Abdelrahman2922/arabic-tts-saudi-multi-speaker-xtts

Arabic Saudi TTS Dataset (LJSpeech Format) 🇸🇦

This dataset is designed for training Text-to-Speech (TTS) models such as XTTS_v2 using the LJSpeech format.

📌 Overview

• —Language: Arabic (Saudi Dialect)
• —Format: LJSpeech
• —Use Case: TTS training (XTTS_v2, YourTTS, Tacotron, etc.)
• —Speakers: Multi-speaker (Male & Female)
• —Audio Format: WAV (mono recommended)
• —Sample Rate: 22050 Hz (recommended)

📂 Structure

alldata/ │ ├── wavs/ │ ├── sample0.wav │ ├── sample_1.wav │ └── ... │ └── metadata.txt

📝 Metadata Format

Each line in metadata.txt:

fileid|text|normalizedtext

Example:

sample_0|جصتي تبدأ من أيام ما كنا نزور بيت خوالي.|جصتي تبدأ من أيام ما كنا نزور بيت خوالي.

👥 Speakers

This dataset contains multiple speakers:

• —Male voices
• —Female voices

⚠️ Note: Speaker labels are not explicitly separated in metadata.

🎯 Use Cases

• —Train XTTS_v2
• —Fine-tune multilingual TTS models
• —Arabic speech synthesis research

📊 Dataset Preview

⚙️ Training Notes

• —Works directly with Coqui TTS
• —Compatible with:
• —XTTS_v2
• —YourTTS
• —Recommended preprocessing:
• —Normalize Arabic text
• —Remove diacritics (optional)
• —Ensure consistent sampling rate