name: ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech description: Generate high-quality speech from text using the ElevenLabs API.

ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech Skill

This skill allows you to synthesize speech from text using ElevenLabs' realistic AI voices.

Prerequisites

1. Python Environment: Ensure you have a Python environment set up.
2. Installation: Install the elevenlabs package.

   pip install elevenlabs
   

3. API Key: You must have an ELEVENLABS_API_KEY set in your environment variables.

Usage

You can use the speech.py script to generate audio files.

Command

python3 skills/elevenlabs/speech.py "Your text here" path/to/output.mp3 --voice_id <VOICE_ID>

Arguments

• text (required): The text you want to convert to speech.
• output_path (required): The path where the MP3 file will be saved.
• --voice_id (optional): The ID of the specific voice to use.
• --model_id (optional): The model ID to use (default: eleven_multilingual_v2).

Examples

Basic Usage:

python3 skills/elevenlabs/speech.py "Hello, this is a test of the ElevenLabs skill." output/test_audio.mp3

Using a Specific Voice:

python3 skills/elevenlabs/speech.py "I am speaking with a specific voice." output/custom_voice.mp3 --voice_id Josh