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Add Nabra-82M Arabic TTS conversion scripts for Kokoro runtime - #3898

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Follows issue #3897.

oddadmix trained Nabra-82M (oddadmix/Nabra-82M-v0.1), a Kokoro/StyleTTS2 model fine-tuned for Modern Standard Arabic. I quantized and packaged it. Its ONNX export shares the Kokoro v1.0 input signature (tokens int64[1,T], style float32[1,256], speed float32[1]), so it runs on the existing kokoro runtime with no code changes. I verified sherpa's espeak-ng token output matches the training pipeline's symbol-for-symbol on several sentences.

This PR adds conversion scripts under scripts/kokoro/nabra/:

  • add_meta_data.py: stamps sherpa metadata (model_type=kokoro, voice=ar, style_dim=510,1,256, etc.) and bakes an FIR notch (Conv1d, 129 taps) at 4800/9600 Hz into the graph tail to remove iSTFT image tones
  • run.sh: end-to-end conversion (metadata + tokens.txt + voices.bin)
  • README.md: usage example with OfflineTtsKokoroModelConfig

Pre-packaged models (int4/int8/fp16) are at https://huggingface.co/marwanelamami/nabra-82m-sherpa-onnx if you'd rather link than host.

Tested with sherpa-onnx 1.13.6 Python API; RTF ~0.66-0.68 @ 4 threads on Snapdragon 865/870.

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  • New Features
    • Added documentation for converting Nabra-82M Arabic speech models for use with the Kokoro runtime.
    • Added a tool to prepare Nabra-82M ONNX models with the required Arabic voice metadata and audio filtering.
    • Documented how to generate optimized model assets, configure Arabic text-to-speech, and test speech generation with sherpa-onnx.
    • Improved support for producing high-quality Arabic speech output at supported audio sample rates.

Nabra-82M is a Kokoro/StyleTTS2 model fine-tuned for Modern Standard
Arabic (base: oddadmix/Nabra-82M-v0.1). Its ONNX export shares the
Kokoro v1.0 input signature, so it runs on the existing kokoro runtime
without code changes.

These scripts stamp sherpa metadata (model_type=kokoro, voice=ar,
style_dim=510,1,256), generate tokens.txt from the model vocab, pack
voices.bin from the [510,1,256] style tensor, and bake an FIR notch at
4800/9600 Hz into the graph to remove iSTFT image tones.

Pre-packaged models: https://huggingface.co/marwanelamami/nabra-82m-sherpa-onnx
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The pull request adds a script that converts Nabra-82M ONNX exports for the Kokoro runtime. It updates metadata, adds an FIR notch filter, rewires and sorts the graph, saves the model, and documents packaging and runtime testing.

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Nabra conversion workflow

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Nabra ONNX conversion
scripts/kokoro/nabra/add_meta_data.py
The script replaces model metadata, creates a 129-tap FIR notch filter, inserts an ONNX convolution before the output Squeeze, topologically sorts nodes, and saves the modified model.
Conversion and runtime instructions
scripts/kokoro/nabra/README.md
The README documents the run.sh workflow, generated artifacts, and a Python example that generates Arabic speech with sherpa_onnx.OfflineTts.

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The Conv node was appended after the Squeeze that consumes its output,
which violates ONNX topological ordering and fails onnx.checker. Insert
the Conv at the Squeeze's index and re-sort the node list so every
producer precedes its consumers. Also drop the unused TensorProto
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Both fixed in 4757529: the Conv is now inserted at the Squeeze's index (plus a defensive topological re-sort, since the same ordering issue can arise when appending nodes), and the unused TensorProto import is removed. Verified with onnx.checker.check_model on a regenerated model - passes.

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Hey @csukuangfj , I would love your thoughts on this, thank you

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Thank you for your contribution!

Could you please upload a few sample generated audio files along with their corresponding transcripts/text so we can easily test and verify the output quality?

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Hey @csukuangfj, you can find all of them here: https://huggingface.co/marwanelamami/nabra-82m-sherpa-onnx/blob/main/samples/README.md

Edit: Note that Nabra-int4-QAT has some noise in its sound, that's a limitation due to its architecture, QAT didn't fix this issue with 3 experiments of increasing the steps or changing configs

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Any updates @csukuangfj?

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