★FireRedTTS-2: A Complete Guide to Long-Form Conversational Speech Generation★ Introduction Speech technology has evolved rapidly in recent years. Traditional text-to-speech (TTS) systems work well for single-speaker narration, such as video dubbing or automated announcements. However, as podcasts, chatbots, and real-time dialogue systems grow in popularity, the limitations of older TTS solutions become clear. These limitations include: 🍄 The need for complete dialogue scripts before synthesis. 🍄 Single mixed audio tracks that combine all voices without separation. 🍄 Instability in long-form speech generation. 🍄 Poor handling of speaker changes and emotional context. FireRedTTS-2 addresses these challenges. It is a long-form, streaming …
VibeVoice: The Breakthrough in Long-Form Conversational Speech Synthesis In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology has become a ubiquitous part of our digital experience. From the voices of virtual assistants to the narration of audiobooks, TTS systems are everywhere. However, despite their widespread use, traditional TTS models have consistently struggled with a significant challenge: generating long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio that sounds natural, expressive, and consistent. Enter VibeVoice, a novel framework from Microsoft research designed explicitly to overcome these limitations. VibeVoice represents a paradigm shift, capable of producing expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio—like podcasts—directly from text. It …