Testing

tts --text "Hello Stackies and welcome to Getting Started with Speech Synthesis Campaign" --model_name tts_models/en/ek1/tacotron2 --out_path output/output.wav

Play the output.wav file using any audio player and listen to it say "Hello Stackies! Welcome to Getting Started with Speech Synthesis Campaign!".

Code Breakdown:

• tts --text "": The Coqui TTS command to generate speech from the provided text.
• --model_name : Specifies the model to use for speech synthesis. In the demo, the Tacotron 2 model is used.
• --out_path <file_path>: Saves the generated speech to a file.

Project structure

Here’s a breakdown of the directory structure for the project:

• output/ - This is where the synthesized audio files will be saved.
• models.py- The script for fetching available TTS models from Cocqui.
• speakers.py - The script for fetching available speakers in a selected TTS model. Coqui models use a parameter called “speaker” to select what type of “voice” to use in generating speeches.
• languages.py- The script for fetching available languages in a selected TTS model.
• tts-script.py - The main file where you will create the TTS script for speech synthesis.'
• requirements.txt - This contains the dependencies needed to run the scripts.
• tts-app.py - The main file where you will create the TTS app with a Gradio Interface.

Running

python tts-app.py