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Ebook to audiobook converter with MiniMax and FFmpeg

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Google Drive. 14 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 5Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1FORMForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2EXTRACT TEXTExtract From FileService
  3. 3SPLITS THE TEXT ACCORGING TO RULESCodeLogic
  4. 4Loop Over Text chunks (5) at a timeSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5CONVERTS URL TO AUDIO FILESHttp RequestService
  6. 6MINIMAX TTSHttp RequestService
  7. 7GIVES INDEXES TO AUDIO FILESCodeLogic
  8. 8WAITS FOR 5 SECONDSWaitLogic
  9. 9Save Audio ChucksRead Write FileService
  10. 10Generate `concat_list.txt`CodeLogic
  11. 11Save concat_listRead Write FileService
  12. 12Join audio chucks and delete all filesExecute CommandService
  13. 13read final_mergedRead Write FileService
  14. 14Uploads EbookGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
14, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.