Is there a database of existing voices I can download for the TTS cloning?

Posted by D0wnVoteMe_PLZ@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 7 comments

I recently downloaded VibeVoice. I know I can clone my own voice, but I want already existing voices that I can use in my TTS that are professionally recorded with a good enough length.

I just want to add the sample in the folder, clone it and use it. Is there a library of voice that I can use that are free for commercial or personal use?

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Uncle_Thor@reddit

any luck on this topic? I am currently looking for relevant stuff..

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The suggestions I got was to get samples of the people from youtube and then clone that. I tried it and the result was good. I didn't find a use for this tool that much so I deleted it. I'm sure you can find a better way. But no, I couldn't find any database of voices from famous people.

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Uncle_Thor@reddit

I vibe coded a software that creates voice datasets from videos or youtube links… it’s still not done, so maybe when it is done I can share it with you.

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D0wnVoteMe_PLZ@reddit (OP)

That will be great!

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captainmustard@reddit

https://voice-models.com/

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Opposite_Ad7909@reddit

What I usually do is if i have someone in mind I want to clone i just search for a youtube clip of them speaking. If it's an actor/actress I can usually find like interviews they've done or something. Then I just get it in capcut, clip the video to only parts where they're speaking (and ideally no background music or other noises) until I get at least 10 seconds. It actually doesn't take that long cause fish audio only needs 10 seconds of their voice to clone it and the results are crazy good. They sound just like the person and retain their natural tones and expression. I just get the mp4 into fish and it produces a super high quality voice in like a few seconds

I imagine you could also just generate speech with them on fish audio or somewhere else and use that to clone lol. They have pretty big libraries of voices that you can look through or just use directly

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FluffNotes@reddit

That would be convenient, wouldn't it? I think you might have to do more work than that. If there is a person you have in mind, you could search YouTube etc. for interviews. LibriVox has lots of free recorded books, though you would probably want audiobooks read by humans rather than the AI-generated ones. If you find a voice you like, you can use Audacity or something similar to cut out a 20-second clip or whatever you need,

Cameo might be a good resource; many celebrities have sample videos posted, which may or may not be long enough. It might take some browsing.

Audible and other audiobook providers have indexes of professional voice artists with samples of their work. They do not make the samples easy to download, but if you can hear them on your machine, you should be able to record them. Or, you know, check out an audiobook on CD from your local library,

I'm not sure how legal extracting voices like this would be. I suspect it would not be authorized use, and professionals' voices are likely not free for commercial purposes, as opposed to your private and personal use.

I have come across web sites offering selections of audio clips, but the ones I looked at were often too short (stuff like catchphrases from movie appearances), and rather low quality.