Deepgram
ASR provider with text preprocessing guide
Episodes
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#5435: When Your TTS Model Eats the NumbersNumbers, dates, and acronyms break text-to-speech in specific, documented ways. Here's where normalization lives — and why it depends on your model. -
#4958: Multi-Model Transcription with LLM ReconciliationUsing multiple transcription engines and an LLM judge to catch errors in voice-to-text — especially tricky technical terms. -
#4499: Twilio for Small Business: IVRs, SIP & Phone TreesHow to build professional phone systems with Twilio — IVRs, round-robin routing, voicemail transcription, and SIP setup. -
#2773: Beyond Static Fallbacks: Agentic Error Handling in AI PipelinesFrom try-except blocks to planning agents that route around failures intelligently. -
#2582: What Your Browser Does to Mic Audio Before It Reaches Your ServergetUserMedia returns audio, but not raw audio. Here's what browsers actually do to your mic feed before it hits your server. -
#2543: Why Base64 Adds 33% Overhead (And Why You Still Need It)Base64 isn’t compression — it’s a safe transport encoding. Here’s how it works with audio APIs and where its limits are. -
#2486: Why Noise Reduction Can Ruin Transcription AccuracyCleaning audio before transcription can increase errors by up to 46%. Here's the right approach for your voice app. -
#2288: The Invisible Gatekeeper of Voice TechHow voice activity detection shapes every step of the voice tech pipeline, and why it’s harder than it seems. -
#1809: The TTS Developer's Dilemma: Size vs. SpeedStop guessing. We break down the critical trade-offs between model size, latency, and sample rate for production-ready voice apps. -
#1715: Why Voice Agents Need Frameworks (Not Just APIs)Raw APIs handle models, but who manages the audio plumbing? We break down Vapi, LiveKit, and Pipecat. -
#1540: Why Gnome 50 is Breaking Your Voice-to-Text ToolsExplore the engineering battle to bring low-latency AI voice input to Linux while navigating the strict security of Wayland and GNOME 50. -
#1218: The Architectural Divide Between Batch and Live SpeechWhy does voice typing feel so clunky compared to recording a memo? We explore the technical hurdles of real-time AI transcription. -
#332: Who’s Talking? The Tech of Speaker IdentificationHerman and Corn break down the difference between speaker diarization and identification to help automate meeting transcripts.