LLVC (Low-latency, Low-resource Voice Conversion) is a real-time voice conversion model introduced by Koe AI. It operates efficiently on consumer CPUs, achieving sub-20ms latency at a 16kHz bitrate. LLVC utilizes a generative adversarial structure and knowledge distillation for efficiency and low resource consumption. It sets a benchmark among open-source voice conversion models in terms of latency and resource usage. The study focuses on any-to-one voice conversion on CPUs but lacks exploration of performance on different hardware configurations and detailed hyperparameter analysis.
Koe AI Unveils LLVC: A Groundbreaking Real-Time Voice Conversion Model with Unparalleled Efficiency and Speed
A team of researchers from Koe AI has introduced LLVC (Low-latency, Low-resource Voice Conversion), a model designed for real-time any-to-one voice conversion. LLVC offers ultra-low latency and minimal resource consumption, operating efficiently on a standard consumer CPU. The study provides access to LLVC’s open-source samples, code, and pre-trained model weights for broader accessibility.
Key Features and Benefits:
- LLVC achieves sub-20ms latency at a 16kHz bitrate, surpassing real-time processing by nearly 2.8 times on consumer-grade CPUs.
- It sets a benchmark for low resource consumption and latency among open-source voice conversion models.
- LLVC employs a generative adversarial structure and knowledge distillation for remarkable efficiency.
- It finds practical application in speech synthesis, voice anonymization, and vocal identity alteration.
- LLVC offers the potential for personalized voice conversion by fine-tuning single-input speaker data.
The LLVC model consists of a generator and a discriminator, with only the generator used during inference. It is designed to tackle the unique demands of real-time voice conversion, utilizing the Waveformer architecture. LLVC integrates the DCC Encoder and Transformer Decoder architectures with customized modifications.
The study evaluates LLVC’s performance using N-second clips from LibriSpeech test-clean files, comparing it with other selected models for minimal CPU inference latency. However, the evaluation is limited to latency and resource usage, lacking analysis of speech quality and naturalness. Detailed hyperparameter analysis is also absent, hindering replicability and fine-tuning for specific needs.
Overall, LLVC establishes the viability of low-latency, resource-efficient voice conversion on consumer-grade CPUs. It eliminates the need for dedicated GPUs and offers practical applications in various domains. The model’s use of a generative adversarial architecture and knowledge distillation sets a new standard for open-source voice conversion models.
For more information, you can check out the Paper and Github.
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