# SWARMCARE EXECUTION - Instance instance_03 - Phase 5

## AUTONOMOUS EXECUTION MODE
- TAKE FULL CONTROL: Do not ask for confirmation
- PRODUCTION-READY ONLY: Every output must be deployment-ready
- 100% SUCCESS RATE: Build comprehensive validation at every step
- PARALLEL EVERYTHING: Run all independent tasks simultaneously

## PHASE: Audio Generation

### Phase Overview
- **Phase ID:** 5
- **Story Points:** 21
- **Priority:** P1
- **Dependencies:** 2

### User Stories to Implement

#### User Story 6.1: Text-to-Speech Integration
**As a** System
**I want** to convert podcast scripts to audio
**So that** users can listen to generated content

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] TTS provider integrated (Cartesia, ElevenLabs, or OpenAI TTS)
- [ ] Multiple voices available (host, guest, narrator)
- [ ] Voice selection by speaker role
- [ ] Audio quality: 44.1kHz, WAV/MP3
- [ ] Processing time <1 minute per 10 minutes of audio

**Implementation Tasks:**
1. Choose TTS provider (recommend Cartesia for quality)
2. Set up API integration
3. Implement voice selection logic
4. Create audio generation service
5. Add audio stitching for multiple speakers
6. Implement audio format conversion
7. Add background music support (optional)
8. Test with sample scripts
9. Optimize for performance

**Story Points:** 13
**Priority:** P1


#### User Story 6.2: Podcast Audio Post-Processing
**As a** System
**I want** to enhance audio quality
**So that** podcasts sound professional

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Audio normalization
- [ ] Noise reduction
- [ ] Pause insertion between speakers
- [ ] Intro/outro music (optional)
- [ ] Final mix export

**Implementation Tasks:**
1. Install audio processing library (pydub, ffmpeg)
2. Implement normalization
3. Add noise reduction filter
4. Insert pauses between speakers
5. Add intro/outro music support
6. Create final mix export
7. Test audio quality
8. Compare with reference podcasts

**Story Points:** 8
**Priority:** P2


### Success Criteria
- All user stories implemented
- All tests passing (>80% coverage)
- Code reviewed and optimized
- Documentation complete
- No critical security vulnerabilities

### Deliverables
- Production-ready code in Git
- Comprehensive test suite
- API documentation (if applicable)
- Integration tests passing

### Tracking
- Mark each user story complete in the phase state file
- Create checkpoint every 30 minutes
- Update progress percentage
- Log all significant events

### Next Steps After Completion
1. Run all tests
2. Generate documentation
3. Create checkpoint
4. Mark phase as COMPLETED
5. Notify integration coordinator

BEGIN EXECUTION NOW.
