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license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- en
base_model:
- rhasspy/piper-voices
pipeline_tag: text-to-speech
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# 🗣️ Colin Voice – Fine-tuned Piper TTS (en_GB)

This repository hosts a fine-tuned [Piper](https://github.com/rhasspy/piper) text-to-speech model based on the **English (GB)** voice from [`rhasspy/piper-checkpoints`](https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-checkpoints).  
It was adapted using ~300 high-quality recordings of my own voice to achieve a more **natural, expressive**, and **personally identifiable** British English tone.

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##  Overview

| Feature | Description |
|----------|--------------|
| **Base Model** | [`rhasspy/piper-checkpoints`](https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-checkpoints) |
| **Language / Accent** | English (Great Britain) |
| **Training Data** | 300 clean voice samples (~30 minutes total) |
| **Format** | ONNX + JSON config |
| **License** | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 *(for personal/non-commercial use only)* |

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## Notes

- This model reproduces my own voice and is not intended for impersonation or commercial use.
- Please credit Colin Salvatore Nardo and link back to this repository when sharing generated samples.