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A bash wrapper around python's mlx_whisper to leverage the GPU on a mac for transcription
# A one liner to leverage the GPU on a mac to transcribe audio files
# Inspired by https://simonwillison.net/2024/Aug/13/mlx-whisper/
llm_transcribe_recording () {
local file_path="$1"
python3 -c "
import mlx_whisper
result = mlx_whisper.transcribe('$file_path', path_or_hf_repo='mlx-community/distil-whisper-large-v3')
print(result['text'])
"
}
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Thanks a bunch! I think there's a missing } at the end though, right?

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@scottoreilly Indeed. Fixed!

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Amazing. Really appreciate the simple, but super powerful script!

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