Re:Show HN: HN Watercooler – listen to HN threads as an audi...
by sebastiennight on Thursday April 17, 2025 @04:53PM
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Issues I've noticed when running it against more threads:
- don't use Legacy voices as they seem to be of much lower quality (sounds like someone is calling in from an international landline)
- when the same poster appears many times, it gets tedious to hear them restate who they are. I think after the first 3, we should recognize the voice so that's not necessary anymore
Feature requests I'll add:
- emphasize quotes better
- add audio chapter marks if possible, so it's possible to skip ahead
- attach a speaker's voice to the relevant voice in the 11Labs account if there's a voice with the same name as the username
- add sound effects if people write down sound effects in their comments (this seems tough)
- don't use Legacy voices as they seem to be of much lower quality (sounds like someone is calling in from an international landline)
- when the same poster appears many times, it gets tedious to hear them restate who they are. I think after the first 3, we should recognize the voice so that's not necessary anymore
Feature requests I'll add:
- emphasize quotes better
- add audio chapter marks if possible, so it's possible to skip ahead
- attach a speaker's voice to the relevant voice in the 11Labs account if there's a voice with the same name as the username
- add sound effects if people write down sound effects in their comments (this seems tough)
Anything I'm missing?