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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "debpalash-voicestudio--batch-audiobook-from-manuscript",
 "repo": "debpalash/VoiceStudio",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio",
 "repo_slug": "debpalash-voicestudio",
 "title": "Turn a manuscript into an audiobook in batches",
 "page_title": "How to turn a manuscript into an audiobook in batches with Voice Studio",
 "summary": "Produce narrated audio from written chapters using batch jobs on local models.",
 "who": "An independent author or small publisher with finished chapters who wants narrated versions without a studio session.",
 "problem": "Recording each chapter by hand is slow, and per-minute cloud narration can be costly for a long book.",
 "outcome": "Narrated audio files for the chapters, generated as a batch on local hardware.",
 "steps": [
  "`curl -fsSL https://voicestudio.sh/install | sh`",
  "Open Voice Studio and choose the audiobook or stories workflow.",
  "Load the chapter text, pick a voice, and install the required model when prompted.",
  "Start a batch job for all chapters and check the first chapter's audio before running the rest."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the VoiceStudio repo (github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio), create an audiobook from the chapter files in <folder path> as a batch job. Expected output: one narrated audio file per chapter. Verify that the first chapter's narration matches its text, including names and numbers.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README does not state a per-chapter time, so plan batch length by testing one chapter first.",
 "category": "Content",
 "tags": [
  "Content"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "A computer with an NVIDIA GPU, Apple Silicon, or a CPU (slower)",
  "Free disk space; the CPU build of PyTorch needs about 5 GB",
  "Permission to use any voice you clone",
  "Internet access for the installer and the first model download"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "remote-script",
   "notice": "The installer is a script run from the internet, so review it before piping it into sh."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.9,
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