Show HN: New Audiobook Generator for Nvidia Using Chatterbox TTS

Ever wished your favorite books could talk to you? 🤩 Chatterblez is here to make that dream a reality! 🪄 We leverage the cutting-edge Next-gen AI Chatterbox-tts from Resemble-AI (check them out!) to generate high-quality audiobooks directly from your PDF or EPUB files. 📚➡️🔊

Inspired by the awesome work of audiblez, Chatterblez takes text-to-speech to the next level, offering a seamless and delightful listening experience. 💖

Tested and running smoothly on:

• Windows 11 🪟
• Python 3.12 🐍
• NVIDIA CUDA 12.4: Required for GPU acceleration and optimal performance. Please ensure you have a compatible NVIDIA graphics card and the necessary CUDA drivers installed. 🚀

Ready to dive in? Here's how to get Chatterblez up and running on your machine:

If you have an NVIDIA GPU, install CUDA for optimal performance. This significantly speeds up the AI processing!

• Download CUDA 12.4: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-12-4-0-download-archive?target_os=Windows&target_arch=x86_64&target_version=11&target_type=exe_local
• Follow the installation instructions provided by NVIDIA. 🧑‍💻

Navigate into the cloned directory and install the required Python packages:

This might take a moment, so grab a coffee! ☕

FFmpeg is required for audio processing. Here's how to install it:

🔵 Windows:

1. Download a static build from https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

2. Extract the .zip to a location like C:\ffmpeg

3. Add the C:\ffmpeg\bin path to your System Environment Variables:

   • Search "Edit the system environment variables" from the Start Menu
   • Click "Environment Variables..."
   • Under "System Variables", find Path, click Edit..., then New, and paste the bin folder path

4. Open a new Command Prompt and run:

   You should see FFmpeg version info.

🟢 Linux (Ubuntu):

🟣 macOS (with Homebrew):

Detailed usage instructions, including how to convert your first PDF or EPUB, will be added here shortly! Stay tuned! ⏳

• Resemble-AI for their incredible Chatterbox-tts project. They're making AI voices sound truly human! 🗣️
• santinic for the inspiration from audiblez. Great minds think alike! 💡

Got ideas? Found a bug? Want to make Chatterblez even better? We'd love your contributions! Please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. Let's build something amazing together! 🤝

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Made with ❤️ by cpttripzz ✨ Happy listening! 🎧📖💖

Let me know if you’d like to add demo commands, screenshots, or a chatterblez.py usage example next.