Acapella lets me just outright buy a voice and download it for offline use but the voices are somewhat dated now. I don't mind large on device library and I don't mind paying once, but I want it to sound good and I want it to work 100% offline (and privately). Also would like a male voice if possible, I know most people seem to prefer female voices I guess, I've noticed male ones are harder to find.
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limecool@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 263d
SherpaTTS is Foss and works offline after downloading voice data
ace_garp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 263d
Flawless speech(stumbles on numbered bullet points a bit)
Try the southern_English_male_medium for a starter voice(in the Piper models)
After you download a model, turn off Network Permissions for a completely offline TTS.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 263d
Gonna keep trying but it is definitely not working out of the box...
vurr@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 263d
For me with the high models it takes like 20-30 second pauses and if the text is long enough then it just stops completely.
limecool@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 262d
Yes, it can be resource intensive. Use mid models for best performance
B0rax@feddit.org · 1 pts · 263d
Which platform? Linux? Docker? Are we talking about phones? MacBooks?
Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 263d
Sorry android should have specified you're right lol
technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 261d
SmartVoice TTS has the best results for me so far. Tried Sherpa, but liked the voices recommended by SmartVoice better for longer texts.