Multispeaker_libri Dataset Manifest
Overview
The manifest.json file provides a structured mapping of all audio files in the Multispeaker_libri dataset, following the same format as the Bilingual_uedin dataset (MF1.json).
Key Features
- 800 total entries - Each mixture file at a different SNR level gets its own entry
- 100 unique groundtruth files - Clean reference audios (10 per target speaker)
- 8 mixtures per groundtruth - Each groundtruth is shared by:
- 4 SNR levels: -5dB, 0dB, +5dB, +10dB
- 2 interferers: 121 (female), 672 (male)
Structure
Each JSON entry contains:
{
"ori_pth": "target_61/interferer_121/snr_-5dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav",
"ori_spk": "61",
"ori_lang": "EN",
"ori_text": "IF FOR A WHIM YOU BEGGAR YOURSELF I CANNOT STAY YOU",
"ori_phonemes": "",
"ori_tone": "",
"ori_word2ph": "",
"gt_pth": "target_61/groundtruth/61-70970-0037.wav",
"gt_spk": "61",
"gt_lang": "EN",
"gt_text": "INDEED HE IS INFORMED ON THESE POINTS...",
"gt_phonemes": "",
"gt_tone": "",
"gt_word2ph": "",
"snr": "-5dB",
"interferer_id": "121"
}
Fields Explanation
Original (Mixture) Audio:
ori_pth: Path to the mixture file (target + interferer at specific SNR)ori_spk: Target speaker IDori_lang: Language (always "EN" for LibriSpeech)ori_text: Transcription of the target speaker's utteranceori_phonemes,ori_tone,ori_word2ph: Empty (can be filled with phonemizer)
Groundtruth (Clean Reference) Audio:
gt_pth: Path to clean groundtruth file (no interference)gt_spk: Same as target speaker IDgt_lang: Language (always "EN")gt_text: Transcription of the groundtruth utterancegt_phonemes,gt_tone,gt_word2ph: Empty (can be filled with phonemizer)
Additional Metadata:
snr: Signal-to-Noise Ratio level (+10dB, +5dB, +0dB, -5dB)interferer_id: ID of interfering speaker (121 or 672)
Use Cases
1. Voice Cloning with Noisy References
Use mixture files (ori_pth) as enrollment audio with controlled interference:
# Load mixture at different SNR levels
mixture_5db = load_audio(entry['ori_pth']) # SNR = +5dB
mixture_0db = load_audio(entry['ori_pth']) # SNR = 0dB
# Use same clean groundtruth for comparison
clean_ref = load_audio(entry['gt_pth'])
2. Studying SNR Impact
Compare voice cloning quality across SNR levels using the same groundtruth:
# Get all SNR versions of same utterance (share same gt_pth)
entries_for_utterance = [e for e in manifest if e['gt_pth'] == target_gt]
# entries will have -5dB, 0dB, +5dB, +10dB versions
3. Multi-Speaker Interference Analysis
Test how different interferers affect the same target speaker:
# Compare female interferer (121) vs male interferer (672)
female_interferer = [e for e in manifest if e['interferer_id'] == '121']
male_interferer = [e for e in manifest if e['interferer_id'] == '672']
Dataset Statistics
Target Speakers: 10 (5 male, 5 female)
- Male: 61, 908, 2300, 2830, 7729
- Female: 237, 1221, 1284, 4970, 6829
Interferer Speakers: 2
- Female: 121
- Male: 672
SNR Levels: 4 (-5dB, 0dB, +5dB, +10dB)
Audio Files:
- 800 mixture files
- 800 target files (clean segments used in mixtures)
- 100 groundtruth files (separate clean references)
Example: Multiple SNRs → Same Groundtruth
Groundtruth: target_61/groundtruth/61-70970-0037.wav
├── Mixture 1: target_61/interferer_121/snr_-5dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 2: target_61/interferer_121/snr_+0dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 3: target_61/interferer_121/snr_+5dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 4: target_61/interferer_121/snr_+10dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 5: target_61/interferer_672/snr_-5dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 6: target_61/interferer_672/snr_+0dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
├── Mixture 7: target_61/interferer_672/snr_+5dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
└── Mixture 8: target_61/interferer_672/snr_+10dB/61-70970-0003_mixture.wav
Loading the Manifest
import json
with open('manifest.json', 'r') as f:
manifest = json.load(f)
# Access entries
for entry in manifest:
mixture_path = entry['ori_pth']
groundtruth_path = entry['gt_pth']
snr_level = entry['snr']
interferer = entry['interferer_id']
# Your processing code here
Generation Script
The manifest was generated using scripts/generate_multispeaker_manifest.py.
To regenerate:
python scripts/generate_multispeaker_manifest.py
Notes
- Phoneme fields are currently empty. You can populate them using tools like phonemizer.
- All audio files are WAV format, 16kHz sample rate, mono.
- Transcriptions are extracted from LibriSpeech's
.trans.txtfiles. - Groundtruth files are different utterances than the mixture utterances (separate clean references for testing).
Version
- Generated: November 20, 2025
- Dataset: Multispeaker_libri v1.0
- Based on: LibriSpeech test-clean subset