From ef2ce3fd054e294bf04f720b14c5062c092626b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Betker Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 20:44:44 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update README with suggestions for windows installation --- README.md | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ecf8968..0955f67 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,12 +38,15 @@ See [this page](http://nonint.com/static/tortoise_v2_examples.html) for a large Colab is the easiest way to try this out. I've put together a notebook you can use here: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1wVVqUPqwiDBUVeWWOUNglpGhU3hg_cbR?usp=sharing -### Installation +### Local Installation -If you want to use this on your own computer, you must have an NVIDIA GPU. First, install pytorch using these -instructions: [https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/](https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/) +If you want to use this on your own computer, you must have an NVIDIA GPU. -Then: +First, install pytorch using these instructions: [https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/](https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/). +On Windows, I **highly** recommend using the Conda installation path. I have been told that if you do not do this, you +will spend a lot of time chasing dependency problems. + +Next, install TorToiSe and it's dependencies: ```shell git clone https://github.com/neonbjb/tortoise-tts.git @@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ cd tortoise-tts python setup.py install ``` +If you are on windows, you will also need to install pysoundfile: `conda install -c conda-forge pysoundfile` + ### do_tts.py This script allows you to speak a single phrase with one or more voices.