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I couldn't agree more. I've tried some of this ".ai" websites that do voice-cloning, and they tend to use the following dark strategy: - Demand you create a c
by dsign 3y ago
I couldn't agree more.
I've tried some of this ".ai" websites that do voice-cloning, and they tend to use the following dark strategy:
- Demand you create a cloud account before trying.
- Sometimes, demand you put your credit card before trying.
- Always: the product is crap. Sometimes it does voice-cloning sort of as advertised, but you have to wait for the training and the execution in queue, because cloud GPUs are expensive and they need to manage a queue because it's a cloud prouduct. At least that part could be avoided if they shipped a VST plugin one could run locally, even if it's restricted to NVidia GPUs[^2].
[^1]: To those who say "but the devs must get paid": yes. But subscriptions miss-align incentives, and some updates are simply not worth the minutes they cause in productivity lost while waiting for their shoehorned installation.
[^2]: Musicians and creative types are used to spend a lot in hardware and software, and there are inference GPUs which are cheaper than some sample libraries.
- andrewstuart 3y agoI don’t mind if the software is a subscription it just has to be installable and not spyware garbage. Professional consumer level software like a game or productivity app or something.
- riwsky 3y agoHow do you figure subscriptions misalign incentives? The alternative, of selling upgrades, incentivizes devs to focus on new shiny shit that teases well. I instead rather they focus on making something I get value out of consistently.
- dsign 3y ago- A one-off payment makes life infinitely simpler for accounting purposes. In my jurisdiction, a software license owned by the business is an asset and shows as that in the balance sheet, and can be subject to a depreciation schedule just as any other asset. - Mental peace: if product X does what I need right now and I can count that I will be able to use product X five years from now to do the same thing, then I'm happy to pay a lump sum that I see as an investment. Even better, I feel confident that I can integrate product X in my workflows. I don't get that with a subscription product on the hands of a startup seeking product-market fit.
- andoando 3y agoI made a voice cloning site. https://voiceshift.ai https://voiceshift.ai No login, nothing required. Its a bit limited but I can add any of the RVC models. Working on a feature to just upload your own model. I can definitely make it a local app.