Adding Audio Files

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Chad Francis edited this page Oct 29, 2021 · 1 revision

Adding Audio Files

Prepare the audio file

open your desired audio file in some form of audio editing software (I recommend Audacity)
clean up audio file
- clip off any unnecessary silence at beginning/end of track
- boost amplitude (improves mouth movement accuracy)
- filter/clip out any background noise, if possible

Save the file

export as a WAV file with the following settings
- codec: PCM
- sample rate: 22khz
- audio channels: mono
- bits per sample: 16

upload it

using sftp (or whatever mechanism you like), copy the file to the /public/sounds directory within your project

update the phrases file

using your favorite text editor, edit the config/phrases.json file
add a line for your new sound file, formatted as follows: `"[filename]": "[group]: [caption]"
for example, if I had a sound file called daddy.wav where Darth Vader tells Luke of his parentage... it could be formatted as "daddy":"vader: No, I am your father..."

give it a whirl

if it is running, restart the python app so it'll reload the phrases.json
in the web ui, switch to 'speak' mode
your new sound file entry should show up in the dropdown
enjoy!