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Andre Louis<p>Here's a quick demo on how to enable TTS on the Nintendo Switch 2 from the home screen. Hopefully these menus are the same across all devices, though I have no way to know that for certain.</p><p>Download: <a href="https://onj.me/media/Switch2_Accessibility.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onj.me/media/Switch2_Accessibi</span><span class="invisible">lity.mp3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switch2</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a></p>
Devin Prater :blind:<p>Awww, the Alexa feature where it would read aloud Kindle books isn't available for Alexa Plus. Ah well, I'm just glad Kindle works much better on Android now.<br><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kindle</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/alexa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alexa</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AlexaPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexaPlus</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a></p>
Debby<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thelinuxEXP" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thelinuxEXP</span></a></span> I really like Speech Note! It's a fantastic tool for quick and local voice transcription in multiple languages, created by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mkiol" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mkiol</span></a></span> </p><p>It's incredibly handy for capturing thoughts on the go, conducting interviews, or making voice memos without worrying about language barriers. The app uses strictly locally running LLMs, and its ease of use makes it a standout choice for anyone needing offline transcription services.</p><p>I primarily use <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/WhisperAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhisperAI</span></a> for transcription and Piper for voice, but many other models are available as well. </p><p>It is available as flatpak and <a href="https://github.com/mkiol/dsnote" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/mkiol/dsnote</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/transcription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transcription</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextToSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/translator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translator</span></a> translation <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/offline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offline</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/machinetranslation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinetranslation</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/sailfishos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sailfishos</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechSynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechSynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/speechtotext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speechtotext</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/nmt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nmt</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a>-desktop <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/stt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stt</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/asr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asr</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/flatpak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flatpak</span></a>-applications <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechNote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechNote</span></a></p>
digituba<p>SAM Software Automatic Mouth<br><a href="https://discordier.github.io/sam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discordier.github.io/sam/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>This is a vanilla Javascript port of the Text-To-Speech (TTS) software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.).</p><p>It works in your web browser in the link above 🤖<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://goo.dgirl.gay/@purplerabbit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>purplerabbit</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nileane.fr/@nileane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nileane</span></a></span> yeah, this really pisses me off too.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> deciding to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AutoDub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutoDub</span></a> shit for no valid reason is only.worsened by the fact that they have the most horrendous <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> voices one can imagine.</p><ul><li>Not even the funny <em>"We are Anonymous!"</em> kinda style but the most shitty output ever!</li></ul>
Andre Louis<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AudioMo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AudioMo</span></a> day 5: A Quick Look At The Nintendo Switch 2 TTS Accessibility <a href="https://youtu.be/xt5sPvaoshc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/xt5sPvaoshc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I've just gotten a hold of this console so I know nothing much yet, but I will learn more over the coming days and weeks.<br>This is a quick demo with me only having had access to it for about 30 minutes if that.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switch2</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Ich hab grade echt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lachkrampf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lachkrampf</span></a> bekommen!</p><ul><li><em>Einfach deutschen Text in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/niederl%C3%A4ndische" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niederländische</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a>-Stimme packend, wie so'n <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MadLad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadLad</span></a>!</em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDEa7MwnXNk&amp;t=103s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lDEa7MwnXN</span><span class="invisible">k&amp;t=103s</span></a></li></ul>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> (late late late) <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/springcleaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringCleaning</span></a>:</p><p>Uninstalled:</p><ul><li><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Loops</span></a> (more annoying than interesting now 😢)</li><li>Unused <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/tts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> app</li><li><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> Chat (never really used it much)</li><li>Breakout71 (<strong>utterly</strong> addictive, thanks <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@tripplehelix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tripplehelix</span></a></span>)</li><li><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/heliboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeliBoard</span></a> (now using <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/futo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUTO</span></a>)</li></ul>
pancake :radare2:<p>Any recommended app for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> to do <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> with good voice quality?</p>
Debby<p>🌟 Excited to share Thorsten-Voice's YouTube channel! 🎥 🗣️🔊 ♿ 💬</p><p>Thorsten presents innovative TTS solutions and a variety of voice technologies, making it an excellent starting point for anyone interested in open-source text-to-speech. Whether you're a developer, accessibility advocate, or tech enthusiast, his channel offers valuable insights and resources. Don't miss out on this fantastic content! 🎬</p><p>follow hem here: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@thorstenvoice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thorstenvoice</span></a></span> <br>or on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> YouTube channel! </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ParlerTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParlerTTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceTech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextToSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/CoquiAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoquiAI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Sprachassistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprachassistent</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AccessibilityMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibilityMatters</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Coqui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coqui</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/CoquiAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoquiAI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Sprachassistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprachassistent</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/K%C3%BCnstlicheStimme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KünstlicheStimme</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Rhasspy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rhasspy</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextToSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceTech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/STT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STT</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechSynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechSynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Sprachsynthese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprachsynthese</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ArtificialVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialVoice</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceCloning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceCloning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Spracherkennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spracherkennung</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/CoquiTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoquiTTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a></p>
