Re:Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
by aragonite on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @06:49PM
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Very impressive. I tested it with:
In Sioux City the Taoiseach parked his coupe by the quay overlooking a fjord. Nearby, a bugle played an octave, children savored sherbet and quinoa with acai, and an artisan sold bagels next to ancient-inspired rouge.
And it got most of the (irregularly spelt) words pronounced correctly except for 'quinoa' and 'acai'.
Just for fun, I also tested some tongue twisters. For some reason, I find it psychologically very difficult to listen to perfectly spoken tongue twisters — almost as if some sort of nail on chalkboard effect is going on!
The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick
She sells sea-shells by the sea-shore.
The shells she sells are sea-shells, I'm sure.
For if she sells sea-shells by the sea-shore
Then I'm sure she sells sea-shore shells.
Re:Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
by jazz3020 on Thursday September 28, 2023 @01:42PM
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OP here. Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, those are some pretty tough sentences (obviously not in the dataset). The tongue twister one is really interesting.
Just for fun, I also tested some tongue twisters. For some reason, I find it psychologically very difficult to listen to perfectly spoken tongue twisters — almost as if some sort of nail on chalkboard effect is going on!