nimroddolev/chime_tts v0.14.0-beta1 on GitHub

✨ New Features:

Support has been added for the announce feature on unsupported media_player platforms such as HomePods and Spotify, pausing currently playing music during Chime TTS playback and restoring it afterwards.
Alexa media_players can now be used in service calls to chime_tts.say without additional service calls or audio conversions.
Note: the Alexa Media Player is required, however the previous method can still be used.

The pitch of TTS audio can be customized via the tts_pitch parameter, allowing you to increase/decrease the pitch in semitones to add some variation and even musicality to your announcements.
Adjusting the speed of TTS audio has been rewritten:
- Fewer artifacts introduced when changing the speed.
- Support has been added for slowing down audio.
- The speed can now be set to between 1% - 400% of the original.
- The parameter name has been changed to tts_speed (the previous tts_playback_speed name is still supported).
Adjusting the volume of generated audio files has been made simpler with the addition of a new option in the audio_conversion dropdown menu.

New chimes have been added:

The YAML structure for message segments has been improved to be more 50% more concise and user-friendly. The previous structure is still supported.

Previous Structure:

  message:
    - type: chime
      path: bells_2
    - type: delay
      length: 2000
    - type: tts
      message: Someone is at the door

New Structure:

   message:
     - chime: bells_2
     - delay: 2000
     - tts: Someone is at the door

Chimes & TTS segments can now be repeated, via the new repeat attribute, eg:

  message:
    - chime: /media/sounds.cuckoo.mp3
      repeat: 3
    - tts: It's 3 o'clock

The "ElevenLabs TTS" platform has been added to the list of TTS platforms
The chime_tts.say_url response object now includes a success value as well as a media_content_id value (when the public folder in the configuration is within the media folder).
The folder path for audio files generated from the chime_tts.say_url service can now accept both local and public directory paths (see Chime TTS' configuration page in Settings → Integrations).
A default TTS platform can now be set in the configuration and will be used if tts_platform is null
A default offset value can be set inthe configuration
When onboarding the Chime TTS integration, an info popup appears if no TTS platforms are configured, to explain that at least 1 is required.

Fixed bug when queueing multiple service calls.
Fixed bug when mp3 generation failed.
Downloaded chimes are now properly added to cache.
Fixed bug that resulted in incorrect default absolute folder paths.
Fixed validation for custom chime paths in configuration.
Fixed a typo in custom chime option "Custom 4".
Added support for language selection when using Microsoft Edge TTS. - fe9f0b1 jonalbr
Added missing Fanfare chime option to end_chime_path drop down list.
Downloaded chimes are now deleted if cache is set to false.
Fixed bug which resulted in segment-specific audio_conversion arguments being applied to the entire audio message.

Full Changelog: v0.13.0...v0.14.0-beta1