Debby<p>Goode <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techhub.social/@thorstenvoice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thorstenvoice</span></a></span>, just found your channel and I'm impressed! Your work on TTS is fantastic and so important for accessibility in the FLOSS community. Keep it up! <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AccessibilityMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibilityMatters</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Coqui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coqui</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/CoquiAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoquiAI</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceAssistant</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Sprachassistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprachassistent</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/K%C3%BCnstlicheStimme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KünstlicheStimme</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Rhasspy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rhasspy</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextToSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceTech</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/STT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STT</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechSynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechSynthesis</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SpeechRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeechRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Sprachsynthese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sprachsynthese</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ArtificialVoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialVoice</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/VoiceCloning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceCloning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Spracherkennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spracherkennung</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/CoquiTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoquiTTS</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a></p>
Hay Kranen<p>Can anyone recommend an open source text to speech model that supports Dutch? There are many good ones (e.g. Dia, Sesame, Fish) but none of them seem to have a Dutch model. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tts</span></a></p>
pinage404.rss<p>The Web Speech API and Orca both use [speech-dispatcher](<a href="https://github.com/brailcom/speechd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/brailcom/speechd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) to generate synthetic voices (Text To Speech AKA <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a>)</p><p>Speech-dispatcher can use several voice generators, i used to use [espeak-ng](<a href="https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>), which was the less bad</p>
Yogthos<p>New TTS/ASR Model that is better that Whisper3-large with fewer parameters.</p><p><a href="https://huggingface.co/nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">huggingface.co/nvidia/parakeet</span><span class="invisible">-tdt-0.6b-v2</span></a></p><p>live demo</p><p><a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/nvidia/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">huggingface.co/spaces/nvidia/p</span><span class="invisible">arakeet-tdt-0.6b-v2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/tts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tts</span></a></p>
Debby<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.io/@safiuddinkhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>safiuddinkhan</span></a></span> :blob_cat_heart: piper just the best <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> software</p>
Rachel E. S. Lösche<p>Favorite thing lately is finding an article I wish were in podcast form, saving the text to a .txt file, then having TTS Util use RH Voice to convert the file into an audio reading, and listen to my own little robotic FOSS nanny read me the stories I want to hear in my headphones as I do yardwork.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TextToSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextToSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kc</span></a></span> vorallem weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AbleEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbleEye</span></a> nicht wirklich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Barrierefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barrierefreiheit</span></a> erlaubt.</p><ul><li>ich würde eine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Webseite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Webseite</span></a> nur dann als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/barrierefrei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barrierefrei</span></a> betrachten wenn diese in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a> funktioniert und somit problemlos mit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrailleScreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrailleScreen</span></a>|s &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a>-Systeme benutzbar ist!</li></ul>
Nonilex<p>In an email to workers at the agency’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> Transformation Services, Thomas Shedd, a fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> engineer who is now the division’s dir, said that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> had been identified as noncritical &amp; would be cut.</p><p>“This decision was made with explicit direction from the top levels of leadership within both the administration &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GSA</span></a>,” Shedd said in the email…. He added that while no other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> programs had been affected, “we anticipate more change in the future.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet they were eliminated.</p><p>When former Tesla engineer Thomas Shedd took the position of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> director and met with TTS including <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> on February 3, 2025, he acknowledged that the group is&nbsp;the “gold standard” of civic technologists<br><a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">18f.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>By now, it's no longer such a mystery what DOGE is up to - and it's not eliminating <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FraudWasteAndAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraudWasteAndAbuse</span></a>.</p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>A letter to the American People:<br><a href="https://18f.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">18f.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"18F was doing exactly the type of work that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> claims to want – yet we were eliminated.</p><p>When former <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> engineer Thomas Shedd took the position of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> director... he acknowledged that the group is the “gold standard” of civic <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/technologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologists</span></a>... He repeatedly emphasized the importance of the work, and the value of the talent that the teams bring to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>" </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/18F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>18F</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>