LMNT

Text-to-speech service implementation using LMNT’s streaming API

Overview

LMNTTTSService provides real-time text-to-speech synthesis through LMNT’s WebSocket-based streaming API optimized for conversational AI. The service offers ultra-low latency with high-quality voice models and supports multiple languages with automatic interruption handling.

LMNT TTS API Reference

Pipecat’s API methods for LMNT TTS integration

Example Implementation

Complete example with voice synthesis

LMNT Documentation

Official LMNT streaming speech API documentation

Voice Library

Browse and create custom voices

Installation

To use LMNT services, install the required dependencies:

pip install "pipecat-ai[lmnt]"

Prerequisites

LMNT Account Setup

Before using LMNT TTS services, you need:

1. LMNT Account: Sign up at LMNT Console
2. API Key: Generate an API key from your account dashboard
3. Voice Selection: Choose from available voice models or create custom voices

Required Environment Variables

• LMNT_API_KEY: Your LMNT API key for authentication

Configuration

LmntTTSService

api_key · str · required

LMNT API key for authentication.

voice_id · str · required

ID of the voice to use for synthesis.

model · str · default: "blizzard"

LMNT TTS model to use.

language · Language · default: "Language.EN"

Language for synthesis. Supports multiple languages including German, English, Spanish, French, Hindi, and more.

sample_rate · int · default: "None"

Output audio sample rate in Hz. When None, uses the pipeline’s configured sample rate.

Usage

Basic Setup

from pipecat.services.lmnt import LmntTTSService

tts = LmntTTSService(
    api_key=os.getenv("LMNT_API_KEY"),
    voice_id="lily",
)

With Language Configuration

from pipecat.services.lmnt import LmntTTSService
from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language

tts = LmntTTSService(
    api_key=os.getenv("LMNT_API_KEY"),
    voice_id="lily",
    model="blizzard",
    language=Language.ES,
)

Notes

• WebSocket-based streaming: LMNT uses a persistent WebSocket connection for low-latency audio synthesis with automatic reconnection.
• Class name: The Python class is LmntTTSService (note the lowercase ‘mnt’).

Event Handlers

LMNT TTS supports the standard service connection events:

Event	Description
on_connected	Connected to LMNT WebSocket
on_disconnected	Disconnected from LMNT WebSocket
on_connection_error	WebSocket connection error occurred

@tts.event_handler("on_connected")
async def on_connected(service):
    print("Connected to LMNT")