Bark TTS

Generate realistic speech and audio with Bark AI.

All examples can be run on GPU servers rented through CLORE.AI Marketplace.

Server Requirements

Parameter	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	8GB	16GB+
VRAM	4GB (small)	8GB+ (normal)
Network	200Mbps	500Mbps+
Startup Time	3-5 minutes	-

Startup Time: First launch downloads Bark models (3-5 minutes depending on network speed). HTTP 502 during this time is normal.

Renting on CLORE.AI

1. Visit CLORE.AI Marketplace

2. Filter by GPU type, VRAM, and price

3. Choose On-Demand (fixed rate) or Spot (bid price)

4. Configure your order:

   • Select Docker image

   • Set ports (TCP for SSH, HTTP for web UIs)

   • Add environment variables if needed

   • Enter startup command

5. Select payment: CLORE, BTC, or USDT/USDC

6. Create order and wait for deployment

Access Your Server

• Find connection details in My Orders

• Web interfaces: Use the HTTP port URL

• SSH: ssh -p <port> root@<proxy-address>

What is Bark?

Bark by Suno AI can generate:

• Realistic speech in multiple languages

• Various speaker voices

• Non-verbal sounds (laughing, sighing)

• Music and sound effects

• Multilingual speech

Requirements

Quality	VRAM	Recommended
Small	4GB	RTX 3060
Normal	8GB	RTX 3070
High	12GB	RTX 3090

Quick Deploy

Docker Image:

pytorch/pytorch:2.5.1-cuda12.4-cudnn9-runtime

Ports:

22/tcp
7860/http

Command:

pip install git+https://github.com/suno-ai/bark.git gradio scipy && \
python -c "
import gradio as gr
from bark import SAMPLE_RATE, generate_audio, preload_models
import scipy.io.wavfile as wav
import numpy as np
import tempfile

preload_models()

def generate(text, voice):
    audio = generate_audio(text, history_prompt=voice)
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.wav', delete=False) as f:
        wav.write(f.name, SAMPLE_RATE, (audio * 32767).astype(np.int16))
        return f.name

voices = ['v2/en_speaker_0', 'v2/en_speaker_1', 'v2/en_speaker_2', 'v2/en_speaker_3',
          'v2/en_speaker_4', 'v2/en_speaker_5', 'v2/en_speaker_6', 'v2/en_speaker_7',
          'v2/en_speaker_8', 'v2/en_speaker_9']

demo = gr.Interface(fn=generate, inputs=[gr.Textbox(lines=5), gr.Dropdown(voices)],
                   outputs=gr.Audio(), title='Bark TTS')
demo.launch(server_name='0.0.0.0', server_port=7860)
"

Accessing Your Service

After deployment, find your http_pub URL in My Orders:

1. Go to My Orders page

2. Click on your order

3. Find the http_pub URL (e.g., abc123.clorecloud.net)

Use https://YOUR_HTTP_PUB_URL instead of localhost in examples below.

Verify It's Working

# Check if Gradio UI is accessible
curl https://your-http-pub.clorecloud.net/

If you get HTTP 502, wait 3-5 minutes - the service is downloading models.

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/suno-ai/bark.git
pip install scipy

Basic Usage

from bark import SAMPLE_RATE, generate_audio, preload_models
import scipy.io.wavfile as wav
import numpy as np

# Preload models (downloads on first run)
preload_models()

# Generate audio
text = "Hello, this is a test of Bark text to speech."
audio = generate_audio(text)

# Save as WAV
wav.write("output.wav", SAMPLE_RATE, (audio * 32767).astype(np.int16))

Voice Selection

Built-in Voices

# English speakers (0-9)
audio = generate_audio("Hello!", history_prompt="v2/en_speaker_0")
audio = generate_audio("Hello!", history_prompt="v2/en_speaker_3")
audio = generate_audio("Hello!", history_prompt="v2/en_speaker_9")

# Other languages
audio = generate_audio("Bonjour!", history_prompt="v2/fr_speaker_0")  # French
audio = generate_audio("Hallo!", history_prompt="v2/de_speaker_0")    # German
audio = generate_audio("Hola!", history_prompt="v2/es_speaker_0")     # Spanish
audio = generate_audio("Ciao!", history_prompt="v2/it_speaker_0")     # Italian
audio = generate_audio("Olá!", history_prompt="v2/pt_speaker_0")      # Portuguese
audio = generate_audio("Привет!", history_prompt="v2/ru_speaker_0")   # Russian
audio = generate_audio("こんにちは!", history_prompt="v2/ja_speaker_0") # Japanese
audio = generate_audio("你好!", history_prompt="v2/zh_speaker_0")      # Chinese

Available Languages

Language	Code	Speakers
English	en	0-9
German	de	0-9
Spanish	es	0-9
French	fr	0-9
Hindi	hi	0-9
Italian	it	0-9
Japanese	ja	0-9
Korean	ko	0-9
Polish	pl	0-9
Portuguese	pt	0-9
Russian	ru	0-9
Turkish	tr	0-9
Chinese	zh	0-9

Non-Verbal Sounds

Bark can generate non-verbal audio:

