ExampleTTS.py

from dotenv import load_dotenv
from elevenlabs.client import ElevenLabs
import os
import io
import pygame

load_dotenv()

# Debug: Check if API key is loaded
api_key = os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
if api_key:
    print(f"API Key loaded: {api_key[:10]}...")
else:
    print("ERROR: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY not found in environment variables")
    exit(1)

elevenlabs = ElevenLabs(
  api_key=api_key,
)

audio = elevenlabs.text_to_speech.convert(
    text="The first move is what sets everything in motion.",
    voice_id="JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb",
    model_id="eleven_multilingual_v2",
    output_format="mp3_44100_128",
)

# Play audio directly from memory using pygame
try:
    pygame.mixer.init()
    
    # Convert audio chunks to bytes
    audio_data = b"".join(audio)
    
    # Create a BytesIO object to simulate a file
    audio_buffer = io.BytesIO(audio_data)
    
    # Load and play the audio
    pygame.mixer.music.load(audio_buffer)
    pygame.mixer.music.play()
    
    print("Audio playing...")
    
    # Wait for playback to complete
    while pygame.mixer.music.get_busy():
        pygame.time.wait(100)
    
    print("Audio playback completed")
    
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Direct audio playback failed: {e}")
    print("You may need to install pygame: pip install pygame")