---
dataset_info:
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  - name: audio
    dtype:
      audio:
        sampling_rate: 16000
  - name: sentence
    dtype: string
  splits:
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    num_examples: 82215
  download_size: 7479090641
  dataset_size: 8012803500.0
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
---

# Merged Persian TTS Dataset

## Overview

This dataset is a comprehensive collection of Persian speech data, merged from several high-quality sources to facilitate Text-to-Speech (TTS) research and development for the Persian language. It combines audio recordings with their corresponding transcriptions, providing a rich resource for training and evaluating Persian TTS systems.

## Dataset Details

- **Language**: Persian (Farsi)
- **Total Samples**: [Insert total number of samples after merging]
- **Audio Format**: WAV (16-bit PCM)
- **Sampling Rate**: 16000 Hz
- **Columns**:
  - `audio`: Audio file in WAV format
  - `sentence`: Corresponding transcription of the audio in Persian text

## Source Datasets

This merged dataset combines data from the following sources:

1. **Persian Common Voice 17.0**
   - Original Dataset: [Ashegh-Sad-Warrior/Persian_Common_Voice_17_0](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Ashegh-Sad-Warrior/Persian_Common_Voice_17_0)
   - License: CC0

2. **Persian Concatenated**
   - Original Dataset: [koochikoo25/Persian-Concatenated](https://huggingface.co/datasets/koochikoo25/Persian-Concatenated)
   - License: [Insert license information if available]

3. **Persian Speech Dataset**
   - Original Dataset: [SeyedAli/Persian-Speech-Dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/SeyedAli/Persian-Speech-Dataset)
   - License: [Insert license information if available]

4. **SP_HW5_PersianTTS**
   - Original Dataset: [mohammadhossein/SP_HW5_PersianTTS](https://huggingface.co/datasets/mohammadhossein/SP_HW5_PersianTTS)
   - License: [Insert license information if available]

5. **General Persian Dataset**
   - Original Dataset: [m522t/general_persian_dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/m522t/general_persian_dataset)
   - License: [Insert license information if available]

## Preprocessing

The following preprocessing steps were applied to create this merged dataset:

1. Audio files were standardized to a 16000 Hz sampling rate.
2. Text transcriptions were unified under the column name 'sentence'.
3. Only 'audio' and 'sentence' columns were retained from each source dataset.

## Usage

This dataset can be easily loaded using the Hugging Face `datasets` library:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("mshojaei77/persian_tts_merged")
```

## Applications

This dataset is suitable for various speech-related tasks in Persian, including but not limited to:

- Text-to-Speech (TTS) system development
- Speech recognition model training
- Voice activity detection
- Linguistic analysis of Persian speech patterns

## Ethical Considerations

Users of this dataset should be aware of and respect the following ethical considerations:

- Privacy: Ensure that any use of this dataset complies with privacy regulations.
- Bias: Be aware of potential biases in the dataset, such as accent or dialect representation.
- Responsible AI: Use this dataset to develop AI systems that respect and preserve Persian language and culture.

## Acknowledgements

We express our gratitude to the creators and contributors of the original datasets, without whom this merged dataset would not have been possible.