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Searching for a New Voice

Jun 11, 2024

Hosts discuss creating voice clones with open-source tools, transitioning to privacy-focused search engine Kagi, and judging a coding contest using Scratch. Sponsored by Kolide for secure device access and Tailscale for easy network creation.

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Utilizing Piper Recording Studio and LJ format improved voice quality for Mycroft AI voice generation.

Transitioning to Kaji search engine offers ad-free, privacy-focused searching with personalized results.

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Creating a Cloned Voice

The podcast discusses how the host recreated their voice using open-source tools after discovering that their voice from a previous project did not meet modern quality standards. They utilized a tool called Piper Recording Studio, which allowed them to record numerous sentences to generate better quality voice data. By using the LJ format, derived from Linda Johnson's work, they converted audio clips into text files for training data, achieving significant improvements in voice quality.

Importance of LJ format in creating speech training data

02:00

Efficiency and Customization in Search Engine Usage

01:23

Intro

3min

Building a Voice Model with Training Data

9min

Transitioning from Google Search to Cargi for Privacy and Quality Search Results

2min

Exploring Kaji: A New Search Engine Experience

7min

Comparing Search Engines and Addressing Enterprise Security with Collide Sponsorship

4min

Young Coders Competition 2024

7min

In this episode:

Alan uses records his voice with Piper Recording Studio using the LJ format for use with Piper Train to create a new generation of the old Mycroft AI apope voice.
Martin has eschewed Google Search to use Kagi instead.
Mark has been judging a coding contest where students used Scratch to create games, including the use of backpack.

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