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Eben: /* KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1) */

2022-01-16T02:05:44Z

KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1)

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	Stop mimic with:		Stop mimic with:
	<code>pkill mimic</code>		<code>pkill mimic</code>

			'''Important:''' as these commands are run as a scrip instead of in a full shell environment its best to put the full path to each application you call, for example: usr/bin/xsel & usr/bin/mimic etc.

Eben: /* Arch based distros */ spelling fix

2022-01-15T05:59:09Z

Arch based distros: spelling fix

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	== Installation (mimic v1) ==		== Installation (mimic v1) ==

	===== Arch based distros =====		===== On Arch based distros =====
	Install ~~form~~ the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mimic		Install from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mimic

	===== On Debian~~/Ubuntu~~ =====		===== On Debian based distros =====
	<code>$ sudo apt-get install gcc make pkg-config automake libtool libasound2-dev</code>		<code>$ sudo apt-get install gcc make pkg-config automake libtool libasound2-dev</code>

	===== On Fedora =====		===== On Fedora based distros =====
	<code>$ sudo dnf install gcc make pkgconfig automake libtool alsa-lib-devel</code>		<code>$ sudo dnf install gcc make pkgconfig automake libtool alsa-lib-devel</code>
	Mimic v1 source: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic1		Mimic v1 source: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic1

Eben: Installing mimic v1

2022-01-15T05:55:00Z

Installing mimic v1

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 While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>
-== '''KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1)''' ==
+== Installation (mimic v1) ==
 This setup will let you read text with mimic tts from '''any application''' on your system simply by pressing a keyboard command.

103.192.227.66: /* KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1) */ added instructions

2022-01-15T04:19:23Z

KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1): added instructions

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	== '''KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1)''' ==		== '''KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1)''' ==

			This setup will let you read text with mimic tts from '''any application''' on your system simply by pressing a keyboard command.


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	Stop mimic with:		Stop mimic with:
	<code>pkill mimic</code>		<code>pkill mimic</code>


			In gnome open system settings then go to: Keyboard » Customise Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts » + and make two new shortcuts, one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill mimic</code> command.

			In KDE open system settings then go to: Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts and make to new shortcuts one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill mimic</code> command.

			Create a file for xsel to store the text you want to read. In this example this file is in the /tmp directory and is called speak.txt (but you can use a different file name and directory if you like).


	'''What do these commands and switch’s do:'''		'''What do these commands and switch’s do:'''

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	There are quite a few voices installed with Mimic, the voice slt was my favourite. Type: <code>mimic -lv</code> in terminal to see a list of installed voices. Type: <code>man mimic</code> to see all the options and switches.		There are quite a few voices installed with Mimic, the voice slt was my favourite. Type: <code>mimic -lv</code> in terminal to see a list of installed voices. Type: <code>man mimic</code> to see all the options and switches.

	Mimic is built on flite tts and the commands are the same as far as I can see.		Mimic is built on [https://github.com/festvox/flite flite-tts] and the commands are the same as far as I can see.

			Source: https://ebenfarnworth.substack.com/p/text-to-speech-tts-on-linux

Eben: /* KDE & gnome integration */

2022-01-14T12:49:39Z

KDE & gnome integration

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	While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>		While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>

	== '''KDE & gnome integration''' ==		== '''KDE & gnome integration (mimic v1)''' ==

Eben: Added mimic KDE and gnome instructions

2022-01-14T12:47:11Z

Added mimic KDE and gnome instructions

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	===Build Mimic 1 on device===		===Build Mimic 1 on device===
	While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>		While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>

			== '''KDE & gnome integration''' ==


			After installing mimic on your system adding this line to a custom keyboard shortcut in KDE or Gnome.
			<code>xsel > /tmp/speak.txt \| sleep 0.3 \| mimic -f /tmp/speak.txt \| pkill xsel</code>
			I further optimised this by adding some configuration options that change the pitch and speed of the voice:
			<code>xsel > /tmp/speak.txt \| mimic -voice slt --setf duration_stretch=0.85 --setf int_f0_target_mean=165 -f /tmp/speak.txt \| pkill xsel</code>
			Stop mimic with:
			<code>pkill mimic</code>
			'''What do these commands and switch’s do:'''

			<code>xsel > my_file_name.txt</code> (over rights the text in the file with highlighted text)

			<code>sleep 0.3</code> (tells the next command to wait for 0.3 seconds)

			<code>mimic</code> (calls the mimic tts engine to start speaking)

			<code>-voice slt</code> (sets the voice to the slt voice)

			<code>--setf duration_stretch=0.85</code> (makes it speak 25% faster (1 = normal speed and 1.5 in slower 50%)).

			<code>--setf int_f0_target_mean=165</code> (makes the pitch higher and =1 would make the pitch very low).

			<code>-f</code> (means read text from file)

			<code>pkill xsel</code> (stops the computer starting a new process for xsel every time this command is run).

			There are quite a few voices installed with Mimic, the voice slt was my favourite. Type: <code>mimic -lv</code> in terminal to see a list of installed voices. Type: <code>man mimic</code> to see all the options and switches.

			Mimic is built on flite tts and the commands are the same as far as I can see.

Thorsten at 17:30, 19 November 2021

2021-11-19T17:30:19Z

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	~~[[Category:Open Voice Assistants]]~~
	[[Category:Mycroft]]		[[Category:Mycroft]]
	[[Category:TTS]]		[[Category:TTS]]

72.128.154.254: /* Build Mimic on device */

2021-11-10T08:12:01Z

Build Mimic on device

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	==Tips & Tricks==		==Tips & Tricks==

	===Build Mimic on device===		===Build Mimic 1 on device===
	While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>		While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>

Thorsten: Adjusted headline.

2021-11-10T05:26:19Z

Adjusted headline.

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	[[Category:TTS]]		[[Category:TTS]]

	==Mycroft Mimic==		==What's Mycroft Mimic==
	It is a TTS system delivered with Mycroft (''by Nov 2021 it's english only''). It's available in two installation types:		It is a TTS system delivered with Mycroft (''by Nov 2021 it's english only''). It's available in two installation types:

Thorsten: Initial draft for Mycroft Mimic.

2021-11-10T05:25:56Z

Initial draft for Mycroft Mimic.

New page

[[Category:Open Voice Assistants]]
[[Category:Mycroft]]
[[Category:TTS]]

==Mycroft Mimic==
It is a TTS system delivered with Mycroft (''by Nov 2021 it's english only''). It's available in two installation types:

*Mimic (''version 1'') runs locally on device and has an understable but not great quality. But runs on small computer devices like a Raspberry Pi. It's by default the "fallback" if other voices are not available.
*Mimic (version 2) is provided by Mycroft AI server/cloud backend infrastructure and offers a better voice quality (''english only'').

==Tips & Tricks==

===Build Mimic on device===
While setting up a Mycroft device installer will ask to build Mimic 1 locally. If you initially skipped this you can also re-run dev_setup.sh with a -fm flag for "force mimic".<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -fm</blockquote>You can do the opposite, by running flag to "skip mimic":<blockquote>./dev_setup.sh -sm</blockquote>