND… ABOUT, but that’s a really minor nit picking, overall audio quality is amazing.
Just to clarify, this is standalone and doesn’t need a local LLM or anything yeah? Also, any tips on tutorials for the install process?
Edit: Nevermind, I realize it’s install and use
Lmao, there’s a GLaDOS voice. I’m taking that
I there a way to install multiple languages? I, for example, would like to install both English and German so that I can switch between them depending on the language of the text.
eSpeak is a damn good conversation starter. If I fire up my OsmAnd and some german robot with a dutch accent (or is it Kölsch?!) starts giving me directions noone ever not commented on it. Downloading Thorsten Medium right now.
