79 lines
1.9 KiB
Markdown
79 lines
1.9 KiB
Markdown
# Simple TTS
|
|
|
|
A simple text-to-speech program powered by [kokoro](https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M).
|
|
|
|
## Setup
|
|
|
|
Clone repo and go into the directory
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ git clone https://git.ayo.run/ayo/simple-tts
|
|
$ cd simple-tts
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Create new environment. Here I use `conda`.
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ conda create -n tts
|
|
|
|
### for Intel XPU specific device usage:
|
|
$ conda create -n tts --clone llm-pt26
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
> [!Note]
|
|
> For using Intel XPUs, see section below
|
|
|
|
Activate the environment and install the dependencies
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ conda activate tts
|
|
$ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Because `vlc` to automatically play the generated audio, you will have to install it:
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ sudo apt update
|
|
$ sudo apt install vlc
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
> [!Note]
|
|
> Installing `vlc` via flatpak or snap will not work, as the code need access to `libvlc`.
|
|
|
|
## Intel XPU environmental variables
|
|
|
|
Because I use an intel-based laptop, I use [ipex-llm environment with pytorch 2.6](https://git.ayo.run/ayo/ipex-llm/src/branch/main/docs/mddocs/Quickstart/install_pytorch26_gpu.md).
|
|
|
|
For XPUs, we need to set some environmental variables. I have added a `env.sh` script which will activate the conda environment `tts` and set the environmental variables.
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ . env.sh
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
## Usage
|
|
|
|
To run the program it needs an input file using the flag `--input`.
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ python tts.py --input demo/tongue-twister.txt --voice asmr
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
### Voices
|
|
|
|
Optionally, you can indicate a [voice](https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/VOICES.md) you want to use with `--voice`.
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ python tts.py --voice am_michael
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
There are four shortcuts available to the best voices: `pro`, `hot`, `asmr`, `brit` (i.e., best trained voices), and `pro` is the default if no value is given
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
$ python tts.py --voice pro # af_heart
|
|
|
|
$ python tts.py --voice hot # af_bella
|
|
|
|
$ python tts.py --voice asmr # af_nicole
|
|
|
|
$ python tts.py --voice brit # bf_emma
|
|
```
|