Kaldi - Classic Install

Caster currently supports Kaldi on Microsoft Windows 7 through Windows 10. Consider supporting the author daanzu if you use his engine full-time.

1. Python

  • First Download and install Python 3 listed as Windows installer (64-bit).

    Make sure to select Add python to path. This can be done manually by searching for "edit environment variables for your account" and adding your Python 3 folder to the list of Path values.

    Be sure the wheel package is installed. It can be installed with pip install wheel on a command line. You may need to update pip by running pip install --upgrade pip first.

2. Caster

  1. Download Caster from the master branch.
  2. Open up the zip file downloaded
  3. Copy the contents of Caster-master folder. You can put it anywhere, but it is common to use %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Caster.
  4. Optional Step for Caster'sLegion MouseGrid - Legion Feature available on Windows 8 and above.
  5. Click Install_Caster_Kaldi.bat to install prerequisite dependencies and set up Kaldi.

3. Set up Kaldi Model

  1. Download your preferred Kaldi model at kaldi-active-grammar/releases
  2. Extract kaldi_model_< Model Type >.zip to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Caster

4. Launch for Kaldi for Classic Install.

  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Caster
  2. Double-click on Run_Caster_Kaldi.bat

Note: Kaldi is flexible engine which can be configured via engine parameters to customize your experience.

  • You can modify the Run_Caster_Kaldi.bat file for python -m dragonfly load _*.py --engine kaldi --no-recobs-messages --engine-options "model_dir=kaldi_model, vad_padding_end_ms=300"
  • List of kaldi engine parameters. Scroll down for parameter explanations.

Update Caster

  1. Backup %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Caster
  2. Delete %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Caster
  3. Repeat Steps 1. - 5. within the Caster install section

Troubleshooting Kaldi

  • No commonly reported issues yet.

Known Issues