Dave Swift

YouTube creator covering AI tools with a focus on audio, voice, and local-first applications. Publishes written articles for every video via “Dave’s Toolbox” newsletter.

Channels

• YouTube: Dave Swift — AI tools, audio, local AI
• Newsletter: Dave’s Toolbox (email newsletter, linked from YouTube)
• Site: daveswift.com

Content in This Wiki

• This Open-Source TTS App Sounds Scary Good — Demo of VoiceBox, a free open-source local TTS app with voice cloning and effects.

Key Ideas

• Local voice cloning is approaching a quality threshold where it becomes a real security concern — recommends verbal passwords with loved ones
• Open-source TTS is competitive enough with ElevenLabs for many use cases, running locally for free

See Also

• VoiceBox
• Source: VoiceBox