#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
🍿 Government Cheese: Apple TV+ Goes Full Surreal with This Wild Comedy
📆Premiere: April 16, 2025
🎭Genre: #Comedy · #Surreal
David Oyelowo (‘Selma’, ‘Nightingale’) leads Government Cheese, a wild, satirical take on the American Dream. Set in 1969, the show follows Hampton Chambers, a con man fresh out of prison who returns to his family with big dreams—only to find they’ve moved on without him. His grand plan? A bizarre invention, a pile of debt, and a “righteous path” full of chaos.
Think Fargo meets Wes Anderson, but with a fresh, Black-led perspective. Apple TV+ is leaning hard into quirky crime comedies, and this one, with Pharrell Williams on the soundtrack, feels like a bold, must-watch gamble 🎶🔥. Will it be a cult classic or just a wild experiment? We’ll find out soon.