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==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>

== Installation (mimic v1) ==

===== On Arch based distros =====

Install from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mimic

===== On Debian based distros =====

<code>$ sudo apt-get install gcc make pkg-config automake libtool libasound2-dev</code>

===== On Fedora based distros =====

<code>$ sudo dnf install gcc make pkgconfig automake libtool alsa-lib-devel</code>

Mimic v1 source: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic1

== 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.

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>

'''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.

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:'''

<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 [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

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 ==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>
+== Installation (mimic v1) ==
+===== On Arch based distros =====
+Install from the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mimic
+===== On Debian based distros =====
+ <code>$ sudo apt-get install gcc make pkg-config automake libtool libasound2-dev</code>
+===== On Fedora based distros =====
+ <code>$ sudo dnf install gcc make pkgconfig automake libtool alsa-lib-devel</code>
+Mimic v1 source: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mimic1
+== 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.
+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>
+'''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.
+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:'''
+<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 [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