Generate Audio from Text Scripts using Self-Hosted Bark Model and Google Drive β€” n8n Workflow

Medium complexity⚑ Trigger11 nodesπŸ‘©β€πŸ’» IT OpsπŸ‘ 412 viewsby Flavien

Overview

Audio Generator – Documentation

🎯 Purpose: Generate audio files from text scripts stored in Google Drive.

πŸ” Flow: Receive repo IDs. Fetch text scripts. Generate .wav files using local Bark model. Upload back to Drive.

πŸ“¦ Dependencies: Python script: /scripts/generate_voice.py Bark (voice generation system) n8n instance with access to local shell Google Drive OAuth2 credentials

✏️ Notes: Script filenames must end with .txt Only works with plain text No external API used = 100% free

πŸ“¦ /scripts

Nodes used

Google Drive

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Audio Generation Workflow
1. This workflow automates the conversion of text scrip
2. It retrieves scripts from Google Drive, generates au
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Start: External Trigger
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Start: Manual Test
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Test Values
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Aggregate Inputs
Get Scripts
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Loop Scripts
Download Script
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Save Script
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Generate WAV
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Read Audio
Upload Audio
11 nodes11 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 11 nodes, connecting aggregate, executecommand, executeworkflowtrigger.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (11)

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Google Drive

googleDrive

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How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows β†’ New β†’ Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded generate-audio-from-text-scripts-using-self-hosted-bark-model-and-google-drive file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n β†’ Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Generate Audio from Text Scripts using Self-Hosted Bark Model and Google Drive", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

aggregateexecutecommandexecuteworkflowtriggergoogledrivemanualtriggerreadwritefilesetsplitinbatches

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Nodes11
Complexitymedium
Triggertrigger
Views412
CategoryIT Ops

Created by

Flavien

Flavien

@flavien

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