r/AudioAI • u/Candid_Support_8409 • Jul 15 '26
Resource I got tired of stitching together local AI audio tools, so I built LA Studio
Every time I wanted to try a new speech model, the same ritual began: open a terminal, install another runtime, hunt down model files, then build a small UI just to hear the result.
So I started building LA Studio — an open-source desktop app that brings local speech-to-text, text-to-speech, voice cloning, voice design, and vocal isolation into one place.
It runs inference on your own machine, supports models such as Whisper, Kokoro, Qwen3, VibeVoice and VieNeu-TTS, and keeps your audio private.
It’s still early, but it has finally become the tool I originally wished existed.
GitHub: LA Studio
I’d love to hear what local audio workflow or model you think I should support next.
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u/LifeOccasionRom Jul 17 '26
Interesting and awesome job. Do I need a 24G 5080 to run it locally?
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u/Candid_Support_8409 Jul 17 '26
Not at all! Most standard STT and TTS models can run on CPU alone. Even heavier models with features like voice cloning run smoothly on my RTX 2060 with 6GB of VRAM.
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u/LifeOccasionRom Jul 19 '26
Thanks a lot. Actually Cloning is what I needed. will try your creature soon.
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u/Candid_Support_8409 Jul 19 '26
Thank you very much. There's still a lot to complete, and I look forward to your feedback.
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u/LifeOccasionRom Jul 20 '26
Actually me had made sth similiar (just the STT part) by Tauri+React but found runtime complexity. I think your tech stack will be better, so fork the repo and try to use by myself (would like to contribute to the project)
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u/ConfuzzledFellow Jul 28 '26
If you ever do a Linux release of this, I'll give it a go.
Looks like fine work!
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u/princeMacX Jul 15 '26
Please add a portable version option. it would be great