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+# mOrpheus Virtual Assistant Demo
+
+This project implements the Morpheus Virtual Assistant, which integrates speech recognition, text generation, and text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis. The assistant utilizes the following components:
+
+- **Whisper** for speech recognition.
+- **LM Studio API** for text generation (chat) and text-to-speech.
+- **SNAC-based decoder** to convert TTS token streams into PCM audio.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Speech Recognition:** Captures audio input from the microphone and transcribes it using the Whisper model.
+- **Text Generation:** Uses LM Studio’s chat API to generate responses based on the transcribed input.
+- **Text-to-Speech:** Synthesizes speech from text using LM Studio’s TTS API and decodes the token stream with a SNAC-based decoder.
+- **Audio Playback:** Plays the generated audio and checks its duration to warn if the audio might be truncated.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Python 3.7+
+- [PyTorch](https://pytorch.org/)
+- [Whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper)
+- [sounddevice](https://python-sounddevice.readthedocs.io/)
+- [scipy](https://www.scipy.org/)
+- [numpy](https://numpy.org/)
+- [requests](https://docs.python-requests.org/)
+- [PyYAML](https://pyyaml.org/)
+- [Transformers](https://huggingface.co/transformers/)
+- [SNAC](https://github.com/hubertsiuzdak/snac) (or your local version)
+
+## Setup
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/morpheus-virtual-assistant.git
+   cd morpheus-virtual-assistant
+   ```
+
+2. **Install the dependencies:**
+
+   ```bash
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+   ```
+
+   *Ensure that your `requirements.txt` includes all required packages.*
+
+3. **Configure the application:**
+
+   - Create a `config.yaml` file in the project root.
+   - Populate it with your configuration details for Whisper, LM Studio API, audio settings, etc.
+
+   Example `config.yaml`:
+
+   ```yaml
+   whisper:
+     model_name: "base"
+     sample_rate: 16000
+
+   lm_studio_api:
+     api_url: "http://your-api-url.com"
+     chat:
+       endpoint: "/v1/chat"
+       model: "gemma"
+       system_prompt: "You are a helpful assistant."
+       max_tokens: 150
+       temperature: 0.7
+       top_p: 0.9
+       repetition_penalty: 1.0
+     tts:
+       endpoint: "/v1/tts"
+       model: "orpheus"
+       default_voice: "default"
+       max_tokens: 200
+       temperature: 0.8
+
+   tts:
+     sample_rate: 24000
+
+   audio:
+     input_device: null
+     output_device: null
+
+   desired_tts_duration: 20
+   ```
+
+4. **Run the Assistant:**
+
+   ```bash
+   python morpheus_demo.py
+   ```
+Make sure you have your choosen LLM model and the Orpheus 4-bit GGUF loaded inside LM Studio and that you are in API mode. 
+
+## Usage
+
+- The assistant will begin by listening for your voice input.
+- After transcribing your speech, it will generate a text response using the LM Studio API.
+- The response is then converted to speech using the TTS API, decoded via SNAC, and played back.
+- If the generated audio duration is below the configured threshold, a warning is printed.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests with improvements or bug fixes.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.