MockingBird is an AI voice cloning tool and text-to-speech system designed to generate synthetic speech. It functions as a voice synthesis trainer for building custom models from audio datasets, a command-line generator for producing audio files, and a text-to-speech server for remote application integration.
The project specializes in real-time voice cloning, which extracts vocal characteristics from short audio samples to mimic a target speaker's unique timbre. It utilizes reference-driven audio synthesis to condition pre-trained models on specific audio samples, allowing for the generation of arbitrary speech that maintains a specific voice identity.
The system includes a neural text-to-speech pipeline and capabilities for dataset-driven model training to master specific languages or speaking styles. Users can interact with the software through a command-line interface or via a web server that exposes synthesis functionality as an API.
