AI Voices - Settings for Piper

AI Voices - Settings for Piper

AI Voices is really excellent. Full on-the-fly AI voices for characters. The XTTS method is great, but even on a powerful GPU it has a noticeable delay. Piper has no really discernible delay, and is "good enough", in my opinion. These config files and instructions should help people get it working in a polished way.

Installation:

You must download and install AI Voices, with the "Piper" option:

AI Voices: https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/59250

You must download the Skyrim mod, Mantella, in order to get its ONNX files:

Mantella: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/98631

Place the ONNX and .json files in the directory:

\Morrowind\Data Files\AIVoicesBackend\Piper\voices\

And then place the files in this archive, overwriting anything already in place. It includes two files: a pronunciation file (to correct a few obvious mispronunciations I have encountered so far), and a Piper voicemap, mapping the ONNX files to ALL the races (including Tamriel Data races), as well as mapping voices to a number of named characters. (This process could go on and on and on with customisation, but I think this is a good start.)

Mod recommendation:

Animated Dialogue: https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/59626

Credits:

Diablo0987 for the excellent AI Voices, and ArtFromTheMachine for Mantella.