# Laughter
audio = generate_audio("Hello! [laughs] That's so funny!")

# Sighing
audio = generate_audio("[sighs] I'm so tired today.")

# Gasping
audio = generate_audio("[gasps] Oh my god!")

# Clearing throat
audio = generate_audio("[clears throat] Ahem, attention please.")

# Music notes
audio = generate_audio("♪ La la la ♪")

Long-Form Audio

For text longer than 13 seconds:

from bark import generate_audio
from bark.generation import SAMPLE_RATE
import numpy as np

def generate_long_audio(text, voice="v2/en_speaker_6"):
    # Split into sentences
    sentences = text.replace(".", ".|").replace("?", "?|").replace("!", "!|").split("|")
    sentences = [s.strip() for s in sentences if s.strip()]

    audio_segments = []
    for sentence in sentences:
        audio = generate_audio(sentence, history_prompt=voice)
        audio_segments.append(audio)
        # Add small pause between sentences
        audio_segments.append(np.zeros(int(0.25 * SAMPLE_RATE)))

    return np.concatenate(audio_segments)

long_text = """
This is a longer piece of text that will be split into multiple segments.
Each segment will be generated separately. Then they will be concatenated.
This allows for generating audio of any length.
"""

audio = generate_long_audio(long_text)

Voice Cloning

Create custom voice prompts:

from bark.generation import preload_models, generate_text_semantic
from bark.api import semantic_to_waveform
from bark import generate_audio, SAMPLE_RATE
import numpy as np

# Generate with specific characteristics

# The prompt can include speaker description

# First, generate a reference
voice_prompt = "v2/en_speaker_6"
text = "This is how I sound when I speak normally."
audio = generate_audio(text, history_prompt=voice_prompt)

# Save as custom voice (simplified example)
np.savez("custom_voice.npz", audio=audio)

Batch Processing

import os
from bark import generate_audio, SAMPLE_RATE
import scipy.io.wavfile as wav
import numpy as np

texts = [
    "Welcome to our podcast.",
    "Today we'll discuss artificial intelligence.",
    "Let's get started with the introduction.",
]

output_dir = "./audio_clips"
os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)

voice = "v2/en_speaker_6"

for i, text in enumerate(texts):
    print(f"Generating {i+1}/{len(texts)}")
    audio = generate_audio(text, history_prompt=voice)
    wav.write(
        os.path.join(output_dir, f"clip_{i:03d}.wav"),
        SAMPLE_RATE,
        (audio * 32767).astype(np.int16)
    )

API Server

from fastapi import FastAPI
from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
from bark import generate_audio, preload_models, SAMPLE_RATE
import scipy.io.wavfile as wav
import numpy as np
import tempfile
import os

app = FastAPI()
preload_models()

@app.post("/generate")
async def generate_speech(text: str, voice: str = "v2/en_speaker_6"):
    audio = generate_audio(text, history_prompt=voice)

    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) as f:
        wav.write(f.name, SAMPLE_RATE, (audio * 32767).astype(np.int16))
        return FileResponse(f.name, media_type="audio/wav")

# Run: uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Usage

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/generate?text=Hello%20world&voice=v2/en_speaker_6" \
    --output speech.wav

Memory Optimization

For Limited VRAM

import os

# Use smaller model
os.environ["SUNO_USE_SMALL_MODELS"] = "1"

# Offload to CPU
os.environ["SUNO_OFFLOAD_CPU"] = "1"

from bark import generate_audio
audio = generate_audio("Hello world")

Enable FP16

os.environ["SUNO_ENABLE_MPS"] = "0"

from bark import generate_audio
audio = generate_audio("Hello!", history_prompt="v2/en_speaker_6")

Combining with Other Audio

from pydub import AudioSegment
import numpy as np
from bark import generate_audio, SAMPLE_RATE
import scipy.io.wavfile as wav
import tempfile

def bark_to_pydub(audio_array):
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) as f:
        wav.write(f.name, SAMPLE_RATE, (audio_array * 32767).astype(np.int16))
        return AudioSegment.from_wav(f.name)

# Generate speech
speech = generate_audio("Welcome to the show!")
speech_audio = bark_to_pydub(speech)

# Load background music
music = AudioSegment.from_mp3("background.mp3")

# Mix together
music = music - 20  # Lower music volume
combined = speech_audio.overlay(music)
combined.export("output.mp3", format="mp3")

Performance

Mode	GPU	Time (10 words)
Normal	RTX 3090	~5s
Normal	RTX 4090	~3s
Small	RTX 3060	~8s
CPU	-	~60s

Comparison with Other TTS

Feature	Bark	Coqui	Piper
Quality	Best	Great	Good
Speed	Slow	Medium	Fast
Languages	13+	20+	30+
Non-verbal	Yes	No	No
VRAM	8GB+	4GB	1GB

Troubleshooting

Out of Memory

# Use small models
os.environ["SUNO_USE_SMALL_MODELS"] = "1"
os.environ["SUNO_OFFLOAD_CPU"] = "1"

Slow Generation

• Use GPU (not CPU)

• Keep models loaded between generations

• Generate shorter segments

Audio Quality Issues

• Try different speakers

• Break long text into sentences

• Avoid special characters

Cost Estimate

Typical CLORE.AI marketplace rates (as of 2024):

GPU	Hourly Rate	Daily Rate	4-Hour Session
RTX 3060	~$0.03	~$0.70	~$0.12
RTX 3090	~$0.06	~$1.50	~$0.25
RTX 4090	~$0.10	~$2.30	~$0.40
A100 40GB	~$0.17	~$4.00	~$0.70
A100 80GB	~$0.25	~$6.00	~$1.00

Prices vary by provider and demand. Check CLORE.AI Marketplace for current rates.

Save money:

• Use Spot market for flexible workloads (often 30-50% cheaper)

• Pay with CLORE tokens

• Compare prices across different providers

Next Steps

• RVC Voice Cloning

• Whisper Transcription

• AudioCraft Music