# TTS Summary

## Available TTS modes (`--tts`)

Runtime-supported values in `s2s_pipeline.py`:

- `chatTTS` → `chatTTS_handler.py`
- `facebookMMS` → `facebookmms_handler.py`
- `pocket` → `pocket_tts_handler.py`
- `kokoro` → `kokoro_handler.py`
- `qwen3` → `qwen3_tts_handler.py`

Deprecated TTS implementations, including MeloTTS, live in [`../../../archive/TTS`](../../../archive/TTS) and are no longer wired into `s2s_pipeline.py`.

## Usage

### 1) ChatTTS (`--tts chatTTS`)

Primary args prefix: `--chat_tts_*`

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts chatTTS \
  --chat_tts_device cuda \
  --chat_tts_stream true \
  --chat_tts_chunk_size 512
```

### 2) Facebook MMS (`--tts facebookMMS`)

Primary args prefix: `--facebook_mms_*` plus `--tts_language`

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts facebookMMS \
  --facebook_mms_device cuda \
  --tts_language en
```

This handler maps STT language codes (e.g. `en`, `fr`, `es`) to MMS model suffixes (e.g. `eng`, `fra`, `spa`) and reloads the model on language changes.

### 3) Pocket TTS (`--tts pocket`)

Primary args prefix: `--pocket_tts_*`

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts pocket \
  --pocket_tts_voice jean \
  --pocket_tts_device cpu \
  --pocket_tts_sample_rate 16000
```

Available preset voices include:
`alba`, `marius`, `javert`, `jean`, `fantine`, `cosette`, `eponine`, `azelma`.

### 4) Kokoro (`--tts kokoro`)

Primary args prefix: `--kokoro_*`

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts kokoro \
  --kokoro_device auto \
  --kokoro_voice bm_fable \
  --kokoro_lang_code b
```

Behavior:
- Uses MLX backend on Apple Silicon (`mlx-community/Kokoro-82M-bf16`)
- Uses native kokoro pipeline otherwise (`hexgrad/Kokoro-82M`)
- Can auto-switch voice/language based on STT language code mapping

### 5) Qwen3-TTS (`--tts qwen3`)

Primary args prefix: `--qwen3_tts_*`

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts qwen3 \
  --qwen3_tts_model_name Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-CustomVoice \
  --qwen3_tts_device cuda \
  --qwen3_tts_speaker Aiden \
  --qwen3_tts_language auto \
  --qwen3_tts_non_streaming_mode True
```

Behavior:
- Uses `faster-qwen3-tts` on non-macOS platforms.
- Uses `mlx-audio` on Apple Silicon and auto-maps `Qwen/...` model IDs to `mlx-community/...`, defaulting to the `6bit` MLX variant unless the model name already pins a suffix.
- Supports MLX quantization overrides on Apple Silicon via `--qwen3_tts_mlx_quantization bf16|4bit|6bit|8bit`.
- Keeps the existing voice-clone/custom-voice/voice-design handler flow intact.
- Defaults to the CustomVoice model with speaker `Aiden`, so no reference audio is required. Voice-clone/base models can still use `--qwen3_tts_ref_audio`.

Example for Apple Silicon using the default 6-bit MLX variant:

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts qwen3 \
  --qwen3_tts_model_name Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-CustomVoice \
  --qwen3_tts_speaker Aiden
```

You can override the default and select `bf16`, `4bit`, or `8bit` explicitly:

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --tts qwen3 \
  --qwen3_tts_model_name Qwen/Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-CustomVoice \
  --qwen3_tts_mlx_quantization 4bit \
  --qwen3_tts_speaker Aiden
```

To benchmark the Apple Silicon MLX variants side by side:

```bash
.venv/bin/python benchmark_tts.py \
  --handlers qwen3 \
  --iterations 3 \
  --qwen3_mlx_quantizations bf16 4bit 6bit 8bit
```

This will run separate benchmark entries for `qwen3[bf16]`, `qwen3[4bit]`, `qwen3[6bit]`, and `qwen3[8bit]`.

## Setup

### Low-latency GPU setup

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --stt whisper \
  --tts pocket
```

### Apple Silicon setup

```bash
python s2s_pipeline.py \
  --local_mac_optimal_settings
```

`--tts pocket` and `--tts kokoro` are also valid options on macOS.