Update default voice ID, fix MARS naming, and clean up example

examples/foundational/07zb-interruptible-camb-local.py

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
 #
 
-"""Camb.ai MARS-8 TTS example with local audio (microphone/speakers).
+"""Camb.ai MARS TTS example with local audio (microphone/speakers).
 
 This example demonstrates:
-- Basic TTS synthesis with Camb.ai MARS-8
+- Basic TTS synthesis with Camb.ai MARS
 - Local audio input/output (no WebRTC or Daily needed)
 - Handling interruptions
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async def main(voice_id: int):
         messages = [
             {
                 "role": "system",
-                "content": """You are a helpful voice assistant powered by Camb.ai's MARS-8
+                "content": """You are a helpful voice assistant powered by Camb.ai's MARS
 text-to-speech technology. Keep your responses concise and conversational since
 they will be spoken aloud. Avoid special characters, emojis, or bullet points.""",
             },
@@ -117,14 +117,9 @@ they will be spoken aloud. Avoid special characters, emojis, or bullet points.""
             ),
         )
 
-        # Run the pipeline
+        # Start the conversation when the pipeline is ready
-        runner = PipelineRunner()
+        @task.event_handler("on_pipeline_started")
-        logger.info("Starting Camb.ai TTS bot with local audio...")
+        async def on_pipeline_started(task, frame):
-        logger.info("Speak into your microphone to interact with the bot.")
-
-        # Start the conversation with a greeting after a short delay
-        async def start_greeting():
-            await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Wait for pipeline to start
             messages.append(
                 {
                     "role": "system",
@@ -133,11 +128,11 @@ they will be spoken aloud. Avoid special characters, emojis, or bullet points.""
             )
             await task.queue_frames([LLMRunFrame()])
 
-        # Run greeting and pipeline concurrently
+        # Run the pipeline
-        await asyncio.gather(
+        runner = PipelineRunner()
-            runner.run(task),
+        logger.info("Starting Camb.ai TTS bot with local audio...")
-            start_greeting(),
+        logger.info("Speak into your microphone to interact with the bot.")
-        )
+        await runner.run(task)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -145,8 +140,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument(
         "--voice-id",
         type=int,
-        default=2681,
+        default=147320,
-        help="Camb.ai voice ID to use (default: 2681 - Attic voice)",
+        help="Camb.ai voice ID to use (default: 147320)",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     asyncio.run(main(args.voice_id))

src/pipecat/services/camb/tts.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 
 # Default configuration
-DEFAULT_VOICE_ID = 2681  # Attic voice (publicly available)
+DEFAULT_VOICE_ID = 147320
 DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = "en-us"
 DEFAULT_MODEL = "mars-flash"  # Faster inference
 DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://client.camb.ai/apis"
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class CambTTSService(TTSService):
 
         tts = CambTTSService(
             api_key="your-api-key",
-            voice_id=2681,
+            voice_id=147320,
             model="mars-flash",
             aiohttp_session=session,
             params=CambTTSService.InputParams(
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class CambTTSService(TTSService):
         # For mars-instruct with custom instructions:
         tts_instruct = CambTTSService(
             api_key="your-api-key",
-            voice_id=2681,
+            voice_id=147320,
             model="mars-instruct",
             aiohttp_session=session,
             params=CambTTSService.InputParams(
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class CambTTSService(TTSService):
         Args:
             api_key: Camb.ai API key for authentication.
             aiohttp_session: Shared aiohttp session for making HTTP requests.
-            voice_id: Voice ID to use (e.g., 2681 for Attic). Defaults to 2681.
+            voice_id: Voice ID to use. Defaults to 147320.
             model: TTS model to use. Options: "mars-flash", "mars-pro", "mars-instruct".
                 Defaults to "mars-flash" (fastest).
             base_url: Camb.ai API base URL. Defaults to production URL.
@@ -338,10 +338,8 @@ class CambTTSService(TTSService):
                 await self.start_tts_usage_metrics(text)
                 yield TTSStartedFrame()
 
-                CHUNK_SIZE = self.chunk_size
-
                 async for frame in self._stream_audio_frames_from_iterator(
-                    response.content.iter_chunked(CHUNK_SIZE), strip_wav_header=False
+                    response.content.iter_chunked(self.chunk_size), strip_wav_header=False
                 ):
                     await self.stop_ttfb_metrics()
                     yield frame

tests/test_camb_tts.py

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ async def test_language_mapping():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_mars8_instruct_model(aiohttp_client):
+async def test_mars_instruct_model(aiohttp_client):
     """Test that user_instructions are included for mars-instruct model."""
 
     received_payload = {}