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@KoljaB KoljaB released this 28 Mar 21:14
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RealtimeTTS v0.6.0

Features

  • New TTS Engines

    • Faster Qwen3 TTS: Added FasterQwenEngine engine. See tests/faster_qwen_emotions.py and tests/faster_qwen_test.py for details how to implement. Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOKcUpJlrXQ
    • Cartesia: Added engine for Cartesia speech synthesis via WebSocket API. ([#348])
    • MiniMax Cloud TTS: Added MiniMaxEngine for MiniMax T2A v2 API with 2 models (speech-2.8-hd, speech-2.8-turbo), 12 voice presets, and runtime parameter control. ([#369])
    • ModelsLab TTS: Added ModelsLabEngine supporting 30+ voices in 9 languages, speed and emotion control, and lazy loading. ([#368])
    • CAMB AI MARS TTS: Added CambEngine and CambVoice for CAMB AI's MARS models, supporting 140+ languages and streaming output. ([#367])
    • NeuTTS: Added NeuTTSEngine for on-device TTS with voice cloning (3s reference audio, CPU/CUDA/MPS support). ([#359])
    • PocketTTS: Added PocketTTSEngine for CPU-optimized TTS (Kyutai Labs, 8 voices, voice cloning, low latency). ([#358])

  • WebSocket Streaming

    • Real-time TTS streaming via WebSocket endpoint with multi-user support, bidirectional audio, and enhanced web UI. Includes Python demo client. ([#356])

Improvements

  • Engine Usability

    • Allow OpenAIEngine to accept API key as parameter (fallback to env var). ([#361])
    • Add language parameter to ZipvoiceEngine for output and prompt speech. ([#362])
    • Add mpv_audio_device option to AudioConfiguration/TextToAudioStream for MPV playback device selection. ([#327])
    • Add adjustable volume parameter (0.0–1.0) to TextToAudioStream. ([#335])
    • PiperEngine: Streamline synthesis and add samplerate detection from model config for better quality with larger models. ([#346], [#347])
    • Conditional logging: Only print "SYNTHESIS FINISHED" if logging is enabled. ([#332])

  • General

    • Install portaudio for MacOS. ([#328])

Fixes

  • Correct typo in requirements.txt for pypinyin version. ([#355])
  • Fix missing comma in __all__ that affected engine exports. ([#367])
  • Add audio format detection/conversion for non-Kokoro TTS engines. ([#356])
  • Fix voice retrieval errors and improve engine initialization logic. ([#356])

Other

  • Updated documentation for new engines, playback options, and WebSocket usage.
  • Added/updated test files and demo scripts for new engines.
  • No breaking changes; all updates are backward compatible.

PRs:
[#369], [#368], [#367], [#362], [#361], [#359], [#358], [#356], [#355], [#348], [#347], [#346], [#335], [#332], [#328], [#327]

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