{"id":1782,"date":"2025-04-28T23:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokyoits.com\/_wp\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:13:30","slug":"build-tts-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokyoits.com\/_wp\/?p=1782","title":{"rendered":"Build TTS on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 dir=\"ltr\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Building a Text-to-Speech Server on Windows 10<\/span><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This guide provides step-by-step instructions to set up a Text-to-Speech (TTS) server on a Windows 10 PC using open-source tools, specifically Coqui TTS and a simple Flask-based server to handle HTTP requests.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Prerequisites<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Windows 10 PC with internet access<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Basic familiarity with command-line interfaces<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Python 3.8 or higher installed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 1: Install Python<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Download the latest Python version from python.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Run the installer, ensuring to check &#8220;Add Python to PATH&#8221; during installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Verify installation by opening Command Prompt (cmd) and typing:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>python --version<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You should see the Python version number.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 2: Set Up a Virtual Environment<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Open Command Prompt and navigate to your project directory:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>cd C:\\path\\to\\your\\project<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Create a virtual environment:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>python -m venv tts_env<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Activate the virtual environment:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>tts_env\\Scripts\\activate<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your prompt should now show <span class=\"text-sm px-1 rounded-sm !font-mono bg-sunset\/10 text-rust dark:bg-dawn\/10 dark:text-dawn\">(tts_env)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 3: Install Coqui TTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">With the virtual environment activated, install Coqui TTS:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>pip install TTS<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Verify installation:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>tts --list_models<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This lists available TTS models.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 4: Install Flask<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Install Flask to create the web server:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code>pip install flask<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Step 5: Create the TTS Server Script<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"tight\" dir=\"ltr\" data-tight=\"true\">\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Create a new file named <span class=\"text-sm px-1 rounded-sm !font-mono bg-sunset\/10 text-rust dark:bg-dawn\/10 dark:text-dawn\">tts_server.py<\/span> in your project directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Add the following code to <span class=\"text-sm px-1 rounded-sm !font-mono bg-sunset\/10 text-rust dark:bg-dawn\/10 dark:text-dawn\">tts_server.py<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">from flask import Flask, request, send_file from TTS.api import TTS import os import tempfile<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">app = Flask(<strong>name<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Initialize TTS model (use a fast model for demo purposes)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">tts = TTS(model_name=&#8221;tts_models\/en\/ljspeech\/tacotron2-DDC&#8221;, progress_bar=False, gpu=False)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">@app.route(&#8216;\/tts&#8217;, methods=[&#8216;POST&#8217;]) def text_to_speech(): # Get text from request text = request.json.get(&#8216;text&#8217;, &#8221;) if not text: return {&#8220;error&#8221;: &#8220;No text provided&#8221;}, 400<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><code># Create temporary file for audio output\r\nwith tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=\".wav\") as temp_file:\r\n    output_path = temp_file.name\r\n\r\n# Generate speech\r\ntts.tts_to_file(text=text, file_path=output_path)\r\n\r\n# Send audio file\r\nresponse = send_file(output_path, mimetype='audio\/wav')\r\n\r\n# Clean up\r\nos.unlink(output_path)\r\n\r\nreturn response<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">if <strong>name<\/strong> == &#8216;<strong>main<\/strong>&#8216;: app.run(host=&#8217;0.0.0.0&#8217;, port=5000)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building a Text-to-Speech Server on Windows 10 This guide provides step-by-step instructions to set up a Text-to-Speech (TTS) server on a Windows 10 PC using open-source tools, specifically Coqui TTS and a simple Flask-based server to handle HTTP requests. 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