I have several tapes (yes actual cassette tapes) of my grandfather reading a novel.

Unfortunately a few of the tapes have degraded to the point that I cannot play them back.

I would love to recreate his voice, to “rerecord” the missing bits.

The recordings are in Danish.

Is this possible?

If it is, how can I go about it?

      • Successful_Try543
        2·
        18 days ago

        ####Bleibende Momente
        Klonen Sie die Stimme einer geliebten Person und lassen Sie sie Ihren Kindern Ihre Lieblingserinnerungen oder -geschichten vorlesen.

        ####Gibt es eine Software, mit der man die Stimme von jemandem nachahmen kann? Speechify AI Voice Cloning kann jede Stimme in Sekunden klonen. Alles, was die KI braucht, ist, dass sie sich die Stimme für etwa 30 Sekunden anhört. Sobald sie die Stimme einer Person gesampelt hat, kann sie mit der gesampelten Stimme lange Dokumente lesen, Podcasts erstellen und vieles mehr. Haben Sie einen geliebten Menschen, dessen Stimme Sie gerne mal hören würden - wandeln Sie einfach jeden Text in seine Stimme um. Erstellen Sie Audio-Podcasts oder Voice-Overs. Jetzt können Sie stundenlang mit Ihrer eigenen Stimme sprechen - ohne ein einziges Wort zu sprechen.

        https://speechify.com/de/voice-cloning/

        Alternatively, https://www.resemble.ai/voice-cloning/ could do it, as they state:

        ####Can I clone anybody’s voice? While Resemble AI empowers users to create AI replicas of various voices, it’s essential to adhere to ethical guidelines and obtain proper consent before cloning someone’s voice. Respect for privacy and intellectual property rights is paramount in utilizing our technology. Please read our Ethics page for more details.

        However, Danish is only in their ‘Pro’ tier list, so you should perhaps try it with some English text first.

        • boojumliussnark@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          18 days ago

          Thank you again for diving in to this. It looks like speechify don’t support Danish.

          On Resemble AI, they have something like Elevenlabs:

          For professional voice cloning through data upload, we require explicit, verifiable consent from the voice talent. This involves providing a clear audio consent statement along with the training data, so that we can confirm the identity. By uploading voice data, you’re confirming that you have such consent, which should align with our guidelines. The consent recording must follow our template, e.g., “I acknowledge my recordings will be used by [Your Company] to create a synthetic voice by Resemble AI.” For any questions regarding consent, please reach out to us.

          I will try to contact them regarding my use, which is neither commercial, nor using “voice talent” exactly.