elevenlabs-test

Books to Audio

Books-to-Audio is a Node.js script that converts text files into audio files using AI text-to-speech using Eleven Labs API. This script can be used to listen to your favorite books, articles, or any text-based content while doing other activities such as commuting, working out, or doing household chores.

The script is designed to work with text files in the .txt format.

Run Locally

1. Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/Amethesh/Books-to-Audio.git

2. Go to the project directory

  cd Books-to-Audio

3. Install dependencies

  npm install

4. Place your text file in the "novels" directory

5. Run the index

  node ./src/index

6. The audio file will be generated in the "audio" directory

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

API_KEY="YOUR_ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"

Configuration

The "index.js" file contains the following configuration options:

• language: The language to use for text-to-speech (default: 'en-US')
• voice: The name of the voice to use for text-to-speech (default: 'en-US-Standard-D')
• outputFormat: The format to use for the audio file (default: 'mp3')
• bitrate: The bitrate to use for the audio file (default: 320000)

Enjoy

Authors

• @Amethesh