CHIMERA: a Rust voice synth that simulates an airway instead of a model
CHIMERA speaks, sings and beatboxes in the browser from a simulated airway, in Rust compiled to WebAssembly. Its own Whisper check: 37% word errors vs 2.7%.
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CHIMERA speaks, sings and beatboxes in the browser from a simulated airway, in Rust compiled to WebAssembly. Its own Whisper check: 37% word errors vs 2.7%.
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