F5 T T S German

Introduction
The F5-TTS-German model is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) system designed to generate natural-sounding German speech. It is capable of cloning voices using just a few seconds of reference audio, making it suitable for applications such as audiobooks, voice assistants, and accessibility tools.

Architecture
The model is built using the F5-TTS architecture, which focuses on producing fluent and faithful speech. It utilizes the SWivid/F5-TTS base model and incorporates flow matching techniques to enhance speech synthesis capabilities.

Training
The F5-TTS-German model is fine-tuned using the Common Voice (Mozilla) and Emilia_DE datasets. Training was conducted on robust hardware, specifically 8x NVIDIA H100 GPUs, to refine the model's ability to clone voices and produce high-quality speech.

Guide: Running Locally

1. Install Dependencies: Ensure you have the necessary libraries and dependencies installed, including the f5_tts library.
2. Download Model: Access and download the model checkpoints from the F5TTS_Base (vocos) or F5TTS_Base_bigvgan (bigvgan) directories.
3. Load Model: Use the f5_tts library to load the model and prepare it for inference.
4. Run Inference: Provide text and reference audio to generate speech output.
5. Cloud GPUs: For efficient processing, consider using cloud GPU services like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure to run the model.

License
The F5-TTS-German model is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license allows for adaptation and sharing under similar terms, but not for commercial use.