README.md

metadata

license: other
license_name: commercial-license-agreement
license_link: LICENSE
language:
  - 'no'
  - nb
  - nn
base_model:
  - ResembleAI/chatterbox
pipeline_tag: text-to-speech

Norwegian Chatterbox TTS Model Card

Model Overview

Name: Norwegian Chatterbox TTS (finetuned)
Architecture: Based on the Chatterbox text-to-speech architecture, adapted and finetuned for Norwegian language support.
Framework: 🤗 Transformers & 🦾 TorchAudio
License: proprietary Commercial

This model generates high-quality, natural-sounding Norwegian speech from input text. The model is a fine-tuned version of ResembleAI/chatterbox. It’s ideal for voice assistants, audiobooks, notifications, and accessibility applications requireing Norwegian language support.

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Intended Use

• Primary: Text-to-speech synthesis for Norwegian (Bokmål / Nynorsk).
• • Emotional expressiveness
  • Norwegian dialects
• Examples:
  • Virtual assistants and chatbots
  • E‑learning platforms
  • Audiobook narration
  • In‑car infotainment systems

Training Data

• Base Model: Pretrained Chatterbox TTS, trained on a multi‑lingual corpus.
• Fine‑Tuning Data:
  • ~6000 hours of audio‑recordings and transcriptions, of varying quality, spanning many dialects in addition to Bokmål and Nynorsk.

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Samples

Input Text	Audio Clip
Ibsens ripsbærbusker og andre buskvekster
Tilgi dem ikke; de vet hva de gjør!
De puster på hatets og ondskapens glør!
De liker å drepe, de frydes ved jammer,
de ønsker å se vår verden i flammer!
De ønsker å drukne oss alle i blod!
Tror du det ikke? Du vet det jo!

Citation

@misc{yourname2025norwegianchatterbox,
  title={Chatterbox TTS Norwegian},
  author={Alexander Vaagan},
  year={2025},
  howpublished={\url{https://huggingface.co/akhbar/norwegian-chatterbox-tts}}
}