Re:Launch HN: Vocode (YC W23) – Library for realtime voice c...
by wantsanagent on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:01PM
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The phone number is a really fun demo! The pronunciation is off on a number of things: "LLM", dates ending w/ "AD", but the response delays are surprisingly short and the conversation is very natural. The 'bored and slightly annoyed' vocals make the generally helpful tone of the agent seem very sarcastic. Very funny and interesting!
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Re:Launch HN: Vocode (YC W23) – Library for realtime voice c...
by ajaynraj on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:06PM
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Thanks! It's a collab with rime.ai TTS. Unlike a lot of other TTS providers, they train on conversation, not podcasts/audiobooks so you get those disfluencies in speech that make it seem natural!
Re:Launch HN: Vocode (YC W23) – Library for realtime voice c...
by ljclifford on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @07:30PM
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Lily from Rime here -- we were super happy to collaborate with Vocode on this amazing project. We haven't launched yet but keep an eye out later this week!
Re:Launch HN: Vocode (YC W23) – Library for realtime voice c...
by KianHooshmand on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @08:52PM
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Lily is epic. Highly recommend checking out Rime when it's available!!
Re:Launch HN: Vocode (YC W23) – Library for realtime voice c...
by pncnmnp on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:29AM
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Hey Lily, I really enjoyed reading Rime's blogs on Substack. For everyone, here's the link: https://substack.com/profile/131433903-rime-labs.
In fact, I had no clue about Cylinder Phonographs. Your discussion on Enrico Caruso motivated me to dig deeper. I found some cool gems:
1. History of the Cylinder Phonograph (https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictur...)
2. How the Cylinder Phonograph Works (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWLlbk_bI7E)
Looking forward to watching the recording of your Bay Area NLP talk!