diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e99e36..bd3faf3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-*.pyc
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+*.pyc
+venv/
+text_to_speech/models
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diff --git a/llm_translator.py b/llm_translator.py
index 48ad039..89b94a3 100644
--- a/llm_translator.py
+++ b/llm_translator.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ def translator_de_fr(query):
     return translate(MODEL, syspromts.TRANSLATOR_DE_FR + query)
 
 
-
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     response = translator_de_en(test_content.TESTSENTENCE_DE_BROKER)
     print(json.dumps(response, indent=2))
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e146d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Prerequisites
+
+sudo apt install liblc3-tools
+
+use python3.9
+pip install piper-tts soundfile librosa
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diff --git a/text_to_speech/piper_welcome.sh b/text_to_speech/piper_welcome.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..212e915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text_to_speech/piper_welcome.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")
+
+echo 'Welcome to the world of speech synthesis!' | piper \
+  --model en_US-lessac-medium \
+  --output_file $SCRIPT_DIR/welcome.wav \
+  --download-dir $SCRIPT_DIR/models
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diff --git a/text_to_speech/resample.py b/text_to_speech/resample.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..623384b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text_to_speech/resample.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# resample .wave from 22.05 to 24kHz sampling rate
+
+import librosa
+import soundfile as sf
+
+
+def resample():
+    # Load the original audio file
+    audio, rate = librosa.load('welcome.wav')
+
+    # Convert the sample rate to 24 kHz
+    resampled_rate = int(rate * 24 / 22050)
+    resampled_audio = librosa.resample(audio, rate, resampled_rate)
+
+    # Save the resampled audio as a new .wav file
+    sf.write('welcome_resampled.wav', resampled_audio, resampled_rate)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    resample()
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diff --git a/text_to_speech/text_to_speech.py b/text_to_speech/text_to_speech.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29