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by evan_ry 2y ago
Right now, I'm splitting all the text into 4,000-character chunks (OpenAI TTS limitation), and converting them into audio "on-demand". When it's like 1-2 minutes before the end of the current chunk — I'm starting to
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by evan_ry 2y ago
I personally actively listen to shorter-form content. I have already listened to around 30 of Paul Graham's essays and the "Shape Up" mini-book from Basecamp (both are free on listenly.io/public-library). Jason Cohen&#x2
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by evan_ry 2y ago
Sorry for the inconvenience :( Additional auth providers and UI theming were not a priority, and frankly, this is the first time I have received such a request. But you're right, I definitely will do it.
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by evan_ry 2y ago
Interesting. We can meet and talk! I'm really not sure about fully open-sourcing it. It's generally good for developer-focused products, but for Listenly... I just can't see the benefits. But I might be very wrong.
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by evan_ry 2y ago
No, it's closed-source for now. You think I should open-source it?
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Show HN: I generated 70k audiobooks with OpenAI Text-to-Speech(listenly.io)
140 points by evan_ry 2y ago|109 comments
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by evan_ry 2y ago
Hey, I can help with that I’m building Listenly.io, and one author already made an audiobook Works best with .epub
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by evan_ry 2y ago
It’s OpenAI TTS, replacing the API endpoint should be pretty easy It’s similar quality to 11labs but 10x cheaper
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by evan_ry 2y ago
It’s OpenAI TTS
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by evan_ry 2y ago
I’m making such tool, you can both read and listen, although reader functionality is very simple right now App is Listenly.io
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by evan_ry 2y ago
This is a historical contribution. Thank you for doing it! Basically all the enterprises with a lot of data need to "chat with their data" right now. I can't imagine how many teams are doing similar stuff right now.
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Audio versions of all Paul Graham's essays(listenly.io)
2 points by evan_ry 3y ago|2 comments
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by evan_ry 3y ago
Paul Graham's essays + OpenAI's TTS model = Cool podcasts that you can listen to on the go.
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Show HN: Listenly – Text-to-Speech that doesn't s*ck(listenly.io)
2 points by evan_ry 3y ago|0 comments
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by evan_ry 3y ago
Glad you liked it! DM me if you have any feedback
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Show HN: I made an audio versions of all Paul Graham's essays (and more)(listenly.io)
4 points by evan_ry 3y ago|3 comments