#python#audio#deeplearning#minicpm#python#pytorch#speech#speech_synthesis#text_to_speech#tts#tts_model#voice_cloning
VoxCPM is a free, open-source TTS tool that turns text into realistic speech without tokens, creating expressive audio that matches context and clones voices perfectly from just 3-10 seconds of sample. Download VoxCPM1.5 (800M params) from Hugging Face, install via pip, and use simple Python or CLI commands for fast synthesis (RTF 0.15 on RTX 4090) or fine-tuning your own voices. You benefit by easily making natural audiobooks, podcasts, clones, or apps with pro-quality sound—saving time and costs on voice work.
https://github.com/OpenBMB/VoxCPM
There’s a bird that smells like manure. The hoatzin, a bird found in the Amazon rainforest, has earned the nickname “the stinkbird.” Its digestive system ferments leaves the way cows digest grass, producing a strong manure-like smell. Because of this, predators often avoid it—not because it’s dangerous, but because it smells terrible.
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The Argentine lake duck (Oxyura vittata) holds the record for the longest penis of any vertebrate relative to its body size. Males possess a corkscrew-shaped, spiny, and often-retracted organ that can measure up to 20 cm (nearly 8 inches).
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