---
license: apache-2.0
base_model:
- microsoft/wavlm-large
pipeline_tag: audio-to-audio
datasets:
- mythicinfinity/libritts
library_name: pytorch
---

# ⚡ FocalCodec

A low-bitrate single-codebook 16 kHz speech codec based on [focal modulation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.11926).

This repository contains the **25 Hz checkpoint** trained on **LibriTTS 960**, as described in the preprint.

- 📜 **Preprint**: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.04465

- 🌐 **Project Page**: https://lucadellalib.github.io/focalcodec-web/

- 💾 **GitHub**: https://github.com/lucadellalib/focalcodec

<img src="focalcodec.png" width="700">

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## ▶️ Quickstart

See the readme at: https://github.com/lucadellalib/focalcodec

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## @ Citing

```
@article{dellalibera2025focalcodec,
    title   = {{FocalCodec}: Low-Bitrate Speech Coding via Focal Modulation Networks},
    author  = {Luca {Della Libera} and Francesco Paissan and Cem Subakan and Mirco Ravanelli},
    journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.04465},
    year    = {2025},
}
```

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## 📧 Contact

[luca.dellalib@gmail.com](mailto:luca.dellalib@gmail.com)

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