Hurston-1 Open Source TTS Adds Southern Accents and NB-TTS Mode

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Destined AI releases Hurston-1, an open-source TTS model fine-tuned from Maya1. It specializes in underrepresented accents like Southern American and African English dialects, introducing NB-TTS (Narrowband TTS) to generate 8kHz G.711 audio optimized for traditional telephony and customer service agents.

LATEST/Destined AI releases Hurston-1, an open-source TTS model fine-tuned from Maya1. It specializes in underrepresented accents like Southern American and African English dialects, introducing NB-TTS (Narrowband TTS) to generate 8kHz G.711 audio optimized for traditional telephony and customer service agents.

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Hacker News AIT2Oct 25, 09:30·68 pts
Hurston-1 Open Source TTS Adds Southern Accents and NB-TTS Mode
- First open-source TTS model specifically optimized for Southern American, Nigerian, and African English accents
- Introduces NB-TTS concept with native 8kHz G.711 output compatible with telephony systems like Twilio
- Fine-tuned from the Apache-2.0 licensed Maya1, supporting natural language voice steering
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