GLM-TTS: The First Fully Open-Source TTS for Emotional Chinese Voice Cloning
12 days ago 高效码农GLM-TTS: The New Open-Source Benchmark for Emotional Zero-Shot Chinese TTS Core question most developers are asking in late 2025: Is there finally a fully open-source TTS that can clone any voice with 3–10 seconds of audio, sound emotional, stream in real-time, and handle Chinese polyphones accurately? The answer is yes — and it launched today. On December 11, 2025, Zhipu AI open-sourced GLM-TTS: a production-ready, zero-shot, emotionally expressive text-to-speech system that is currently the strongest open-source Chinese TTS available. Image credit: Official repository Why GLM-TTS Changes Everything — In Four Bullet Points Zero-shot voice cloning: 3–10 s reference audio is …
Breaking Language Barriers: How MiniMax-Speech’s Zero-Shot TTS Redefines Voice Cloning
7 months ago 高效码农MiniMax-Speech: Revolutionizing Zero-Shot Text-to-Speech with Learnable Speaker Encoder and Flow-VAE Technology 1. Core Innovations and Architecture Design 1.1 Architectural Overview MiniMax-Speech leverages an 「autoregressive Transformer architecture」 to achieve breakthroughs in zero-shot voice cloning. Key components include: 「Learnable Speaker Encoder」: Extracts speaker timbre from reference audio without transcriptions (jointly trained end-to-end) 「Flow-VAE Hybrid Model」: Combines variational autoencoder (VAE) and flow models, achieving KL divergence of 0.62 (vs. 0.67 in traditional VAEs) 「Multilingual Support」: 32 languages with Word Error Rate (WER) as low as 0.83 (Chinese) and 1.65 (English) Figure 1: MiniMax-Speech system diagram (Conceptual illustration) 1.2 Technical Breakthroughs (1) Zero-Shot Voice …
Persona Engine: The Complete Guide to Building AI-Driven Virtual Avatars
8 months ago 高效码农Introduction: Revolutionizing Digital Interaction Persona Engine redefines how we create lifelike virtual characters by integrating cutting-edge AI technologies. This open-source platform combines speech recognition, natural language processing, and real-time animation to empower developers in crafting intelligent digital personas. Discover how this toolchain bridges the gap between static avatars and truly interactive entities. Core Features and Technical Architecture Multimodal Interaction System A three-tiered architecture enables natural conversations: • Speech Recognition Layer: Dual Whisper models (tiny & large) balance speed (200ms latency) and accuracy (95%+ transcription rate) • Cognitive Processing Layer: Customizable personality profiles with GPT-4/LLAMA3 integration • Voice Synthesis: Hybrid TTS-RVC …