Mimic 3 is a powerful open-source text to speech engine, brought to us by Mycroft AI. Mycroft is known for their virtual assistant reference devices, but did you know that you can download their TTS engine separately, and run it on any device you wish? You absolutely can, and best of all, Mimic is open-source and the latest release, Mimic 3, is available now. It's even been optmized to run on constrained devices, such as the Raspberry Pi. This means that you can benefit from text to speech, without relying on the cloud!
In this video, Jay will show off Mimic 3, such as where to download it, and examples of synthesizing text in a web console as well as in a terminal. Also, since this project is open-source, perhaps you'll consider contributing to it? It's definitely a fun project to work on!
This video is an introductory video to Mimic 3 - more videos around Mimic 3 and Mycroft will follow.
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## Individual sections
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - What is "Mycroft"?
03:16 - A brief history of Mycroft on LearnLinuxTV
04:44 - Mimic 3, an awesome text to speech engine from MyCroft, available today!
05:40 - The Mycroft Mark I, alongside an unreleased prototype
06:04 - Two Mycroft units discuss the Internet Explorer's End of Life
06:33 - Mycroft and Mimic 3, behind the scenes
07:43 - Features and benefits of Mimic 3
08:54 - Mycroft recommends Jay's new book, Mastering Ubuntu Server 4th Edition
09:28 - Mimic 3's web console and API
10:13 - Installing Mimic 3
10:50 - The mimic3 command shown in an example
12:54 - Getting involved with Mimic 3
## Mycroft and Mimic 3 links
Check out Mimic 3 ➜ https://learnlinux.link/mimic3
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Mimic 3 Documentation ➜ https://learnlinux.link/mimic3-docs
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