🛠️ Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English
Summary
Hurston-1 is an open-source narrowband text-to-speech model focused on telephone use, specializing in Southern American and Regional African English accents. It was trained using consented voice data and built to finetune and expand capabilities.
Why it’s interesting
It open-sources a narrowband TTS model explicitly trained on Southern American and Regional African English accents for telephone use.
Target user
Developers and organizations building telephone-based voice applications
Source metrics: Points 3 · Comments 1
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Summary
Hurston-1 is an open-source narrowband text-to-speech model focused on telephone use, specializing in Southern American and Regional African English accents. It was trained using consented voice data and built to finetune and expand capabilities.
Why it’s interesting
It open-sources a narrowband TTS model explicitly trained on Southern American and Regional African English accents for telephone use.
Target user
Developers and organizations building telephone-based voice applications
Source metrics: Points 3 · Comments 1
HN discussion · Project
Source: #HackerNews / Show HN