Resources

Notes from the lab

Research, product news, and field notes on the craft of human conversation — from the linguists and engineers building Rime.
March 6, 2025

The challenges of benchmarking TTS

Most voice AI models today sound good—but what makes one voice better than another? And how do you actually measure that?

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March 6, 2025

The Subtleties of Synthetic Accents

Rime’s AI voices capture true-to-life accents, like Boston English, using linguistic expertise to ensure accuracy in speech patterns and pronunciation.

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March 6, 2025

Rime is HIPAA-compliant

Rime Labs is now HIPAA compliant, ensuring secure, real-time Text-to-Speech for healthcare. Protect PHI with our trusted, compliant AI voice solutions.

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March 6, 2025

Introducing Mist: Next-gen Conversational Voice Synthesis

Rime launches Mist, a next-gen conversational voice model with ultra-low latency and lifelike speech. Build real-time voice interactions with ease!

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March 6, 2025

How to Change your Accent

Rime's new tech swaps accents while preserving speaker identity, enabling lifelike voice transformations for AI, call automation, and more.

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March 6, 2025

Latency and the Speed of Conversation

Rime delivers best-in-class TTS latency with ~175ms TTFB, far outpacing competitors. Get ultra-fast, natural speech for real-time AI interactions!

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March 6, 2025

Filler Words: A Secret Facet of Conversational Realism

Rime’s TTS captures natural speech with realistic filler words, making AI conversations more human-like. Improve engagement with lifelike, nuanced voices!

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March 6, 2025

On Hallucinations

Rime’s TTS ensures accurate, glitch-free speech with no AI hallucinations. Get reliable, natural-sounding voices for seamless text-to-speech experiences!

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March 6, 2025

When Y'all is Said and Done

Rime’s TTS captures authentic Southern US English, from syntax to pronunciation, ensuring natural, lifelike AI speech for true conversational accuracy.

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March 6, 2025

Introducing: Mist for IVR

Rime’s Mist for IVR delivers emotionally aware, natural-sounding TTS with fast, flexible responses for seamless phone interactions. Upgrade your IVR today!

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March 6, 2025

Attacking the Clones

Rime is shaping the future of AI voice with autogenerated, non-clone voices tailored to every use case—moving beyond celebrity clones to true voice diversity.

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March 6, 2025

Back-Channeling as a Conversational Strategy

Rime’s TTS adds natural back-channeling like “mmhm” and “uh-huh” for lifelike AI conversations, ensuring responsive and engaging voice interactions.

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March 6, 2025

Rime & ConverseNow bring natural voices to real-time ordering

ConverseNow partners with Rime to power ultra-natural, fast, and adaptive voice AI for restaurant ordering, ensuring seamless, real-time customer interactions.

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March 6, 2025

Why Lists are Weird

Rime’s TTS perfects list intonation, ensuring natural rising and falling pitch for seamless, human-like speech in business and everyday conversations.

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March 6, 2025

Announcing Our $5K Credits Program for YC Startups

Rime offers $5K in API credits to YC startups, enabling seamless text-to-speech integration with fast, natural voices. Apply now and start building!

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