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Developer Relations · Speechify AI Labs

Luke Oliff

Luke Oliff is a Developer Relations leader based in the UK. For the better part of a decade he has been working with voice technology, developer tooling, and open-source — improving developer experience for well known brands. He has architected open-source strategy, launched developer communities, built tools, and shipped conversational AI voice prototypes years before mainstream APIs were available. As an engineer at heart, he writes and speaks about voice AI, developer experience, and real-time APIs as a developer would, focussing on utility and experience. He has now joined Speechify's AI Labs team, where Simba 3.0 ranks 7th on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard out of nearly 80 models.

Posts by Luke Oliff

  1. Speechify API

    Using TTS in Node.js with Speechify

    A practical guide to synthesizing speech in Node.js using the Speechify TTS API. Covers installation, a basic synthesis call, streaming audio to disk, and what to reach for next.

  2. Speechify API

    Launching the Speechify Cookbook

    A small, public repo of runnable Speechify recipes. Pick a folder, drop in your API key, run it. TypeScript and Python today, SDK and native REST side by side.

  3. Speechify API

    Hello Speechify Developers

    Welcome to the new Speechify developer blog. Expect updates from the AI and labs teams, product news, collaborations, and technical guides for the Speechify TTS API.