Voice-Pro

Creative

voice cloning

SHOW HN2024

271points
189comments
#254of 3,515 in 2024
Top 8%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

9 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 29 critical, out of 61 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.

Idea: 7 for, 10 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 11 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interest in cloning own voice for audiobooks without subscription fees

    From 1 comment
    • I don't have much real use for celebrity voices (other than fun experimentation), but I'd love to be able to clone my own voice and character voices for the purposes of creating…
      shannifin on HN

Objections

  • Enables voice scams and impersonation of vulnerable people

    From 3 comments
    • These tools make it very easy to scam vulnerable people, and have pretty limited use otherwise.
      muglug on HN
    • > Imagine creating a podcast where Mark Zuckerberg interviews Elon Musk – using their actual voices? I'm imagining it. It sucks to imagine. I'm imagining it being used to scam…
      whaaaaat on HN
    • I'm with the nay-sayers. Your product doesn't bring any good to this world, but it does make it easier to harm people. It's a disgrace.
      tgv on HN
  • Possible copyright evasion by reproducing others' content

    From 1 comment
    • This tech is not only great for bulldozing grandma, its great at stealing content from other creators and rebranding it as your own. Based on the github, it kind of seems like…
      weq on HN
  • No Linux or macOS support

    From 3 comments
    • > Linux and Mac OS are not supported Well, that's a big old fail. Just a reminder: The given (and proper) home of open source is on an open source OS.
      pmarreck on HN
    • Without Linux support it is going to have a very limited audience.
      aboardRat4 on HN
    • Project looks interesting. Are there short term plans to support MacOS? If not, any recommendations for alternative projects?
      safeimp on HN
  • Windows Defender warnings and suspicious install script

    From 2 comments
    • > Windows Defender may give a warning about untrusted application and disallow further execution of Voice-Pro. If SmartScreen security level is set to "Warn", just click "More…
      wutwutwat on HN
    • Thanks for sharing this! But I have some doubts about hidden installation procedures. It imports all functions from one_click (from one_click import *), which points to a…
      bguberfain on HN

Requests

  • Support for macOS

    From 1 comment
    • Project looks interesting. Are there short term plans to support MacOS? If not, any recommendations for alternative projects?
      safeimp on HN
  • Speech-to-speech support

    From 1 comment
    • Is there speech to speech? I have been hoping for a model I can use to do voice acting with inflection
      jncfhnb on HN
  • Real-time latency information

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Is there anything new compared to existing F5-TTS and yt-dlp/Whisper combinations?

    From 1 comment
    • I'm looking down the comments, but not really seeing much about what this actually is, by my very quick look, it's a front end for f5-tts with a yt-dlp and whisper? Is there…
      youngNed on HN
  • Why a web UI instead of a native desktop app?

    From 1 comment
    • Looks cool! Also, is there a reason you went with a Web-UI instead of making a native desktop app?
      joshdavham on HN

Alternatives named

  • ElevenLabs

    From 1 comment
    • Just heads up, this is a trail, you have to pay to use it after 30mins.. Easier and (cheaper?) to just use elevenlabs.
      wingworks on HN
  • open-dubbing

    From 1 comment
    • If you are looking for automatic dubbing without voice cloning: https://github.com/Softcatala/open-dubbing
      jordimash on HN
  • whisper-at

    From 1 comment
    • Have you considered supporting whisper-at - https://github.com/YuanGongND/whisper-at ? Being able to identify sounds on a timeline can be useful e.g. politicians speech and how…
      harryf on HN

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