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The direct OpenAI and LiteLLM provider adapters have been removed. Any use_chatgpt field shown below is a migration-error shim: setting it to True raises before inference. Use the Lemonade gateway path.
Source Code: src/gaia/audio/
Components: AudioClient, WhisperAsr, KokoroTTS Module: gaia.audio Import:

Overview

The audio subsystem provides complete voice interaction capabilities including Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Text-to-Speech (TTS), and voice chat orchestration. AudioClient coordinates ASR and TTS with LLM generation, while WhisperAsr handles voice-to-text transcription and KokoroTTS provides high-quality speech synthesis. Both models are served by Lemonade Server (/api/v1/audio/transcriptions and /api/v1/audio/speech); GAIA runs no speech model in-process. Key Features:
  • Voice chat with streaming TTS
  • Whisper-based ASR with Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
  • High-quality Kokoro TTS with multiple voices (17+ available)
  • Streaming audio processing with real-time playback
  • Interrupt handling (keyboard and voice)
  • Models pulled through Lemonade on first use; Lemonade picks the device
  • Thread-safe operation

Requirements

AudioClient

  • Voice chat session management
  • ASR/TTS coordination (pause recording during TTS)
  • LLM integration for conversation
  • Interrupt and halt handling
  • Queue-based transcription delivery

WhisperAsr

  • Real-time speech recognition: each utterance is transcribed by Lemonade’s Whisper
  • Configurable model sizes (tiny, base, small, medium, large, turbo)
  • Voice Activity Detection with silence thresholds
  • Pause/resume recording capability
  • A Lemonade failure stops recording and is reported on asr_error

KokoroTTS

  • High-quality speech synthesis via Lemonade’s kokoro-v1 model
  • Multiple voice options (American/British, male/female)
  • Streaming audio generation
  • Real-time playback
  • Interrupt event handling

API Specification

AudioClient

WhisperAsr

KokoroTTS


Dependencies

Required Packages

Speech recognition and synthesis need a running Lemonade Server with a Whisper model and kokoro-v1; both are pulled on first use.

Usage Examples

Basic Voice Chat

Custom Voice Settings

Standalone Whisper ASR

Standalone Kokoro TTS