Configuration to set up audio encoder. The encoding
determines the output audio format that we'd like.
Enums
Name
Description
AUDIO_ENCODING_UNSPECIFIED
Not specified. Only used by GenerateVoiceCloningKey. Otherwise, will return result `google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT][google.rpc.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT]`.
LINEAR16
Uncompressed 16-bit signed little-endian samples (Linear PCM). Audio content returned as LINEAR16 also contains a WAV header.
MP3
MP3 audio at 32kbps.
MP3_64_KBPS
MP3 at 64kbps.
OGG_OPUS
Opus encoded audio wrapped in an ogg container. The result is a file which can be played natively on Android, and in browsers (at least Chrome and Firefox). The quality of the encoding is considerably higher than MP3 while using approximately the same bitrate.
MULAW
8-bit samples that compand 14-bit audio samples using G.711 PCMU/mu-law. Audio content returned as MULAW also contains a WAV header.
ALAW
8-bit samples that compand 14-bit audio samples using G.711 PCMU/A-law. Audio content returned as ALAW also contains a WAV header.
PCM
Uncompressed 16-bit signed little-endian samples (Linear PCM). Note that as opposed to LINEAR16, audio won't be wrapped in a WAV (or any other) header.
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