machine-tts-stt

name	machine-tts-stt
description	Uses local machine audio I/O helpers for quick speech loops. Use when user asks to speak text with say.sh, capture microphone audio with capture.sh, or test TTS-to-STT by playing and recording on the same machine.
metadata	{"author":"rfhold","version":"1.0","category":"audio","tags":"tts, stt, whisper, ffmpeg"}

Machine TTS/STT

Use:

• say.sh "text" to synthesize speech and play audio on the local machine speakers.
• capture.sh <seconds> to record from the local machine microphone for that duration and print transcription text.

Quick loopback test (same machine):

(capture.sh 4) & pid=$!; sleep 1; say.sh "this is a capture test"; wait $pid

Notes:

• Audio playback and recording happen on the machine running the command.
• If no text is captured, increase duration or mic/speaker volume.