Aura-2 (TTS) Now Speaks Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Japanese
Blog post from Deepgram
Deepgram has expanded its high-precision text-to-speech (TTS) API, Aura-2, to include five new languages: Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Japanese, enhancing its voice infrastructure for global markets. This expansion aims to provide developers with the ability to deliver consistent, multilingual voice experiences without compromising on naturalness, pronunciation accuracy, or performance. Each language presents unique phonological challenges, such as Dutch's vowel richness, French's fluid connected speech, and Japanese's pitch accent, which Aura-2 addresses to ensure clarity and precision essential for business applications. The updated TTS engine adapts to each language's distinct phonology and prosody, enabling high-quality pronunciation of structured data and maintaining sub-200ms latency for real-time interaction. This advancement supports seamless integration for developers and enterprises, promoting efficient and reliable voice AI for diverse global applications.