Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
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Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
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Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#2Very 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.
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
#3Very 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…
Honestly, I second guess myself any time I have to say “quinoa” or “açaí” out loud.
Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#4How is this cheaper than Google TTS? Google's standard voices are $4 per million characters. And the deep learning ones are $16 per million characters, same as this offering. Plus Google gives you the first 1M free every month.
Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#5How is this cheaper than Google TTS? Google's standard voices are $4 per million characters. And the deep learning ones are $16 per million characters, same as this offering. Plus Google gives you the first 1M free every month. https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing
just checked and the free 1M is also available on this website
Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#6Very 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…
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Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#7Very 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…
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Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#8How is this cheaper than Google TTS? Google's standard voices are $4 per million characters. And the deep learning ones are $16 per million characters, same as this offering. Plus Google gives you the first 1M free every month. https://cloud.google.com/text-to-speech/pricing
just checked and the free 1M is also available on this website
Only one time.
Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#9My computers fans ramped up visiting your site.
Re: Show HN: Super fast/cheap text-to-speech API
#10The pitch slider works in increments of 0.01 but for some reason we can’t set 1.0, it jumps from 0.99 to 1.01. Same with the speed slider, it goes from -1% to +1%, no 0% (or “Normal” as you call it when the page is refreshed).