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TLDR

A no-code Google Colab notebook that turns the open-weight Supertonic 3 text-to-speech model into a point-and-click audiobook and podcast production studio.

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  root((Supertonic Studio))
    What it does
      Text to speech generation
      Audiobook creation with chapters
      Multi-voice dialogue scenes
      Live voice API server
    Tech stack
      Google Colab
      Supertonic 3 model
      Python notebook
    Use cases
      Turn an ebook into an audiobook
      Produce a scripted dialogue scene
      Run a personal text to speech API
    Audience
      Podcasters
      Indie authors
      Non-technical creators

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Convert a text, EPUB, or PDF file into a fully narrated audiobook with chapters

USE CASE 2

Produce a scripted multi-character dialogue scene with different voices per line

USE CASE 3

Export a finished audiobook as an M4B file with chapter markers and cover art

USE CASE 4

Run a temporary live text-to-speech API server for testing

What is it built with?

Google ColabPythonSupertonic 3FFmpeg

How does it compare?

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MaintenanceDormant
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Complexity2/52/53/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Only needs a free Google account, no GPU required since the model runs on CPU inside Colab.

The notebook's own code is MIT licensed and free to reuse, but the underlying voice model uses a separate OpenRAIL license that allows commercial use while banning harmful or non-consensual voice impersonation.

In plain English

This project is a no-code Google Colab notebook that wraps Supertonic 3, an open-weight text-to-speech model from Supertone Inc, into a full audio production studio you operate entirely through point-and-click forms, with no code editing needed. It is an independent, unofficial notebook and is not made or endorsed by Supertone Inc. The notebook is organized into fifteen numbered cells, each handling one task. After a one time setup cell that installs everything and downloads the roughly 400 megabyte model, you get simple text-to-speech generation, a way to preview every built-in voice, an experimental tool that blends two voices together, and a text cleanup step that accepts PDF or plain text files and strips out page numbers, repeated headers, and broken line wraps. The core feature is an audiobook generator that turns a text, EPUB, or PDF file into fully narrated audio split by chapter, with subtitles, and a separate cell can package those chapters into a real M4B audiobook file with chapter markers and cover art, playable in apps like Apple Books. Other cells handle scripted multi-voice dialogue scenes, batch converting a folder of text files, loudness normalizing the audio to broadcast standards, mixing in intro and outro music, and even running Supertonic as a live API server with an optional public web address. Getting started only requires a free Google account and no GPU, since the underlying model is designed to run on a CPU. You simply open the notebook in Colab, run the setup cell, then fill in each form and press run. Output files are saved automatically and offered as downloads. For a closer voice match than the built in options, the author points to a separate companion tool that trains a custom voice from a longer reference recording, sold as a one time purchase, though it is optional and not required to use this notebook. The notebook itself is built on Supertonic's reference code, released under the MIT License, while the model weights use a separate OpenRAIL-M license that allows commercial use but restricts harmful use and non-consensual voice impersonation, with an attribution requirement.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me set up the Supertonic 3 TTS Audiobook Studio notebook in Google Colab
Prompt 2
Walk me through converting my PDF novel into a narrated M4B audiobook
Prompt 3
Show me how to script a multi-voice dialogue scene in this notebook
Prompt 4
Explain the licensing terms I need to follow before using this commercially

Frequently asked questions

What is -supertonic-3-tts-audiobook-studio?

A no-code Google Colab notebook that turns the open-weight Supertonic 3 text-to-speech model into a point-and-click audiobook and podcast production studio.

What license does -supertonic-3-tts-audiobook-studio use?

The notebook's own code is MIT licensed and free to reuse, but the underlying voice model uses a separate OpenRAIL license that allows commercial use while banning harmful or non-consensual voice impersonation.

How hard is -supertonic-3-tts-audiobook-studio to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is -supertonic-3-tts-audiobook-studio for?

Mainly general.

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